Top News:
Kelly Fiveash / Ars Technica UK:
UK government announces that porn websites will have to verify UK users are aged 18+ by April 2018; users may be asked to verify with credit card details — UK gov't brings in online porn watchdog to police site operators and force compliance. — The wobbly, squabbling, minority Tory government …
Discussion:
GOV.UK, Daily Mail, Open Rights Group, The Independent, The Guardian, Gizmodo, UK Parliament, The Register, Inquirer, CNBC, The Independent, gizmodo, BBC, HuffPost UK, Business Insider, Digital Trends, The Times & The Sunday Times, mirror, WIRED UK, Fortune, Engadget, The Next Web, Business Insider, Press Association and Featured Articles, more at Techmeme »
Max Willens / Digiday:
Politico Pro has 20K subscribers and generates 50% of the site's annual revenue — On Monday, Politico is expected to announce a series of updates and a new product for Politico Pro, its subscription service, including a legislation compass that tracks the progress of bills making …
Discussion:
@byersalex, @digiday, @bryandbender, @michaelkruse and @talkopan
Tim Peterson / Marketing Land:
Snapchat launches its Snap Publisher self-serve ad creation tool, which can convert horizontal videos and websites into vertical video ads — Snap Publisher enables brands to edit a horizontal video into a vertical one or to have have Snapchat's computer vision technology do the work.
Discussion:
Business Insider, Variety, Tamebay, socialbarrel.com, Tubefilter, Business Insider and The Drum
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Netflix reports Q2 revenue of $2.79B, vs. $2.76B expected, and total streaming subs grew 5.2M to 104M, vs. 3.2M expected; stock up 10%+ — Netflix added 5.2 million overall streaming subscribers in the second quarter of 2017, dramatically beating investor expectations for both U.S. and international growth.
Discussion:
Broadcasting & Cable, Reuters, Fortune, Ad Age and Recode, more at Techmeme »
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Rotten Tomatoes editor-in-chief Matt Atchity joins TYT Network, whose flagship show is The Young Turks, as head of programming — TYT Network, the online politics and entertainment news network, has hired Rotten Tomatoes editor-in-chief Matt Atchity head of programming.
Discussion:
Hollywood Reporter, Adweek, Tubefilter and @matchity
Jon Lafayette / Broadcasting & Cable:
Streaming service fuboTV says it is adding Fusion TV to its entry-level fubo Premier bundle — Univision channel is part of $34.99 tier — Streaming service fuboTV said it was adding Fusion TV to its entry-level fubo Premier bundle. — Fubo, which emphasizes sports programming …
A.J. Katz / TVNewser:
ABC News launches The Briefing Room, a live digital program focusing on White House press briefings and political reporting from DC — ABC News is launching The Briefing Room today, a new, live digital program focusing on “White House press briefings and the latest political reporting from Washington …
Discussion:
ABC News Public Relations, @rickklein and Broadcasting & Cable
Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
Donald Trump has only given one solo press conference during his six months as president — The last time President Donald Trump gave a solo press conference, Michael Flynn's resignation as national security adviser was only three days old. James Comey was still in charge of the FBI …
Discussion:
@dylanbyers, @tomkludt, @ryanstruyk and @cillizzacnn
Ricardo Bilton / Nieman Lab:
Gannett's local news teams are helping USA Today expand the frequency and scale of its VR projects by collaborating on pieces, writing companion articles, more — “We have to remember that not only we as content creators are new to VR, but so is our audience. For a lot of people, it's still very experiential."
Alexis Levinson / BuzzFeed:
Not all Republican lawmakers like Trump's fracas with the press, with some saying it is distracting from coverage of key issues like tax reform — “I love the media,” said the Freedom Caucus chairman. — Reporting From Washington, DC … You've read a lot about the Republican war on what Donald Trump calls fake news.
Discussion:
The Washington Journal, Mediaite, @alexis_levinson and @katherinemiller
Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:
Press Association EIC Peter Clifton says the news org is not replacing reporters with robots, after being awarded near $1M to develop an automated news project — Press Association editor-in-chief Peter Clifton has said he is “certainly not replacing reporters with robots” …
Christine Schmidt / Nieman Lab:
OMGDigital, a 7-year-old media company for African youth, boasts over 90M monthly views and has raised $1.1M from Kima Ventures, Soma Capital, others — “In the West, Cracked, BuzzFeed, and Mashable had really picked up steam. We couldn't relate to the contents; we didn't get the jokes.
National Enterprise Reporter — 
Audience Development Editor, TX — 
Editorial Cartoonist, DC — 
Senior Editor (International), UK — 
Big Tech Reporter, NY — 
Web Editor - TR Foundation, UK — 
Product Mgr - Commercial Observer, NY — 
News Editor - Newsgathering NY Bureau, NY — 
Business Reporter, SC — 
Associate Editorial Page Editor, TX — 
Guides Editor, CA — 
Staff Writer, Remote (US & Canada) — 
Managing Editor, Remote — 
Technology and Business Reporter, WA — 
Marketing Research Mgr, Phila. — 
Housing Reporter, CA — 
Fact-Checker, NY — 
Editor/Sports Editor, KY — 
Breaking News Reporter, RI — 
Executive Editor - Business, NY — 
Deputy Editor, NY — 
Editor II - Weekend Editor, DC — 
Energy Reporter, VA — 
Congress Editor, DC — 
Tech Writing/Editing/Research, NJ/NY — 
Opinion Editor — 
Staff Writer, MD — 
Newsletter Writer - South Asia — 
Breaking News Editor, Anywhere — 
Project Editor, CA — 
Lead Editor - News Curation, CA — 
Banking Correspondent, UK — 
