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6:20 PM ET, July 15, 2022

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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Disney plans to raise ESPN+'s monthly subscription from $6.99 to $9.99 and its annual price from $69.99 to $99.99, 43% increases, starting on August 23, 2022  —  The Disney-backed streaming-video sports service intends to raise its monthly subscription fee by $3 a month …
Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:
Apple launches Apple Music Sessions, with performances by Carrie Underwood and Tenille Townes recorded in Apple's Nashville studio and released in spatial audio  —  Apple is introducing a new perk for Apple Music subscribers, Apple Music Sessions, which gives listeners access to exclusive releases …
Washington Post:
Saudi officials excluded two WaPo reporters from a briefing during Biden's visit; after Post reporters raised the issue with the White House, they were invited  —  Biden's greeting to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was criticized by human rights advocates as too friendly.
Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
Protocol names MIT Technology Review Executive Editor Michael Reilly as editorial director; Protocol Editor-In-Chief Tim Grieve is leaving after four years  —  Michael Reilly, the executive editor of MIT Technology Review, has been hired as editorial director of tech news site Protocol.
Jordan Valinsky / CNN:
Hasbro is paying The New York Times a licensing fee to release Wordle: The Party Game, a Wordle board game, on October 1 for a suggested price of $19.99  —  New York (CNN Business)Wordle is jumping from the P-H-O-N-E to the B-O-A-R-D.  —  Hasbro is partnering with the New York Times …
Wall Street Journal:
With its Netflix deal, Microsoft reignites its old ambitions in online advertising, bolstered by Xandr, the ad tech firm it recently acquired from AT&T  —  Tech company, embracing underdog role, reignites its ambitions in online advertising  —  Microsoft Corp. MSFT 1.04%▲ …
Discussion: The Drum, The Wrap and Adweek
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Beyoncé joins TikTok, gaining 3.3M+ followers in her first day on the platform, and offers her entire catalog for users to choose from as music for their videos  —  Pop superstar Beyoncé has joined the short-form video app (link) — and her entire catalog is now available …
Sara Guaglione / Digiday:
Simone Oliver steps down as global editor-in-chief of Vice Media Group's Refinery29 “to pursue other opportunities”; Oliver took on the role in September 2020  —  Just shy of two years into the role, Simone Oliver is stepping down as global editor-in-chief of Vice Media Group's Refinery29.
Discussion: @tanzinavega
Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:
Q&A with Runa Sandvik, whose Granitt startup helps at-risk people like journalists, activists, politicians, lawyers, and refugees prepare for digital threats  —  For much of her career, hacker Runa Sandvik has worked to protect journalists and newsrooms from powerful adversaries …
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Glenn Kessler's Washington Post “fact check” of an IndyStar story on a 10-year-old who had to get an abortion in Indiana mainstreamed doubting its credibility  —  On July 1, the Indianapolis Star reported that a 10-year-old rape victim was forced to travel from Ohio to Indiana to receive an abortion.
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Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
After Roe, reporters may have to rely on a single source, on the record, to tell stories about the end of legal abortion, as others stay quiet to avoid arrest
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Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
LiveOne, formerly called LiveXLive and owner of Slacker Radio, raised $8.1M for its PodcastOne subsidiary, valuing it at $60M, as part of a plan to spin it off
Discussion: Inside Radio
Maria L. La Ganga / Los Angeles Times:
A Los Angeles Times reporter says two former top editors tried to kill a story about drug use by the University of Southern California's medical school dean
Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
The UK's The New European closes its fundraising scheme after raising £1M from 2,000 readers who editor Matt Kelly says “now own 16.7% of the business”
Gavin Bridge / Variety:
Analysis and estimates: the annual value of US TV and streaming sports rights will reach $21.5B in 2022 and $26.5B by 2023, a 74% increase since 2015
Claire Atkinson / Insider:
Sources: former Disney CEO Bob Iger clashed with the company's board over succession planning and “greatly regretted” choosing Bob Chapek “as soon as COVID hit”
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Sean Lyngaas / CNN:
Report: in the days before January 6, Chinese hackers targeted US journalists with malicious emails to find out if there would be a peaceful transfer of power
Science:
A study comparing the consumption of partisan online news to TV news suggests that television is the top driver of partisan audience segregation among Americans
 

 
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Juli Clover / MacRumors:
The second developer beta of iOS 18.2 shows a “daily limit” for free access to “advanced” ChatGPT via Siri and an option to upgrade to ChatGPT Plus in Settings

Bloomberg:
Sources: OpenAI is in early talks with the California AG's office to become a for-profit company; letter: it also has discussed the shift with the Delaware AG

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is exploring a push into smart glasses by conducting an internal study, codenamed Atlas, to gather employee feedback on products on the market
 
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