The Athletic's NBA reporter Shams Charania is leaving to join ESPN, after ESPN's NBA reporter Adrian Wojnarowski left the network in September (Tess DeMeyer/New York Times)
Mediagazer: The Athletic's NBA reporter Shams Charania is leaving to join ESPN, after ESPN's NBA reporter Adrian Wojnarowski left the network in September (Tess DeMeyer/New York Times)
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The Hollywood Reporter:
Kamala Harris, who has mostly avoided interviews over the past few months, readies a media blitz, including the Call Her Daddy podcast, The View, and 60 Minutes— The vice president and Democratic nominee has set a slew of media appearances this week, including a live interview with 'The View …
Discussion: Inside Radio, New York Times, Spotify, RedState, The Federalist, @stengel, Newsbusters, Daily Caller News Foundation, Twitchy, HotAir, New Jersey Online, ABC News, Lawyers, Guns & Money, @brianstelter, Washington Examiner, Marie Claire, USA Today, @laurachapin, The Daily Caller, American Greatness, @jessefferguson, @nancytwinmama, @authorrandallb, @audiecornish, @peterdkramer, @morgan_murphy, @mayatcontreras@threads.net, New York Post, @amy_siskind, The Daily Beast, @qondintini, @notcapnamerica, Deadline, @jaspertylerkane, Page Six, TV Insider, @PamelaBarroway@mstdn.social, New York Daily News, @maxwelltani, @victorshi2020, Daily Mail, @aaronparnas, @mastodonmigration …, @mrbenwexler, Breitbart, CNN, Raw Story, Vanity Fair, CBS News, Althouse, Just Jared and Daily Kos
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Reid J. Epstein /
New York Times: Harris Will Appear in a Whirlwind of Interviews, Most of Them Friendly
Sister Toldjah /
RedState: Laughable Spin From Brian Stelter Tells Us Everything About Kamala's Upcoming ‘Interview’ Schedule
Eddie Scarry /
The Federalist: Here's How The Media Are Lying Right Now: ‘60 Minutes,’ SCOTUS, And DOJ Edition
Richard Stengel /
@stengel: Harris is not playing-it-safe with her media strategy but playing-it-smart. There are no undecided or stay-at-home voters watching the cable news networks or the Sunday shows. How do you reach voters who don't follow the news? Well, not on news shows, that's for sure.
Nicholas Fondacaro /
Newsbusters: ‘What More Do You All Want?!’ ABC Touts Kamala Only Doing Friendly Media
Harold Hutchison /
Daily Caller News Foundation: Brian Stelter Predicts ‘60 Minutes’ And ‘The View’ Will Be ‘Tough’ Interviews For Kamala Harris
Amy Curtis /
Twitchy: BACKFIRE ALERT! ‘Call Her Daddy’ Fans Are NOT HAPPY With ‘Propaganda’ Kamala Harris Interview (and LOL!)
Lauren Sforza /
New Jersey Online: Ex-Obama adviser defends Harris from media outcry over ‘Call Her Daddy’ interview ABC News: Harris, pressed on how she'd get economic plan through Congress, suggests there might be a path
Cheryl Rofer /
Lawyers, Guns & Money: Call Her Daddy — I had not heard of “Call Her Daddy” until a day or two ago.
Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: News from the Kamala Harris campaign this morning: Harris is going on The View, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and The Howard Stern Show on Tuesday. (Plus, as previously reported, she's on the 60 Minutes election special on Monday and doing a Univision town hall on Thursday.)
Jenny Goldsberry /
Washington Examiner: Trump's podcast interview garners more views than Harris podcast
Kristin Contino /
Marie Claire: Kamala Harris Defends Her “Very Modern Family” on ‘Call Her Daddy’ Podcast: “We're Not in the 1950s Anymore”
Gabe Hauari /
USA Today: When is Kamala Harris' interview on ‘60 Minutes’? Start time, where to watch and stream
Laura Chapin /
@laurachapin: VP Harris did an interview with the Call Her Daddy podcast that ranks second only to Joe Rogan on Spotify, averages 5 million listeners weekly, and reaches millions of young women 18-34. That will reach a whole lot more voters than talking to Politico.
Eric Lendrum /
American Greatness: Kamala Harris Schedules Multiple High-Profile Celebrity Interviews
Jesse Ferguson /
@jessefferguson: DATA: Kamala Harris needs to reach people who are lower information & less involved in politics PUNDITS: Why isn't she doing that? HARRIS: Let's go on the largest audiences of real people (The View, Howard Stern, 60 Minutes, Call Her Daddy, Colbert) PUNDITS: More Sunday shows!
Nancy /
@nancytwinmama: Wild to say, but the Call Her Daddy interview was the most meaningful I've heard from a politician ever. For once, women & women's issues were centered. DV, child care, health care, abortion, economic freedom for women, all spoken in depth & w/o interruption. Excellent interview.
Randall Barnes /
@authorrandallb: Kamala Harris has and will interview with: -Howard Stern -Rickey Smiley -Call Her Daddy -Matt Barnes & Stephen Jackson (All The Smoke) -Oprah -60 Minutes -The View -Stephen Colbert -Dana Bash/CNN -Stephanie Ruhle/MSNBC -Univision But I'm told she isn't doing media. 🙄
Audie Cornish /
@audiecornish: Sorry haters. The Call Her Daddy interview was well conducted. Questions delivered were smart and straightforward. There are a lot journos who have lost the plot about why candidates are doing this. Absolutely some of it is to escape tough questioning. Also/And...
Peter D. Kramer /
@peterdkramer: I saw this on-friendly-turf teaser and wondered, what are the odds that the story is by @reidepstein? I mean, Harris is going on 60 Minutes, not known for a softball approach. In @nytimes, it's not just the headlines, it's the tone of the reporting. https://www.nytimes.com/... [image]
Morgan Murphy /
@morgan_murphy: Call Her Daddy is arguably Kamala's biggest “show” to date. Just because a podcast isn't your thing doesn't mean it hasn't spent years surpassing your thing in popularity. Twitter has long been behind on media # shifts over the past decade & is perpetually surprised as a result.
Maya Contreras /
@mayatcontreras@threads.net: Media: Kamala Harris needs to do more media! Kamala Harris: I'm on 60 Minutes, The View, The Howard Stern Show, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Call Her Daddy, Univision, MSNBC with Stephanie Ruhle. Media: No not like that! HarrisWalz2024
Diana Glebova /
New York Post: Kamala Harris says X-rated ‘Call Her Daddy’ podcast talks about ‘things that people really care about’ — as Hurricane Helene effects rage on @amy_siskind: It dropped! Harris interviewed on most popular podcast for women, Call Her Daddy. She's also doing the View, 60 Minutes, Howard Stern and more this week. LFG!!! 🩵💙 https://podcasts.apple.com/... @qondintini: All the critiques about VP Kamala Harris not doing “serious interviews” miss how this convo, on “Call Her Daddy” on VP using the government to rectify the power imbalance of abuse/ control, is better than the gotcha “serious journalist” interviews [video]
Chris Evans /
@notcapnamerica: If Kamala skipped this interview it would be wall to wall front page news for weeks
Ted Johnson /
Deadline: Kamala Harris Also Will Guest On ‘The View’ And Howard Stern's Show In Interview Blitz
Ed Kane Cudahy /
@jaspertylerkane: She never avoided the media. She had her own plan that didn't include your rag
Riley Cardoza /
Page Six: ‘Call Her Daddy’ host Alex Cooper defends Kamala Harris interview, reveals she also invited Donald Trump
Amanda Bell /
TV Insider: When Is Kamala Harris on ‘The View’? Plus, Her ‘Late Show’ & Howard Stern Appearances @PamelaBarroway@mstdn.social: MSM is failing miserably, did a hit job on #Biden & is now butt-hurt that #KamalaHarris is ignoring them (excepting 60 Minutes) & giving substantive interviews to other outlets reaching WAY more people. This week she's on The View, Howard Stern & the most popular podcast for women (esp the 18-40 set) that I'd never heard of until now: Call Her Daddy with Alex Cooper. …
Dave Goldiner /
New York Daily News: Kamala Harris launches media blitz with “60 Minutes” and podcast interviews
Max Tani /
@maxwelltani: I think for years some in national media assumed that politicians did interviews because they at least somewhat agreed that they were accountable to the public, when the reality was that national media was just the most efficient way to reach the most people.
Victor Shi /
@victorshi2020: Hear me out: More people my age have texted me personally saying they listened to VP Harris on Alex Cooper Call Her Daddy podcast compared to any other legacy media source. And they say they now know VP Harris so much better. The Harris campaign knows what it's doing.
Stephen M. Lepore /
Daily Mail: Call Her Daddy host Alex Cooper is ripped to shreds for Kamala interview: 'I'm never watching again'
Aaron Parnas /
@aaronparnas: Kamala Harris doesn't need to do a 30 minute interview with a CNN reporter when she can do a 30 minute interview on Call Her Daddy and reach many more voters. It's really that simple. @mastodonmigration@mastodon.online: Harris crushes it on super popular ‘Call Her Daddy’ podcast! — https://open.spotify.com/... “Can you imagine he's suggesting that women in their ninth month of pregnancy are electing to have an abortion? Are you kidding? That is so outrageously inaccurate and it's so insulting to suggest that that would be happening and that women would be doing that. …
Ben Wexler /
@mrbenwexler: TRUMP: (ducks second debate) TRUMP: (ducks 60 Minutes) MEDIA: Why Is Kamala Hiding?
David Edwards /
Raw Story: Dem laughs in Trump supporter's face for claiming Harris doing ‘puff piece’ on 60 Minutes
Aliza Chasan /
CBS News: Kamala Harris will speak with “60 Minutes” tomorrow. Here's what to know for the interview.
Ann Althouse /
Althouse: “After mostly avoiding interviews as her campaign began, the vice president will hold several this week, including with Howard Stern, Stephen Colbert and the hosts of ‘The View.’”
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The Message Box:
Kamala Harris' appearance on the Call Her Daddy podcast shows how the media environment has changed, as campaigns target those who don't consume political media
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The Hill, Orange County Register, @benjamin_goggin_@threads.net, Megyn Kelly, Fox Business, Politico, The Nation, The Atlantic, Associated Press, New York Magazine, BizPac Review, RedState, @djjohnmichael@threads.net, PR Daily, @prpeep@threads.net, Washington Examiner, @vladaknowlton@threads.net, Cele|bitchy, @littlemissvrb@threads.net, Teen Vogue, @polispandit@threads.net, Vanity Fair, @ericschultz, @vermontgmg@threads.net, Los Angeles Times, NBC News, The Daily Beast, The Guardian, Bloomberg, The Gateway Pundit, NewsNation and Axios
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Jonathan Easley /
The Hill: Evening Report — Harris embarks on media blitz Orange County Register: Democratic vice president nominee Tim Walz campaigns in Los Angeles and SoCal
Benjamin Goggin /
@benjamin_goggin_@threads.net: Yes, Kamala Harris going on Call Her Daddy is a big deal. It's a perfect collab in terms of key topics and target demos. But it also shows how Dems lag behind Republicans in terms of online mobilization and interaction. Trump has been streaming with influencers for months. Megyn Kelly: Megyn Slams Kamala Harris' Embarrassing ‘Call Her Daddy’ Interview and Lame ‘Girl Boss’ Moment
Helen Lewis /
The Atlantic: What Going on Call Her Daddy Did for Kamala Harris
Josh Boak /
Associated Press: Harris talks abortion and more on ‘Call Her Daddy’ podcast as Democratic ticket steps up interviews
Chris Donaldson /
BizPac Review: ‘Call Her Daddy’ host asks Kamala why she wanted to do raunchy podcast
Nick Arama /
RedState: Kamala Harris Interview on ‘Call Her Daddy’ Podcast Raises Eyebrows and Is Completely Clueless
John Michael Di Spirito /
@djjohnmichael@threads.net: Kamala on Call Her Daddy is such a home run. I was only vaguely familiar with Alexandra Cooper from clips I've seen on TikTok, but she's an excellent interviewer here and worth the watch. And now I have a new podcast to listen to 👏🏻👏🏻
Vanessa /
@prpeep@threads.net: Call Her Daddy was not something I was familiar with (I am not a podcast listener at all). But the amount of people announcing their disappointment/departure in their comments is sending me. Almost entirely white women, bc of course. 🙄 Anyway, I'm glad Kamala went on that show because she is clearly reaching new people she wouldn't have otherwise. …
Jenny Goldsberry /
Washington Examiner: Harris ramps up media appearances with friendly hosts as Election Day approaches
Vlada Knowlton /
@vladaknowlton@threads.net: I'm seeing all these legacy media shills being triggered by Kamala Harris doing the “Call Her Daddy” podcast. Good! You know when they hate it, that means she did the right thing and a great job, right? 😆 For example, Harris addressed SHS's stupid and insulting (to all women) claim that Harris doesn't have kids to keep her “humble” absolutely perfectly. …
Kaiser /
Cele|bitchy: Kamala Harris: A lot of women ‘are not aspiring to be humble. This is not the 1950s’
Vanessa R Branda /
@littlemissvrb@threads.net: The main stream meltdown over the Call Her Daddy interview tells you that she did the right thing! Kamala2024
Angie Jaime /
Teen Vogue: On ‘Call Her Daddy’ Kamala Harris Talks Abortion, Starting Families, and Pushing Back on Limitations
John Polonis /
@polispandit@threads.net: Kamala Harris did a long form podcast. Finally. She's so good in this medium and I'm still wondering why it took her so long. In this episode she's relatable, empathetic, and passionate about the causes she believes in, primarily focused here on women given the podcast's primary audience. …
Kase Wickman /
Vanity Fair: Kamala Harris Uses Call Her Daddy to Remind Listeners “This Is Not the 1950s Anymore”
Eric Schultz /
@ericschultz: “Interviews on traditional platforms like CNN and MSNBC reach almost no persuadable voters. They are internal conversations among political junkies who made their decision years ago. This is reality; and too many in the Beltway media are unwilling to grasp it.” -@danpfeiffer
Garrett Graff /
@vermontgmg@threads.net: The media's obsession with “Kamala's not doing interviews” is so bizarre and out-of-touch—and presupposes they're somehow more legitimate questioners than other outlets. Listening to Harris's “Call Her Daddy” podcast interview, I'm struck the questions focus on her as a person …
Meredith Blake /
Los Angeles Times: Kamala Harris to appear on ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,’ ‘Call Her Daddy’ and ‘Howard Stern’ NBC News: Harris and Walz embark on media blitz amid Republican criticism that they're avoiding press
Ed Pilkington /
The Guardian: Harris embarks on media blitz and tries to edge out Trump in key swing states
Cristina Laila /
The Gateway Pundit: “Call Her Daddy” Host Asks Kamala Harris Why She Decided to Do Her Vulgar Sex Podcast But Not Substantive Interviews (VIDEO)
Sareen Habeshian /
Axios: Kamala Harris to appear on “Call Her Daddy” podcast
Financial Times:
Sources: New York Sun owner Dovid Efune is close to striking a deal to buy The Telegraph for £550M+, more than what others like National World offered— Offer could end 16-month battle to control the conservative British national newspaper — New York Sun owner Dovid Efune is closing …
Discussion:
Bloomberg, The Media Leader, @danielthomasldn, Hindustan Times and Adweek
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Daniel Thomas /
@danielthomasldn: New York Sun owner Dovid Efune is closing in on a deal to buy the Telegraph for more than £550m - agreement expected as early as Monday. Story soon on https://ft.com/ with @JFK_America @IvanLevingston Hindustan Times: Business News LIVE Updates Today October 7, 2024: New York Sun owner nears £550 million deal for Telegraph newspaper: Report
Brad Pareso /
Adweek: New York Sun Owner Dovid Efune Closes In on £550M ($719.5M) Deal for UK's Telegraph
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The Guardian:
A profile of the New York Sun owner Dovid Efune, amid concerns from Telegraph's staff about his extreme X posts on the Israel-Hamas conflict— Alarm among staff at potential new owner, who has backed fighting Hamas ‘with every report and headline’ — A little over a decade ago Dovid Efune …
Discussion:
Tom Saunders /
The Times: New York Sun owner closing in on deal to buy Telegraph
Committee to Protect Journalists:
At least 128 journalists and media workers, all but five of them Palestinian, have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war in the year since the October 7 attack— One year in, Israel's conduct of the war in Gaza has exacted an unprecedented and horrific toll on Palestinian journalists and the region's media landscape.
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Joshua Benton /
Nieman Lab: One year in, the Israel-Gaza war has cost more than 120 journalists their lives Reporters Without Borders: France: convictions for the attack on journalist Christian Lantenois send a firm signal against impunity
Trey Yingst /
Los Angeles Times: After a year of reporting on the Israel-Hamas war, here's what I know The Times of Israel: A year later, authorities say hostage Idan Shtivi killed during October 7 attack
Stephanie Kaloi /
The Wrap: Gaza Journalist Hassan Hamad Killed in Drone Strike Fox News: Israeli official warns ‘everything is on the table’ as IDF prepares response to Iranian missile attack Middle East Monitor: Another journalist killed in Israeli strike in Gaza as death toll rises to 175 since last year
New York Times:
The Athletic's NBA reporter Shams Charania is leaving to join ESPN, after ESPN's NBA reporter Adrian Wojnarowski left the network in September— NBA insider Shams Charania is leaving The Athletic to join ESPN, he said Monday. — Charania's move came after longtime NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski retired …
Discussion:
Awful Announcing, Mediaite, Washington Post, @espn, @jonkrawczynski, @johnhollinger, @jimrome, @shamscharania, @pkafka, New York Post, UPROXX, Barrett Media, Bloomberg and USA Today
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Brendon Kleen /
Awful Announcing: Pat McAfee confirms he lobbied for ESPN to hire new insider Shams Charania
Ahmad Austin Jr /
Mediaite: BREAKING: Top NBA Insider Shams Charania Joins ESPN After Retirement of Adrian Wojnarowski
Ben Strauss /
Washington Post: Shams Charania, star NBA reporter, will join ESPN @espn: Welcome to ESPN, @ShamsCharania! @PatMcAfeeShow had to give our new NBA Insider his flowers 👏 [video]
Jon Krawczynski /
@jonkrawczynski: A few quick thoughts on @ShamsCharania: I was fortunate enough to work very closely with him for 6 years. Could not have asked for more from a teammate. Generous, tenacious, thoughtful. He always shared the spotlight. It was always a partnership. 1/x
John Hollinger /
@johnhollinger: Obviously @ShamsCharania is a scoop machine, but behind the scenes he's also been a great teammate these last five years. Wishing him the best of luck in his move to ESPN.
Jim Rome /
@jimrome: .@Wojespn on Shams Charania taking over his old role as ESPN's Senior NBA Insider. [video]
Shams Charania /
@shamscharania: I am honored to join ESPN as the company's Senior NBA Insider. I can't wait to be part of an incredible group of colleagues at ESPN and serve the sports audience worldwide. [image]
Peter Kafka /
@pkafka: Again: highly recommend this NY Mag Shams profile - both for people who have strong feelings about him and sports journalism and the many normals who have no idea who he is. https://nymag.com/...
Ryan Glasspiegel /
New York Post: Shams Charania leaving The Athletic for ESPN
Robby Kalland /
UPROXX: Shams Charania Is Joining ESPN To Replace Adrian Wojnarowski
Digiday:
TikTok launches Smart+, a new AI-powered ad tool that competes with Google's Performance Max and Meta's Advantage+, automating ad targeting and optimization— TikTok's cultural clout is undeniable, but the ad dollars? Not quite there — yet. — That's where Smart+ comes in …
Discussion:
TikTok, The Media Leader and Adweek
Discussion:
TikTok: Automate, Measure and Maximize: TikTok Is Building For The Future With New Performance Advertising Solutions
Jack Benjamin /
The Media Leader: TikTok launches Smart+ performance AI tools and brings videos to retail stores
Wired:
The number of outlets blocking OpenAI's GPTBot fell significantly since Dotdash Meredith and Condé Nast announced licensing deals with OpenAI in May and August— OpenAI's spree of licensing agreements is paying off already—at least in terms of getting publishers to lower their guard.
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Ben Welsh /
@palewire: Wired's @Knibbs cited research from our https://homepages.news/ archive in this new story. https://www.wired.com/... [image]
New York Times:
How SmartLess, a podcast by Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, and Sean Hayes, became a rare cultural tent pole that continues to thrive after its pandemic birth— Started during the pandemic, this venture is the first step in a media empire being built by the actors Sean Hayes, Will Arnett and Jason Bateman.
Discussion:
Deadline, Sridhar Pappu on LinkedIn, Christina Wallace on LinkedIn, @frankdigiacomo and @stuartemmrich
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Sridhar Pappu /
Sridhar Pappu on LinkedIn: “It's not lost on me,” Jason Bateman said, “personally, that the single most successful thing in my career is something that we never even thought was going to be a job.” …
Christina Wallace /
Christina Wallace on LinkedIn: “It's not lost on me, personally, that the single most successful thing in my career is something that we never even thought was going to be a job.” …
Frank DiGiacomo /
@frankdigiacomo: Super interesting and informative piece about ‘Smartless’ and the podcasting business by my friend @SridharPappu https://www.nytimes.com/...
Semafor:
Substack, which still isn't profitable but has added 1M+ paid subscribers over the past year, is trying to become a primary way creators of all mediums get paid— Seven years since its launch, the newsletter platform Substack has consolidated its dominance of the independent news business.
Discussion:
@mattbrownep, @ethanmayj, Jason Whittaker on LinkedIn, @semafor, @emily_sundberg, Feed Me and @semaforben, more at Techmeme »
Discussion:
Matt Brown /
@mattbrownep: Interesting....feels like this is kind of a natural evolution for most of the companies trying to do newsletter tech? https://www.semafor.com/...
Ethan May /
@ethanmayj: “To avoid fizzling the way competitors like Medium have, Substack is trying to become less a journalism platform and more a payment system for creators.” https://www.semafor.com/...
Jason Whittaker /
Jason Whittaker on LinkedIn: The “remarkable” rise of Substack, writes Maxwell Tani at SEMAFOR, with a million new subs in the last year - half via its recommendation engine, most news-based products: … @semafor: 🟡 NEW: Seven years since its launch, Substack has consolidated its dominance of the independent news business. Now, it's trying to position itself as something more, @maxwelltani reports. https://www.semafor.com/...
Emily Sundberg /
@emily_sundberg: Feed Me in @semafor tonight (thanks @maxwelltani) https://www.semafor.com/... [image]
Emily Sundberg /
Feed Me: The Daddy Gang is divided over that Kamala episode.
Ben Smith /
@semaforben: .@maxwelltani mustread on what is going on with Substack, which seems to have won its lane — newsletters — but needs to move into others to succeed as a business and sell to ... Stripe? https://www.semafor.com/...
Wall Street Journal:
eMarketer expects Google's share of the US search ad market to drop below 50% in 2025 for the first time in 10+ years, as Amazon, Apple, and others make gains— A flurry of new offerings for advertisers is hitting the market — Google's grip on the nearly $300 billion search advertising business is loosening.
Discussion:
Paul Kedrosky /
@pkedrosky: WSJ: Google's share of the U.S. search ad market is expected to fall below 50% next year for the first time in over a decade Anecdotally, I use it much less than ever. https://www.wsj.com/... [image]
Joe Armendariz /
Joe Armendariz on LinkedIn: This story is as old as time—one innovation replacing another. It's the “gales of creative destruction,” a term coined by economist Joseph Schumpeter. …
Adam Epstein /
@aepstein_: Amazon's meteoric rise in share of search ad revenue this past decade will be matched in the next decade with a meteoric rise in share of tv ad revenue. [image]
John Ballard /
Motley Fool: Billionaires Are Betting Big on These FAANG Stocks, and This $700 Billion Opportunity Explains Why
Michael DeNunzio /
Michael DeNunzio on LinkedIn: A few months ago, Perplexity was probably known mostly to a niche audience of AI innovators and now it's being mentioned in a top story …
Oliver Bogner /
Oliver Bogner on LinkedIn: For years, the tech giant has seemed invincible in this corner of the ad market, which is the foundation of its business. …
Ashkan Karbasfrooshan /
@ashkan: Google didn't pioneer search ads, Goto/Overture did, but timing helped their superior search product become the dominant platform, reaping all the benefits. But, like all other disrupters, it's being disrupted by social, AI. https://www.wsj.com/...
Aravind Srinivas /
@aravsrinivas: Yep, search is going to be disrupted big time in the next five years. [image]
Dare Obasanjo /
@carnage4life@mas.to: Google is on track to dip below 50% of the search advertising market in the US. — While the Wall Street Journal hypes up TikTok & AI search engines like Perplexity as the cause, the largest gainer is Amazon which now has 22.3% share followed by the Apple's App Store search ads. …
Aravind Srinivas /
Aravind Srinivas on LinkedIn: Google search business is going to see big time disruption in the next few years from TikTok and answer engines like Perplexity, as per The Wall Street Journal https://lnkd.in/...
Financial Times:
The BBC, ITV, Channel 4, and Channel 5 agree to a deal with Amazon to put free streamer Freely, developed by joint venture Everyone TV, on Amazon's smart TVs— Agreement with US tech company is set to provide a boost to broadcasters' new platform Freely — BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 …
Discussion:
StreamTV Insider, The Desk, The Sun, Advanced Television, Broadband TV News, RXTV, Reuters, Deadline and The Media Leader, more at Techmeme »
Discussion:
Bevin Fletcher /
StreamTV Insider: UK broadcasters' Freely service joins Amazon Fire smart TVs
Matthew Keys /
The Desk: Amazon to bring Freely to Fire TVs in United Kingdom
Jamie Harris /
The Sun: Amazon reveals major shake-up for Fire TVs with new free UK streaming service coming in days
Colin Mann /
Advanced Television: Freely on Fire TV
Julian Clover /
Broadband TV News: Freely agrees distribution deal with Amazon
Marc Thornham /
RXTV: Freeview replacement Freely coming to Amazon Fire TVs
Sachin Ravikumar /
Reuters: Amazon Fire TVs to carry Freely streaming platform in boost for BBC and ITV Deadline: ‘Downton Abbey’ Star Leading Channel 5 Drama ‘The Puzzle Lady’; Freely Amazon Deal; Cannes Directors Fortnight; Directv October 7 Anniversary - Global Briefs
Jack Benjamin /
The Media Leader: Freely comes to Amazon Fire TV
Bloomberg:
Ukraine says the country's hackers carried out a cyberattack that took down the online broadcasts of 20+ Russian broadcasters on Vladimir Putin's 72nd birthday— - Russian state media reported ‘unprecedented’ cyberattack — Disruption coincided with Russian president's 72nd birthday
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Ryan Fahey /
The Mirror: Vladimir Putin's 72nd birthday ruined by huge drone attack on Crimean oil terminal
James Saunders /
GB News: Putin suffers humiliation on his birthday as Ukraine hacks state TV in ‘unprecedented’ attack
Lukasz Olejnik /
@lukolejnik: Major Russian state media are down following to a cyberattack. “Online broadcasting and internal services are not working, there is no Internet or telephony”. Reports of data destruction (including backups) and expectation of long down-time. Rossia 1 and Rossia 24 (TV), in
Alan Woodward /
@profwoodward: Russian media group (including major TV stations) appears to be off the air due to a cyber attack https://www.gazeta.ru/... Its not clear what type of attack but it does seem they have confirmed it.
Kevin Beaumont /
@GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social: Ukraine hacktivists have done a hack and wipe of a decently sized Russian broadcaster, including deleting their backups. https://www.bloomberg.com/...
Kate Nicholson /