Mediagazer: ESPN tests a generative AI avatar, FACTS, with SEC Nation that pulls from ESPN Analytics for insights during pregame discussions to complement on-air talent (Lucas Manfredi/The Wrap)

1:00 PM ET, November 17, 2024

Top News:

Sources: WBD and the NBA settle a lawsuit, giving WBD access to NBA content and rights in parts of North Europe and LatAm; TNT to license Inside the NBA to ESPN — Deal gives company access to NBA content and rights in parts of Northern Europe and Latin America; Turner to license ‘Inside the NBA’ to ESPN

Discussion: Awful Announcing, @sherman4949, New York Times, New York Post, @mzavagno11, UPROXX, @sherman4949, Barrett Media, WKYC-TV, Sportico, Cord Cutters News, Reuters, Deadline, @billsimmons, The Wrap, Front Office Sports, CNN and USA Today

Colin Kellaher / Wall Street Journal:

Florida billionaire David Hoffmann, who holds an 8.7% stake in Lee Enterprises and 5% in DallasNews, says he aims to make the second-largest US newspaper group — Florida billionaire David Hoffmann aims to create the second-largest newspaper group in America

Bloomberg:

Netflix says 60M households watched the Paul vs. Tyson boxing bout live around the world, peaking at 65M concurrent streams — - Mike Tyson and Jake Paul faced off in heavily anticipated bout — Users complained on social media of difficulty watching fight

Dominic Patten / Deadline:

Many Netflix viewers faced issues while watching the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight and the undercard bouts, including the stream glitching and losing sound — From nearly the start of the undercard bouts from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, the streamer has been freezing, losing sound and proving slow to reload.

Discussion: @markgurman, The Root, @lucas_shaw, AV Club, @deggans, @jbflint, The Wrap, @jbflint, ESPN, TechCrunch, New York Times, Front Office Sports, The Hollywood Reporter, HotAir, @kantrowitz, @film_girl, @film_girl, @larrymadowo, @ashleevance, @richontech, @erratarob, @taylor_soper, @alexrkonrad, @mikeisaac, @mikeisaac, @richontech, @thetanmay, @erratarob, @erratarob, @mikeisaac, @jbflint, @jbflint, @eyesaymeme, @kevinadams26, BBC, @stoolpresidente, The Sun, NBC News, New York Times, @er0ckr@threads.net, @glorybnix@threads.net, @tori_q_18@threads.net, @raina_burks_@threads.net, Mediaite, Variety, Wikipedia, The Wrap, New York Times, Deadline, @pleasebegneiss.bsky.social, Digital Trends, @mirgal.bsky.social, @melissajacobs.bsky.social, @positiff.bsky.social, Variety, Mediaite, @hoosierdad.bsky.social, @garywhitta.bsky.social, The Mirror, @claytoncubitt.bsky.social, @robertdownen.bsky.social, @brett-taylor.bsky.social, @rexchapman.bsky.social, @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social, @juliuskim.bsky.social, @capitalpains.bsky.social, USA Today, Hollywood Life and Business Insider, more at Techmeme »

Anna Merlan / Mother Jones:

Attorneys for X entered an appearance during the November 14 court hearing about Infowars' auction and asked to be included on future case communications — At an emergency hearing this week, lawyers for the social media company appeared. They haven't explained why.

Discussion: @lets_play_meow, @deanbaker13, @realalexjones, @annamerlan, The Hill, The Post Millennial, @paulstewartii, NBC News, The Gateway Pundit, @spocko@mastodon.online, @bencollins.bsky.social, @bencollins.bsky.social, @realhackhistory@chaos.social, Bloomberg, The Desk and New York Post

Anna Betts / The Guardian:
A judge orders an evidentiary hearing for next week to determine whether the Infowars auction was conducted fairly

Discussion: Washington Post, @faduda@mastodon.ie, Los Angeles Times, Washington Examiner, Business Insider, New York Daily News, Associated Press, Althouse, @jphillll.bsky.social, The Independent, Variety, @bencollins.bsky.social, Press Herald and Inside Radio

Freedom of the Press Foundation:

Freedom of the Press Foundation launches its own Mastodon server, social.freedom.press, consolidating its accounts, and will still use Threads and Bluesky — Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) has launched its own dedicated Mastodon server, social.freedom.press.

Discussion: ResearchBuzz, MacRumors, Freedom of the Press … and @dangillmor@mastodon.social

Lucas Manfredi / The Wrap:

ESPN tests a generative AI avatar, FACTS, with SEC Nation that pulls from ESPN Analytics for insights during pregame discussions to complement on-air talent — The technology, which is in the research and development phase, is being tested with SEC Nation — ESPN has unveiled FACTS …

Discussion: @espnpr, The Verge, ESPN Front Row and Awful Announcing

Matthew Keys / The Desk:

Prime Video users will be able to watch local PBS stations and PBS Kids for free in coming months, and two new free PBS channels with ads starting November 26 — Public television program distributor PBS has inked a distribution deal with Amazon that will allow users of the streaming platform Prime Video …

Discussion: About PBS, @tubegarden.bsky.social, Leili Boroumand on LinkedIn, Amy Wigler on LinkedIn, Dustin Moriarty on LinkedIn, Ryan Pirozzi on LinkedIn, @kottke@mastodon.social, Neowin, Radio & Television …, Variety, Cord Cutters News, Deadline, The Streamable and NewsBlues.com

Michael Gold / New York Times:

President-elect Donald Trump announces he has chosen Karoline Leavitt, who served as his campaign's press secretary, to be his White House press secretary — Ms. Leavitt, 27, who served as his campaign's press secretary and worked in the White House during his first administration, will be the youngest person ever to assume the role.

Tamara Keith / NPR:
Trump says he'll appoint his campaign communications director, Steven Cheung, as White House communications director; Cheung is a former spokesperson for UFC

Discussion: New York Times, Reuters, One America News Network, Washington Times, Forbes, The Wrap, CNN, Axios, The Hill, Politico, WHEC.com and Deadline

Politico:

Three billionaires behind some of France's largest news outlets invest in Paris' Superior School of Journalism, sparking concern over editorial independence — One media historian calls Bernard Arnault, Vincent Bolloré and Rodolphe Saadé's latest purchase “concerning.”

Bloomberg:

Analysis: the Democrats spent $968M on advertising across TV, radio, and digital platforms in the eight weeks through November 5, compared to $634M by the GOP — Democrats outspent Republicans by more than $300 million in the run-up to the 2024 presidential election.

Discussion: @bbgvisualdata

Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:

On Fox News, LA Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong discussed his new approach to publish “views from both sides”, and said the paper had conflated news and opinion — The paper's owner said he wanted to more clearly demarcate stories that are news and those that are opinion.

Archived Page Info:

This is a snapshot of Mediagazer at 1:00 PM ET, November 17, 2024.

View the current page or another snapshot:

Who's Hiring in Media?

Output Producer, CA — AP

China Markets Correspondent, Shanghai — Reuters

Senior Assignment Editor, DC — WaPo

Breaking News Editor, Tokyo — Bloomberg

Senior Correspondent - Wealth, NY — WSJ

Reporter - Ottawa Bureau — Globe & Mail

Local Government Reporter, IA — The Gazette

Research Director, CA — OCBJ

Immigration Enforcement Reporter — Documented

Presque Island Reporter, ME — Bangor Daily News

Contributing Parks Ed. - SW, CA — SFGATE

AI Content Editor, WA — Outlier

Legislative Reporter, TN — Daily Memphian

Editorial Assistant, Remote US — Launch Potato

Elon Musk Reporter, NY or CA — The Information

Government & Politics Editor, WA — Seattle Times

Business & GA Reporter. VT — VTDigger

Sports Reporter, WA — Everett Herald

Energy Reporter, TX — Houston Chronicle

Senior Reporter, SC — Island Packet

Trade & Climate Correspondent, DC — FT

Reporter, WI — Racine County Eye

Political Newsletter Writer, CO — The Lever

Jackson Reporter, MS — Verite

Music Editor, AZ — Phoenix New Times

Breaking News Reporter, NV — Las Vegas Sun

Fearless Reporter/Producer, IA — BPC

Reporter II - Technology, Remote — NPR

Editor, Remote US — Daily Kos

Executive Editor, OR — Lookout Local

Education & Budget Reporter, CA — Politico

Senior Writer/Editor, FL — Gulfshore Business

Media Editor, Remote — Axios

Add your company here

See Also:

Mediagazer: site main

Mediagazer River: reverse chronological Mediagazer

Mediagazer Mobile: for phones

Mediagazer Leaderboard: Mediagazer's top sources

Subscribe:

Mediagazer RSS feed

Mediagazer on X

Mediagazer on Mastodon

More News:

E.J. Dickson / The Cut:
Some lifestyle social media influencers, especially prominent wellness figures, publicly announce their support for Trump as fear of losing brand deals fades

Jay Peters / The Verge:
Bluesky says it has “no intention” of taking user content to train AI tools, ahead of X implementing new terms of service that let it train AI on user content

John Koblin / New York Times:
NBC names Craig Melvin as Hoda Kotb's successor on Today, teaming up with Savannah Guthrie, starting January 13; Melvin has been Today's news anchor since 2018

Discussion: HELLO!, Mark Marshall on LinkedIn, FTVLive, HuffPost, Us Weekly and Page Six

Mia Sato / The Verge:
Facebook makes Views its primary metric for content, bringing it in line with Instagram; each time a piece of content appears on a screen, it counts as a View

Discussion: @adrianng.bsky.social and Facebook for Creators

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
Apple removes RFE/RL's Svoboda app from the Russian App Store at the demand of Roskomnadzor; Apple also removed recent podcasts by Ekho Moskvy and others

Discussion: AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, @glynmoody@mastodon.social, Reuters and Meduza

Earlier Picks:

Reuters:
Prince Harry's lawsuit against News Group Newspapers moves towards trial; all but one other litigant in the roughly 40 lawsuits against NGN have settled

Discussion: Telegraph, Cele|bitchy, Marie Claire, GB News, People, The Guardian, Financial Times, Byline Times and Press Gazette

Jenny Gross / New York Times:
Opening arguments begin in NYT's lawsuit against the European Commission, as the NYT tries to establish that text messages are subject to transparency laws

Discussion: Politico

Peter Blumberg / Bloomberg:
X sues to block California's AB 2655, aimed at curbing AI-generated deceptive election content on social media, claiming it impinges on free speech

Discussion: Breitbart, CBS News, TechCrunch, @branchdonovan.bsky.social, @YellowPup@mstdn.party and Forbes

Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
An interview with Telegraph Director of Technology Dylan Jacques on the goal of launching 12 significant uses of AI in the newsroom over 12 months

Discussion: TVNewsCheck

UnHerd:
Scientific American EIC Laura Helmuth is stepping down, following criticism for her social media posts suggesting Trump voters were racist, sexist, and fascist

From Techmeme:

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
Apple says Meta has made 15 interoperability requests under the EU's DMA, more than any other company, and that these could affect users' privacy and security

Hayden Field / CNBC:
OpenAI debuts a way to talk to ChatGPT by dialing 1-800-CHATGPT for 15 minutes of free access per month in the US or messaging the number via WhatsApp globally

Wall Street Journal:
Sources: the US is investigating Chinese router maker TP-Link, which has a ~65% US market share in homes and SMBs, and could ban the sale of its routers in 2025

Sister Sites:

Techmeme
Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web

memeorandum
What US political commentators are discussing online right now

WeSmirch
The top celebrity news from all around the web on a single page