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Emma Roth / The Verge:
The BBC launches social.bbc, an “experimental” Mastodon server with posts from a handful of BBC accounts, and plans to try out the server for six months — The BBC has launched its own “experimental” Mastodon server, marking one of the first major news outlets to establish an instance on the Twitter alternative.
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BBC R&D, TechCrunch, @Lats@aus.social, @1br0wn, @davemolloy, @john_fisherman@mastodon …, @adrianpolglase@mastodon …, @BenjaminHan@sigmoid.social, @hrefna@hachyderm.io, @renwillis@mstdn.social, @BBCRadio4@social.bbc, @BBC5Live@social.bbc, @BBC_News_Labs@social.bbc, @hamatti@mastodon.world, @BBCRD@social.bbc, @BBCRD@social.bbc and @BBCTaster@social.bbc, more at Techmeme »
Brian Conway / Nieman Lab:
A look at the decline of Pittsburgh news site The Incline, launched in 2016 by Jim Brady with a $2.6M investment from Gannett, as its last journalist leaves — An online Pittsburgh newsroom's last remaining journalist says goodbye, as the city's media landscape sputters.
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@ckrewson, @sarahscire, @brian__conway and MediaPost
Christopher Grimes / Financial Times:
Sources: Disney hired Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs, two ex-executives seen as potential successors to Bob Iger during his first stint as CEO, as advisers to Iger — Disney has hired two former executives who were seen as potential successors to Bob Iger during his first stint as the company's chief executive …
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Eriq Gardner / Puck:
Sources: Trump subpoenaed Fox News for Tucker Carlson's unaired interview with a former US Capitol Police chief, as part of a lawsuit defense; Fox News refused — The former president is demanding the network turn over footage and communications that he could use to defend himself …
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The Hill, Mediaite, CNN, Forbes and @eriqgardner
Giorgio Leali / Politico:
Journalists at France's Journal du Dimanche voted to end the 40-day strike protesting the JDD's new right-wing editor; many said they will leave the outlet — Geoffroy Lejeune was appointed top editor at the iconic publication after it was bought by conservative tycoon Vincent Bolloré.
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Agence France-Presse
Matthew Keys / Fierce Wireless:
Amazon will require streaming services on Fire TV to give 30% of their ad impressions to Amazon, or in certain countries share 30% of ad revenue, from Sept. 1 — Amazon will soon require international app developers who offer ad-supported streaming video services available to Fire TV users …
Bryan Pietsch / Washington Post:
X sues the Center for Countering Digital Hate, alleging that researchers violated its terms of service and the CFAA while studying hate speech on the platform — X, the company formerly known as Twitter, is suing a research group that investigated hate speech on the social media platform …
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Nicole Sperling / New York Times:
As audiences shrink, TV networks cut costs on long-running series by having casts take pay cuts and reclassifying series regulars as recurring cast members — In a shrinking business, actors on some shows are being guaranteed less money, an issue that's helping to fuel the Hollywood strike.
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@avocalistsrival, TVLine and @sonyasteele@mastodon.social
Sam Schechner / Wall Street Journal:
Under EU pressure, Meta offers to seek user consent in Europe for targeted ads based on users' activity to comply with GDPR, sources say as soon as October 2023 — Under pressure from regulators, the Facebook and Instagram owner proposes asking users to opt in before targeting ads with their digital activity
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TechCrunch, The Verge and d2331, more at Techmeme »
Amanda Bright / Nieman Lab:
How a 149-year-old Georgia weekly grew after being taken over by UGA's journalism school, winning awards, tripling ads, and doubling subscriptions in 18 months — In the first 18 months, The Oglethorpe Echo added digital products, won awards, tripled advertising, and doubled subscriptions.
Ray Schultz / MediaPost:
DoubleVerify, which offers software for digital media measurement and analytics, agrees to acquire digital ad campaign optimization company Scibids for $125M — DoubleVerify is acquiring Scibids, a digital campaign optimization firm. — The cash-and-stock transaction is valued at $125 million …
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Insider, @doubleverify, @ainvest_wire, DoubleVerify, @larakiara, AdExchanger and Dow Jones Newswires
Chethan Rao / Android Police:
YouTube starts a small-scale experiment generating AI summaries of English-language videos to help users decide what to watch and encourages feedback — YouTube's new experiment is currently limited to English content — YouTube constantly adds new features to its mobile, web, and TV apps to enhance user experience.
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TechCrunch, Neowin, Engadget, 9to5Google and The Verge
Yadarisa Shabong / Reuters:
Cineworld says it has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy after cutting debt by $4.53B, raising $800M in new equity, and securing $1.71B in debt financing — Cineworld Group (CINE.L) said it has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy after nearly 11 months, coming out with lower debt and a new slate of management and board.
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