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David Pierce / The Verge:
YouTube launches Communities, a space where creators can let fans post content and chat, and Community Hub, which shows creators all their channel's activity  —  Many creators post videos on YouTube but take to other platforms to actually interact with their fans and viewers.
David Pierce / The Verge:
YouTube adds an Inspiration tab in the YouTube Studio app that lets creators use AI to generate video concepts, create titles and thumbnails, and write scripts
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Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
The EU's General Court annuls a €1.49B antitrust fine imposed on Google in 2019 for abusing its dominance to prevent websites from using non-AdSense ad brokers  —  Alphabet (GOOGL.O) unit Google won a legal challenge on Wednesday against a 1.49 billion euro ($1.7 billion) …
Doric Sam / Bleacher Report:
ESPN's NBA reporter Adrian Wojnarowski is leaving after seven years to become general manager of the men's basketball program at his alma mater St. Bonaventure  —  In a stunning turn of events, ESPN lost arguably the best basketball insider in media on Wednesday.
Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Lionsgate, the studio behind The Hunger Games, John Wick, and Twilight, signs a deal with Runway to use generative AI in the creation of its movies and TV shows  —  Hollywood studio will give the tech company access to its library of movies and shows in exchange for a custom-built AI model
Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
Patreon adds Autopilot, which predicts free members that are most likely to upgrade and offers discounts, after finding upgrade rates grew by ~19% in testing  —  Patreon is rolling out new automated features for creators to convert free members to paid ones.
Matthew Keys / The Desk:
DirecTV will carry Chicago Sports Network starting October 1, offering live games from the Chicago Bulls, Chicago Blackhawks, and Chicago White Sox  —  The channel will offer live games from the Chicago Bulls, Chicago Blackhawks and Chicago White Sox.  —  Satellite and streaming television …
Axios:
Major US networks are eyeing local sports rights as part of their streaming and broadcast portfolios, while NBA and MLB explore ways to nationalize local rights  —  - That has allowed local TV giants like Scripps and Gray TV to compete for sports rights.  — While teams are striking …
Podnews:
WARC forecasts Spotify's global advertising revenue to grow 13% YoY to $2.1B in 2024; podcast ad revenue growth outpaced increases in music ad monetization  —  Spotify, the world's most popular audio streaming subscription service, is now turning to opportunities in the video advertising space whilst making …
 
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Russians at War is screened in Toronto after the end of the Toronto International Film Festival, which had canceled screenings due to “significant threats”
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Sources: TelevisaUnivision weighs immediately replacing CEO Wade Davis and Daniel Alegre is under consideration to be new CEO; the board plans to meet this week
Discussion: Reuters
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Ex-Guardian Media Editor Jim Waterson launches London Centric, a Substack for “in-depth journalism” covering London, charging £7.95 per month or £79.50 per year
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
LinkedIn confirms training its AI on user data by default, and says it is “making sure that those who have specific privacy preferences” can opt out
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Memos: Spotify VP and Head of Content Business Sahar Elhabashi plans to leave at the end of 2024; Roman Wasenmüller will become interim podcast head
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Oliver Darcy / Status:
CNN quietly pulled some primetime shows, including Anderson Cooper 360, over the summer from CNN Max, which remains in beta for its first anniversary
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Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
Law360 workers end their strike after reaching a five-year contract deal that lifts wages by an average of 12%, includes an average bonus of $9,000, and more
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Sanjai P R / Bloomberg:
UK filing: Zee Entertainment says Disney's Indian unit is seeking $940M in damages after Zee defaulted on payment for TV rights of cricket matches
Discussion: Variety and Reuters
Nathan J. Robinson / Current Affairs:
The Atlantic poses as a magazine of thoughtful ideas, but its writers get away with sloppy, unsupported arguments, and its errors are long-lasting and insidious
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Five contestants in Beast Games sue MrBeast and Amazon, claiming unpaid wages, emotional distress, the production failed to prevent sexual harassment, and more
 

 
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Kent Walker / The Keyword:
Google says the DOJ's “wildly overbroad proposal goes miles beyond the Court's decision”, would hurt US consumers, and jeopardize the US' global tech leadership

Daniel Howley / Yahoo Finance:
Nvidia reports Q3 revenue up 94% YoY to $35.1B, vs. $33.2B est., Data Center revenue up 112% to $30.8B, vs. $29B est., and forecasts Q4 revenue above estimates

Matt Swayne / The Quantum Insider:
Google researchers introduce AlphaQubit, a machine-learning decoder that surpasses existing methods in identifying and correcting quantum computing errors

 
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