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Garett Sloane / Ad Age:
Threads doesn't have ads yet but Meta representatives are talking with agencies and brands; companies like Netflix and Wendy's have built large followings there — Meta promises more features that will make Threads even closer to Twitter as the rivalry heats up
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Jay Peters / The Verge:
Adam Mosseri says Threads will not “encourage” politics and “hard news” as such content brings scrutiny that isn't worth the “incremental engagement or revenue” — / Adam Mosseri ran Facebook's News Feed in 2016, and now he tells Alex Heath that politics …
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Politico, Insider, CNBC, @scalzi, @justinhendrix, @hughromine, @marcelemoran, @ericcolumbus, @josephpolitano, @jackmjenkins, @josephpolitano, @seamus_malek, @danprimack, @asteris, @dmarusic, @vahn16, @AdamantlyAdam@newsie.social, @mattwynn, CNN, @ckrewson, @adamnash, @mosseri@threads.net, @alexheath@threads.net, @ahimsa_pdx@disabled.social, @jeffveillette, @damienics, @martinsfp, @tomwarren, @bulls_jay, @jayrosen_nyu, @conorsen, The Information and IGN, more at Techmeme »
Bloomberg:
French media companies Le Monde, AFP, Le Figaro, and Liberation are posting on Threads even though Meta hasn't launched the platform in the European Union — European football teams, media like Le Monde and Agence France-Presse and other organizations on the continent have found …
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The Hollywood Reporter and NBC 7 San Diego, more at Techmeme »
Poynter:
Some journalists say Threads has a lot of promise for work, and a few say publishers should be wary of a platform from Meta, which has blocked news links before — Here's what some notable journalists think about Meta's new social network, which has seen explosive growth since its Wednesday launch.
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Mumbrella, Reason, @xgigglypuff, Wired, Wall Street Journal, @deggans, NPR, Fast Company, The Week, Semafor, 9to5Google, Forbes and Platformer, more at Techmeme »
Jonathan Vanian / CNBC:
Meta launches Instagram's text-based Threads app on the App Store and Google Play in 100+ countries; users log in via Instagram and can follow the same accounts
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@finkd, @asallen, Washington Post, Observer, @zuck@threads.net, 9to5Mac, Music Ally, American Press Institute, Awful Announcing, TechCrunch, Instagram, @hedahunter, New York Times, @coinswitch, @sunlorrie, @cnbc, @timobrien, pwtorch.com, @__sharyf, Vanity Fair, Insider, WHDH 7News, The Wrap, NBC 7 San Diego, Bustle, Fast Company, Screen Rant, @nytimesbusiness, Deadline, @cbsnews, WJTV, One Man & His Blog, Slate, @allmychampagne, @itsdeanblundell, @perthnow, New York Daily News, @tomwarren, @ambkcsingh, @originalspin, Gizmodo, Bloomberg, 24/7 Wall St., Digiday, Rolling Stone, Washington Post, @smurthys@hachyderm.io, The Hollywood Reporter, CBS News, MacRumors, Vox, Bloomberg, UPROXX and Adweek, more at Techmeme »
Matthew Keys / The Desk:
Sky News details an experiment to develop an AI-based reporter and an AI-based editor tasked with creating a video package and a feature-length news story — The Comcast-owned channel wanted to see if off-the-shelf AI tools could soon replace human journalists (spoiler: not today). — Video
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Simon Owens's Media Newsletter, MIT Technology Review, Sky News, NBC4 Washington, @matthewkeyslive and Sky News on YouTube, Thanks:@thedeskdotnet
Sara Fischer / Axios:
MediaNews Group, the newspaper company owned by Alden Global Capital, removed comments from its websites on July 1 because they “can be difficult to moderate” — MediaNews Group, the local newspaper company owned by Alden Global Capital, has shut down all of its comment sections as of July 1st …
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@mgsiegler
Tara Deschamps / The Canadian Press:
Canadian publishers face marketing and distribution questions after Bill C-18; some users say Canadian outlets' Instagram and Facebook posts have disappeared — TORONTO — Meta and Google's move away from linking to Canadian news sites is a “moment of reckoning” for publishers and broadcasters …
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@stephen_taylor
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: Netflix, Max, Disney+, and Hulu do not accept ads from rivals; Peacock and Amazon's Freevee do, and Paramount+ does from some of its business partners — Welcome to one of the strangest battles in all of Hollywood's earth-scorched streaming wars.
Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
From January 1 to July 2, Disney made $3.4B at the global box office, Universal made $2.89B, Sony made $1.1B, Warner Bros. made $898M, and Paramount made $871M — That breaks out to $1.35 billion domestic and $2.05 billion abroad, and this is off of seven theatrical releases so far in 2023.
Jonathan Randles / Bloomberg:
A look at TV shopping networks, which are struggling more due to baby boomers cutting back; ShopHQ network owner iMedia Brands filed for bankruptcy last week — Welcome to The Brink. I'm Jonathan Randles, a reporter in New York, where I've been reporting on home shopping firms struggling to adapt to the digital era.
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@joeydhansen
Paul Glynn / BBC:
Ofcom is investigating a complaint against GB News' Don't Kill Cash campaign, which may break rules requiring broadcasters not to express views on public policy — The broadcasting watchdog Ofcom is investigating a complaint made against GB News' Don't Kill Cash campaign.
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Ofcom, @jake_kanter, Broadband TV News, The Desk, The Guardian and @gordy_mc1ntosh
Sarah Alvarez / Columbia Journalism Review:
Philanthropists such as the MacArthur Foundation are weighing whether and how to spend big to help local news; rumors set the amount up to $500M over five years — A group of philanthropy heavyweights including the MacArthur Foundation, the Knight Foundation and others with enough collective spending power …
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@sarahalvarezmi, @beachwoodreport, @d_holli, @mitrakalita, @froomkin, @froomkin, @journalismproj, @dicktofel, @jpalfrey, @sarabethberman and @palewire
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