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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Oliver Darcy leaves CNN to launch Status, a newsletter akin to Puck, for $15/month or $150/year; CNN says the Reliable Sources newsletter is on summer hiatus — Oliver Darcy is starting a subscription-based news site dedicated to covering the media industry, joining a crowded field.
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Lara O'Reilly / Business Insider:
Email: the World Federation of Advertisers discontinues activities of its nonprofit, GARM, following X's antitrust lawsuit, but intends to contest X's claims — - The World Federation of Advertisers is ‘discontinuing’ the activities of the Global Alliance for Responsible Media.
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Marianna Spring / BBC:
A look at the people behind Channel3Now, a crime news aggregator whose story wrongly blaming an asylum seeker for the Southport attack played a role in UK riots — What connects a dad living in Lahore in Pakistan, an amateur hockey player from Nova Scotia - and a man named Kevin from Houston, Texas?
Financial Times:
Sources: Google and Meta ran a pilot program in the US in May 2024 to target Instagram ads to teenagers on YouTube, which prohibits targeting ads to under-18s — Campaign on YouTube to boost Instagram's appeal to young people skirted search group's rules for marketing to under-18s
CNN:
ABC says Trump and Harris have agreed to debate on September 10; at a press conference, Trump also says he has agreed to debate on Fox and NBC — Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are set to debate on ABC on September 10 after the former president said Thursday he had agreed to the faceoff, along with two others next month.
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Kayla Cobb / The Wrap:
WBD CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels says NBA talks were a “triggering event” to reevaluate the company and take a $9.1B impairment charge, but were not the only factor — However, CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels notes the reevaluation wasn't “a response to one individual factor”
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Jill Goldsmith / Deadline:
WBD reports Q2 revenue down 6% YoY to $9.7B, a $9.99B net loss, and takes a $9.1B impairment charge for networks; global streaming subs rose 3.6M to reach 103M
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Andrew Marchand / New York Times:
Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders and Rep. Joaquin Castro write to the DOJ asking to investigate Venu Sports and “oppose it if violates antitrust law” — Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders and Rep. Joaquin Castro have sent a letter to the Department of Justice asking …
Arvind Dilawar / Drop Site News:
A freelance journalist claims the NYT failed to correct a story he co-wrote on antisemitism in Teaneck, NJ, after he found a source gave incorrect information — An elected official alleged an antisemitic break-in. Police say it didn't happen. — As a freelance journalist …
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New York Times:
Analysis: Truth Social is increasingly reliant on niche ad campaigns that target hard-core Trump fans and Christian conservatives, often with small ad budgets — Donald J. Trump's social network is increasingly relying on a niche of the ad market that caters to hard-core Trump fans and Christian conservatives for revenue.
Kayla Cobb / The Wrap:
Sony's anime streaming service Crunchyroll announces it has surpassed 15M monthly paid subscribers, up from 11M in July 2023 — The news comes after Sony reported a 10% increase in operating profit during its first fiscal quarter of 2024 — Crunchyroll, the Sony-backed streaming service dedicated …
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
iHeartMedia reports Q2 consolidated revenue of $929M, up 1% YoY, an operating loss of $910M, up from $897M in Q2 2023, and podcast revenue up 8% YoY to $104.5M — The company also saw a wider net loss this quarter compared to last year. — Podcast revenue at iHeartMedia rose 8 percent …
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Emma Roth / The Verge:
TikTok launches TikTok Spotlight, in-app hubs for movies and TV shows that add links to “applicable” videos with more info and where to watch, tested with Dune — TikTok will now create in-app hubs for movies and TV shows and place them directly on fan-made videos.
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Jennifer Maas / Variety:
Nexstar reports Q2 net revenue up 2.3% YoY to $1.3B, net income up 41.3% YoY to $106M, ad sales up 2.2% YoY to $522M, CW quarterly losses down $33M from Q2 2023 — Nexstar reported its second-quarter 2024 earnings Thursday, revealing that the CW Network has narrowed its losses by $33 million.
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Thomas Hunter / Press Gazette:
Perplexity donates $250K to Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism to support research into AI and news after news outlets accused Perplexity of plagiarism — Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism will receive $250,000. — AI search chatbot Perplexity …
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