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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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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Linda Yaccarino told close contacts that the return of some advertisers and X's merger with xAI, which reduced her role, made it a good time to depart
Sources: Linda Yaccarino told close contacts that the return of some advertisers and X's merger with xAI, which reduced her role, made it a good time to depart
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Axios, Adweek, The Guardian, TechCrunch, TheStreet, Business Insider, The Information, Straight Arrow News, The Economist, Rolling Stone, Reuters and New Republic
Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Disney and ITV agree a deal to stream hit shows like The Bear and Love Island on each other's platforms for the first time, starting July 16; both can sell ads — Companies hope content-sharing agreement will help them attract new subscribers in fiercely competitive market
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Broadband TV News, Reuters, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter and TVBEurope
Financial Times:
Investor letter: US newsroom-cum-hedge fund Hunterbrook Global is valued at $100M after new funding, which a source says will go toward expanding its newsroom — Novel investment firm that trades off its reporters' scoops raises fresh capital and plans move into litigation
Camille Bromley / Columbia Journalism Review:
Q&A with Megan Greenwell, author of Bad Company, a book on PE firms' impact on media and other industries, on unionization efforts, nonprofit outlets, and more — A conversation with the author of Bad Company. — In 2019, Megan Greenwell was the editor in chief of Deadspin …
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@stevemullis.net and @genelewisperry.bsky.social
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 and The Warning with Steve Schmidt
Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
World of Good Brands, formerly Leaf Group, shuts down after owner Graham Holdings sold off its last three titles; Graham Holdings acquired it in 2021 for $323M — The closure represents the end of the digital media company once known as Demand Media. — Digital media company World …
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Simon Owens's Media Newsletter, @markstenberg3, Business Wire and @simonowens.bsky.social
Danielle Broadway / Reuters:
SAG-AFTRA says Hollywood video game voice and motion capture actors signed a new contract with game studios, including AI protections like consent requirements — Hollywood video game voice and motion capture actors signed a new contract with video game studios on Wednesday with a focus …
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SAG-AFTRA, Variety, @sagaftra, The Hollywood Reporter, The Wrap, TechPowerUp, Game Developer and Deadline
Benoit Berthelot / Bloomberg:
WPP names Microsoft Global Enterprise COO Cindy Rose as CEO, effective September 1, succeeding Mark Read; Rose has been on WPP's board since 2019 — Rose, 59, will take on the role leading the advertising group beginning Sept. 1, the company said in a statement on Thursday.
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.
Will Potter / Rolling Stone:
A book excerpt details how the US animal agriculture industry helped create “ag-gag” laws criminalizing undercover journalism exposing factory farm abuses — An excerpt from “Little Red Barns: Hiding the Truth, from Farm to Fable” reveals how the animal agriculture industry created a new model of repression
Rebecca Keegan / The Hollywood Reporter:
A look at celebrity impersonation scams and the steps taken by Hollywood to combat them, including a likeness management tool CAA is developing with YouTube — Victims think they're talking to Keanu Reeves. Or Kevin Costner. Then come the pleas for cash.
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NextDraft, @akelacooper.bsky.social, Oh No They Didn't!, @davidblue.bsky.social and Dexerto
