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Ken Klippenstein / The Intercept:
Netflix lists a $300K to $900K-a-year ML product manager job that points to its plans to use AI to “create great content”, as actors strike for AI protections — Rob Delaney said, “My melodious voice? My broad shoulders and dancer's undulating buttocks? I decide how those are used!"
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources in Hollywood and Silicon Valley discuss AI's impact: creatives view AI as an existential threat, studios see a cost saver, and both sides need a deal — Adam Conover started to worry a few months ago that a computer could take his job. A comedian in Los Angeles …
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
The White House condemned Fox News over comments made by host Greg Gutfeld, who said some Jews “had to be useful” as a means for survival during the Holocaust — The White House denounced Fox News this week over comments by one of its hosts, Greg Gutfeld, that some Jews …
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John Ourand / Sports Business Journal:
Yahoo Sports hires former Axios Sports newsletter editor Kendall Baker as its senior writer to oversee its newsletter strategy and launch a new daily newsletter — Yahoo Sports hired Kendall Baker as senior writer, a position where he will head up the company's newsletter and cross-platform strategy.
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Financial Times:
Sources: Linda Yaccarino pitched her vision for Twitter/X to talent agencies in LA and met with Disney, in a bid to bring stars and influencers to the platform — Social media app's new chief meets with agents at leading talent agencies amid controversy over rebranding to ‘X’
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Aisyah Llewellyn / Al Jazeera:
Indonesia restricts X.com, which now redirects to twitter.com after Twitter rebranding to X, as the domain had been previously used by porn and gambling sites
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Reuters:
Comcast reports Q2 revenue up 1.7% YoY to $30.5B, content and experiences revenue up 4% YoY to $10.9B, and Peacock hit 24M subscribers, up from 22M in Q1 2023 — Comcast Corp's (CMCSA.O) quarterly revenue beat estimates on Thursday, helped by higher theme park attendance …
Max Goldbart / Deadline:
The UK's Film & TV Charity names Marcus Ryder, former BBC news executive and a diversity veteran, as its CEO, replacing Alex Pumfrey, who moved to ITV this year — Marcus Ryder, the British diversity vet and former BBC news exec, has been named CEO of the UK's Film & TV Charity.
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Several major streaming companies form a group to fight local broadcasters over a provision that lets streamers bypass distribution negotiations with stations — Several of the country's biggest entertainment and streaming companies are teaming up to fight hundreds of local broadcasters …
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The Streamable and @sarafischer
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Netflix is reworking its tech deal with Microsoft for its ad tier to reduce the revenue guarantee and has discussed selling ads through other partners — Streamer asks for patience as it tries to jump-start $6.99 a month ad tier — Netflix is restructuring its advertising partnership …
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The Streamable, Reuters, @jtoonkel, Broadband TV News and @jordannovet, more at Techmeme »
New York Times:
A group of booksellers, publishers, and authors sue to stop a new Texas law that is taking effect in September and requires stores to rate books' sexual content — With a book-rating law set to take effect in September, a group of booksellers, along with publishers and authors, filed suit to argue that it is unconstitutional.
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Producer Scott Zabielski and entrepreneur Adam Mosam plan to launch an AI-dependent, 30-minute weekly news show in 2023 for a FAST channel, hosted by AI anchors — Channel 1 News, from former ‘Tosh.0’ veteran Scott Zabielski and entrepreneur Adam Mosam, plans to use generative AI to create personalized newscasts.
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K.J. Yossman / Variety:
A UK judge sends Prince Harry's lawsuit against The Sun's publisher over alleged unlawful information gathering to trial, but barred phone hacking claims — Harry first launched his legal claim against The Sun publisher News Group Newspapers in Sept. 2019 over what he claims is unlawful information gathering.
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Press Association, New York Post, Deadline, Page Six, Sky News, Associated Press, CBS News, @archewellbaby, @tvkhaleesi, @pagantrelawney and @archewellbaby
Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
ITV reports H1 2023 revenue down 2% YoY to £1.63B, digital ad revenue up 24% YoY to £179M, Studios revenue up 8% YoY to £1B, and ITVX MAUs up 29% YoY to 12.5M — U.K. broadcaster ITV's total external revenues declined 2% to £1.63 billion ($2.11 billion) …
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