A detailed timeline of Evan Gershkovich's arrest and release and the months of negotiations involving spy agencies, billionaires, politicians, and his mother (Wall Street Journal)

Mediagazer: A detailed timeline of Evan Gershkovich's arrest and release and the months of negotiations involving spy agencies, billionaires, politicians, and his mother (Wall Street Journal)

Top News:

Wall Street Journal:

Russia frees Evan Gershkovich, RFE/RL reporter Alsu Kurmasheva, and others as part of a prisoner swap involving 24 prisoners and at least six countries— Release of 32-year-old American from Russia secured as part of largest East-West prisoner swap since Cold War
Discussion: New York Times, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, The Guardian, Voice of America, Reuters, ABC News, HuffPost, The Guardian, BBC, Bloomberg, CBS News, Washington Post, @katie_robertson, The Atlantic, Deadline, New York Post, Fox News, The Independent, Reporters Without Borders, NPR, The Hill, @annielinskey, Washington Post, Poynter, Semafor, Politico, The White House, WFLA, Mother Jones, Associated Press, @potus@threads.net, New York Times, @edokeefecbs@threads.net, Hani Durzy on LinkedIn, @benjaminwittes@threads.net, @paulwsj, Foreign Policy, Emma Tucker on LinkedIn, Forbes, Committee to Protect …, Elayne Gan on LinkedIn, @mattdpearce, @brianbeutler, USAGM, @potus, Boston Herald, ABC7, @potus, @terellwright2, @natashabertrand, @paulwsj, @peterbakernyt, @jaketapper, @joannastern, @nicktimiraos, @abarbashin, @ishaantharoor, Rolling Stone, UPI, KUSA-TV, CNN, The Mirror, The i Paper, Telegraph, @jamesrbuk, @samberkhead, @silviakillings, Meduza.io, @ianbremmer, @conorsen, TVNewsCheck, @srabil, @noahcrothman, @hadas_gold, News/Media Alliance and ABC Columbia

Discussion:
New York Times: Live Updates: Russia Releases Evan Gershkovich in Sweeping Prisoner Swap, Turkish Officials Say Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Kurmasheva, Gershkovich, Whelan, Kara-Murza Among 16 In Historic U.S.-Russia Prisoner Swap

Martin Pengelly /
The Guardian: ‘Day of great joy’: Wall Street Journal's crusade to free Gershkovich succeeds

Liam Scott /
Voice of America: Historic prisoner swap sees Americans Paul Whelan, Evan Gershkovich, Alsu Kurmasheva freed from Russia

Shaun Walker /
The Guardian: Russia frees Evan Gershkovich and others in biggest prisoner swap since cold war

Jennifer Jacobs /
Bloomberg: US Reporter Released by Russia in Multi-Country Prisoner Swap CBS News: U.S., Russia agree to prisoner swap to free Americans Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and others Washington Post: Evan Gershkovich, others to be freed by Russia in landmark prisoner swap, Turkish government says

Katie Robertson /
@katie_robertson: NEW: WSJ editor in chief @emmatuckerWSJ emails staff with the good news that Evan Gershkovich is free [image]

Tom Nichols /
The Atlantic: The Kremlin Gets What It Wants

Ted Johnson /
Deadline: Joe Biden Celebrates Release Of Evan Gershkovich And Other Americans Held In Russia As “A Feat Of Diplomacy And Friendship”

Steven Nelson /
New York Post: President Biden speaks on Evan Gershkovich prisoner swap: ‘Their brutal ordeal is over’ Fox News: WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich released by Russia in prisoner swap; Paul Whelan also being freed

Alexander Butler /
The Independent: Russia and West ‘prepare for prisoner swap’ Reporters Without Borders: Free at last: American journalists Evan Gershkovich and Alsu Kurmasheva swapped in Russian prisoner exchange

Jason Breslow /
NPR: Who's who in the prisoner swap that has freed Evan Gershkovich from Russian prison

Cate Martel /
The Hill: 12:30 Report — Trump draws pushback over Harris race comments; WSJ reporter freed

Annie Linskey /
@annielinskey: Applause breaks out in WSJ's DC office, as editors here get confirmation that Evan Gershkovich is off a Russian plane. [image]

Tom Jones /
Poynter: Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich freed in a prisoner swap with Russia, according to Turkish officials

Caroline Anders /
Semafor: Russia frees WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich in prisoner swap with US: Reports The White House: Statement by President Joe Biden on Securing the Release of Americans Detained in Russia

Julianne McShane /
Mother Jones: After More Than a Year In Russian Detention, Evan Gershkovich Is Finally Released

President Joe Biden /
@potus@threads.net: The deal that secured the freedom of Paul, Evan, Alsu, and Vladimir was a feat of diplomacy. All told, we've negotiated the release of 16 people from Russia - some of whom were unjustly held for years. All have endured unimaginable suffering. Today, their agony is over.

Katie Robertson /
New York Times: The Wall Street Journal Kept Gershkovich's Detention Front and Center

Ed O'Keefe /
@edokeefecbs@threads.net: “Their brutal ordeal is over and they're free.” @POTUS Biden heralds the release of Americans detained in Russia, surrounded by their families at the White House.

Hani Durzy /
Hani Durzy on LinkedIn: If you've ever worked in communications — hell, if you've ever picked up a newspaper in the US or another democracy and read a story that makes …

Benjamin Wittes /
@benjaminwittes@threads.net: The Biden administration did good work today getting good people held hostage home. The President and his team deserve credit for an ambitious deal kept quiet and then executed. Please remember, however, that a lot of people are still being held hostage …

Paul Beckett /
@paulwsj: 1: Smiles of joy, tears of relief: Evan Gershkovich and others held in Russia are on their way home. It has been 16 months of wrongful imprisonment for Evan. We celebrate with his wonderful family and all the families reunited today. #IStandWithEvan #WelcomeHomeEvan

Emma Tucker /
Emma Tucker on LinkedIn: WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich is free and heading back to the U.S. This is a day of great joy and relief for Evan, his family, WSJ colleagues …

Mary Whitfill Roeloffs /
Forbes: Paul Whelan And Evan Gershkovich Freed From Russia: What To Know About Their Cases Committee to Protect Journalists: CPJ welcomes reports of Gershkovich, Kurmasheva release, says Russia must stop stifling journalists

Elayne Gan /
Elayne Gan on LinkedIn: The day we have been waiting for. The countdown is finally over. — Welcome home Evan! — https://lnkd.in/...

Matt Pearce /
@mattdpearce: Deeply grateful that Evan Gershkovich is free after unjust prosecution by the Russian government. The scores of journalists killed on and after Oct. 7, mostly Palestinian and mostly at the hands of the Israeli military, also deserve justice.

Brian Beutler /
@brianbeutler: Truly fucked up that Trump tried to keep Gershkovich imprisoned, but since he did that, claiming only he could secure Gershkovich's release, shouldn't campaign headlines read “U.S. journalist freed from wrongful Russian imprisonment in major setback for Trump?”

President Biden /
@potus: The deal that secured the freedom of Paul, Evan, Alsu, and Vladimir was a feat of diplomacy. All told, we've negotiated the release of 16 people from Russia - some of whom were unjustly held for years. All have endured unimaginable suffering. Today, their agony is over.

Jessica Schladebeck /
Boston Herald: Gershkovich, Whelan freed with several others in prisoner swap with Russia

Meredith Deliso /
ABC7: Why were Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan being held prisoner in Russia?

President Biden /
@potus: Paul Whelan, Evan Gershkovich, Alsu Kurmasheva, and Vladimir Kara-Murza are coming home. [image]

Terell /
@terellwright2: Tears of joy at the @WSJ newsroom, as Evan Gershkovich has been freed. Paul Beckett, former DC bureau chief, has ensued all the interns have champagne. [video]

Natasha Bertrand /
@natashabertrand: Biden: “Today, three American citizens and one American green-card holder who were unjustly imprisoned in Russia are finally coming home: Paul Whelan, Evan Gershkovich, Alsu Kurmasheva, and Vladimir Kara-Murza.” [image]

Paul Beckett /
@paulwsj: @WSJ newsroom on the news Evan is free. ⁦@emmatuckerWSJ⁩ addresses the troops. “This is a historical day for The Wall Street Journal.” [image]

Peter Baker /
@peterbakernyt: Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan, Also Kurmasheva and Vladimir Kara-Murza are freed from Russian custody in the largest prisoner swap since the Cold War. BIden to address the nation at 12 noon. @antontroian @MarkMazzettiNYT @NYTBen https://www.nytimes.com/...

Jake Tapper /
@jaketapper: PAUL WHELAN IS FREE!!!! It's Thursday, August 1, 2024 Former US Marine Paul Whelan has been held hostage by Russia since December 28, 2018 — 2,043 days ago. Paul was released earlier today in a prisoner swap. PAUL IS NOW FREE!

Joanna Stern /
@joannastern: A historic @wsj push alert. Emma Tucker confirms to all of us in the Wall Street Journal newsroom that Evan is in fact free. #evanisfree [image]

Nick Timiraos /
@nicktimiraos: Evan Gershkovish is free. This is profoundly good news. https://www.wsj.com/... [image]

Anton Barbashin /
@abarbashin: This is the most Cold War moment since after the USSR. Russia - West prisoner exchange. The very fact of exchange indicates that diplomacy is alive and well though one should treat this as indicator of much larger successful negotiations. 1/

Ishaan Tharoor /
@ishaantharoor: The Post respected a embargo imposed by US officials who didn't want this to be derailed last minute, so other outlets (and Ankara) got ahead of us Live updates: Evan Gershkovich, others to be freed in U.S.-Russia prisoner swap, Turkish government says https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Nikki McCann Ramirez /
Rolling Stone: Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan To Be Released in Prisoner Swap

Doug Cunningham /
UPI: Biden: Americans held in Russia including Gershkovich, Whelan freed in prisoner swap

James Ball /
@jamesrbuk: Absolutely fantastic news, if long-long overdue. Credit to his friends and colleagues for their relentless campaigning.

Samantha Berkhead /
@samberkhead: SCOOP: Between 20 to 30 people may be released from Russian prison in a matter of hours, incl. Evan Gershkovich, Vladimir Kara-Murza, Ilya Yashin and many others, a source familiar with planning for the exchange says. Surreal to think about https://www.themoscowtimes.com/ ...

Silvia Killingsworth /
@silviakillings: It is one of the greatest honors of my career to have helped break this news. I love my job and my colleagues. https://www.bloomberg.com/... Meduza.io: Russia prepares release of Evan Gershkovich, Vladimir Kara-Murza, and other political prisoners in major exchange with West

Ian Bremmer /
@ianbremmer: have heard illegally detained wsj reporter evan gershkovich was released by russia in prisoner exchange and flying to nyc tomorrow. most excellent news if true.

Conor Sen /
@conorsen: It was really admirable how the WSJ and its reporters, through articles and Twitter avatar changes, kept Evan front-of-mind for the past 17 months.

Melanie Goodfellow /
TVNewsCheck: Wall Street Journal Reporter Evan Gershkovich Could Be Freed By Russia In Prisoner Swap

Sarah Rabil /
@srabil: 70 WEEKS. Evan Gershkovich, a WSJ reporter, has been imprisoned in Russia for 70 weeks. It's hard to fathom. Take a moment to think about all that you have done in that time. Join us in calling for his immediate release #IStandWithEvan #FreeEvan #Journalismisnotacrime [image]

Noah Rothman /
@noahcrothman: Very heartening to hear US captives in Russia — Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan, and Gordon Black - are released. They were bargaining chips for Moscow but yet to see what the Kremlin got in return. Putin traded a notorious arms dealer and a convicted hitman for Brittney Griner.

Hadas Gold /
@hadas_gold: For month the @WSJ has continued its campaign #FreeEvan - regular updates, pins at major events, social media campaigns, advertisements and even colleagues shaving their heads to look like him after prison authorities shaved his hair. What a wonderful day this could be. News/Media Alliance: News/Media Alliance Statement: Wall Street Journal Reporter Evan Gershkovich is Freed

RELATED:

Wall Street Journal:

WSJ Editor Emma Tucker thanks the Biden administration, other governments, especially Germany's, and Evan Gershkovich in the effort to release him and others— Today is a joyous day for the safe return of our colleague Evan Gershkovich, who left a Russian aircraft moments ago in Turkey's capital …

Discussion:
Press Gazette, Talking Biz News, Variety, @jbillinson@threads.net, @edmundlee@threads.net, CBS News, TMZ.com, The Guardian, New York Post, The Hill and Politico

Discussion:

Charlotte Tobitt /
Press Gazette: WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich is free in Russia prisoner exchange

Chris Roush /
Talking Biz News: WSJ's Tucker, Latour statement on Gershkovich

Ellise Shafer /
Variety: Wall Street Journal Reporter Evan Gershkovich to Be Released From Russia in Prisoner Swap

Josh Billinson /
@jbillinson@threads.net: WSJ reports President Biden was working on details of the prisoner swap an hour before he dropped out of the presidential race.

Ed Lee /
@edmundlee@threads.net: Emma Tucker thanks Biden: — “We are grateful to President Biden and his administration for working with persistence and determination to bring Evan home rather than see him shipped off to a Russian work camp for a crime he didn't commit.” — RE: https://www.threads.net/...

CBS News:
Understanding the complexity of the U.S.-Russia prisoner swap that includes Gershkovich, Whelan

Shaun Walker /
The Guardian: Russia prisoner swap involving US journalist Evan Gershkovich under way

Alex Oliveira /
New York Post: Russia releasing American journalist Evan Gershkovich in prisoner swap after 16 months behind bars: reports

Wall Street Journal:

A detailed timeline of Evan Gershkovich's arrest and release and the months of negotiations involving spy agencies, billionaires, politicians, and his mother— The secret negotiations to free The Wall Street Journal's Evan Gershkovich unfolded on three continents, involving spy agencies …

Discussion:
Reuters, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, NPR, Slate, @davidgura@threads.net, ABC7, @mikeisaac, Associated Press, @efindell and Metro.co.uk

Discussion:

Steve Gutterman /
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: The Prisoner Swap: What's In It For Putin?

David Gura /
@davidgura@threads.net: The @wsj's piece about the secret negotiations to free Evan Gershkovich ends with an incredible anecdote: ABC7: Putin called him a patriot. But who is Vadim Krasikov, a Russian released in the mass prisoner swap?

Elizabeth Findell /
@efindell: How Evan was freed: “The secret negotiations to free The Wall Street Journal's Evan Gershkovich unfolded on three continents, involving spy agencies, billionaires, political power players and his fiercest advocate—his mom” https://www.wsj.com/...

Gergana Krasteva /
Metro.co.uk: Putin's enemy number one is getting out of jail

New York Times:

Don Lemon sues Elon Musk and X, arguing Musk refused to pay him after a $1.5M/year exclusive X content deal fell apart; Lemon did not sign a formal contract— The former CNN reporter said in a lawsuit that X had refused to pay him after a testy interview with its billionaire owner.

Discussion:
The Hill, TVLine, The Wrap, Reuters, Mediaite, CNN, Variety, Rolling Stone, TMZ.com, Quartz, Page Six, The Guardian, The Hollywood Reporter, Deadline, Business Insider and Barrett Media, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Lauren Sforza /
The Hill: Don Lemon files suit against Elon Musk over canceled X show

Rebecca Iannucci /
TVLine: Don Lemon Sues Elon Musk and X Over Cancelled Talk Show Partnership

Natalie Korach /
The Wrap: Don Lemon Sues Elon Musk and X Over Content Deal Gone Sour

Sarah Rumpf /
Mediaite: JUST IN: Don Lemon Sues Elon Musk and X Over Partnership Deal That Fell Apart

Oliver Darcy /
CNN: Don Lemon sues Elon Musk and X over scrapped talk show

Todd Spangler /
Variety: Don Lemon Sues Elon Musk and X, Alleging Fraud and Breach of Contract Over Canceled Talk Show

Ethan Millman /
Rolling Stone: Don Lemon Sues Elon Musk, X Over Canceled Talk Show

Don Lemon Hard /
TMZ.com: Don Lemon Sues Elon Musk for Fraud After Failed X Deal

Eileen Reslen /
Page Six: Don Lemon sues Elon Musk for fraud over canceled X deal after billionaire allegedly refused to pay out contract

Peter Kafka /
Business Insider: Don't feel sorry for Linda Yaccarino Barrett Media: Kara Swisher: Linda Yaccarino ‘Ridiculous Figure’ After Working as X CEO For Elon Musk

Variety:

WBD, Disney, and Fox plan to launch their joint sports streaming venture Venu for $42.99 per month initially, with a seven-day free trial, expected in fall 2024— Streaming sports on a stand-alone basis won't be cheap. … The service is expected to debut in the fall in conjunction with the start of the next NFL season.

Discussion:

David Satin /
The Streamable: Is $59 to Stream NFL, Other Major Sports Worth It? Does Combo of Venu Sports, Paramount+, Peacock Make Sense?

Adam Jacobson /
Radio & Television Business Report: A Monthly Fee Finalized For ‘Hulu For Sports’ Platform

Lucas Manfredi /
The Wrap: Venu Sports Sets Launch Price of $42.99 Per Month

Peter Kafka /
Business Insider: The new sports streaming bundle will cost $43 a month — but won't have some of TV's most popular sports TVLine: Disney, Warner Bros. and Fox's Joint Sports Streaming Service Now Has a Price — How Much Will It Cost?

Olivia Coryell /
ESPN Press Room U.S.: Pricing Confirmed at $42.99/Month for Upcoming Venu Sports Streaming Service

Daniel Frankel /
Next TV: Venu Sports Stays Below vMVPD Partners on Price

Khristopher J. Brooks /
CBS News: Disney, Fox and Warner Bros Discovery reveal price for new sports streaming service

Lillian Rizzo /
CNBC: Sports streaming venture Venu priced at $42.99 a month

Ryan Christoffel /
9to5Mac: New streaming super-bundle for NFL, NBA, and more will cost $42.99/month

Erik Gruenwedel /
Media Play News: ESPN, WBD, Fox Live Sports Streaming App to be Priced at $42.99 Monthly

NPR:

Lawyers for Prince Harry and others accused WaPo CEO Will Lewis of fabricating a fake security threat 13 years ago in order to delete emails at Murdoch tabloids— LONDON — Attorneys for Prince Harry and prominent U.K. politicians today accused Washington Post chief executive and publisher …

Discussion:
The Guardian, Media Nation, @northernlights@mstdn.ca and MediaPost

Discussion:

Gordon Brown /
The Guardian: First, Murdoch papers targeted me. Now there is evidence they falsely implicated me in a cover-up

Dan Kennedy /
Media Nation: Will Lewis is back in the news. And once again, it's for all the wrong reasons. @northernlights@mstdn.ca: The former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom tells how he was victimised by Rupert Murdoch. Even the Prime Minister of an important country is assaulted by this immoral creature. — Mugdock is old and near death; he will roast on the other side, oh yes. — #ukpolitics — https://www.theguardian.com/ ...

Ray Schultz /
MediaPost: ‘Washington Post’ CEO Will Lewis Investigated By UK Police Over ‘Obstruction’

RELATED:
The Guardian: In a letter to ex-prime minister Gordon Brown, the UK's Met police say a special team is examining claims that Will Lewis helped cover up phone hacking claims

Discussion:

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: No word yet from Lewis or from Post owner Jeff Bezos. Lewis is not currently charged with any crime. He is not a defendant in the civil cases against Murdoch's papers. But to underscore the stakes: The publisher of the Washington Post is currently under criminal investigation.

Dan Gillmor /
@dangillmor@mastodon.social: How much more clear can it be that the publisher of the Washington Post — a former senior apparatchik in the Murdoch family's evil media empire — is a sleazebag? — Every day that he remains at the Post is another day in which we have to assume that Jeff Bezos is fine with this guy's history. …

Hadas Gold /
CNN: UK police examining allegations Washington Post publisher purposely deleted emails in phone hacking scandal

Bill Grueskin /
@bgrueskin: Jeff Bezos surely wasn't planning on “Scotland Yard investigates Washpost CEO” stories after he hired Will Lewis. But when you bring aboard a top executive from a Rupert Murdoch property, that risk has to be built into the transaction. https://www.npr.org/...

Jack Shafer /
@jackshafer: “Blazoned across the top of every edition of the Washington Post is the statement, ‘Democracy dies in darkness’,” Brown wrote. “But what if the publisher himself is a master of the dark arts?” https://www.npr.org/...

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: Lewis has denied all wrongdoing but has not commented on these details. Murdoch's News UK says the concern was real though a consultant found no signs of tampering. Former PM Gordon Brown denied the scheme. His complaint to Scotland Yard led police to open the new inquiry.

AJ McDougall /
The Daily Beast: Cops Probe Whether Washington Post Publisher Tried to Frame British PM

Dan Froomkin /
@froomkin: WILL LEWIS MUST GO. I wrote this back when we only knew the very least of it. It's now truer than ever. https://presswatchers.org/... @jeffjarvis: Murdoch's man, Will Lewis, might be hiding under a rock, hoping the storm over him blows over. No. His hole gets deeper. First Murdoch papers targeted me. Now there is evidence they falsely implicated me in a cover-up By Gordon Brown https://www.theguardian.com/ ...

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: Lawyers for Prince Harry and leading politicians allege Lewis ordered millions of emails destroyed. They also say he concocted a false alibi to justify that; months later, he told police of a tip that a former prime minister schemed to steal emails from Murdoch's CEO in the UK.

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: News: Scotland Yard has opened a criminal inquiry into the actions of Washington Post publisher Will Lewis while police were investigating phone hacking and other crimes at Rupert Murdoch's tabloids in 2011. My story from London for NPR (and thread): https://www.npr.org/...

Devon Heinen /
@heinendevon@threads.net: WaPo still hasn't fired its new CEO / publisher, WillLewis. And the news outlet STILL NEEDS to do so — immediately. https://www.npr.org/...

Jeff Jarvis /
@jeffjarvis@mastodon.social: Will Lewis can't hide now.... UK police special enquiry team to examine role of Washington Post chief in email deletions — https://www.theguardian.com/ ...

David Folkenflik /
NPR: U.K. police reviewing accusations against ‘Washington Post’ publisher

Engadget:

A group of US senators unveils the NO FAKES Act, which would make individuals and companies liable for producing, hosting, or sharing unauthorized AI deepfakes— OpenAI joined several entertainment industry groups in backing the NO FAKES Act. — Today, a group of senators introduced the NO FAKES Act …

Discussion:

Andrew Albanese /
Publishers Weekly: U.S. Copyright Office Releases Part One of AI Report, Calls for New Legislation

Chris Cooke /
CMU: Don't say ‘deepfake’: US Copyright Office says “urgent need” for ‘digital replica’ rights U.S. Senator Christopher Coons of Delaware: Senators Coons, Blackburn, Klobuchar, Tillis introduce bill to protect individuals' voices and likenesses from AI-generated replicas

Ben Lovejoy /
9to5Mac: US government tackling AI dangers, with deepfake ban and vetting of next ChatGPT model

Amy Klobuchar /
@amyklobuchar@threads.net: Today I spoke on the Senate floor to push for the passage of my bills to ban deceptive deepfakes of federal candidates and require disclaimers on AI-generated political ads. With less than 100 days until the election, we need common sense rules in place to protect our democracy.

Gene Maddaus /
Variety: Entertainment Industry Backs Bill to Outlaw AI Deepfakes

Ethan Millman /
Rolling Stone: Senators Introduce Long-Awaited Bill to Protect Artists From AI Deepfakes

Kristin Robinson /
Billboard: New Senate Bill Could Protect Artists from AI Deepfakes

Daniel Tencer /
Music Business Worldwide: Artists, rightsholders applaud introduction of ‘landmark’ NO FAKES Act in US Senate

Deadline:

Ligue de Football Professionnel confirms a five-year deal with DAZN to broadcast the majority of France's Ligue 1 soccer; BeIN has rights to one match per week— Sports streamer DAZN is the new home of top-division soccer in France after tying up a five-year deal worth a reporting €500M ($540M).

Discussion:
Advanced Television

Discussion:

Sky News:

Sources: hedge fund tycoon and GB News shareholder Paul Marshall is close to a deal to buy The Spectator, separate from The Telegraph, as soon as this month— The GB News shareholder is now the frontrunner to buy one of Britain's most influential political magazines amid an ongoing auction …

Discussion:
City A.M., @markkleinmansky, @janemartinson

Discussion:

Bethany Wales /
City A.M.: Sir Paul Marshall: Hedge fund owner and GB News shareholder poised to snap up The Spectator

Mark Kleinman /
@markkleinmansky: Exclusive: Sir Paul Marshall's Old Queen Street Ventures could strike a deal to buy The Spectator as soon as this month, even as doubts have grown about whether the Marshall Wace co-founder intends to pursue a bid for The Daily and Sunday Telegraph titles. https://news.sky.com/...

Mark Kleinman /
@markkleinmansky: EXCLUSIVE: Sir Paul Marshall, the hedge fund tycoon and GB News shareholder, is closing in on a deal to buy The Spectator, one of Britain's most influential political and magazines, amid a wider auction involving the Telegraph newspaper titles. Full story on @SkyNews soon.

New York Times:

CBS News names John Dickerson, its lead political analyst, and Maurice DuBois, an anchor for an NY affiliate, as Evening News anchors replacing Norah O'Donnell— The pair are part of a broader shake-up at the show, which includes the addition of Lonnie Quinn as a regular weather anchor.

Discussion:

Brian Steinberg /
Variety: CBS Plans ‘Evening News’ Overhaul: John Dickerson, Maurice DuBois, Weather and Close Ties to ‘60 Minutes’

Adam Jacobson /
Radio & Television Business Report: Post-O'Donnell ‘CBS Evening News’ Plans Unveiled

Rebecca Iannucci /
TVLine: CBS Evening News Sets New Anchor Lineup After Norah O'Donnell's Exit

Natalie Korach /
The Wrap: CBS News Taps Ensemble Team to Anchor ‘Evening News’ After Norah O'Donnell Exit

Stephen Battaglio /
Los Angeles Times: John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois named anchors of ‘CBS Evening News’ in major overhaul

CBS News:
John Dickerson, Maurice DuBois to anchor “CBS Evening News” after election as show returns to New York

Michael Malone /
Next TV: John Dickerson, Maurice DuBois To Anchor ‘CBS Evening News’ After Norah O'Donnell Steps Down

Alex Weprin /
The Hollywood Reporter: ‘CBS Evening News’ to Get Major Reboot Led By John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois

Ted Johnson /
Deadline: ‘CBS Evening News’ Revamp Unveiled: John Dickerson & Maurice DuBois To Anchor From New York With Focus On Ensemble Team Paramount Press Express: Venerable CBS News Broadcast Will Move Back to New York After the Election and Be Anchored by Award-Winning Journalists John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois

The Wrap:

SiriusXM plans to launch a premium podcast subscription service through Apple Podcasts for $5.99 per month or $44.99 annually, starting August 5— The offering is intended to diversify the platform's podcast revenue stream while expanding the listener base

Discussion:
Reuters, Digital Music News, Engadget, Radio Ink and The Hollywood Reporter

Discussion:

Harshita Mary Varghese /
Reuters: SiriusXM's second-quarter subscription loss narrows on strong content demand

Ashley King /
Digital Music News: SiriusXM Brings ‘SiriusXM Podcasts+’ Subscription to Apple Podcasts

Lawrence Bonk /
Engadget: SiriusXM is launching a standalone podcast subscription service

AdExchanger:

Outbrain confirms plans to acquire Teads from Altice, in a transaction valuing the SSP and video monetization company at ~$1B; Outbrain will pay $725M in cash— The rumors are true: Outbrain is buying Teads. — On Thursday, the content recommendation platform announced it will acquire Teads …

Discussion:
MediaPost, Adweek, The Media Leader, Digiday, Axios, Bloomberg and Outbrain Inc., more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Laurie Sullivan /
MediaPost: Outbrain Acquires Teads For $1B: Creates Large, Indie Ad Platform

Mark Stenberg /
Adweek: Outbrain Acquires Video Firm Teads for $1B in Major Tie-Up

Kerry Flynn /
Axios: Outbrain to acquire Teads in $1B ad tech deal

Benoit Berthelot /
Bloomberg: Altice Sells Teads to Outbrain in $1 Billion Ad Tech Deal Outbrain Inc.: Category Leaders Outbrain and Teads to Merge, Creating an Independent End-to-End Advertising Platform for the Open Internet

Associated Press:

The Premier League, Bundesliga, DAZN, Sky, UEFA, CONMEBOL, and others write to X CEO Linda Yaccarino demanding more action against illegal soccer content on X— Some of Europe's main broadcasters and top soccer leagues have sent a letter to the CEO of social media platform X, Linda Yaccarino …