Mediagazer: Cable TV networks canceling daytime talk show staples The Kelly Clarkson Show and Sherri show how they are now struggling to compete with video podcasts (The Hollywood Reporter)

Andy Sheehan / CBS News:

Local efforts to keep the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette operating appear to have stalled; one potential buyer blames owner Block's unwillingness to speak with buyers — Add CBS News on Google — In less than three months, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is scheduled to go out of business.

Discussion: @jayrosen.bsky.social and @cpotterpgh.bsky.social

Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:

In written evidence to the Prince Harry privacy trial, ex-Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre says allegations of phone hacking are “grave and sometimes preposterous” — Ex-Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre has described allegations of phone hacking, tapping and illegal newsgathering levelled …

Discussion: Dominic Ponsford on LinkedIn, The Guardian, Financial Times and Reuters

Wall Street Journal:

The Office producer Ben Silverman's Propagate Content raised $50M from Ares Management at a $200M valuation, up 33% from 2023, as part of a creator-economy push — Before they were stars on Hulu, the women of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” were best known from #MomTok, a community of mostly millennial Utah-based mothers on TikTok.

Discussion: The Wrap, The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline

K.J. Yossman / Variety:

Sky and Disney sign a multiyear deal to offer Disney+ to Sky customers in the UK and Ireland at no extra cost, and Sky will bundle HBO Max, Netflix, and Hayu — Sky and Disney have inked a multi-year distribution deal that will see the broadcaster offer Disney+ to Sky customers in the U.K …

Jonathan Vanian / CNBC:

Meta launches an AI feature that lets Threads users temporarily personalize their feed by specifying topics in a public post that begins with “Dear Algo” — Meta on Wednesday debuted an AI feature called “Dear Algo” that lets Threads users personalize their content-recommendation algorithms.

Discussion: TechCrunch, Fast Company, The Verge, Android Central, Meta Newsroom and Digital Trends, more at Techmeme »

The Hollywood Reporter:

Cable TV networks canceling daytime talk show staples The Kelly Clarkson Show and Sherri show how they are now struggling to compete with video podcasts — Sky-high production costs and waning audiences are pushing hosts off the dial. Video podcasts may be the final blow to the format.

Alice Brooker / Press Gazette:

An interview with Dave Jorgenson, who launched WaPo's TikTok channel in 2019, about taking WaPo's video audience with him, launching long-form content, and more — The Washington Post's former face of Tiktok has said his decision to launch his own company was because video was not …

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

TikTok launches an opt-in Local Feed in the app's US version, including content related to travel, news, events, shopping, and dining near the user's location — TikTok on Wednesday announced the launch of a new “Local Feed” in the U.S. version of the app, which displays content related to travel …

Discussion: Engadget, 9to5Mac and The Verge, more at Techmeme »

Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:

Fox-owned podcasting company Red Seat Ventures acquires subscription monetization company Supercast, as it ramps up its podcasting efforts — The Fox-owned podcasting company bought monetization company Supercast. — Red Seat Ventures has acquired another company as it ramps up its podcasting efforts.

Discussion: Podnews, Simon Owens's Media Newsletter, Barrett Media, The Wrap and Bloomberg

Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:

Sources: 11 CBS Evening News employees, or about 25% of the staffers eligible for buyouts, have chosen the option ahead of impending layoffs — About a quarter of “CBS Evening News” staffers eligible for buyouts have chosen the option ahead of impending layoffs under editor in chief Bari Weiss, The Post has learned.

Discussion: Breitbart, TV Insider and Zeteo

Amanda Meade / The Guardian:

Lenore Taylor, editor of Guardian Australia, is leaving the outlet after 13 years in senior roles and 10 years as editor; David Munk will serve as acting editor — Australia's longest-serving editor credited with transforming a fledgling news organisation into the fourth most-read news website

Discussion: Mumbrella, The Guardian, Lenore Taylor on LinkedIn, Chris Moran on LinkedIn, Mediaweek, @earleyedition.bsky.social, Capital Brief and Sydney Morning Herald

Sara Fischer / Axios:

Courier expands to nine more US states, bringing the progressive news network to 20 states, and says it has 104 employees, mostly working at local news outlets — Courier Newsroom, a local and national news group with a progressive perspective, is expanding to nine additional states this year, its publisher Tara McGowan told Axios.

Discussion: @taraemcg.bsky.social

Lauren Thomas / Wall Street Journal:

Activist investor Ancora Holdings has built a roughly $200M stake in WBD and is planning to oppose the Netflix-WBD deal, favoring a deal with Paramount — Ancora builds a roughly $200 million stake in Warner Bros. Discovery and favors a deal with David Ellison's Paramount Skydance