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4:45 PM ET, May 14, 2024

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Google will roll out AI overviews in search to all US users, starting this week, and in more countries soon; they will be available to 1B+ users by end of year — AI Overviews is rolling out to all US based searchers in Google Search, making AI Overviews available to hundreds of millions …

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Umar Shakir / The Verge:

Google expands its SynthID watermark imprinting system to AI-generated video and text; the tool can already attempt to detect AI-generated images and audio — Among Google's swath of new AI models and tools announced today, the company is also expanding its AI content watermarking …

Discussion: Engadget and MediaNama, more at Techmeme »

Kayla Cobb / The Wrap:

Nielsen launches The Media Distributor Gauge, showing TV usage ranked by company: Disney accounted for 11.5% of TV viewing in April, YouTube accounted for 9.6% — Nielsen has launched a new tool to better monitor the ongoing streaming wars. Say hello to the Media Distributor Gauge …

Discussion: Nielsen, Radio & Television …, Business Insider, Brian Fuhrer on LinkedIn, Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter, Wall Street Journal and Forbes

Todd Spangler / Variety:

Comcast CEO Brian Roberts says Comcast plans to launch StreamSaver, a bundle of Peacock, Netflix, and Apple TV+, later this month at a “vastly reduced price” — Get ready for the next cable-like streaming bundle: Comcast later this month will launch a three-way bundle …

Ashley Capoot / CNBC:

Reddit's stock closed up 7.13% today, amid a meme stocks rally driven in part by posts on r/WallStreetBets; GameStop closed up 60.10% and AMC up 31.98% — Reddit shares popped 7% on Tuesday, climbing for a second straight day after retail traders kicked off a buying frenzy of so-called meme stocks.

Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:

Reddit launches new tools for its Ask Me Anything Q&A feature, including a dedicated AMA tab, support for up to five guest hosts, and promotional options — Reddit announced on Tuesday the launch of five new tools for AMA (Ask Me Anything), its Q&A feature where celebrities, public figures …

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Hadas Gold / CNN:

Sam Feist, CNN's longtime Washington bureau chief and senior vice president, will leave the network at the end of June to become C-SPAN CEO — Sam Feist, CNN's longtime Washington bureau chief and senior vice president, is departing the network to lead the nonprofit public affairs channel C-SPAN, the networks announced Tuesday.

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Sarah Basford Canales / The Guardian:

An Australian court sentences ex-army lawyer David McBride to five years and eight months for stealing Afghanistan war docs and leaking them to Australia's ABC — McBride, who pleaded guilty to stealing commonwealth information and passing it to the ABC, receives non-parole jail term of 27 months

Dade Hayes / Deadline:

TelevisaUnivision says Vix now has 50M MAUs, up 70% YoY, and plans to launch the previously announced ad-supported tier of Vix on May 15 — TelevisaUnivision said flagship streaming service Vix now has 50 million monthly active users, up 70% over this time last year.

Jesse Whittock / Deadline:

Sony Pictures reports Q4 revenue up 1.1% YoY to ~$2.74B, profit up 75% YoY to $208M, and FY 2023 revenue up 1.7% YoY to ~$10.31B, weighed down by the strikes — Sony Pictures Entertainment has seen operating income fall nearly 10% for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024.

Discussion: Variety, The Wrap and The Hollywood Reporter

Josh Ye / Reuters:

Tencent reports Q1 revenue up 6% YoY to ~$22.1B and online ad revenue up 26% YoY to ~$3.66B driven by upgraded ad infrastructure and WeChat Video Accounts — China's Tencent Holdings (0700.HK) posted a 6% rise in first-quarter revenue on Tuesday, beating analyst expectations …

Discussion: Variety, Seeking Alpha, @pandawatch88, Nikkei Asia, Financial Times, @davideborall, Tech in Asia, @byjoshye, CNBC, The Information, Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, @thetranscript_, South China Morning Post and Tencent

Marisa Guthrie / WWD:

Complex names Aria Hughes as editor-in-chief and Noah Callahan-Bever as chief content officer and buys Callahan-Bever's media company, Idea Generation — Noah Callahan-Bever will return to the platform as chief of content. — Aria Hughes has been named editor in chief of Complex …

Discussion: Variety, @kerrymflynn, The Wrap and Complex

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