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Sara Fischer / Axios:
X CEO Linda Yaccarino says that “after two incredible years, I've decided to step down”; X hired Yaccarino in 2023 after running NBCUniversal's ad business — X CEO Linda Yaccarino said Wednesday she is stepping down from her role. … - Under her leadership …
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New York Times:
Sources: Linda Yaccarino had discussed her plans to leave with X employees earlier this week, before Grok's antisemitic posts — Linda Yaccarino, whom Elon Musk hired to run X in 2023, grappled with the challenges the company faced after Mr. Musk took over.
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BBC:
MasterChef production company Banijay fires host Gregg Wallace after an inquiry into alleged misconduct; 50+ people told the BBC about allegations about Wallace — Gregg Wallace has been sacked as MasterChef presenter as a result of an inquiry into alleged misconduct, BBC News understands.
Matt Smith / Press Gazette:
An interview with Judd Legum about his Substack Popular Information, which has three reporting staff and 20K+ paying subs, with an estimated $1M+ annual revenue — Judd Legum, who runs one of the top US politics paid newsletters, says his journalism and much of what appears on Substack …
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@simonowens
Financial Times:
Sources: Apple is in talks to acquire the US streaming rights for Formula 1, following the success of F1 the Movie, which has generated ~$300M at the box office — iPhone-maker is challenging Disney's ESPN to screen car series — Apple is in talks to acquire the US rights to screen Formula 1 …
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ESPN Press Room U.S., Awful Announcing, TechCrunch, Thurrott, Fortune, iDrop News, Redmond Pie, Front Office Sports, iClarified, Apple Must, Sports Business Journal, Benzinga, Engadget, iDownloadBlog.com, Spyglass, BGR, The Streamable, @kennysmith.bsky.social, 9to5Mac, Neowin, MacRumors, @ft, Arabian Business, AppleInsider, iLounge, Yahoo Finance, MacDailyNews and MacTech.com, more at Techmeme »
Sophie Endrud / Poynter:
A look at The Examination, a nonprofit investigative news outlet with ~20 staffers launched in 2023 that focuses on Big Food, tobacco, pollution, and drugs — Ben Hallman and his team of almost 20 are taking on four of the biggest global industries, one health investigation at a time
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Sasha Chavkin on LinkedIn
Digiday:
A look at Yahoo Creators, launched in March 2024, offering creators a 50/50 ad revenue split for posting original written content, with 135 creators signed up — As Yahoo's creator program matures, the company is increasingly evolving from a publisher into a creator platform in its own right.
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Time, Kat Downs Mulder on LinkedIn and Marketing Brew, more at Techmeme »
Jody Godoy / Reuters:
A US appeals court blocks the FTC's “click-to-cancel” rule that would have taken effect on July 14, saying it didn't conduct a preliminary cost-benefit analysis — A U.S. appeals court blocked a rule that would have required businesses to make it as easy to cancel subscriptions …
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Dominic Preston / The Verge:
WBD renames Max as HBO Max on its website and apps; max.com now redirects to hbomax.com, and users won't need to download a new app, unlike the 2023 Max rollout — The Max app switched back to HBO Max today. … After announcing in May that it was giving up and returning …
Arab News:
Semafor appoints Matthew Martin as its Saudi Arabia bureau chief and its global head of sovereign wealth fund coverage, as it expands its Gulf coverage — DUBAI: Semafor has appointed Matthew Martin as its Saudi Arabia bureau chief and global head of sovereign wealth fund coverage as the news platform expands its Gulf edition.
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@semaforben
Matt Donnelly / Variety:
Turner Classic Movies will have a co-management structure as WBD plans a split, with creative control under David Zaslav and operations under Gunnar Wiedenfels — As WBD prepares to split, creative control will stay with Zaslav's studio group while operations will continue at global networks
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@honudan.bsky.social and @kevdgrussing.bsky.social
Suzanne Smalley / The Record:
A US appeals court revives a lawsuit against NSO Group by Salvadoran journalists allegedly targeted with Pegasus spyware after a district court's 2024 dismissal — A U.S. federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled that a district court erred when it dismissed a lawsuit filed by a group …
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CyberScoop, Bloomberg Law and Knight First Amendment …
