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Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
NBC News plans to host the GOP's third 2024 presidential primary debate on November 8, partnering with Salem Radio Network and the Republican Jewish Coalition — NBC News announced that they will host the Republican National Committee's third presidential primary debate at the Adrienne Arsht Center …
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NBC News, @mzhemingway, @awstar11, Media Matters for America, @mikebenzcyber, @seanspicer, @andrewfeinberg, @hollywoodintoto, @j035ich5pach, @bristei, @reaganreese_, @aterkel, @theleoterrell, @dylanbyers, @w7voa, Adweek, The Hill, Radio & Television …, The Wrap, Hollywood Reporter, NBC News and Axios
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Spotify launches an in-app Merch Hub that provides merch recommendations based on users' listening habits; merch is sold on artists' stores powered by Shopify — Spotify is launching a dedicated in-app Merch Hub that provides personalized merch recommendations based on your listening habits, the company announced on Monday.
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Spotify, Music Ally, CMU and The Verge
Keach Hagey / Wall Street Journal:
Tucker Carlson and Neil Patel's media company, registered under holding company name Last Country, raised a $15M seed led by “anti-woke” investor 1789 Capital — Firm co-founded by Omeed Malik invests in ‘parallel economy’ of conservative-friendly companies
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@asharma
Sara Fischer / Axios:
The Daily Wire debuts Bentkey, a $99/year streaming app for kids, on Disney's 100th anniversary; in 2022, the outlet planned to invest $100M+ over three years — The Daily Wire, a conservative media brand known for its popular podcast “The Ben Shapiro show,” has debuted …
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Mediaite, Deadline, The Guardian and @sarafischer
Morgan Sung / TechCrunch:
Twitch launches Stories, expiring after 48 hours, for Partners and Affiliates who have streamed at least once for 45 minutes or longer in the last 30 days — Ahead of TwitchCon Las Vegas, Twitch is launching stories for streamers to connect with their audience even when they aren't live.
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Twitch, Engadget and The Verge, more at Techmeme »
Cointelegraph:
Crypto outlet Cointelegraph apologizes for falsely stating on X that the SEC approved a spot Bitcoin ETF, causing bitcoin to rise 10%+ — Cointelegraph apologizes to its readers and discusses its investigation into what led to the posting of unverified news on X about a spot Bitcoin ETF.
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CoinDesk, @poordart, @timccopeland, @ericbalchunas, @nategeraci, @cryptoncoffeee, @zachxbt, @zachxbt, @mdudas, @cointelegraph, Bloomberg, @cointelegraph and Insider
Reuters:
Italy plans to cut the compulsory license fee that helps finance public TV and radio broadcaster RAI from €90 to €70 per year in the 2024 budget — Italy will reduce the compulsory licence fee that helps finance public TV and radio broadcaster RAI from 90 to 70 euros ($73.70) …
Hannah Murphy / Financial Times:
Some influencers and CEOs are building their brands on LinkedIn, which is easier due to less creator competition, a committed user base, and a safer feel than X — Once purely a jobs board, users say the platform is now more valuable than rivals — Marketer Zain Kahn says he earns …
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The Verge, The Information, Econsultancy, @nick_kapur and MIT Technology Review, more at Techmeme »
Wall Street Journal:
Sources detail Netflix's deepening gaming push: more games based on its shows, including Squid Game and Wednesday, discussions about a GTA game, and more — Streamer to put greater emphasis on developing games based on its popular programming, including ‘Squid Game,’ ‘Wednesday,’ ‘Black Mirror’
Mikey O'Connell / The Hollywood Reporter:
Q&A with Rachel Maddow on reducing on-air time, covering Donald Trump's indictments, cord cutting, Elon Musk's X, her podcasts, the Hollywood strikes, and more — The MSNBC host on her lack of boundaries, Elon Musk's destruction of Twitter and the cultural whiplash of working in Hollywood …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
YouTube adds Spotlight Moments, an AI-powered ad tool meant to help brands identify the most popular YouTube videos related to a cultural moment like the Oscars — YouTube is putting Google AI to use for advertisers, the company announced this morning with the introduction of a new advertising package called “Spotlight Moments.”
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MediaPost, @kvnbbg, Search Engine Land, The Keyword and Digital Content Next, more at Techmeme »
Patrick Coffee / Wall Street Journal:
After relaxing ad rules in January 2023, X begins aggressively pitching political advertisers; AdImpact: ~$1.2B will be spent digitally for the 2024 US election — Musk's volatile leadership of the social-media platform has pushed down its prices—which might give it an edge
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@wraithfodder, @mgalascio and Inside Radio