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Todd Spangler / Variety:
An interview with Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution CTO Aaron LaBerge on the Disney Ad Server, which shows ~500M Hulu and Disney+ ad impressions per day — Aaron LaBerge, chief technology officer of the Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution (DMED) division …
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Digiday, AdExchanger, @myles_younger, @petersontee and Gizmodo
Edward Ludlow / Bloomberg:
Reddit promotes Harold Klaje to be its first chief revenue officer; Klaje joined in 2020 and grew advertising outside the US, including in the UK and Germany — Social media company Reddit Inc. has made several changes to its executive ranks about a year after filing for an initial public offering.
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Adweek, Insider, The Information and The Wrap
Jon Christian / Futurism:
An investigation finds extensive evidence that AI used by CNET appears to have plagiarized the work of competitors and human writers at Bankrate and even CNET — CNET's AI-written articles aren't just riddled with errors. They also appear to be substantially plagiarized.
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Eva Mathews / Reuters:
Spotify plans to lay off ~6% of its workforce, or ~600 jobs, says content and ad head Dawn Ostroff is leaving, and reorganizes its engineering and product units — Music streaming firm Spotify Technology SA (SPOT.N) plans to cut 6% of its workforce, the company said on Monday …
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Spotify, The Hollywood Reporter, Bloomberg, Los Angeles Times, @sarafischer, Complete Music Update, CNBC, @mitsuhiko, @jillkrajewski, @carnage4life, @according2_taz, @richlightshed, @aagave, @staronline, Quartz, @carlquintanilla, @livemint, @kiruti, @lisaabramowicz1, UPROXX, The Hill, @chrismessina, UPI, The Guardian, Variety, CNN, The Wrap, MediaPost, CNET, The Information, RAIN News, New York Times, Financial Times, Insider, TechCrunch, Deadline, Billboard, Fast Company, Music Ally, CNBC, The Verge, Wall Street Journal, Observer, AppleInsider, Ad Age and CBS News, more at Techmeme »
Cristina Criddle / Financial Times:
A look at the challenge of moderating livestreams for children and vulnerable users, even if age verification can be improved and privacy concerns addressed — Abby Rayner was 13 when she first watched livestreams on Instagram that demonstrated self-harm techniques and encouraged viewers to participate.
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@jimpethokoukis, @aadilbrar, @cristinacriddle, @emarketer and @mattnavarra
Lachlan Cartwright / The Daily Beast:
Sources: ABC News is considering offloading Nate Silver and FiveThirtyEight, which faces renewed scrutiny for polling data selections, as ABC looks to cut costs — This reporting is one of several scoops featured in this week's edition of Confider, the newsletter pulling back the curtain on the media.
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Observer, @aoxamaxoa, @thedailybeast, @thedailybeast, @tencor_7144, @hashtaggriswold, @jacobdotgov, @aoxamaxoa, @electproject, @lachcartwright, @zach_solomon1, @mediaevan, @ettingermentum, @jfruh, @them_l_g, @mattyglesias, @farai, @wilson__valdez, @thedailybeast, @tvgrimreaper, @rachelbitecofer, @ryan_hassett, @douglaslukasik, @ecaliberseven, @lxeagle17 and Mediaite
Joe Mandese / MediaPost:
Magna study: 41%, 49%, and 36% of surveyed US, UK, and Australian consumers believe a brand's video ad is supporting the content simply by being adjacent to it — The brand safety of advertising content adjacencies is far from a new issue for the ad industry, but a new study …
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Clayton Davis / Variety:
The 2023 Oscars fail to nominate any women for directing, following two consecutive years where women won the award — The Oscars failed to nominate any women for directing this year, following two consecutive years of women winning the category. … Women have won the category the past …
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The Hollywood Reporter, Bloomberg, Mother Jones, Vanity Fair, IndieWire, UPI, SheKnows and Zach's Newsletter
American Journalism Project:
The American Journalism Project announces three grants totaling $3.25M to local, nonprofit news organizations in North Carolina, Texas, and Nebraska — The American Journalism Project announced its first three new grants of 2023 to nonprofit news organizations that aim to reach new audiences …
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@enlacelatinonc
Rob Salkowitz / Forbes:
Q&A with executives from Skybound, the media company behind The Walking Dead, on their campaign to raise $50M from the public to “bring fans into our ecosystem” — Skybound Entertainment is the company behind some of the most popular original IP of the past 20 years …
Discussion:
Ignas, @robsalk, GamesIndustry.biz and Fast Company
Natalie Allison / Politico:
A look at Miami-based Americano Media, launched in March 2022 and called “Fox News in Spanish” by its CEO, and its plans to grow and cover the 2024 US election — Republicans have made notable inroads among Hispanic voters in recent election cycles.
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@brianstelter, @albertomiguelf5, @reedgalen, @praxishabitus, @michaelrcaputo and @joelweingart_
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Schools tell teachers in Manatee County, Florida to make their classroom libraries unavailable until they are “vetted” by librarians, or risk felony prosecution — Teachers in Manatee County, Florida, are being told to make their classroom libraries — and any other “unvetted” …
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@juddlegum, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, @flickreynolds, @rweingarten, @mdbell79, @adam_morfeld, @votegloriaj, @richardlnewby, @steveschmidtses, @adamsessler, @ashtonpittman, @farmgeek, @mariskreizman, @sifill_, @joycewhitevance, @wendykloiber, @lifesafeast, @penamerica, @juddlegum, Mediaite and BOOK RIOT
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