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8:20 AM ET, June 28, 2023

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Patience Haggin / Wall Street Journal:
Adalytics: ~80% of Google's video ad placements on third-party sites violated the company's promised standards between 2020 and 2023; Google disputes the claims  —  About 80% of Google's video ad placements on third-party sites violated promised standards, new research shows; Google disputes claims
Sapna Maheshwari / New York Times:
TikTok admits to funding the TikTok creators' lawsuit in Montana challenging the state's ban of the app, but says the company is not paying creators directly  —  The popular video service had deflected questions about its involvement in the creators' lawsuit for more than a month.
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Diana Bossio / Nieman Lab:
Research on Australia's News Media Bargaining Code offers lessons for Canada: issues like lack of transparency, platforms picking winners and losers, and more  —  “Our interviews showed that platforms were able to push for individual deals that aligned with their own business priorities.”
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Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
A report on Canadian tax incentives for local journalism finds they aren't a cure-all and explores lessons the US can learn as some states debut related bills
Daniel Tilles / Notes From Poland:
Private media outlets in Poland issue a statement in defense of independent media, after reports the government sought to influence the two largest news sites  —  The editors of most of Poland's main private media outlets have issued a joint statement in defence of independent journalism.
Discussion: Variety and @j_jaraczewski
Josh Rubin / Hamilton Spectator:
Postmedia Network, publisher of the National Post and Toronto Sun, and Nordstar Capital, owner of the Toronto Star and Metroland Media, are in talks to merge  —  NordStar, Postmedia would have 50% voting stake in a new company that would control most of the combined assets of both.
John Koblin / New York Times:
Ryan Seacrest will succeed Pat Sajak as host of “Wheel of Fortune” as Sony hopes to avoid the succession fiasco it faced with “Jeopardy!”  —  The game show has demonstrated remarkable durability even as traditional television has declined in the wake of streaming entertainment.
Angelique Chrisafis / The Guardian:
Staff at France's Le Journal du Dimanche strike to protest the appointment of a far-right EIC, ahead of the key Sunday paper's acquisition by a billionaire  —  Public figures back strike at Le Journal du Dimanche to protest against appointment of Geoffroy Lejeune
Angie Drobnic Holan / Poynter:
Discussion: @poynter
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The UK's Reach launches its first metered paywall, albeit only on the app and not the website, for the Manchester Evening News, alongside a premium membership  —  Reach may “explore premium options” with more of its biggest newsbrands if the trial is successful.
Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Internal memo: SiriusXM plans to shut down its Stitcher podcast app on August 29 and move subscribers to its flagship SXM app, where podcasts will include ads  —  Sirius XM Holdings Inc., the satellite radio and audio company owned by Liberty Media Corp., plans to shut down its Stitcher podcast app …
Daniel Spielberger / Study Hall:
Source: Brian Calle, CEO and publisher of The Village Voice and L.A. Weekly, purchases Paper Magazine and plans to resurrect it, contacting some former staffers  —  The magazine has been purchased by Brian Calle, CEO and publisher of The Village Voice and L.A. Weekly.
Max Goldbart / Deadline:
Netflix and Amazon executives say the UK's Media Bill could make Ofcom “something of a global policeman” and create “perverse incentives” for smaller streamers  —  Netflix's latest attempt in its quiet campaign to soften the impact of the upcoming Media Bill took place …
Discussion: The Desk and The Desk
 
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Burcu Karakas / Reuters:
Report: a Turkish court jails a TV channel's chief editor, now pending trial on propaganda charges after criticizing the prison isolation of a jailed PKK leader
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Wall Street Journal:
Tucker Carlson will be the subject of two upcoming books: “Tucker” by Chadwick Moore, out on July 18, and “Hated by All the Right People” by Jason Zengerle
Discussion: HuffPost
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Roku and CBS Sports buy US media rights for Formula E; Roku plans to stream 11 races per season on the Roku Channel, its first foray into live sports
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Thomson Reuters plans to acquire YC-backed Casetext, which builds AI/ML-powered workflows and tools for lawyers, for $650M in cash, expected to close in H2 2023
Kirsten Eddy / Nieman Lab:
Reuters' 2023 Digital News Report: 22% of news consumers actively participate via posts or comments, down 11 percentage points from 2018; 47% don't participate