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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Reach CEO Jim Mullen says there is “too much power in the hands of platforms and their algorithms” and calls for regulation to make platforms pay for content — The chief executive of the UK's biggest commercial news publisher has called for big tech regulation so the platforms pay …
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Liverpool Echo and HoldtheFrontPage
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Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
DMG Media CEO Rich Caccappolo discusses how UK tech regulation and Google lawsuits may benefit news publishers, Mail Online's partial paywall success, and more — DMG Media chief executive Rich Caccappolo has said that monopoly lawsuits against Google and the prospect of new UK tech regulation …
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
TikTok rolls out its redesigned Subscription feature, which lets creators offer three tiers, to eligible creators in select regions, including the UK and the US — TikTok announced on Monday that its redesigned “Subscription” monetization offering is rolling out to eligible creators in select regions …
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TikTok, @wildtiktokss, @liahaberman, @zachbussey, @tiktokcomms, ZDNET, MediaPost and Fast Company, more at Techmeme »
Katie Paul / Reuters:
Source: Meta plans to launch the voices of Judi Dench, Kristen Bell, John Cena, Awkwafina, and Keegan-Michael Key for its Meta AI chatbot at Connect this week — Facebook owner Meta Platforms (META.O) is planning to announce this week that it has secured deals with actors including Judi Dench …
Discussion:
MEDIANAMA, The Wrap and New York Post, more at Techmeme »
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
An interview with Joanna Coles and Ben Sherwood on making The Daily Beast “an intelligent tabloid” with 30+ new contributors like Tina Brown and Kara Swisher — If the media industry is burning, Joanna Coles and Ben Sherwood aren't afraid to play close to the flames.
Discussion:
The Daily Beast, @variety, LateNighter and @bristei
Max Tani / Semafor:
A look at Tim Miller's “Never Trump” outlet The Bulwark's surging popularity on YouTube, with subscribers up from 50,000 in September 2023 to 631,000 now — The Scoop — Tim Miller doesn't enjoy making the MrBeast face, the wide-eyed, open-mouthed smile of a million YouTube thumbnail images.
Jessica Testa / New York Times:
A look at Racquet, a tennis magazine whose co-founders, David Shaftel and Caitlin Thompson, are in a legal dispute over their differing visions for the magazine — The indie magazine Racquet aims to become a major player in the business of tennis — after a messy dispute between its two founders.
Discussion:
@jtes
Ryu Spaeth / New York Magazine:
An interview with Ta-Nehisi Coates about his new nonfiction book The Message, how US journalistic institutions failed in covering the Israel-Hamas war, and more — A decade after “The Case for Reparations,” he is ready to take on Israel, Palestine, and the American media.
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@coopercooperco, @bwdbwdbwd, @hofrench, @strawburriez, @dwallacewells, @jackmirkinson, @dbattistella@mstdn.ca, @wireracing, @jeffjarvis@mastodon.social, @jazzedloon, @longreads@mastodon.world, @achingkneejoint, @zschrieber, @seywarddarby, @ryuspaeth, @damonlinker, @brianstelter, @yacobg42, @jackmirkinson and Longreads
Neil MacFarquhar / New York Times:
How Russia uses criticism of the US and the West to spread propaganda through RT and related networks in Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa — Social media companies may try to ban RT, the Russian state media broadcaster. But the network has proved in the past to be a wily adversary …
Discussion:
Jay Paxton on LinkedIn and Jay Janzen on LinkedIn
Rajesh Pandey / Android Police:
Reddit users say YouTube has raised the prices of individual and family YouTube Premium plans outside the US, with hikes of 30% to 50% based on the region — - YouTube is increasing subscription prices outside the US, affecting both individual and family plans.
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The Verge, The Desk, 9to5Google, @MylesRyden@social.vivaldi.net and Digital Music News
Chine Labbé / Nieman Reports:
A project that tracked 50 Ukrainian newsrooms over the past 15 months finds they are upholding high standards of journalism, some reinvented themselves, more — Many news organizations are adapting to the realities brought by the ongoing conflict. — Until Feb. 24, 2022 …
Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
A look at Smartmatic's defamation case against Newsmax, scheduled to begin on September 30 in Wilmington, Delaware, and its implications for the media industry — The voting technology company will have to prove that allegations of fraud made by hosts and guests on Newsmax destroyed its reputation.
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Associated Press, @jeremymbarr, Deadline and Barrett Media
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