Mediagazer: A report from Kara Swisher's last Code conference: a backroom poker game, politics in the air, the tribute to Steve Jobs, and genuinely surprising interviews (Eric Newcomer/Newcomer)

9:30 PM ET, September 11, 2022

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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:

Q&A with Disney CEO Bob Chapek on Hulu's and ESPN's future, buying out Comcast's 33% stake in Hulu before 2024, a seamless bundle, activist investors, and more — “You should see the backstage,” actor Diego Luna told the D23 Expo crowd Saturday morning as he talked up his new “Star Wars” …

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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:

Activist investor Daniel Loeb backs off his proposal for Disney to sell ESPN, citing a “better understanding” of the company's “growth and innovation” plan — Activist investor Daniel S. Loeb of Third Point has backed off his proposal from last month for Disney …

Discussion: The Hollywood Reporter

Ashley Gold / Axios:

UNC's Center on Technology Policy: programmatic ad firms need clearer policies on political ad content, disclaimers, targeting, transparency, and accountability — After Big Tech platforms cracked down on political ads in the 2020 election's wake, political advertisers have increasingly flocked …

Discussion: @ashleyrgold, @mattperault, @mattperault, @mattperault, @mattperault, @mattperault, @knightfdn and Center on Technology Policy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Marina Adami / Reuters Institute for the Study …:

How reporters in Brazil, Colombia, and Peru are using technology to cover the Amazon rainforest, as armed groups, criminals, and mining companies target them — Targeted by armed groups, criminals and mining companies, journalists are using technology to bring attention to the world's biggest rainforest

Discussion: @risj_oxford, @marina__adami and @lilimendonca

Maureen Dowd / New York Times:

An interview with Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner about the end of the magazine era, not reading Rolling Stone anymore, how his son Gus saved it, and more — The Rolling Stone founder talks about LSD, not reading the magazine anymore and how the Stones now look like “Lord of the Rings” characters onstage.

Discussion: @szacharek, @andreasharsono, @jaywbabcock, @ericliptonnyt, @andreasharsono, @curtmills, @mythserene, @samhaselby, @spwells, @almostmedia, @markfollman, @rjcc, @maureendowd, @jimlaporta, @jeffgoodell and @jackshafer

Eric Newcomer / Newcomer:

A report from Kara Swisher's last Code conference: a backroom poker game, politics in the air, the tribute to Steve Jobs, and genuinely surprising interviews — Inside the poker room and the tribute to Steve Jobs. — “The queen herself, Kara Swisher, big round of applause please,” …

Discussion: @ericnewcomer, @ericnewcomer, @jason, @alexeheath, @jayrosen_nyu, @cityofthetown, @thekenyeung, @jeffreyswisher, @jeffreyswisher and @karaswisher

Jody Serrano / Gizmodo:

How Wikipedia's editors worked to update Queen Elizabeth II's page, debating what pictures to use and what to call Charles, creating new articles, and more — RIP, Queen Elizabeth II. There are a lot of things to do in the digital realm when a monarch dies, and one of the first places people …

Discussion: @tguemes, @blakersdozen and @jodyserrano, more at Techmeme »

Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac:

JustWatch research: Netflix has a 27.3% share of global streaming, Amazon Prime Video has 24.3%, Disney+ has 18.2%, HBO Max has 7%, and Apple TV+ has 6.2% — The streaming market has gained several new players in recent years, and this has been affecting consolidated platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video.

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:

SEC filing: Rupert Murdoch's Fox Corp. pay package was $18.4M in fiscal year 2022, down from $31.1M YoY, while Lachlan Murdoch's fell to $21.7M from $27.7M YoY — Don't feel too bad, however. Rupert Murdoch still took home more than $18 million, while son Lachlan Murdoch earned $21.7 million and a contract extension.

Discussion: @alexweprin, Deadline and The Wrap

Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:

How two colleagues of murdered Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German staked out the house of his alleged killer while continuing to report on the story — Two members of Jeff German's four-member team told The Daily Beast how they found out about their colleague's death—along with how they knew to look at Robert Telles.

Discussion: @laprensasd, @robertfaturechi, @bgrueskin, @thedailybeast, @benjamingoggin, @dmihalopoulos, @jfkucinich, @corbinbolies, NBC News and Boing Boing

Hirun Cryer / GamesRadar:

Ubisoft says it is developing three mobile games exclusively for Netflix: Mighty Quest 2, Valiant Hearts 2, and a new Assassin's Creed title — There's also a new Valiant Hearts game in the works — Ubisoft just announced a partnership with Netflix for three games.

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Elahe Izadi / Washington Post:

Over 500 US-based Condé Nast workers at 11 publications win union recognition, under the NewsGuild of New York; magazines include Vanity Fair, Allure, and Vogue — Condé Nast employees won union recognition Friday from their company, making workers at iconic …

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