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5:20 PM ET, August 10, 2023

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Rohan Goswami / CNBC:
An interview with X CEO Linda Yaccarino on her having “autonomy” under Elon Musk, brands including Coca-Cola and Visa returning under her leadership, and more  —  WATCH NOW  —  X Corp. CEO Linda Yaccarino told CNBC that she has “autonomy” under owner Elon Musk in an interview Thursday …
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Hannah Murphy / Financial Times:
X CEO Linda Yaccarino plans to reinstate the company's “client council”, an invite-only yet-to-be-decided group of marketing and ad executives, in the fall  —  New CEO tries to mend fences with brands after Elon Musk took over platform formerly known as Twitter
Nicola Agius / Search Engine Land:
X unveils Sensitivity Settings and Enhanced Blocklist to boost brand safety and control for advertisers, rolling out over the next few weeks in X Ads Manager  —  The new tools give marketers more say over ad placement.  —  X, formerly known as Twitter, has launched two new features to improve brand safety and control for advertisers.
Lucas Manfredi / The Wrap:
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Disney plans to raise US prices of Disney+ Premium, Hulu without ads, and ESPN+, and expand Disney+ ad plans to Canada and nine European countries this fall
Adam Chitwood / The Wrap:
Bob Iger says that Disney is “actively exploring ways to address account sharing” and the company “will roll out tactics to drive monetization sometime in 2024”
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Condé Nast names Katie Drummond, Vice Media's senior vice president of global news and entertainment, as Wired's global editorial director  —  Ms. Drummond will be the first woman to lead the technology magazine in its 30-year history.  —  Katie Drummond will be the next top editor of Wired …
Jay Peters / The Verge:
The NFL adds RedZone and NFL Network to its NFL+ Premium service and raises its monthly price from $9.99 to $14.99 and the basic tier's from $4.99 to $6.99  —  NFL RedZone, the NFL's excellent whip-around show that jumps from game to game to showcase highlights and key moments as teams are about to score …
Feven Merid / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at Forbes, its myriad monetization endeavors like the 30 Under 30 list, the union dispute, its quest for a buyer, and its diluted media brand identity  —  The disarray and discontent at Forbes  —  On December 5, 2017, an article appeared on the Forbes website: “This Phlebotomist …
David Hellier / Bloomberg:
Source: Saudi Pro Football League has signed TV deals in 130+ territories, including with Fox and DAZN, which paid ~$500K/year; 2022/23 global rights made $710K  —  The Saudi Pro Football League has secured a network of deals to broadcast games featuring superstars such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema around the world.
Discussion: World Soccer Talk
Michael Schneider / Variety:
Fox and the Television Academy push back the Emmy Awards from September 18, 2023, to January 15, 2024, in response to the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes  —  The Emmys officially have a new date: Fox and the Television Academy were set to announce this morning that the 75th Emmy Awards …
Wendy Lee / Los Angeles Times:
The WGA's negotiating committee plans to meet the AMPTP on August 11; AMPTP President Carol Lombardini requested the meeting, the second since the strike began  —  After more than 100 days of striking, the Writers Guild of America said it has agreed to meet again with the negotiators representing the major Hollywood studios on Friday.
Patrick Coffee / Wall Street Journal:
Lyft begins serving in-app ads to riders when they match with a driver, as they wait for rides, and during their trips, and plans to add video ads later in 2023  —  The ride-sharing company and its larger rival, Uber, are racing to build significant ad operations
Etan Vlessing / The Hollywood Reporter:
Lionsgate delays a possible sale or spinoff of Starz or its studio business to Q1 2024, citing the eOne deal, Hollywood strikes, and a “disruptive marketplace”  —  The Hollywood giant, led by CEO Jon Feltheimer, has pushed the timing for a spin off of its studio business …
Discussion: The Streamable, The Wrap and Deadline
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Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
BBC News and BBC Sounds launched a Discord server in late June 2023 for the Newscast podcast, letting the now 3,700 members influence some editorial decisions
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Former Fox executive Preston Padden joins a small band of vocal critics urging the FCC to deny Fox's renewal of its license to operate Fox 29 in Philadelphia
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Sara Guaglione / Digiday:
Podcast revenue at iHeartMedia, Spotify, and Acast grew between 12% and 31% YoY in Q2; PwC projects total podcast ad revenue to grow 25% YoY to $2.28B in 2023
Discussion: Adweek and Podnews
Alex Weprin / Hollywood Reporter:
Filing: Dave Portnoy acquired Barstool Sports back from Penn Entertainment for $1; Penn expects to record a loss of between $800M and $850M on the deal
Thomas Germain / Gizmodo:
CNET is deleting older posts, calling such cuts a best practice for sites “primarily driven by SEO traffic”; Google says purging to improve SEO is “not a thing”