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Radio and music industry trade website All Access plans to cease publishing on August 15, 2023 after 28 years, citing “severe financial headwinds” — “We will all miss serving and working with all of you — our readers and clients," said founder/president/publisher Joel Denver in a statement.
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The broadcasting deal between the Phoenix Suns and Gray Television becomes official; report: Diamond Sports' RSN opted not to match Gray's offer — Bally Sports Arizona may not have any teams' games left to broadcast by the end of business on Monday. The channel will lose broadcasts …
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SAG-AFTRA and WGA members picketed at two NYC and 10 LA studio sites, with Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery HQs among the bigger targets for crowds — Fran Drescher and her 160,000-strong union hit the streets on day one of the SAG-AFTRA strike — and day 74 of the WGA strike.
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SAG-AFTRA members officially decide to strike on July 14, after failed negotiations with the AMPTP, joining 11,000+ already striking film and television writers
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Study: ChatGPT helped writers complete tasks, such as writing press releases or reports, 40% faster and produce work that assessors scored 18% higher in quality — People who use ChatGPT to help with writing tasks are more productive and produce higher-quality work than those who don't, a study found.


Sources: at an all-hands meeting, NYT staffers expressed anger at the way its sports desk was cut and raised concerns over differing standards at The Athletic — A routine all-company meeting turned tense as New York Times employees pressed management on its decision to disband the sports section …
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Creator monetization platform Passes, founded in 2022, plans to acquire rival Fanhouse, founded in 2020; some creators are worried and one Fanhouse founder quit — The creator monetization platform Fanhouse announced yesterday that it was acquired by Passes, a similar startup that only launched in beta in December.
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Sources: Daily Caller co-founders Tucker Carlson and Neil Patel seek to raise hundreds of millions for a media company anchored by Carlson's free Twitter videos — Former Fox News host and associate look to raise funds for new venture that could use Twitter as its backbone
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Elon Musk says Twitter's cash flow remains negative because of a nearly 50% drop in advertising revenue and a heavy debt load — Elon Musk said Twitter's cash flow remains negative because of a nearly 50% drop in advertising revenue and a heavy debt load. — “Need to reach positive cash flow …
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A look at Disney's challenges, some of which are rooted in Bob Iger's previous decisions as CEO, including acquiring Fox assets and entering the streaming race — Eight months after returning as Disney's CEO, he is straining to put out fire after fire, including streaming losses, an activist investor and TV woes
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Carlo Vittorini, the publisher of Parade magazine for 20 years, during which its circulation grew to 37.5M and its full-page ad's cost rose to $640K, dies at 94 — He spent two decades guiding a popular newspaper Sunday supplement as its revenue and circulation grew, reaching nearly 40 million readers at one point.
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@roddreher, @nytimestech, @harrymccracken@sfba.social and MediaPost


Justin Smith: Semafor is on track for a first profitable month and “might even” see a profitable quarter, having allocated nearly 90% of its resources to the US — Semafor claims to have an audience of about four or five million people per month so far.


The European Parliament is auditing its YouTube advertising from 2020 to date, after a study alleged YouTube broke its own rules for ads on third-party websites — - The European Parliament said it's auditing its YouTube advertising from 2020 to date. — It follows a study …
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