Mediagazer: Bloomberg, Dow Jones, the NYT, and the FT appeal a ruling letting FTX keep client names secret, arguing FTX can't get a “sweeping exception” to disclosure norms (Dietrich Knauth/Reuters)

1:05 PM ET, June 25, 2023

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Russian telcos and ISPs blocked or restricted access to Google News and other news sources during Kremlin's feud with a mercenary leader — At least five telecommunications companies have blocked the service, which aggregates news from various sources, according to an analysis from NetBlocks, an internet observatory.

Discussion: @oliverdarcy, Vanity Fair, Bloomberg, @jkosseff, @sherman4949, @rmac18, Washington Post, @netblocks, Engadget, @alfaiomi, @andreasharsono, @nytimes, @thechandlerdude, @mediaactive, @nicoagrant, Insider, Reclaim The Net and New York Post

Lisa Laman / Collider:

WBD CEO David Zaslav gutting Turner Classic Movies staff, while he tries to adopt a movie mogul's persona, is one of his most wicked and devastating maneuvers — The staff behind Turner Classic Movies has been gutted, which will have enormous consequences for cinema as an art form.

Discussion: TVLine, New Republic, The Wrap, The Wrap, @turnageb, @chaikomanduri, IndieWire, The Mary Sue, The A.V. Club, Bulwark+ and Variety

Hollywood Reporter:
Sources: Warner Bros. Pictures CEOs Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy will now oversee Turner Classic Movies; WBD plans to invest in, and not sell, the channel

Discussion: Deadline, IndieWire, @carlquintanilla, @toobaddiane, @aaroncouch, @kimmasters, @cnschedules, @kimmasters, @davidkittredge, @derfelmacguffin, @thr, Cord Cutters News, Variety and The Wrap

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:

IAC Chairman Barry Diller says The Daily Beast is no longer for sale; Diller had been in talks with Ankler Media, founded in 2022, but has withdrawn from them — Mr. Diller said he had considered combining The Daily Beast with Ankler Media, a start-up co-founded by Janice Min, a longtime magazine editor.

Discussion: @helaineolen, @benmullin, @vanityfair, @mediaevan and @vanityfair

Charlie Savage / New York Times:

How an intern at Indiana newspaper The Journal Gazette in 1995 helped popularize the mashup of The Wizard of Oz with Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon — Pink Floyd, — ‘The Wizard of Oz’ — and Me — The inside story of a Times reporter's strange role in a foundational moment …

Discussion: @nataliapetrzela, @nytmag and Insider

Diana Falzone / Rolling Stone:

Some Newsmax staffers raise privacy concerns after Smartmatic subpoenaed them for work and personal correspondence and Newsmax told them to hand over the data — Court filings rife with internal communications exposed Fox News' post-election misinformation push. Newsmax could be next

Discussion: @joshtpm and @rollingstone

Katie Deighton / Wall Street Journal:

Inside the Cannes Lions ad festival, which saw companies gingerly describing their AI use and a bigger presence from TikTok, Netflix, and Saudi publisher SRMG — Fears of the technology didn't dampen the annual bash, but its potential to wreck and remake the global ad industry suffused the five-day event

Discussion: @wsj and @dollydeighton

Irene Chan / Hong Kong Free Press:

An interview with Hong Kong journalist Bao Choy on why the court overturning her 2019 conviction is “not a long-lasting victory”, her new media outlet, and more — After leaving Hong Kong's top court on a warm June morning, Bao Choy was overwhelmed by a mixture of jubilation and sadness.

Discussion: @fy4chan, @ifjglobal, @theasianfmnst, @tomgrundy, @defrog and @thecfhk

Adam B. Vary / Variety:

Ahead of a potential SAG-AFTRA strike, Marvel, Netflix, Sony Pictures, and other studios plan to skip panels at San Diego's Comic-Con, which starts on July 19 — For two years, the biggest annual fan convention in North America was forced to cancel the five-day gathering due to the COVID-19 pandemic …

Wall Street Journal:

A look at Harry and Meghan's Hollywood flop in streaming's era of slower growth; sources: Netflix is unlikely to renew their $100M deal, which runs through 2025 — They arrived three years ago with royal star power amid a streaming boom, but have notched more cancellations and rejections than produced shows

Discussion: ET Canada, @baronessbruck, Insider, New York Post, @mirandadevine, @leebee4life, @joshkraushaar, Their Royal Highnesses, SheKnows and ABC

Jay Peters / The Verge:

Google adds a Perspectives tab to search results, featuring info from individuals posted on YouTube, Reddit, Stack Overflow, and more, after its May 2023 reveal — Google's new search feature that shows you different perspectives (ideally, human ones) in search results will be available on Friday, the company said on Twitter.

Discussion: 9to5Google

Dietrich Knauth / Reuters:

Bloomberg, Dow Jones, the NYT, and the FT appeal a ruling letting FTX keep client names secret, arguing FTX can't get a “sweeping exception” to disclosure norms — A group of media organizations on Friday appealed a court decision that allows collapsed crypto exchange FTX …

Discussion: Talking Biz News

Lisa O'Carroll / The Guardian:

The EFJ and media experts condemn the latest European Media Freedom Act draft that would let national security agencies place spyware on journalists' phones — Move to allow spyware to be placed on reporters' phones would have a ‘chilling effect’, say media experts

Discussion: @peterodwyer1, @annanemtsova, @rektor_linnea and @lindseysnell, more at Techmeme »

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Miles Kruppa / Wall Street Journal:
Internal email: Google invited employees to test Playables, a YouTube product that lets users play games like Stack Bounce instantly on the YouTube site or app

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Jay Peters / The Verge:
YouTube is testing Aloud, an AI-powered dubbing tool developed by Google's Area 120, with “hundreds” of creators, starting with English, Spanish, and Portuguese

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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
Lithuania's telecoms regulator starts blocking IP addresses tied to Russian TV channels, including RT, effectively blocking streaming of banned Russian channels

New York Times:
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Marvie Basilan / International Business Times:
Report: Altice USA-owned news network Cheddar News laid off around a dozen people on June 22; in April 2023, Cheddar cut around six staff from its YouTube team

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Voice of America:
Georgia's president pardons the country's only jailed journalist, Nika Gvaramia, who was convicted in May 2022 for abuse of power as a broadcaster's director

Discussion: @jodieginsberg, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, International Press Institute, Amnesty International and UPI

Elizabeth Djinis / Poynter:
A survey of 500+ local US journalists: ~72% reported experiencing personal burnout, 70% reported work-related burnout, and 72% have considered leaving their job

Discussion: @allisonprang, @andrwfhenderson, @kylejandrews_ and The Desk

RTÉ:
Ireland's RTÉ suspends Director General Dee Forbes a day after revelations that a presenter was paid €345K above his annual published salary for several years

Discussion: Independent.ie, @tweet_dec, @mir_ocall, @michael_o_regan, @alisonoconn, @reidyconor, @lucymarcus, @robertburke84, @caitrionaperry, @mandy_mcauley, @philipdwyer_moi and The Guardian

Tory Shepherd / The Guardian:
Australia's ABC asks for more funding to counter China's Asia-Pacific information war, saying China spends $3B+ a year on international media, vs. ABC's $11M

Discussion: @peggymel2001, @joel_p_atkinson and @melaniedoak

Paul Sawers / TechCrunch:
French data protection watchdog CNIL fines Paris-based adtech company Criteo €40M for breaching GDPR by failing to obtain users' consent around targeted ads

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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple and OpenAI are preparing a major announcement of their partnership at WWDC; the new AirTag with a better chip is scheduled to arrive by mid-2025

Sam Altman / @sama:
Sam Altman says he is embarrassed that there was a provision about potential equity cancellation in exit docs, and OpenAI never took back anyone's vested equity

Wall Street Journal:
Sources: US officials have told Google, Meta, and others about concerns that undersea cables could be vulnerable to tampering by China-owned repair ships

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