Top News:
Variety:
Sources: vendors for the Emmys have been told the ceremony will not air on September 18, as the Hollywood strikes drag on; the event was last postponed in 2001 — Vendors for the 75th Primetime Emmys have been told that the ceremony will not air on September 18 — the first time that there …
Discussion:
CNN, The Hollywood Reporter, Vanity Fair, @ewagmeister, Deadline, The Playlist, IndieWire, Metro, TVLine, The A.V. Club, Los Angeles Times, The Wrap, NBC 7 San Diego, Rolling Stone and Consequence
Charlotte Klein / Vanity Fair:
Jeff Zucker's spokesperson asks Variety to retract a post on Zucker and CNN, and Puck and The Atlantic reporters refute some of its claims; Variety stands by it — The magazine's scathing feature on former network chief Jeff Zucker has unleashed an outcry over its veracity, with some top media brass even calling for a retraction.
Discussion:
@timalberta, Puck, The Wrap, @nbj914, @steveguest, @jonathanvswan, @timalberta, @timalberta, @timalberta, @timalberta, New York Post, Mediaite, Fox News, CNN and Poynter
Bloomberg:
Research using Meta's data from around the 2020 US election shows news audiences were highly politically segregated; changing algorithms didn't change attitudes — Multiple studies aim to understand Facebook's impact on elections … Meta Platforms Inc., Facebook's parent company …
Discussion:
Washington Post, Nature, MIT Technology Review, Science, Meta, New York Times, @jeffhorwitz, Science, Science, @sciencemagazine, @brendannyhan, @brendannyhan, @sciencemagazine, @brendannyhan, @daveyalba, @daveyalba, @brendannyhan, @andyguess, @drewdim, @daveyalba, @brendannyhan, @daveyalba, @brendannyhan, 2020 Election Research Project, @brendannyhan, @p_barbera, @brendannyhan, @daveyalba, @brendannyhan, @brendannyhan, The Guardian, @andyguess, @drewdim, @jeffhorwitz, TechCrunch, Wall Street Journal, @niemanlab@mastodon.social, Politico, The Atlantic, @brendannyhan@mastodon.social, Fast Company, NPR, Wired and The Verge, more at Techmeme »
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Job listings at Disney, Sony, Netflix, and other companies indicate there is a hiring spree for AI jobs in the entertainment industry — Netflix is hiring a $900,000 per year AI product manager, Disney is looking for generative AI specialists, and Sony seeks an AI ethics expert …
RELATED:
Jesse Whittock / Deadline:
European consolidator Asacha Media Group acquires UK-based producer Arrow International Media; sources: the deal may value Arrow in the low eight-figure range — European consolidator Asacha Media Group has acquired a majority stake in Magic of Disney's Animal Kingdom producer Arrow International Media.
Discussion:
Hollywood Reporter, Broadcast and Variety
Will Sommer / Washington Post:
The staff of Mississippi Today, which won a 2023 Pulitzer for Local Reporting, and its New Orleans-focused sister site Verite unionize — It's the latest evolution for scrappy nonprofit Mississippi Today, founded seven years ago by former NBC News executive Andy Lack
Discussion:
Poynter, @dstodayunion, @devnabose, @dstodayunion, @dstodayunion, @misaacstein and @dstodayunion
Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
Cineworld secured a new $250M revolving credit facility as part of a restructuring process that will let the company exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy — The Cineworld cinema chain has secured a new revolving credit facility of $250 million as part of its restructuring process.
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
ESPN plans to air a SportsCenter show with an all-female anchor team and a female-led production crew, as it aims to serve brands that support women's sports — Not tonight. — When ESPN viewers tune in to the 11 p.m. edition of the long-running sports-news program, they may see something a little different.
Discussion:
ESPN Press Room U.S., Fox News, Mediaite, The Wrap, Awful Announcing and Barrett Media
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Roku reports Q2 revenue up 11% YoY to $847.2M, vs. $773.5M est., platform revenue up 11% YoY to $744M, and active accounts up 16% YoY to 73.5M; ROKU jumps 8%+ — The company reported Q2 revenue of $847.2 million, up 11%, and a net loss of $107.6 million (-$0.76 per share).
Discussion:
The Hollywood Reporter, Broadband TV News, AdExchanger, @xpangler, Fast Company, MediaPost, Media Play News, The Wrap, Deadline, The Desk and Roku Inc., more at Techmeme »
Ryan Barwick / Marketing Brew:
Microsoft's Xandr emails customers about updates to its ad policies, including a ban on political ads, with changes effective in September and October — Xandr, the ad-tech platform acquired by Microsoft in 2021, is getting out of political advertising later this year.
Discussion:
Microsoft Advertising, @ryanbarwick, Adweek and Axios
Murray Stassen / Music Business Worldwide:
Universal Music Group Q2: revenue rises 8.8% YoY to €2.697B, or $2.93B, subscription streaming revenue up 13%, and merchandising up 12.1%; stock climbs 10%+ — Yesterday, the world's biggest subscription music streaming service, Spotify, announced its Q2 results.
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.
National Intelligence Reporter, DC — 
Platforms Editor, NY — 
Enterprise Tech Writer, Remote US — 
Explainer Editor, London — 
Sports Reporter, CDMX — 
Data Editor, NY — 
Investigative Reporter, NC — 
Content Editor, OR — 
Movie Feature Articles Journalist, AZ — 
Reporter - Tech Brew, Remote US — 
Health Misinformation Analyst, DC — 
Justice Reporter, CT — 
OSINT Reporter - Visual Investigations, NY — 
Sr. Manager of Social Media, CA — 
Digital Producer, NY — 
Senior Reporter, TX — 
Washington Investigations Reporter, DC — 
Social Host - Pittsburgh, PA — 
Multiplatform Editor, MN — 
General Reporter, OK — 
Sr. Writer - Enterprise, Remote — 
Managing Editor, RI — 
BSU Athletics Reporter, ID — 
Audience Editor (Temporary), VA — 
Weekend Writer, Remote US — 
Technology Reporter — 
Afternoon/Evening Reporter, TX — 
Reporter - Ottawa Bureau — 
Business Reporter, MD — 
Editor, MA — 
Newsletter Writer, Remote US — 
Business Reporter, WA — 
Social Services Reporter, NY — 
Education Lab Reporter, WA — 
