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4:00 PM ET, July 17, 2023

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Bryan Alexander / USA Today:
An interview with Jesse Watters about his controversial comments, Tucker Carlson's firing, and more, as he takes over Carlson's 8pm slot  —  “Jesse Watters Primetime” will finally live up to its name.  —  The Fox News host won the conservative commentator golden ticket last month …
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Sources: Tucker Carlson agrees to a seven-figure ad deal with Public Square, an anti-ESG shopping app, making it one of his Twitter show's first advertisers  —  - Tucker Carlson has agreed to a seven-figure ad deal with Public Square (PublicSq.), a conservative-friendly shopping app, for his Twitter show.
Etan Vlessing / The Hollywood Reporter:
NYC-based PE firm Integrated Media Company plans to acquire Toon Boom Animation, owned by cartoon company Nelvana and part of Corus Entertainment, for CA$147.5M  —  The software firm, owned by cartoon company Nelvana and part of Corus Entertainment, was sold to a New York-based equity firm, Integrated Media Company.
Clothilde Goujard / Politico:
The Norwegian Data Protection Authority orders Meta to stop showing users personalized ads for three months starting on August 4 or face a daily ~€89,500 fine  —  Meta's social media platforms will be barred from behavioral advertising in August.  —  3 MINUTES READ
Bloomberg:
Antenna: June 2023 was Netflix's best US growth month in years, with a gross ~3.5M signups, 100%+ above its recent averages, amid its password sharing crackdown  —  Netflix just had its best month in years and Disney is looking to sell its TV assets.  What does that mean for the future of Hollywood?
Caitlin Huston / Hollywood Reporter:
Fox's free ad-supported streaming service Tubi hires Vimeo CEO Anjali Sud as its new CEO, reporting to Tubi Media CEO Paul Cheesbrough, starting on September 1  —  The executive had been CEO of video platform Vimeo since 2017.  —  Vimeo CEO Anjali Sud has been named the new CEO of Fox's free ad-supported streaming service Tubi.
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Comcast adds NBC News Now, the free ad-supported streaming service NBC launched in 2019, to its X1 platform and channel guide, alongside 20 other FAST channels  —  Cable subscribers typically recognize a handful of news brands, including CNN, MSNBC and Fox News Channel.
Brendan O'Boyle / Reuters:
Local media report that Mexican journalist Nelson Matus was killed on July 15 in Acapulco after reportedly surviving two assassination attempts in 2017 and 2019  —  Mexican journalist Nelson Matus was killed Saturday in the coastal resort city of Acapulco in the southwestern state of Guerrero, local media reported.
Discussion: Fox News and Agence France-Presse
Financial Times:
A look at Russian warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin's online media empire, which stands in post-mutiny limbo after Russia's internet censor banned Prigozhin websites  —  Vladimir Putin has blocked access to mutinous warlord's websites but his troll accounts remain active
 
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Lewis Gordon / The Ringer:
After DVDs and streaming, Netflix gears up for what appears to be its third and most ambitious act: video games, with 67 in its library and 86 in development
Clayton Davis / Variety:
Letter: the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences affirms its commitment to DEAI programs; at least four Black leaders left the Academy in the past year
Gene Maddaus / Variety:
Sources detail some of SAG-AFTRA's demands, including paying 2% of streaming revenue to performers, compensation when using AI likenesses, pay raises, and more
Jahnavi Nidumolu / Reuters:
Elon Musk says a ~50% ad revenue drop and a heavy debt load kept Twitter cash flow negative; he said in March 2023 the company could be cash flow positive in Q2
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Rhiannon Williams / MIT Technology Review:
Study: ChatGPT helped writers complete tasks, such as writing press releases or reports, 40% faster and produce work that assessors scored 18% higher in quality
Charlotte Klein / Vanity Fair:
Sources: at an all-hands, New York Times staff expressed frustration at how the sports desk was cut and raised concerns over differing standards at The Athletic
Jessica Nicholson / Billboard:
Radio and music industry trade website All Access plans to close on August 15, 2023, after 28 years, over a revenue drop “that makes moving forward impossible”
Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
Creator monetization platform Passes, founded in 2022, plans to acquire rival Fanhouse, founded in 2020; some creators are worried and one Fanhouse founder quit