Mediagazer: Some publishers say they can't block the Googlebot crawler that covers AI Overviews without hampering their discoverability, as the crawler also covers Search (Bloomberg)

VP candidates Vance and Walz plan to debate on CBS on October 1, with Norah O'Donnell and Margaret Brennan moderating; Vance says he wants to debate on CNN too — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio Sen. JD Vance have agreed to debate each other on Oct. 1, setting up a matchup of potential vice presidents …

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David Folkenflik / NPR:

Top WaPo editors are “looking into” Taylor Lorenz's private Instagram story that sources say labeled Biden a “war criminal” in a photo taken at the White House — Senior editors at the Washington Post are reviewing a prominent tech columnist's private story on social media …

Bloomberg:

Some publishers say they can't block the Googlebot crawler that covers AI Overviews without hampering their discoverability, as the crawler also covers Search — Publishers say blocking the company's AI bot could also prevent their sites from showing up in search

Discussion: Search Engine Land, @carnage4life@mas.to, @pahwa_nitish, @metacurity@infosec.exchange, @ianb@mastodon.well.com, Julia Love on LinkedIn, The Media Leader and The Guardian, more at Techmeme »

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:

Disney hires Adam Smith, who oversaw YouTube Music and YouTube Premium subscription services, as chief product and technology officer for entertainment and ESPN — Smith, who will be chief product and technology officer for entertainment and ESPN, most recently oversaw the YouTube Music and YouTube Premium subscription services.

Discussion: The Wrap, Los Angeles Times, The Information, Variety, Deadline and Next TV

Wall Street Journal:

Sources: ex-Warner Music CEO Edgar Bronfman Jr. is preparing a bid for National Amusements and has talked with potential backers including Fortress and Roku — Potential bid could come in together in coming days, ahead of Aug. 21 end of ‘go-shop period’ — Media executive Edgar Bronfman Jr …

Discussion: The Streamable, @tvgrimreaper, Deadline, @lucas_shaw, The Desk and Bloomberg

Brian Steinberg / Variety:

MLB and TelevisaUnivision strike a deal giving the network rights to broadcast Game 1 of the World Series and other post-season games, and more — TelevisaUnivision will start running weekly programming devoted to Major League Baseball and get to air some postseason play in a deal that will put …

Discussion: Adweek, Next TV, TelevisaUnivision, Marie Ann Dougherty on LinkedIn, Sports Business Journal, The Hollywood Reporter and Radio & Television …

Jody Godoy / Reuters:

Court filing: TikTok says DOJ misstated its ties to China, made factual errors in the case, and the divestment law would strip TikTok of its free speech rights — TikTok told a federal appeals court on Thursday that the U.S. Department of Justice has misstated the social media app's ties to China …

Discussion: WKYC-TV, NPR, @bobbyallyn@threads.net and Tubefilter, more at Techmeme »

Seija Rankin / The Hollywood Reporter:

A look at the evolution of Ryan's World, as YouTuber Ryan Kaji ages out of his audience; he has filmed a movie and his family is auditioning on-camera talent — The toy-unboxing star of 'Ryan's World' is YouTube's most famous tween. Now he and his family are putting his appeal to the test …

Discussion: Rolling Stone

Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:

A NYT reporter shared info from a WhatsApp group with a source and the info then spread on social media, leading to possible Australian anti-doxxing legislation — Members of a WhatsApp group for Jewish professionals were harassed after their chat thread fell into the hands of pro-Palestinian activists

Discussion: Sarah E. Needleman K. on LinkedIn and @wsjbusiness

CapRadio:

Jun Reina, the former manager of California public radio station CapRadio, received $460K in mysterious payments, per an unredacted consulting firm report — Ever since news broke late last year about CapRadio's financial troubles, audience members, staffers and employees of Sacramento State …

Discussion: @davidfolkenflik, @omarsrashad, @byrobinepley, Mike Kessler on LinkedIn and Current

Jesse Whittock / Deadline:

DLT Entertainment buys TV production company Juniper from BBC Chair Samir Shah, who was forced to step down from Juniper to avoid a conflict of interest — Financial terms of the deal weren't announced, but London-based DLT said the acquisition marked “a significant expansion of its portfolio in the factual programming space.”

Discussion: Advanced Television

Neel Dhanesha / Nieman Lab:

Q&A with Ear Hustle's Earlonne Woods and Bruce Wallace on producing podcasts in prison, the expansion to a women's prison, creating a training program, and more — The studio, at the California Institution for Women, will bring more incarcerated women's voices to the podcast — and kickstart an ambitious training program.

Discussion: @reportertracy