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Christian Paz / Vox:
A look at Pop Crave and Pop Base, two pop culture X accounts doing newsgathering and aggregation, and sharing headlines that eliminate the need to click through — Are Pop Crave and Pop Base the future of political journalism? — If you've spent any time on Instagram, Threads, or …
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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Sources: Vice reporters' critical coverage of Saudi Arabia has been repeatedly blocked by corporate execs who cite concerns for safety of staff in Saudi Arabia — Exclusive: Media company recently signed lucrative deal with Saudi government-controlled MBC Group
Jay Peters / The Verge:
Netflix begins a “limited beta test” of its cloud-streamed games on the web, TVs, and streaming devices from Roku, LG, Amazon, and more, in Canada and the UK — Netflix is kicking off the first public tests of its cloud-streamed games. … In a blog post, Netflix VP …
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Bloomberg:
Sources: the AMPTP offers writers a new deal that includes sharing viewer streaming data, a 20%+ residual payments increase, and a 5% base pay hike in year one — - New proposal includes sharing of viewer data on streaming — Media companies assure screenwriters AI won't replace them
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Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Nielsen: linear TV made up less than 50% of all US TV use in July, a first in two years of tracking, and streaming hit a record high of 38.7% of TV use — Nielsen's monthly platform rankings show broadcast and cable making up less than half of all TV use. — Broadcast and cable networks …
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
ESPN sportscaster Sage Steele says she is leaving the network having settled her lawsuit that alleged ESPN violated her free speech rights — Sage Steele, the veteran ESPN sportscaster who became better known in recent years for her stances on hot topics like coronavirus vaccinations, has left the Disney sports giant.
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Patrick Frater / Variety:
Disney-owned Lucasfilm plans to shut down its VFX and animation facility in Singapore, which employs 300+ staff, due to “economic factors” — Disney-owned Lucasfilm/ Industrial Light & Magic is to close its VFX and animation facility in Singapore, where more than 300 people are employed.
Kayla Cobb / The Wrap:
CBS names Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews as the president of CBS News, reporting directly to the newly appointed Wendy McMahon — This appointment comes in the wake of Wendy McMahon becoming president and CEO of CBS News and Stations — Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews has been named the new president of CBS News.
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
CBS names Wendy McMahon as president and CEO of CBS News and Stations and CBS Media Ventures, after Neeraj Khemlani stepped down to pursue a CBS production deal
CBS names Wendy McMahon as president and CEO of CBS News and Stations and CBS Media Ventures, after Neeraj Khemlani stepped down to pursue a CBS production deal
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Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Podcast and video editing tool Descript acquires SquadCast, which helps hosts record conversations, another sign of consolidation; Descript has raised $100M — Descript, an editing tool for podcasts and video, has acquired SquadCast, which helps podcast hosts record their conversations with guests …
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Jay Peters / The Verge:
Substack now lets users follow an individual writer without having to subscribe to their newsletter, a further expansion into social networking after Notes — Substack now lets you follow writers, offering a way for you to keep tabs on what a writer is doing without having to subscribe to their newsletter.
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Jon Porter / The Verge:
YouTube starts mass removal of videos promoting “cancer treatments proven to be harmful or ineffective” or discouraging “seeking professional medical treatment” — YouTube will remove content that promotes “cancer treatments proven to be harmful or ineffective” …
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Matt Burgess / Wired:
How a scam tied to ad firm CPABuild hosts malicious PDFs, indexed by search engines, on hacked .gov, .org, and .edu sites, often luring Fortnite or Roblox users — The wide-ranging scams, often disguised as game promotions, can all be linked back to one network.
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Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
Filing: the Biden administration urges SCOTUS to review key parts of Florida's and Texas' laws meant to restrict how social media companies can moderate content — - Biden administration urges review of laws in Texas, Florida — Filing largely backs social media challenges to state laws