Mediagazer: WPP US president Michael Houston will step down and transition to a new role as senior adviser; WPP will not backfill Houston's role (Alison Weissbrot/Adweek)

Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:

NBC plans a game show based on the NYT's Wordle, hosted by Today Show anchor Savannah Guthrie; NYT and Jimmy Fallon will be production partners — The word puzzle published by The New York Times is the inspiration for a game show that will begin airing next year. Jimmy Fallon is a producer.

Natalie Korach / Status:

Sources: some WaPo staff question Adam O'Neal's and Jeff Bezos' effort to embrace video for WaPo's opinion offerings, including $80K in new video equipment — On Monday, as The Washington Post celebrated its two Pulitzer Prize wins, the newspaper found itself scrambling to bring …

Discussion: @jamestgriffiths.com, @nataliekorach.bsky.social, @oliverdarcy.bsky.social, @lemieuxlgm.bsky.social, @froomkin.bsky.social, @passantino.bsky.social, Raw Story and Lawyers, Guns & Money

Michelle Cyca / @michellecyca.com:

The NYT says it wrongly used an AI-generated summary of a Canadian politician's views as his quote in an article, potentially violating its AI use policy — personally I think it's a very big deal that the Canada bureau chief for the @nytimes.com — certainly one of the highest-paid journalists …

Discussion: New York Times, @gregpak.net, Simon Willison's Weblog, @ericlevai.bsky.social, @dangillmor@mastodon.social, @nickhunebrown.bsky.social and @babe_woods1

Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:

Letter to Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro: the FCC's Democratic commissioner Anna Gomez says ABC has been a victim of a “coordinated campaign of censorship and control” — In letter to Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro, Commissioner Anna Gomez criticizes agency for trying to curtail press freedom

Discussion: TheDesk.net, NBC News, Reuters, TVNewsCheck, Mediaite, Los Angeles Times, Washington Examiner, MS NOW, Deadline, NewsMax.com, Media Play News and New Republic

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:

Texas AG Ken Paxton sues Netflix for allegedly spying on consumers by collecting their data without consent, and designing its platform to be addictive — Netflix (NFLX.O) was sued on Monday by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who accused the streaming company of spying on consumers …

Discussion: MediaPost, Variety, Bloomberg Law, Forbes, How-To Geek, Dallas Express, Reuters, Texas Attorney General, KVIA-TV, Sherwood News and The Verge, more at Techmeme »

Alison Weissbrot / Adweek:

WPP US president Michael Houston will step down and transition to a new role as senior adviser; WPP will not backfill Houston's role — WPP U.S. president Michael Houston will step down from his role, according to an internal memo obtained by ADWEEK. Houston, a 24-year veteran of the holding company …

David Folkenflik / NPR:

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution CEO Andrew Morse steps down after a three-and-a-half-year tenure, to be succeeded by Cox Media executive Paul Curran — Andrew Morse had helped usher ABC, Bloomberg and CNN into the digital age. In January 2023, he turned his sights on Atlanta …

Discussion: The Wrap, Cox Enterprises, @jeremymbarr, @benmullin and @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social

Stephanie Kaloi / The Wrap:

Don Lemon's Lemon Media Network is expanding its newsroom and operations teams after surpassing 10M followers, with half of its growth in the past year alone — The Lemon Media Network has surpassed 10 million subscribers across multiple social platforms — Don Lemon announced Sunday …

Discussion: Press Gazette, @dylanbyers, @chronotope.aramzs.xyz and Barrett Media

Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:

Peacock launches two unscripted microdramas made by Bravo, the first time that a major US streaming platform has added microdramas — It's about time that the microdrama trend has gone mainstream. — As microdrama apps like ReelShort and DramaBox quietly rake in billions …

Discussion: The Wrap, Variety, MediaBrief, MediaNews4U and Deadline

Yash Roy / Bloomberg:

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy faces criticism for filming a reality show for The Great American Road Trip, sponsored by companies regulated by the DOT — Sean Duffy taped a reality TV show while leading the US Transportation Department, raising concerns about corporate sponsorships …

Discussion: New York Magazine, Media Matters for America, @danrshafer, Decider, @chyeaok, @acoyne, @secduffy, @allie__voss, @atrupar, @michaelscherer, @atrupar, @rcamposduffy, @tvietor08, Advocate, Benzinga, NBC News, Forbes, CNN, The Guardian, The Hill and View from the Wing

Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:

Mediahuis joins the SPUR coalition, which includes the FT, The Telegraph, The Guardian, the BBC, and Sky News, to establish shared AI licensing standards — Mediahuis has joined the SPUR coalition of major news organisations aiming to develop shared AI licensing standards for the industry.

Discussion: Irish Independent and Journalism.co.uk

Kathryn Lundstrom / Adweek:

Amazon unveils Dynamic TV Creative, which lets Prime Video advertisers automatically tailor their ads based on the viewer's previous exposure to the brand — Amazon is expanding its creative tools for advertisers … Amazon's Prime Video advertisers can now automatically tailor …

Discussion: AdExchanger and Marketing Brew