Mediagazer: A look at the fight for fair streaming compensation and the challenge to find performance metrics and a revenue share that satisfy the major studios and guilds (Katie Campione/Deadline)

2:05 PM ET, July 29, 2023

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Mariella Moon / Engadget:

NASA plans to launch the free streaming service NASA+ later this year on the web, iOS, Android, and streaming media devices, with ad-free original content — The agency is also working on a consolidated web experience. — NASA is launching its very own streaming platform called NASA+ sometime this summer.

Gene Maddaus / Variety:

A Florida judge rejects Disney's motion to throw out a state lawsuit that seeks to assert state control over future development of Disney's Orlando theme parks — Disney lost a bid on Friday to throw out a state court lawsuit that seeks to assert state control over future development of its Orlando theme parks.

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Katie Campione / Deadline:

A look at the fight for fair streaming compensation and the challenge to find performance metrics and a revenue share that satisfy the major studios and guilds — Several experts stressed to Deadline that the central argument isn't about whether there is infrastructure to support such a deal.

Discussion: Reuters, @aagave, @jorgecoolreyes and @katie_campione

Bloomberg:

Sources: Fox Corp and Flutter plan to close online gambling business Fox Bet starting Aug. 1; Fox will keep an option to buy an 18.6% stake in Flutter's FanDuel — Flutter, parent of the competing betting service FanDuel, will keep the customer database and market-access agreements associated …

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Newley Purnell / Wall Street Journal:

A Hong Kong judge rejects a government bid to ban the online dissemination of pro-democracy song “Glory to Hong Kong” on Google and other sites — Judge refuses to issue order blocking online dissemination of protest anthem, saying criminal acts can be punished by the city's current laws

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Abner Li / 9to5Google:

YouTube officially launches Multiview for YouTube TV and Primetime Channels, starting with WNBA games, but with no mobile and web support and other limits — After testing for the past several months, YouTube is officially launching Multiview for YouTube TV and Primetime Channels, starting with WNBA games.

Discussion: @teamyoutube, Google Help Center, @bubbaprog.ilovecitr.us, The Verge, The Streamable and Cord Cutters News, more at Techmeme »

Jay Peters / The Verge:

Twitter/X officially rolls out its ads revenue sharing program for eligible users globally, after giving some creators payouts earlier this month — Twitter, which Elon Musk is currently rebranding to X, is officially rolling out its ads revenue sharing program for creators.

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Matt Donnelly / Variety:

Sony indefinitely delays the release of Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse and shuffles dates for Kraven and other movies as Hollywood strikes continue — Sony Pictures has made some significant release date shifts for its upcoming films, including “Kraven the Hunter” and “Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse.”

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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 …

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Andrew Webster / The Verge:

Apple says the week of July 19-July 26 had the three most-watched matches ever on MLS Season Pass, but doesn't release specific numbers — Lionel Messi has taken MLS by storm, and that's good news for Apple. … And though Messi only played his first match for his new club, Inter Miami …

Discussion: The Athletic, World Soccer Talk, World Soccer Talk, New York Post, The Streamable and 9to5Mac

@edyong209:

[Thread] Pulitzer-winning science writer Ed Yong is leaving The Atlantic after eight years and says he'll be writing a third book and working on other projects — Some news: After 8 years & 750 stories, I've decided to leave The Atlantic. Today's my last day. Being a writer means you can't say things like “I can't tell you what this means” cos, well, I can. That's kind of the point of me. So here's an attempt at looking back & forward: 1/

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