Mediagazer: An interview with Jesse Watters about how his controversial comments are “brutally honest”, Tucker Carlson's firing, and more, as he moves to Carlson's 8pm slot (Bryan Alexander/USA Today)

Lisa Richwine / Reuters:

The AMPTP says it offered SAG-AFTRA a deal that included $1B+ in wage increases, pension, and more, alongside “first-of-their-kind” AI protections — Major film and television studios offered Hollywood actors more than $1 billion in higher compensation and enhanced benefits …

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Screen Rant, CNN, Media Play News, The Wrap, Variety and Deadline

Axios:

Over 600 local broadcast stations form a coalition to urge the FCC to close a loophole that lets live TV streamers bypass distribution negotiations with them — Hundreds of local broadcast stations have come together to create a new advocacy coalition that will urge the Federal Communications Commission …

Discussion: The Streamable, Radio & Television … and TVNewsCheck

Axios:

Sources: Vox Media plans to stop using its Chorus CMS, which it licensed until 2022, and move its websites to WordPress — Vox Media, the parent company to websites such as New York Magazine, Eater and SB Nation, will no longer use Chorus — its proprietary content management system — to power its own websites, sources told Axios.

Discussion: Adweek, @ssdai, @myurow, @armanbazz, @mediaevan, @gooregondux, @rafat, @eaton@phire.place, @boogah@simian.rodeo, @kerrymflynn and @ben@werd.social

Naman Ramachandran / Variety:

TNT Sports goes live in the UK and Ireland as a BT Sport rebrand, and will present BT's premium live sports plus other events, including the 2024 Olympic Games — TNT Sports went live on Tuesday across the U.K. and Ireland, replacing BT Sport. … TNT Sports is already used as WBD's sports brand in Latin America and the U.S.

Discussion: The Guardian, Deadline, The Athletic, The Desk, Broadband TV News and The Hollywood Reporter

Peter Kafka / Vox:

G/O Media executives say they will publish more AI-generated stories, despite blowback from employees and media circles for their first attempts — Why G/O Media thinks we should have more stories written by bots. — In early July, managers at G/O media, the digital publisher that owns sites …

Discussion: @kylebrussell, @mollytaft, @gmgunion and @gmgunion, more at Techmeme »

Alex Isenstadt / Politico:

A pro-Ron DeSantis super PAC used an AI version of Trump's voice, which appears to be narrating Trump's Truth Social post, in a statewide TV attack ad in Iowa — The spot illustrates the new frontiers in political advertising. — A pro-Ron DeSantis super PAC uses an Artificial Intelligence version …

Discussion: The Wrap, Gizmodo, UPROXX, The Hill, Fox Business, @mikehahn_, @robseamans, @gsterling, @mattortega, @alexthomp, @saletan, @yolo304741, @timcast, CBS News, Bloomberg, NPR, Fox News and Associated Press, more at Techmeme »

Chris Murphy / Vanity Fair:

SAG-AFTRA's strike FAQ: influencers can pursue commercial work, but cannot promote studios' or streamers' content, including on social media or at conventions — SAG-AFTRA has laid out specific do's and don'ts for the new class of entertainers, from pursuing commercial work to participating in ComicCon.

Discussion: NBC News, The Wrap, Gizmodo, Insider, Variety, Deadline and Tubefilter

Carl Franzen / VentureBeat:

OpenAI partners with the American Journalism Project to access content to train its AI model in exchange for $5M in funding and $5M in developer credits — OpenAI isn't done making waves in the media industry — far from it. — The Sam Altman-led private company behind ChatGPT …

Discussion: Axios, more at Techmeme »

New York Times:

Politico names co-founder John Harris as its top editor, overseeing US and European newsrooms; Matt Kaminski shifts to editor at large at the end of August 2023 — Mr. Harris, who helped found the media outlet in 2007, will succeed Matt Kaminski as the publication's editor in the United States …

Discussion: Poynter, @bdayspring, @cmarinucci, @kenvogel, @djtweets, @washingtonpost, @maggienyt, @maxwelltani, @katie_robertson, Washington Post, Talking Biz News, The Wrap and Deadline

Mark Di Stefano / Australian Financial Review:

Internal data for Australia's ABC reveals that 80%+ of the public broadcaster's viewers for its 7pm news program are over 55 and less than 8% are under 40 — Key Points — Why it matters: Younger viewers are no longer tuning into flagship ABC programs

Discussion: @markdistef and @markdistef

Jesse Whittock / Deadline:

German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 plans to cut 400 roles, or ~10% of staff, mostly in its entertainment business, as it prepares for a “digital transformation” — Germany's ProSiebenSat.1 is cutting around 400 roles, as it continues to reshape its business into a digital-first operation.

Discussion: Variety, Reuters and Broadband TV News

Sophie Culpepper / Nieman Lab:

How Detroit-based local TV broadcaster Graham Media Group plans to use a GPT 3.5 bot that asks positive questions to spark productive comments for news articles — Graham Media Group developed the idea for a “first dibs” comment bot through NYC Media Lab's AI & Local News Challenge.

Discussion: American Press Institute, @niemanlab, @rji, @nbj914, @coreyhutchins and Engadget