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Oliver Darcy / Status:
New York Magazine says Olivia Nuzzi is on leave after admitting a personal relationship with a campaign figure; sources: the person is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — “Had the magazine been aware of this relationship, she would not have continued to cover the presidential campaign,” the spokesperson said.
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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Amazon joins the Motion Picture Association, after a long courtship; the lobbying group's other members are Disney, Netflix, Paramount, Sony, Universal, and WBD — The Motion Picture Association has been wooing the company for years. The addition gives the group a lot more muscle.
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The Hollywood Reporter, The Wrap, Los Angeles Times, Variety and Deadline, more at Techmeme »
Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
A US FTC report on the data practices of Meta, YouTube, TikTok, and six other companies finds “vast surveillance” of consumers to monetize their information — Meta, YouTube and other sites collected more data than most users realized, a new report by the Federal Trade Commission finds.
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New York Times:
For marketers, ensuring brand safety on YouTube and other platforms has become difficult during the US election, as their ads appear next to inflammatory videos — Large organizations and brands saw their advertising dollars funneled to videos amplifying inflammatory narratives …
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@tchambers@indieweb.social, @lauren@mastodon … and TVNewsCheck
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
Amazon's Twitch is launching The Glitch, a “brand-customizable” game world in Fortnite, on September 20, with two brand partners having their own in-game worlds — Twitch has teamed up with Halo co-creator Alex Seropian's Look North World to create The Glitch, a brand-customizable game world in Fortnite.
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The Economist introduces AI translations into French, German, Mandarin, and Spanish for Espresso, its budget-friendly, “snack-sized” journalism app — The Economist has deployed AI-translated content on its budget-friendly “snack-sized” app Espresso after deciding the technology had reached the “good enough” mark.
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Publishers Weekly and Ludwig Siegele on LinkedIn
Patrick Frater / Variety:
Study: revenue from premium VOD in India grew 38% YoY to $1.04B in H1 2024, driven by cricket; YouTube still makes up 92% of all online video consumption — Local content, especially live sports, were the dominant programming categories, across the country's ad-supported (AVOD) …
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WORLD SCREEN and Deadline
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
How Hot Ones host Sean Evans grew the YouTube show into one of the most popular talk shows in the world, using empathy, deep research, and an approachable style — Watching a celebrity ingest hot sauce is the hook, but it's Sean Evans' skill as an interviewer that keeps audiences coming back.
Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
A look at Erika Badan's plans as CEO of Food52: pivoting from mass retail, rebuilding content infrastructure, and launching a fresh slate of video programming — The two publishers share a business model but have vastly different cultures and commercial circumstances — Erika Badan understands the skepticism.
Robbie Whelan / Wall Street Journal:
Memo: Disney plans to stop using Slack in most units by the end of 2024, after a hacking group leaked 1TB+ of its data, including 44M Slack messages, in July — The company said in a memo that most of its businesses would stop using the tool by the end of this year
Matt Bernardini / The Guardian:
A look at Intelligencer Today, a pro-Russian, anti-vaccine website with editorial board members tied to Trump and contributors tied to Kremlin state media — George Papadopoulos and others involved in Intelligencer, increasingly popular source of news in rightwing circles
Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Amazon's new competition TV show, debuting October 30, will have entrepreneurs pitch judges, including Amazon execs; finalists' product will be sold on Amazon — In competition show, sellers compete in front of Amazon executives and celebrity judges — Coming soon: Amazon.com sellers duking …
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David J. Katz on LinkedIn and Bloomberg, more at Techmeme »