Mediagazer: With striking actors not doing press, sources say multiple streaming services are discussing potentially moving certain undated fully shot series to early 2024 (The Hollywood Reporter)

Todd Spangler / Variety:

Verizon partners with YouTube to offer some new and upgrading wireless and home internet customers free access to the NFL Sunday Ticket — Verizon and YouTube are calling a new customer-acquisition play aimed a gridiron fans. … Terms of the agreement between Verizon and YouTube …

Discussion: TechCrunch, Verizon, The Streamable, CNET, Deadline, 9to5Google, The Verge, Media Play News and Cord Cutters News

Todd Spangler / Variety:

YouTube's ad revenue increased 4.4% YoY to $7.67B in Q2, above expectations of $7.43B and a reversal after three consecutive quarters of declines — Alphabet, the parent company of Google and YouTube, came in above analyst earnings expectations, with top-line growth of 7%.

Discussion: Quartz, Tubefilter, @eric_seufert, @eric_seufert, Broadband TV News, @howardlindzon, @richlightshed, @tvgrimreaper, @quinnypig, @nicoagrant, The Hollywood Reporter, KNSD-TV, New York Times, Alphabet Inc., Deadline, The Wrap, The Verge and Mobile Dev Memo

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:

Google says 2B+ logged-in monthly users are watching YouTube Shorts, up from 1.5B+ in June 2022, and YouTube is reaching 150M people on their TVs in the US — Google said today that more than 2 billion logged-in monthly users are watching YouTube Shorts, giving it an edge over competitors like TikTok and Instagram Reels.

Discussion: @efeng and CNBC, more at Techmeme »

Miles Kruppa / Wall Street Journal:
Alphabet reports Q2 Google ad revenue up 3% YoY to $58.14B after two consecutive quarters of falling ad sales

Discussion: Sportico, KNSD-TV, AdExchanger, @joshuaogundu, The Drum, MediaPost, Reuters, TVNewsCheck, The San Diego Union-Tribune and 9to5Google

New York Times:

Despite not being in SAG-AFTRA, many influencers are passing up deals to promote movies and TV shows to avoid online criticism and being barred from the guild — Despite not being in the actors' union, many content creators are passing up deals to promote films or TV shows …

Discussion: Ad Age, The Drum and Digiday, more at Techmeme »

The Hollywood Reporter:

With striking actors not doing press, sources say multiple streaming services are discussing potentially moving certain undated fully shot series to early 2024 — With talent unable to do press and content pipelines at risk of running dry, executives at every major streamer are quietly debating …

Discussion: Screen Rant

Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:

UK-listed online retailer THG agrees to acquire London business newspaper City AM, which was put up for sale this month; all City AM employees will join THG — THG owns online retail brands including Cult Beauty and Myprotein. — Online beauty and nutrition group THG …

Discussion: The Guardian, The Guardian, City A.M., Sky News, @pressgazette and London Evening Standard

Reuters:

Sources: music rights company BMI is again exploring options including a sale; BMI switched to a for-profit model in 2022 after failing to sell itself in 2021 — Broadcast Music Inc (BMI), the music rights company representing top songwriters such as Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift and Rihanna …

Discussion: Inside Radio, Billboard, @iatalkspace, Music Business Worldwide and Digital Music News

Wall Street Journal:

Emails: X offers discounts on new video ads in the US and UK and warns advertisers that they will lose verified status unless they reach spending thresholds — Social-media site X is offering hefty discounts to lure back ad dollars — X Corp. is cutting ad prices as it tries to woo brands back to the Elon Musk-owned platform.

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Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:

Documents detail the struggles of Amazon's Clubhouse rival Amp, launched in March 2022 with a year-end target of 1M+ MAUs; a source says MAUs sit at 700K today — At the height of the COVID-19 health crisis, when many of us — forced by quarantine rules and social distancing guidelines …

Discussion: The Information, more at Techmeme »

Naman Ramachandran / Variety:

The BBC invested £128.5M into TV and radio content under its Creative Diversity Commitment, hitting its £100M three-year goal with one year to spare — The BBC invested £128.5 million ($165.7 million) into TV and radio content in the first two years of its Creative Diversity Commitment, a year ahead of target.

Discussion: @blackamazon, BBC, Deadline and WORLD SCREEN

Newley Purnell / Wall Street Journal:

Meta hasn't labeled propaganda accounts of state-backed media from Russia and other authoritarian governments on Threads, unlike on Facebook and Instagram — State-backed media accounts have hundreds of thousands of followers without the labels they are made to carry on Instagram and Facebook

Discussion: @newley, more at Techmeme »

Matthew Keys / The Desk:

Documents show that authorities sought evidence of alleged criminal unauthorized computer access when searching journalist Timothy Burke's home on May 8, 2023 — A search warrant obtained by The Desk shows federal investigators are looking into an alleged cyber intrusion scheme involving former Deadspin editor Timothy Burke.

Discussion: @matthewkeyslive and @matthewkeyslive