Mediagazer: A look at Calliope Networks, a content licensing company whose License to Scrape program tries to get YouTubers to strike their own AI training data agreements (Kate Knibbs/Wired)

6:05 PM ET, October 1, 2024

Top News:

The Washington Post's Taylor Lorenz is leaving the newspaper to launch her own publication on Substack called User Mag, to “cover technology from the user side” — Lorenz, who is leaving the newspaper to launch the publication, says that it will “cover technology from the user side …

Brian Stelter / CNN:

CNN launches a paywall, asking US website visitors to pay $3.99 per month for access after they consume a certain number of free articles — New York CNN — — CNN, one of the most popular news websites in the world, is starting to ask some of its visitors to pay $3.99 a month for access.

Brian Steinberg / Variety:

Paramount Global says its contract with Nielsen for audience measurement has expired, part of a broader dispute between Paramount and Nielsen over costs — With just hours to go before its CBS television network televises what is certain to be a heavily watched debate between two candidates …

Discussion: Axios, Deadline, Kris Magel on LinkedIn, @bristei, Adweek, @tvgrimreaper, MediaPost, Nielsen, TVNewsCheck, The Wrap and AdExchanger

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:

Microsoft plans to pay outlets like Reuters, FT, and Axel Springer for content in Copilot Daily, a new assistant that gives a spoken summary of current events — Microsoft is going to pay publishers for content that will appear in Copilot Daily, a new feature of its Copilot AI-powered, cross-platform assistant.

Discussion: Gizmodo, PCWorld, The Official Microsoft Blog, The Verge, GeekWire, Engadget, PCWorld and CNN, more at Techmeme »

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Microsoft begins rolling out Bing Generative Search, its answer to Google's AI Overviews, to users in the US

Discussion: @glenngabe, Bing Blogs, @jordirib1 and Search Engine Land, more at Techmeme »

Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:

Reuters plans to launch a $1 per week subscription in October in Canada ahead of a rollout to the US and parts of Europe “in the coming weeks and months” — Publishers turn to subscriptions in search of new revenue, entering a crowded field — Thomson Reuters' news site has been free for consumers since 1995.

Discussion: Reuters, Reuters News Agency, Paul Bascobert on LinkedIn and Talking Biz News

Katelyn Polantz / CNN:

Filing: New York Magazine writer Olivia Nuzzi accuses her ex-fiancé, Politico journalist Ryan Lizza, of harassment and blackmail; Lizza denies the accusations — New York magazine writer Olivia Nuzzi is publicly accusing her ex-fiancé Ryan Lizza, a prominent political journalist with Politico …

Discussion: @foster_type, @nataliemj10, New York Post, The Daily Beast and DNyuz

Lauren Feiner / The Verge:

A look at Google's arguments in the DOJ's ad antitrust case, focusing on Google's definition of the online ads market, which the judge calls “core to the case” — To wrap up its case, Google tried to fit it into a Supreme Court precedent that could undermine the government's argument.

Discussion: The Keyword, Ars Technica, DNyuz, MEDIANAMA, Reuters, MediaPost, Business Insider, MarTech, Digiday, Digiday, DNyuz and Search Engine Land

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Pinterest unveils generative AI tools for advertisers who want to enhance backgrounds on their Product Pins, after similar moves by Google, Amazon, and others — Image inspiration and shopping site Pinterest is the latest tech company to roll out generative AI products to its advertisers …

Discussion: MediaPost and The Media Leader

Deborah Turness / BBC:

BBC CEO Deborah Turness says critics on both sides of the war in Israel accuse the BBC of systemic bias and says both Israel and Hezbollah block reporting — We are approaching the anniversary of the horrific events of October 7th , and the start of a devastating year-long war that has killed tens …

Discussion: New Republic, @acidrains.bsky.social, @scynic1, @matt_walsh, @matt_walsh, Deadline and The Guardian

Scott Roxborough / The Hollywood Reporter:

Ireland introduces a 40% tax credit for films led by Irish creative talent and with maximum global budgets of €20M — The targeted approach aims to boost the Irish film scene, which is having a moment with buzzy features like ‘Small Things Like These’ and Gaelic rap comedy ‘Kneecap.’

Discussion: Deadline, Louise Ryan on LinkedIn and Screen

Katherine Jacobsen / Committee to Protect Journalists:

The US Press Freedom Tracker recorded 68 assaults on journalists in 2024 so far, up from 45 in 2023, and 240 subpoenas for reporters' materials since 2017 — Download PDF … Introduction — In the moments after a would-be assassin's bullet grazed the ear of presidential candidate Donald Trump …

Discussion: TVNewsCheck, Committee to Protect …, Axios and CNN

Hilary Whiteman / CNN:

Australia's ABC releases an internal review that found “systemic” racism within its ranks, prompting an apology from the managing director to staff — Australia's national broadcaster has released an internal review that found “systemic” racism within its ranks …

Discussion: news.com.au, @simonkatterl, ABC, ABC News (Australia) on YouTube, ABC, ABC, ABC, @joshbbornstein, @muminprogress, ABC, @withmeaa, Daily Mail, MEAA, @antoinette_news, @traceyleeholmes, skynews, SBS News, Mediaweek, ABC, ABC, @jarniblakkarly and Mumbrella

Axios:

Sources: video measurement startup VideoAmp, valued at $1.4B during a Series F in 2021, is in talks to sell itself or form a joint venture with a rival — - The company was last valued at $1.4 billion during a Series F equity raise in 2021, but since has done multiple rounds of layoffs and lost its CEO.

Discussion: @bristei and Ad Age

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Cambodia arrests award-winning reporter Mech Dara, known for investigations into exploitation at online scam compounds, for “incitement to cause serious chaos”

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In his first public address since his prison release, Julian Assange says he was freed because he “pled guilty to journalism”, not because the system worked

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Streamers on Twitch, YouTube, Rumble, Kick, and other livestreaming services are discussing politics more, garnering interest from both presidential campaigns

Discussion: USA Today, more at Techmeme »

Selome Hailu / Variety:
Disney says Inside Out 2 hit 30.5M views in its first five days on Disney+, its biggest film premiere of 2024 and biggest theatrical film premiere since 2021

Discussion: The Streamable, Broadband TV News, ComingSoon.net, Howard Lee on LinkedIn, Screen Rant, Advanced Television, The Wrap, Media Play News and GoldDerby

Kate Knibbs / Wired:
A look at Calliope Networks, a content licensing company whose License to Scrape program tries to get YouTubers to strike their own AI training data agreements

Discussion: The Information and Tubefilter, more at Techmeme »

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Thomas Rid / Foreign Affairs:
An FBI affidavit and European media leaks show how Russia's Doppelganger disinformation project operated and give insights into the Kremlin's online tactics

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Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Q&A with Matt Strauss, the chairman of direct-to-consumer at NBCUniversal, on overseeing Peacock and other streamers, the Olympics, pay-TV's decline, and more

Discussion: DNyuz, @tvgrimreaper, Media Play News and Comic Book

Brian Stelter / CNN:
How WWNC and other local broadcasters became a lifeline for hard-hit North Carolina communities in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene

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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Sony Pictures says CEO Tony Vinciquerra will step down at the beginning of 2025 and be succeeded by President and COO Ravi Ahuja

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Financial Times:
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says consumer electronics exempt from tariffs may be included in semiconductor tariffs likely coming in “a month or two”

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a lighter and cheaper Vision Pro and a Mac-tethered model with ultra-low latency; iPadOS 19 overhaul will make it more like macOS

Sankalp Phartiyal / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple produced $22B worth of iPhones in India in the 12 months ended March 2025, up nearly 60% YoY, and now makes 20% of its iPhones in the country

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