Mediagazer: iSpot.tv acquires 605, the data and analytics company founded by AMC Networks CEO Kristin Dolan, bringing its total available TV device footprint to 82.7M (Georg Szalai/The Hollywood Reporter)

Gannett is hiring a full-time Taylor Swift Reporter to cover Swift's fanbase and her effect on pop culture as she embarks on the next stage of her Eras Tour — The chance to report on Taylor Swift full-time just debuted. — Millions of Americans encounter the immovable force that is Taylor Swift …

Dan Kennedy / Nieman Lab:

The Colorado Sun, a five-year-old for-profit digital news organization launched by former The Denver Post journalists, moves toward a nonprofit model — “Whether I agree with it or not, whether I even like it or not, the reality is that many individuals, many institutions and philanthropic groups …

Discussion: American Press Institute, @sarahscire, @localmediarocks, @laurahazardowen, @ckrewson and The Colorado Sun

Katie Robertson / New York Times:

NYC's pension funds sue Fox, accusing the company of neglecting its shareholder duties by opening itself up to defamation lawsuits tied to the 2020 US election — The funds accuse the Fox Corporation board of neglecting its responsibility to shareholders by leaving the company open to defamation lawsuits.

Discussion: Associated Press, doj.state.or.us, Quartz, @mattsheffield@mastodon.social, @taylorbuley, Mediaite, The Wrap, The Desk, @ivanthek, The Hill, CNN, Deadline and The Daily Beast

Oliver Darcy / CNN:

Source: The White House plans to send a letter to US news executives, including CNN and The NYT, urging them to “ramp up” their scrutiny of House Republicans — The White House plans to send a letter to top US news executives on Wednesday, urging them to intensify their scrutiny …

Discussion: The Messenger, New York Post, Politico and Breitbart

Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:

iSpot.tv acquires 605, the data and analytics company founded by AMC Networks CEO Kristin Dolan, bringing its total available TV device footprint to 82.7M — With the acquisition of the AMC Networks CEO's company, iSpot will add set-top box data from 16.6 million homes, bringing its total available TV device footprint to 82.7 million.

Discussion: The Wrap, AdExchanger, MediaPost, Variety, Ad Age, @johnhcook and Beet.TV

Kerry Flynn / Axios:

VideoAmp, which offers audience and ad measurement tools, raised a $150M Series G from Vista Credit Partners at the same $1.4B valuation as its Series F in 2021 — - Kerry Flynn, author of Axios Pro: Media Deals — Exit Content Preview — Media measurement firm VideoAmp has raised $150 million …

Discussion: @kerrymflynn

Elena Kostyuchenko / The Guardian:

A female Russian journalist, who worked for Novaya Gazeta before its closure and now works for Meduza, describes escaping Russia and being poisoned in Germany — My reporting on the invasion of Ukraine led to an assassination order being issued - and then came the mysterious illness

New York Times:

Ex-NFL Network reporter Jim Trotter sues the NFL for racial discrimination, alleging his contract wasn't renewed after he called out the NFL's lack of diversity — Jim Trotter said his contract with the NFL Network was not renewed after he challenged Commissioner Roger Goodell and other executives …

Sara Fischer / Axios:

The Economist plans to introduce Economist Podcasts+, a tier that in mid-October will offer exclusive access to all of the Economist's podcasts for $4.90/month — The Economist plans to introduce a new subscription tier this Thursday called Economist Podcasts+ for $4.90 monthly, the Economist president Bob Cohn told Axios.

Discussion: Media Voices, @jackmarshall and Talking Biz News

Tim Baysinger / Axios:

Endeavor combines the WWE with UFC to form TKO Group, and plans to keep the two separate in US rights deals but leverage them together for global rights deals — - Tim Baysinger, author of Axios Pro: Media Deals — Endeavor plans to keep UFC and WWE separate in U.S. rights deals …

Discussion: Sportico, @sherman4949, @joepompliano, Variety, Fast Company, The Ringer, Awful Announcing, Fox Business, CNBC, Los Angeles Times, Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter and The Messenger

Sapna Maheshwari / New York Times:

TikTok begins rolling out TikTok Shop to all US users, adding a button to the app's home screen that sends users to a marketplace, and already has 200K sellers — The company is beginning to introduce TikTok Shop to all of the app's users in the U.S., hoping to add a major new revenue stream.

Discussion: CNN, The Guardian, @sino_market, @tiktokcomms, CBS News, Ad Age, Reuters, TechCrunch, The Messenger, Gizmodo, The Verge, TikTok and Insider Intelligence

Sara Fischer / Axios:

The Sporting News raised $15M led by Playtech, valuing the outlet in the “eight figures”; TSN was founded as a newspaper in 1886 and became digital-only in 2012 — The Sporting News, a digital sports news site, has raised $15 million in a growth round led by Playtech, a London-based …

Discussion: Sportico