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Google says it won't be “deprecating third-party cookies” in Chrome and will instead keep working on “privacy-preserving alternatives” via Privacy Sandbox APIs— After much back and forth, Google has decided to keep third-party cookies in its Chrome browser.
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Anthony Chavez /
Privacy Sandbox: A new path for Privacy Sandbox on the web

Patience Haggin /
Wall Street Journal: Google Is Keeping Cookies in Chrome After All

Dominic Ponsford /
Press Gazette: Google scraps plan to ditch cookies on Chrome

Matt Novak /
Gizmodo: Google Won't Kill Third-Party Cookies After All @cmagovuk: #Google has confirmed a new approach to third-party cookies. Instead of removing them from #Chrome, it will introduce a user-choice prompt. We're considering the impact of this announcement and welcome views until 12 August. Read more: https://www.gov.uk/... [image] @mysk@mastodon.social: Google's blog about introducing a new experience in Chrome that “lets people make an informed choice” regarding browser cookies has one button on its cookie banner. It's labeled “Hide.” — https://privacysandbox.com/... #Privacy — #Google — [image]

Ryan Barwick /
@ryanbarwick: 🚨NEW: Google says third-party-cookies are here to stay. “Instead of deprecating cookies, we would introduce a new experience in Chrome that lets people make an informed choice that applies across their web browsing” https://privacysandbox.com/...

Angelina Eng /
Angelina Eng on LinkedIn: 🚨 Big News from Google on Privacy! 🚨 — Google is shifting its approach to online privacy by prioritizing user control …

Daniel Appelquist /
@torgo@mastodon.social: This is a disappointing (though hardly surprising) climb-down for Google Chrome. However, it reinforces what I've been saying for ages: don't use Chrome. Use a browser that respects your #privacy. There are many Chromium-based options that respect privacy out of the box, such as Brave and Vivaldi. …

Jake Archibald /
@jaffathecake@mastodon.social: Chrome's dropping their plans to fully deprecate third party cookies. https://privacysandbox.com/...

Simo Ahava /
Simo Ahava on LinkedIn: Third-party cookie deprecation in Chrome pushed back to “never”. — https://lnkd.in/...

Vincent Toubiana /
@vtoubiana: Let's call that the “DoNotTrack” setting? https://privacysandbox.com/... [image] @jeffjarvis: Google kills everything *except* cookies. Publishers and regulators demanded that cookies die ... until they didn't. Google Is Keeping Cookies in Chrome After All https://www.wsj.com/...

Nathan Jolly /
Mumbrella: ‘We are proposing an updated approach that elevates user choice’: Google backflips on crushing cookies

Keith Petri /
@keithepetri: This is insane because by Google's own accord, they met the CMA requirements: “Early testing from ad tech companies, including Google, has indicated that the Privacy Sandbox APIs have the potential to achieve these outcomes. And we expect that overall performance using Privacy

Mark McEachran /
Mark McEachran on LinkedIn: The cookie lives. — While the outlook maintains some uncertainty now that there will be a new privacy roadmap Chrome, I'm encouraged by the bold move here. …

Lukasz Olejnik /
@lukolejnik: After four years of attempts, Google is backtracking from plans to phase out third-party cookies? https://privacysandbox.com/... [image]

Lukasz Olejnik /
@lukolejnik: So after @ICOnews detailed study and criticism of Privacy Sandbox they're going to assess if retaining third-party cookies is really a better alternative for online privacy? :-) #GDPR. Competition regulator won't accept nothing in place ...

Glenn Gabe /
@glenngabe: Whoa, big reversal -> Google says it won't be “deprecating third-party cookies” in Chrome and will instead keep working on “privacy-preserving alternatives” “In an ‘updated approach’ announced in a blog post today, Google revealed it won't be “deprecating third-party cookies.” [image]

Michael J. Miraflor /
@michaelmiraflor: What a turn of events. Huge news for everyone that spends digital ad dollars, big brands and small, who care about customer acquisition costs and data fidelity (and privacy) moving forward.

Pranav Dixit /
Engadget: Google isn't killing third-party cookies in Chrome after all

Alex Cone /
Alex Cone on LinkedIn: Today is a big day for the Privacy Sandbox team. https://lnkd.in/... We announced that we're proposing a new approach to Sandbox on the web … @murakamiwood: #Google has reversed its decision to eliminate #thirdpartycookies, in favour of some bullshit about user choice. #Privacy clearly not as important to them as #surveillance #advertising revenue, as if we didn't know that.

Alex Cone /
@alextcone: Today is a big day for the Privacy Sandbox team. https://privacysandbox.com/... We announced that we're proposing a new approach to Sandbox on the web that we believe works for the entire industry (publishers, devs, advertisers, etc.). We plan to prioritize user choice in order to

Rio Longacre /
Rio Longacre on LinkedIn: Rug pull of the century by our friends at Google: 3P cookies will NOT be deprecated next year as planned. …

Pedro Dias /
@pedrodias: Google seems to be losing the “charm” that once “dazzled” so many smaller companies. No wonder, given the frustrations that they've fostered and eroded trust on their users

Chris Boyd /
@paperghost: every few months it felt like i had to write yet another blog about how google's cookie sunsetting plan was being pushed back a little bit more but it was definitely happening honest, and now

Nicholas Griffin /
@ngriffin_uk: @jaffathecake Good, their solution was bad overall and was a complete land grab, and, in reality just made ads much, much worse. In the long term, this could have most certainly ended up with Google sneaking in advantages for their own products, with a bunch of lawyers backing them up.

Simo Ahava /
@simoahava: Third-party cookie deprecation in Chrome moved from a perpetual “in two years' time” to an effective “never”.

Marc Majewski /
Marc Majewski on LinkedIn: Prediction arrived - Google (Chrome) will NOT kill third-party cookies! 👈 — A good choice in my opinion, but a final decision after years of uncertainty and endless discussions? …

Aaron Levie /
@levie: Every time I tried to understand how the web was supposed to work after this, I got more confused.

Mahesh Narayanan /
Mahesh Narayanan on LinkedIn: Privacy Sandbox, as we knew/thought of it, is changing. — Key Takeaway seems to be: 3PC stays 🙂 …

Aram Zucker-Scharff /
@chronotope: Assuming regulators are insane enough to approve this incredibly baffling plan, not a thing that I would say will for-sure happen, it is a mistake to frame this as 3p being “here to stay”. It looks like the proposal is a consent wall for 3p at the browser level. Assume mostly NOs

Paul Bannister /
Paul Bannister on LinkedIn: Huge news from Google today that they won't be deprecating 3PC, or at least not without users deciding when they want to do it themselves. …

Sabrina Quagliozzi /
The Media Leader: Google backtracks on killing third-party cookies, focuses on user choice

Kendra Barnett /
The Drum: UK data privacy regulators ‘disappointed’ in Google's decision to keep third-party cookies

Jerry Daykin /
@jdaykin: Cookies might strictly be here to stay in Chrome... but consumers and Safari are still kicking them to the curb in many situations. Quite the switcharoo though 😂 🫣

Chris Morris /
Fast Company: Google reverses course on privacy, opting to keep targeting cookies in Chrome

Matthias Cada /
Matthias Cada on LinkedIn: That's a news to all #cookieless fans - — Chrome keeps the #3Pcookie and we all think, what the...? One could think, why all these efforts?!? …

Dion Almaer /
@dalmaer: Wow. So. Much. Time. “In light of this, we are proposing an updated approach that elevates user choice. Instead of deprecating third-party cookies, we would introduce a new experience in Chrome that lets people make an informed choice that applies across their web browsing, and

Thomas Claburn /
The Register: Google's plan to drop third-party cookies in Chrome crumbles

Ed Zitron /
@edzitron: so google just gave up on what was meant to be the big move away from tracking cookies after all. Ah! Nevertheless,

Lauren Weinstein /
@lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org: After years of work, #Google decides NOT to abandon third-party cookies. — My take on this is that the regulatory issues surrounding the replacement (Privacy Sandbox) and the technical challenges of actually eliminating third-party cookies everywhere without breaking significant parts of the Web, have just been too much. … Information Commissioner's Office: ICO statement in response to Google announcing it will no longer block third party cookies in Chrome

Oliver Klander /
Oliver Klander on LinkedIn: Ooooo... Be honest... we saw it coming. — “After years of uncertainty, Google says it won't be ‘deprecating third-party cookies’ in Chrome.” …

James Rosewell /
James Rosewell on LinkedIn: 🚨 Whilst Google's announcement concerning their Privacy Sandbox is a welcome development, it is not yet competition on the merits. …

Sara Fischer /
@sarafischer: Ad tech stocks tick up on news that Google pulled the plug on cookie phaseout [image]

Robin Berjon /
@robinberjon: Five years ago when the Chrome team announced the Privacy Sandbox, I called a “delaying tactic.” Not getting rid of cookies as the first step was never going to work. Today they announced that they won't be deprecating third-party cookies. That's five years wasted. [image]

Arielle Garcia /
@ariellesgarcia: Yeah, this. They will effectively kill cookies under the guise of consumer choice, when they're good and ready. This is just a marginally more convincing “privacy” cover.

Ari Paparo /
@aripap: My guess is they're going to slowly move from opt out of third-party cookies, to recommending blocking to users, then eventually to opt in only.

Simon Willison /
@simonw: @jaffathecake I honestly can't decipher that blog post, I would love it if someone could write a translation of that including HTTP-protocol-level examples of what would work / not work and what their proposed alternative path would look like

Samuel Scott /
@samueljscott: And your reminder: Attribution is useless. No one buys something because of one ad they saw one time. For years, ad tech companies have brainwashed marketers who should know better that cookie-based attribution means something.

Zach Edwards /
@thezedwards: Google's decision not to deprecate 3rd party cookies is further proof they can't be trusted with the responsibilities they have as a global data controller via Chrome. From bait and switches on their competitors to broken privacy promises to regulators. Absolute clown show.⛈️⚖️⛈️

Ari Paparo /
@aripap: Google has been trying to remove third-party cookies for longer than Biden has been in office, but at least Biden has a back-up plan.

Stephen Morris /
Financial Times: Google abandons plan to remove cookies from Chrome browser

Laurie Sullivan /
MediaPost: Google To Keep Cookies

Kendra Barnett /
@kendraebarnett: BREAKING: @Google scraps years-long plans to eliminate 3rd party cookies on Chrome. They'll remain running for those who don't disable them, but Google plans to debut a new prompt that “elevates user choice.” My story for @TheDrum: https://www.thedrum.com/...

Wolfie Christl /
@wchr@mastodon.social: Third-party cookie are staying in Chrome, I cannot f*cking believe it. I mean, sure I can believe it, but. — Google has been misleading everyone for years, making regulators, policymakers, civil society advocates and an entire industry think third-party cookies will soon go away. …

Matt Lanza /
@mattlanza: Any plan to eliminate cookies is a terrible business idea. Why on earth would you deprive people of cookies during this time of upheaval?

Allison Schiff /
AdExchanger: Google Says It Won't Deprecate Cookies In Chrome After All (?!)

Lukasz Olejnik /
@LukaszOlejnik@mastodon.social: After four years of attempts, Google is backtracking from plans to phase out third-party cookies? https://privacysandbox.com/... [image]

Rowan Merewood /
@rowan_m: We'll update the developer docs soon, but this doesn't change the core implementation work to move away from third-party cookies. The APIs and cookie feature changes you need to make your site more private and more secure are ready *right now* - do it for your users.

Richard Lawler /
The Verge: Google's plan to turn off third-party cookies in Chrome is dying

Mike O'Neill /
@incloud: After a decade of regulators failure to enforce #ePrivacy, W3C failure to let #DoNotTrack become a standard, Google finally admits its addiction to surveillance marketing.

Wolfie Christl /
@wolfiechristl: Third-party cookie are staying in Chrome, I cannot f*cking believe it. Google has been misleading everyone for years, making regulators, policymakers and an entire industry think they will soon go away. Year-long deception at its finest, I take off my hat. https://privacysandbox.com/... [image]

Deadline:

BBC plans to lay off 500 more staff by March 2026 and reports a £263M operating deficit in 2023/24, up from £193M in 2022/23, projected to be £492M in 2024/25— The BBC will lay off 500 more staff by March 2026 as its annual report paints a worrying financial picture including …

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The Hollywood Reporter, TVNewsCheck and BBC

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Lily Ford /
The Hollywood Reporter: BBC to Lay Off 500 Staff by 2026 as Annual Report Targets “Leaner, More Agile” Broadcaster

Max Goldbart /
TVNewsCheck: BBC To Lay Off Hundreds More Staff With Financial Deficit Projected To Nearly Double Next Year

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Press Gazette:

Huw Edwards tops the list of BBC's highest paid journalists for 2023/24 despite being off-air since July 2023; 46 BBC journalists earned above £178K— Number of BBC journalists earning more than £178,000 increases from 43 people to 46. — Forty-six BBC journalists earned …

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Deadline

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The Hollywood Reporter:

WBD says it intends to match one of the offers for NBA rights; a source says it is targeting the package from Amazon, which is for about $1.8B per year— TNT has held NBA rights for 35 years. What happens next will determine if the network keeps them.

Discussion:
@tntsportsus, Variety, New York Times, CNBC, MediaPost, Sports Business Journal, The Wrap, @mattbelloni, The Streamable, Media Play News, Cord Cutters News, CNN, Awful Announcing, Adweek, Sportico, @benjstrauss, @sherman4949, @mgsiegler, @alexweprin, The Hill, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Front Office Sports, The Information, @ourand_puck, Sports Media Watch and Next TV

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Brian Steinberg /
Variety: Warner Aims to Match Amazon's $1.8 Billion Per Year NBA Package in Sports-Rights Showdown

Andrew Marchand /
New York Times: TNT Sports plans to match Amazon's media rights package, forcing NBA staredown

Alex Sherman /
CNBC: Warner Bros. Discovery tells NBA it intends to match Amazon's media rights package

Wayne Friedman /
MediaPost: Warner Bros. Discovery Matches Amazon's NBA Deal: Sources

Lucas Manfredi /
The Wrap: Warner Bros. Discovery Files to Match Amazon's $1.8 Billion NBA Deal

Matthew Belloni /
@mattbelloni: lol Warner Discovery is gonna try to match an NBA rights bid. Game on! [image]

Matt Tamanini /
The Streamable: Warner Bros. Discovery Matches NBA Rights Offer; Is This Just a Ploy to Get Settlement From League?

Erik Gruenwedel /
Media Play News: WBD Says It Will Match Prime Video's $1.8 Billion Annual NBA Media Rights Offer

Raymond McCain /
Cord Cutters News: Warner Bros. Notifies NBA That It Will Match Amazon's $1.8B TV Rights Package

Liam Reilly /
CNN: Warner Bros. Discovery notifies NBA it will match Amazon's $1.8 billion offer to carry league games

Brendon Kleen /
Awful Announcing: Warner Bros. Discovery officially matches Amazon's NBA broadcast rights bid

Bill Bradley /
Adweek: Warner Bros. Discovery Sends NBA Rights Deal Into Overtime

Ben Strauss /
@benjstrauss: Turner says it delivered paperwork to NBA to match one of its rights deals. A person familiar says it's Amazon's deal. NBA will now review the match and can accept or contest. If accepted, Turner would take over Amazon's deal. If contested, Turner can choose to sue the league.

Alex Sherman /
@sherman4949: I'm told a fourth package game is extremely unlikely at this point. The league looked into it and media partners weren't willing to cede games. Plus, the NBA doesn't really want four partners. https://www.cnbc.com/...

Alex Sherman /
@sherman4949: The NBA responds to Warner Bros. Discovery: “We've received WBD's proposal and are in the process of reviewing it.” https://www.cnbc.com/...

Alex Weprin /
@alexweprin: In this story: Amazon agreed to pay 3 years of rights fees up front. Sources say WBD has lined up a letter of credit that would allow it to do the same.

Dominick Mastrangelo /
The Hill: WarnerBros. Discovery makes last-ditch effort for NBA rights

Stephen Battaglio /
Los Angeles Times: Warner Bros. Discovery says it will match Amazon's bid for NBA rights

Mike D. Sykes /
USA Today: TNT is matching Amazon's $1.8 billion per year contract with the NBA and now things could get messy

John Ourand /
@ourand_puck: NBA: “We've received WBD's proposal and are in the process of reviewing it.”

Jon Lafayette /
Next TV: Warner Bros. Discovery Says It Matched NBA Rights Offer

The Hollywood Reporter:

Comcast reports Peacock Q2 revenue up 28% YoY to $1B, a $348M loss, down from $651M in Q2 2023, and paying subscribers up 38% YoY to 33M— Comcast and its entertainment unit NBCUniversal report second-quarter results, including the “best year-over-year improvement” in quarterly streaming losses since launch in 2020.

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IndieWire, The Wrap, Variety, Deadline, Bloomberg, Barron's Online, CNBC, MarketWatch and Comcast Corporation

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Tony Maglio /
IndieWire: Peacock Lost a Million Subscribers This Spring

Lucas Manfredi /
The Wrap: Peacock Sheds 500,000 Subscribers, Comcast Earnings Dragged Down by Revenue Drop at Studios and Parks

Brian Steinberg /
Variety: Comcast Q2 Upset by Shortfalls at Theme Parks, Movie Studios

Dade Hayes /
Deadline: Comcast Q2 Revenue Dips On Studio And Theme Park Wobbles; Peacock Sheds 1M Subscribers But Trims Losses And Hits $1B In Revenue

The Hollywood Reporter:

TelevisaUnivision reports Q2 revenue up 3% YoY to $1.3B, ad revenue up 6% YoY to $785M, and operating expenses up 6% YoY to $896M— The Spanish-language media giant, led by CEO Wade Davis, reports its second-quarter financials. … The company also reemphasized that its streaming business …

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Variety, Next TV, TelevisaUnivision and TVNewsCheck

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Brian Steinberg /
Variety: Ad Sales Help Drive Q2 Profit for TelevisaUnivision

Jon Lafayette /
Next TV: TelevisaUnivision Turns a $14 Million Profit in Q2

Georg Szalai /
TVNewsCheck: TelevisaUnivision Posts Q2 U.S. Ad Gain

Bloomberg:

Spotify reports Q2 revenue up 20% YoY to €3.8B, MAUs up 14% YoY to 626M, paid subscribers up 12% YoY to 246M, above 245.2M est., and a €266M operating income— Spotify Technology SA, the Swedish audio-streaming giant, reported second-quarter subscriber growth that exceeded analysts' projections …

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Billboard, The Wrap, Variety, Reuters, Quartz, Music Ally, The Hollywood Reporter, Deadline, Music Business Worldwide, @eldsjal, Spotify and Consequence, more at Techmeme »

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Elizabeth Dilts Marshall /
Billboard: Spotify's 7 Million New Subscribers Bumps Revenue Up 20%

Natalie Korach /
The Wrap: Spotify Sees Record Profit in Q2 Following Subscription Price Hike and Layoffs

Todd Spangler /
Variety: Spotify Turns in Record Profit in Q2, Grows Premium Subscribers to 246 Million

Martin Coulter /
Reuters: Spotify slightly misses revenue prediction, falls short of user growth target

Rocio Fabbro /
Quartz: Spotify's price hikes didn't stop it from scoring more subscribers — and record profits

Stuart Dredge /
Music Ally: Spotify posts record quarterly profit... but user growth misses guidance

Caitlin Huston /
The Hollywood Reporter: Spotify Beats Expectations for Paid Subscribers After Price Hikes to Hit 246M

Jill Goldsmith /
Deadline: Spotify Stock Pops On Quarterly Numbers As Music Streamer Adds Premium Subscribers, Lowers Costs

Murray Stassen /
Music Business Worldwide: Spotify subscriber base grew by 7m to 246m in Q2, as streaming company posts ‘record high’ quarterly profit

Daniel Ek /
@eldsjal: Q2 results are out and it was a strong quarter. Lots of reasons why it's such an exciting time for us. Here's a sneak peek, but I'll share more in a few minutes on our investor call. Congrats to the team and huge thanks to all the Spotify listeners around the world. [video]

Bloomberg:

Sources: AMC Entertainment reached an agreement with creditors that includes restructuring its debt and moving US theaters into a different unit of the company— The asset shift would move the theaters' value out of the reach of some creditors and allow the company to exchange existing debt …

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@lucas_shaw, The Hollywood Reporter, Variety and Deadline

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Lucas Shaw /
@lucas_shaw: The world's largest movie theater chain is restructuring its debt as it continues to fight off bankruptcy. https://www.bloomberg.com/...

Etan Vlessing /
The Hollywood Reporter: AMC Theatres Secures Refinancing Deal to Push Debt Maturities to 2029

Rebecca Rubin /
Variety: AMC Theatres Refinances Debt in Deals Extending Due Dates by at Least Three Years

Reuters:

A US judge rules that Nina Jankowicz, a former Biden anti-disinformation official, could not back up her defamation claims against Fox News and parent Fox Corp— Fox News Media and its parent Fox Corp (FOXA.O) won a ruling on Monday dismissing a lawsuit by a former Biden administration official …

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The Hill, Mediaite, Los Angeles Times and NPR

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Dominick Mastrangelo /
The Hill: Judge dismisses Nina Jankowicz lawsuit against Fox News

Jamie Frevele /
Mediaite: Fox News Scores Court Victory as Defamation Lawsuit Tossed

Stephen Battaglio /
Los Angeles Times: Hunter Biden drops lawsuit against Fox News over mock trial show

Bloomberg:

A look at Comcast's bet on the Paris Olympics, which executives hope will greatly elevate Peacock against Netflix and Disney+; Peacock has exclusive US rights— - US viewers will be able to see every Olympic event on Peacock — Coverage of Games will promote Peacock original programming

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Reuters, Slate, E! Online, @lucas_shaw, IndieWire, Rolling Stone and The Streamable

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Harshita Mary Varghese /
Reuters: Comcast beats quarterly profit estimates on strength in streaming, broadband

Alex Kirshner /
Slate: The Most Mockable Streaming Service Has Transformed Itself

Brett M Malec /
E! Online: How to Watch the 2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony and All Your Favorite Sports

Lucas Shaw /
@lucas_shaw: Peacock was supposed to launch out of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. Then Covid happened. This summer, Peacock gets to try again with the 2024 games in Paris. @hgmiller29 and I spoke to folks at Comcast about their plans. https://www.bloomberg.com/...

Brian Welk /
IndieWire: Peacock Reinvents the Olympics with Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Prompts and an A.I. Al Michaels

Alan Sepinwall /
Rolling Stone: ‘Homicide: Life on the Street’ Is Heading to Peacock

The Guardian:

Vivendi plans to list its French TV business Canal+ in London and advertising company Havas in Amsterdam, as part of a drive to break up the media conglomerate— Media group controlled by Vincent Bolloré to break up, with advertising company Havas to list in Amsterdam

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Reuters, Financial Times, The Media Leader, Broadband TV News, Advanced Television and Bloomberg

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Julian Clover /
Broadband TV News: Vivendi confirms plans to list Canal+ in London

Benoit Berthelot /
Bloomberg: Vivendi Picks LSE for Canal+, Amsterdam for Havas Post-Split

The Information:

Reddit COO Jen Wong says the company has revenue sharing deals with the NFL, NBA, MLB, and others to get video and other content, hoping to draw advertisers— Reddit, known for its chat forums on everything from Proust to Wall Street stocks, is going big on sports.

Discussion:
The Verge, Reddit Upvoted, Sherwin Su on LinkedIn, @amir, Bloomberg, Quartz, Cord Cutters News and Reuters

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Sherwin Su /
Sherwin Su on LinkedIn: Incredible work by Sarah Rosen & Christine Wixted here strengthening our partnerships with the National Football League (NFL) and National Basketball Association (NBA). …

Amir Efrati /
@amir: Reddit shares up 5% on sports league content deals reported by @sizpatel https://www.theinformation.com/ ... $rddt [image]

Aisha Counts /
Bloomberg: Reddit Lands Content Partnerships With NFL, NBA, MLB

Laura Bratton /
Quartz: Reddit's big sports move is boosting the stock

Raymond McCain /
Cord Cutters News: Reddit Partners With NFL, NBA, MLB & More to Offer Highlight Videos on Reddit

Zaheer Kachwala /