Mediagazer: Q&A with Taylor Lorenz on her new book, Extremely Online, women's role in building the internet, new media's effect on journalism, Twitter, Threads, and more (Hanaa' Tameez/Nieman Lab)

A US judge rules that Disney must face an antitrust lawsuit accusing the company of inflating the cost of streaming live TV using its ownership of Hulu and ESPN — YouTube TV subscribers filed a class action lawsuit accusing Disney of essentially operating the business as a single entity …

Discussion: PYMNTS.com and Deadline

Sohee Kim / Bloomberg:

Sources: Paramount is considering scrapping its plans to launch Paramount+ in India in 2023 in favor of selling more programming to its partner JioCinema — - Many media companies reconsider their international spending — Low-priced competition makes a costly launch less appealing

James Rainey / Los Angeles Times:

Q&A with former Washington Post editor Marty Baron on his book, pressure from Trump, not sharing the Steele Dossier, journalists' free speech rights, and more — Former Washington Post editor Martin Baron joins the L.A. Times Book Club Oct. 11 to discuss “Collision of Power,” …

Discussion: @raineytime, @raineytime, Vanity Fair, Politico and Poynter

Stuart Dredge / Music Ally:

The RIAA: Latin recorded music revenue in the US grew 14.8% to $627M in H1 2023, compared to overall US revenue growth of 9.3%; Latin streaming revenue grew 16% — One of the trends in recent years has been the fact that however fast recorded-music revenues grew in the US, Latin recorded music revenues grew faster.

Discussion: RIAA, Billboard and Variety

Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:

Q&A with Taylor Lorenz on her new book, Extremely Online, women's role in building the internet, new media's effect on journalism, Twitter, Threads, and more — “The personality-driven model of news is not going away.” — In 2017, Taylor Lorenz predicted for Nieman Lab that selfie journalism would become “a thing.”

Discussion: Platformer, @caseynewton@mastodon.social, The Information and Los Angeles Times

Sara Fischer / Axios:

Meta VP of Media Partnerships Campbell Brown says she's stepping down from the role in the fall but staying on as a consultant, as Meta backs away from news — Campbell Brown, the veteran TV anchor who led Meta's foray into news, is leaving the company, according to an internal note obtained by Axios.

Discussion: New York Post, @bgrueskin, @9number9, @brandonetc, @readdanwrite, New York Times, Variety, @nytimesbusiness, @mediaevan, @emilybell, Bloomberg, The Information, NBC 7 San Diego, Deadline and The Verge, more at Techmeme »

Amy Hawkins / The Guardian:

A profile of Jimmy Lai, the owner of now closed Apple Daily and one of Hong Kong's most outspoken pro-democracy activists, as he marks 1,000 days in prison — He went from rags to riches before his anti-communist newspaper fell foul of security forces. Now Lai's plight tells of a city forced …

Discussion: New York Times

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Code in the latest build of the Spotify app suggests the company is working on AI-generated playlists based on users' prompts, likely available in English only — Following the successful launch of Spotify's AI-powered DJ feature and, more recently, added support for AI-translated podcasts …

Discussion: @chris@threads.net, @alex193a, @thomas_thomas_thomas …, @chris@threads.net and Music Ally, more at Techmeme »

Wall Street Journal:

Sources: Netflix plans to raise the price of its ad-free service a few months after the SAG-AFTRA strike ends, likely starting with the US and Canada — Company to become latest streamer to lift fees; Disney weighs launching new live-sports tier abroad — plans to raise the price …

Dalya Alberge / The Guardian:

A look at County Highway, a new, $8.50 print-only newspaper published six times a year with a retro 19th-century look, no advertising, and a focus on the US — The retro-look County Highway costs $8.50, is published six times a year - and will never be available online

Discussion: @jeffjarvis@mastodon.social

Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:

The Guardian, The Mirror, Reach sites, and The National take down some stories about Dan Wootton; a source says the moves follow a warning by Wootton's lawyer — Publishers threatened with exemplary damages and punitive costs. — The Guardian, Mirror, various other Reach sites and Newsquest's …

Kalhan Rosenblatt / NBC News:

MrBeast asks whether social media platforms are “ready to handle the rise of AI deepfakes” after a deepfake scam TikTok ad, since deleted, used his likeness — MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, called the rise of AI deepfakes “a serious problem” in response to a fake ad circulating online.

Discussion: Insider, Washington Post, Decrypt, TechCrunch, The Messenger and Semafor, more at Techmeme »