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12:50 PM ET, July 18, 2023

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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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
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.
Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:
Peacock raises its Premium price by $1 to $5.99/month and Premium Plus by $2 to $11.99/month, at once for new customers and on August 17 for current subscribers  —  Peacock is delivering bad news to its subscribers tonight.  Beginning at 12 a.m. EDT, the streamer is notifying existing customers …
 
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Hayden Vernon / The Guardian:
Report: the BBC faces a UK government review of its funding model; potential alternatives to the license fee include a subscription, a broadband levy, and ads
Byline Times:
Investigation: GB News' Dan Wootton used fake online identities from 2008 to 2018 to bribe media executives and others into sharing compromising sexual material
Bryan Alexander / USA Today:
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
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
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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
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
Etan Vlessing / The Hollywood Reporter:
NYC-based private equity firm Integrated Media Company plans to acquire Toon Boom Animation from Corus Entertainment's cartoon company Nelvana for CA$147.5M
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
Discussion: Fox News
Clothilde Goujard / Politico:
The Norwegian Data Protection Authority orders Meta to stop showing users behavioral ads for three months starting on August 4 or face a daily ~€89,500 fine
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