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Caitlin Huston / Hollywood Reporter:
Fox's free ad-supported streaming service Tubi hires Vimeo CEO Anjali Sud as its new CEO, reporting to Tubi Media Group's CEO starting on September 1 — The executive had been CEO of video platform Vimeo since 2017. — Vimeo CEO Anjali Sud has been named the new CEO of Fox's free ad-supported streaming service Tubi.
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Meta rebrands Facebook's Watch tab as Video, which will now include all visual content like Reels, long-form content, and live videos, and adds editing features — Facebook announced new video-related features today ranging from editing to discovery to make the platform competitive with YouTube and TikTok.
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New York Times:
Politico names co-founder John Harris as top editor, overseeing newsrooms in the US and Europe; Matt Kaminski will become editor at large at the end of August — Mr. Harris, who helped found the media outlet in 2007, will succeed Matt Kaminski as the publication's editor in the United States …
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Sources: Tucker Carlson agrees to a seven-figure ad deal with Public Square, an anti-ESG shopping app, making it one of his Twitter show's first advertisers — - Tucker Carlson has agreed to a seven-figure ad deal with Public Square (PublicSq.), a conservative-friendly shopping app, for his Twitter show.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Comcast adds NBC News Now, the free ad-supported streaming service launched in 2019, to its X1 platform and channel guide, alongside 20 other FAST channels — Cable subscribers typically recognize a handful of news brands, including CNN, MSNBC and Fox News Channel.
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@tomranzweiler, @tvkatesnow, @simplyzinhle and @adrianbutler
Sara Guaglione / Digiday:
Analyses: 53% of weekly US podcast listeners listen to non-US podcasts; in February 2023, Latin America saw the fastest growth in podcast listeners, up 7.7% YoY — Though the podcast industry is in a state of correction after a period of significant investment, some podcast networks have found …
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Clothilde Goujard / Politico:
The Norwegian Data Protection Authority orders Meta to stop showing users personalized ads for three months starting August 4 or face a daily fine of €89,500 — Meta's social media platforms will be barred from behavioral advertising in August. — 3 MINUTES READ
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Bloomberg:
Antenna: June 2023 was Netflix's best US growth month in years, with a gross ~3.5M signups, 100%+ above its recent averages, amid its password sharing crackdown — Netflix just had its best month in years and Disney is looking to sell its TV assets. What does that mean for the future of Hollywood?
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@jerrycap, @lucas_shaw, @scottgustin, @lucas_shaw and @carnage4life@mas.to, more at Techmeme »
Brendan O'Boyle / Reuters:
Local media report that Mexican journalist Nelson Matus was killed July 15 in Acapulco after reportedly surviving two assassination attempts in 2017 and 2019 — Mexican journalist Nelson Matus was killed Saturday in the coastal resort city of Acapulco in the southwestern state of Guerrero, local media reported.
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Fox News and Agence France-Presse
Gene Maddaus / Variety:
Sources detail some of SAG-AFTRA's demands, including paying 2% of streaming revenue to performers, compensation when using AI likenesses, pay raises, and more — According to sources on both sides, the biggest sticking point is the union's demand for 2% of the revenue generated by streaming shows.
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The Hollywood Reporter:
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
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Etan Vlessing / The Hollywood Reporter:
NYC-based PE firm Integrated Media Company plans to acquire Toon Boom Animation, owned by cartoon company Nelvana and part of Corus Entertainment, for CA$147.5M — The software firm, owned by cartoon company Nelvana and part of Corus Entertainment, was sold to a New York-based equity firm, Integrated Media Company.
Financial Times:
A look at Russian warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin's online media empire, which stands in post-mutiny limbo after Russia's internet censor banned Prigozhin websites — Vladimir Putin has blocked access to mutinous warlord's websites but his troll accounts remain active
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@valentinapop, @kenroth, @galajulianm, @justincormack, New York Post, Insider and The Guardian
Lewis Gordon / The Ringer:
After DVDs and streaming, Netflix gears up for what appears to be its third and most ambitious act: video games, with 67 in its library and 86 in development — First came DVDs. Then came streaming movies and TV. Now, Netflix is betting big on video games—and new release 'Oxenfree II …
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@lewis_gordon, Insider, @lewis_gordon, @ringer, @soi, @ballmatthew, @lewis_gordon, @adrianhon@mastodon.social, Comic Book and CBS News
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