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Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
Patreon adds Autopilot, which predicts free members that are most likely to upgrade and offers discounts, after finding upgrade rates grew by ~19% in testing — Patreon is rolling out new automated features for creators to convert free members to paid ones.
Discussion:
Patreon and Tubefilter
Gregory P. Perreault / Nieman Lab:
Interviews with 20 journalists focused on why they stayed in the profession: emotional ties with audiences, chances to learn for a living, camaraderie, and more — “The day-to-day work of news, journalists reminded us, was the opportunity to learn for a living.”
Discussion:
Karly Cox on LinkedIn, @gregperreault, @niemanlab and @mbalter
Rachel Tashjian / Washington Post:
A look at the growth of fashion and shopping on Substack, including coverage of New York Fashion Week and Substack's plans for a Paris Fashion Week event — The newsletter platform has become a place to discuss, offer advice on and celebrate shopping — and make a lot of money doing so.
Discussion:
Christina Loff on LinkedIn and Marc Bridge on LinkedIn
Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Lionsgate, the studio behind The Hunger Games, John Wick, and Twilight, signs a deal with Runway to use generative AI in its movies and TV shows — Hollywood studio will give the tech company access to its library of movies and shows in exchange for a custom-built AI model
Discussion:
TechCrunch, Runway, The Hollywood Reporter, VentureBeat, Runway and WORLD SCREEN
Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
Law360 workers end their strike after reaching a five-year contract deal that lifts wages by an average of 12%, includes an average bonus of $9,000, and more — Unionized editorial workers at LexisNexis-owned Law360 have reached a tentative five-year contract deal that, among many gains …
Discussion:
@frankrunyeon, @aebra_coe, @bykatiebuehler, @candace_pedraza and @kdgscribe
Oliver Darcy / Status:
CNN quietly pulled some primetime shows, including Anderson Cooper 360, over the summer from CNN Max, which remains in beta for its first anniversary — Over the summer, CNN discreetly pulled its high-profile primetime programs from CNN Max. The move was made quietly and without any explanation.
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The London Standard, the new-look weekly edition of London's Evening Standard, and City AM strike a distribution deal; City AM also debuts a major brand refresh — City AM also debuts first major brand refresh in its 19 years. — City AM has struck a deal to take up the vacant spots …
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Sources: Air Mail, founded in 2019 by Graydon Carter, hires investment bank Raine Group to explore a sale; talks with Standard Investments are no longer active — The company, founded in 2019, is known for its weekend newsletter of deeply reported features, travel recommendations and shopping tips.
Discussion:
The Ankler, @mediaevan and @matthewkassel
Nathan J. Robinson / Current Affairs:
The Atlantic poses as a magazine of thoughtful ideas, but its writers get away with sloppy, unsupported arguments, and its errors are long-lasting and insidious — Regular Current Affairs readers know that I have a tendency to make grumbling remarks about a magazine called The Atlantic.
Michael Brice-Saddler / Washington Post:
The foundation backing Washington, DC's Fallen Journalist Memorial unveils concept designs and expects completion in 2028, funded entirely by private donations — The concept designs are for D.C.'s first public memorial to celebrate press freedom and honor the journalists who have been slain while doing their jobs.
Discussion:
Axios, Adweek and The Daily Beast
Sanjai P R / Bloomberg:
UK filing: Zee Entertainment says Disney's Indian unit is seeking $940M in damages after Zee defaulted on payment for TV rights of cricket matches — Disney Star, previously called Star India, filed the claim for damages and termination of the alliance pact before the London Court …
Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:
In her new memoir, “Connie”, Connie Chung discusses her career as CBS' anchorwoman, the sexism that shadowed her career, and her experiences with Dan Rather — In a frank and entertaining new memoir, the TV newscaster recounts how sexism, and Dan Rather, sidelined her groundbreaking career.
Discussion:
Washington Post
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Snap debuts a tool that lets select creators generate AI videos from text prompts and, soon, from image prompts, powered by Snap's own foundation video models — At its annual Snap Partner Summit on Tuesday, Snapchat announced that it's introducing a new AI video-generation tool for creators.
Discussion:
MIT Technology Review, TVNewsCheck and Business Insider, more at Techmeme »
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Alex Heath / The Verge:
Snapchat gets a redesign that pares down five tabs to three, including a new unified For You feed of full-screen videos from publishers and creators
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The Hollywood Reporter, The Information, Deadline, Tubefilter, Axios, 9to5Mac, Bloomberg, Engadget, TechCrunch, TechCrunch and 9to5Google
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