Gallery Media Group's CEO says the company, which owns PureWow and over 50 lifestyle brands primarily on social media, plans to end 2024 with $50M in revenue (Sara Fischer/Axios)

Mediagazer: Gallery Media Group's CEO says the company, which owns PureWow and over 50 lifestyle brands primarily on social media, plans to end 2024 with $50M in revenue (Sara Fischer/Axios)

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Washington Post:

After raising complaints, Trump says he'll participate in the ABC debate with Harris on September 10 and the rules “will be the same as the last CNN debate”— The ABC News-hosted debate is set to take place Sept. 10 in Philadelphia, Trump said Tuesday.
Discussion: HuffPost, Reuters, New Republic, The Daily Beast, Raw Story, Mediaite, Wall Street Journal, Poynter, Politico, New York Daily News, Fox News, CNN, News Talk WBAP-AM, Black America Web, KVUE-TV, Vanity Fair, CBS News, New York Post, The Wrap, Fortune, New Jersey Online, Deadline and Daily Kos

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Ryan Grenoble /
HuffPost: Trump Says He And Harris Have Agreed To Mic Terms Ahead Of Sept. 10 Debate

Kathleen Culliton /
Raw Story: 'Can't control himself': Michael Cohen shares ‘weird’ reason Trump should debate Harris

Isaac Schorr /
Mediaite: Trump Says He Has Agreed To ABC Debate With Kamala Harris In Rant Slamming ‘Nastiest and Most Unfair’ Network

Eugene Daniels /
Politico: Is this thing on? Harris and Trump battle over hot mics at debate.

Dave Goldiner /
New York Daily News: Trump claims deal reached for Sept. 10 debate on ABC with muted microphones

Zack Linly /
Black America Web: Kamala Harris Campaign Wants To Keep Trump Debate Mics On At All Times Amid Allegations He's Scared To Face Her

Josh Christenson /
New York Post: Trump takes up Harris campaign's dare to debate without ‘muted microphones’

Natalie Korach /
The Wrap: Kamala Harris and Donald Trump Tussle Over Muted Microphones at ABC News Debate

Stephanie Lai /
Fortune: Harris campaign says Trump's team is afraid to let him debate without mute button

Ted Johnson /
Deadline: “Stop Hiding Behind The Mute Button”: Kamala Harris' Campaign In Debate Dispute With Trump Campaign Over Shutting Off Mics

Variety:

Jason and Travis Kelce sign a deal with Amazon's Wondery for rights to their popular New Heights podcast; a source says the three year deal is worth $100M+— Three-year pact gives Wondery rights to ad-sales, distribution and more to NFL stars' weekly show

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The Hollywood Reporter, The Information, Rolling Stone, USA Today, E! Online, UPROXX, Maggie Clifton on LinkedIn, Forbes, Page Six, CNN, The Daily Beast, Wall Street Journal, Sabrina Yaghoubzadeh on LinkedIn, Deadline, @morningbrew, The Wrap, Awful Announcing, @deadline, Los Angeles Times, Ray Harkins on LinkedIn, Grant Derkac on LinkedIn, @highyieldharry, @vinny_daniel0, SheKnows, Bloomberg, The Media Leader, Sportico, New York Post, Brad Haugen on LinkedIn, TMZ.com, Josh Mandell on LinkedIn, Bobby Gay on LinkedIn, @adamsinger, Barrett Media, The Hill, Front Office Sports, The Ankler, Us Weekly, RADIO ONLINE, New York Daily News, TVNewsCheck, The Verge and KNSD-TV

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Caitlin Huston /
The Hollywood Reporter: Travis and Jason Kelce's ‘New Heights’ Podcast Moves to Wondery in Nine-Figure Deal

Martin Peers /
The Information: Amazon's Swiftie Moment

Glenn Erby /
USA Today: Jason and Travis Kelce sign $100 million deal With Amazon for ‘New Heights’ Podcast

Olivia Evans /
E! Online: Travis Kelce and Jason Kelce Score Eye-Popping Podcast Deal Worth at Least $100 Million

Josh Kurp /
UPROXX: The Kelce Brothers Signed A Huge New Deal To Continue Talking About Taylor Swift And Football

Maggie Clifton /
Maggie Clifton on LinkedIn: As part of our new media management firm, Brick Media, I have been fortunate enough over the past serveral months to work alongside …

Conor Murray /
Forbes: Jason And Travis Kelce Sign Reported $100 Million Podcast Deal With Amazon's Wondery

Francesca Bacardi /
Page Six: Travis, Jason Kelce sign ‘New Heights’ podcast deal worth more than $100M

Dan Ladden-Hall /
The Daily Beast: Kelce Brothers Sign $100M+ Deal for Their ‘New Heights’ Podcast

Anne Steele /
Wall Street Journal: Kelce Brothers Sign Amazon Podcast Deal Worth More Than $100 Million

Sabrina Yaghoubzadeh /
Sabrina Yaghoubzadeh on LinkedIn: Big things are happening at Wondery! I'm beyond thrilled to announce our exciting new partnership with New Heights! 🏈 — https://lnkd.in/... @morningbrew: Recent major podcast deals: • Joe Rogan (Spotify) $250M • Alex Cooper (SiriusXM) $125M • SmartLess (SiriusXM) $100M • Kelce Brothers (Amazon) $100M • Dax Shepard (Amazon) $80M It's good work if you can get it [image]

Natalie Korach /
The Wrap: Kelce Brothers Ink ‘New Heights’ Podcast Deal With Amazon's Wondery Worth Over $100 Million

Ben Axelrod /
Awful Announcing: Kelce brothers reach $100 million-plus deal with Amazon for ‘New Heights’ @deadline: The show follows the NFL stars' personal and sporting lives, plus insight on football and pop culture. It is a regular top sports podcast on Apple and Spotify. Wave will continue to provide production services MORE: https://deadline.com/...

Wendy Lee /
Los Angeles Times: ‘New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce’ podcast lands deal with Amazon's Wondery

Ray Harkins /
Ray Harkins on LinkedIn: I am not a football dude but even I know the impact that this show has had on the industry and for sports podcasting in general. …

Grant Derkac /
Grant Derkac on LinkedIn: I cannot be more excited and honored to welcome New Heights to Wondery! We are so thrilled to be working with Jason, Travis, Aaron Eanes … @highyieldharry: How is everyone getting a $100 million podcast, does anyone want to gimme a meager $10 million podcast?

Vinny Daniel /
@vinny_daniel0: We are finally starting to see the commercialization of alternative. Podcasters getting NBA contracts

Kristyn Burtt /
SheKnows: Travis Kelce's Taylor Swift Relationship Might Have Indirectly Helped His $100 Million Podcast Deal

Ashley Carman /
Bloomberg: NFL's Kelce Brothers Sign $100 Million Podcast Deal With Amazon

Sabrina Quagliozzi /
The Media Leader: Kelce brothers touchdown huge podcast deal with Amazon

Jason Clinkscales /
Sportico: Travis, Jason Kelce Bring ‘New Heights’ Podcast to Wondery

Jaclyn Hendricks /
New York Post: Inside Travis Kelce's ever-growing financial empire after $100 million Amazon deal

Brad Haugen /
Brad Haugen on LinkedIn: A lot of people will say that the Kelce Brothers podcast grew because of the Taylor Swift effect. There's probably some truth to that …

Josh Mandell /
Josh Mandell on LinkedIn: Cause players gonna play, play, play, play, play...and it'll be discussed on New Heights...which as of today, is a part of the Wondery fam! 🏈 🎉 …

Bobby Gay /
Bobby Gay on LinkedIn: Exciting news in the podcast world today! Shoutout to Aaron Eanes, Andre Eanes, Maggie Clifton and all others for bringing this deal to life …

Adam Singer /
@adamsinger: Building an (interested) audience is still way undervalued by most people. Different than just ‘having followers.’ The leverage it affords is crazy, if you've used the internet long enough you understand. If you're scratching your head you'll get there eventually...

Dominick Mastrangelo /
The Hill: Amazon's Wondery podcast studio inks deal with Kelce brothers

Sean McNulty /
The Ankler: ☀️Next Steps for SKYDANCE/PAR with Edgar Out

Tufayel Ahmed /
Us Weekly: Travis and Jason Kelce Sign 9-Figure Deal for Their ‘New Heights’ Podcast: Report

Jami Ganz /
New York Daily News: Travis, Jason Kelce's ‘New Heights’ inks $100M deal with Amazon's Wondery

Todd Spangler /
TVNewsCheck: Kelce Brothers Sign Deal With Amazon's Wondery for ‘New Heights’ Podcast Worth More Than $100 Million

New York Times:

Edgar Bronfman Jr. drops his 11th-hour bid to take control of Paramount and buy National Amusements; sources: Bronfman couldn't offer proof of financing in time— Mr. Bronfman has frantically put a bid together over the last week even as Paramount raised questions about his financing.

Discussion:
Deadline, CBS News, Financial Times, The Special Committee …, Bloomberg, CNBC, Deadline, The Streamable, Business Insider, New York Post, Broadband TV News, Media Play News, AV Club, Barrett Media, WORLD SCREEN, The Guardian, Music Business Worldwide, @benmullin, @mediaevan, @royprice, @sarafischer, @benmullin, @beckyquick, The Media Leader, Advanced Television, Business Insider, Screen, TVNewsCheck, Cord Cutters News, Axios, Variety, The Wrap, Wall Street Journal, The Hollywood Reporter, The Desk, Reuters and @oliverdarcy@threads.net

Discussion:

Jill Goldsmith /
Deadline: Paramount Stock Has Down Day As Edgar Bronfman's Exit Dashes Hopes Of Bidding War

Anna Nicolaou /
Financial Times: Edgar Bronfman Jr abandons $6bn Paramount bid The Special Committee of the Board …: Paramount Global's Special Committee Announces End Of “Go-shop” Process

Hannah Miller /
Bloomberg: Edgar Bronfman Drops Out of Bidding War for Paramount Global Business Insider: Meet David Ellison, the 41-year-old son of billionaire Larry Ellison set to take over at Paramount

Alexandra Steigrad /
New York Post: Paramount stock tumbles after Edgar Bronfman Jr.'s surprise exit from bidding war

Robert Briel /
Broadband TV News: Edgar Bronfman withdraws bid for Paramount

Erik Gruenwedel /
Media Play News: Paramount Global Ends ‘Go-Shop’ Window, Says Skydance Media Acquisition Should Close in 2025

Mary Kate Carr /
AV Club: Skydance wins battle of the billionaires for control of Paramount

Mansha Daswani /
WORLD SCREEN: Edgar Bronfman Jr. Ends Paramount Bid

Kalyeena Makortoff /
The Guardian: Path clears for Paramount merger with Skydance after Bronfman drops bid

Mandy Dalugdug /
Music Business Worldwide: Paramount-Skydance merger moves forward as former Warner Music boss Edgar Bronfman Jr. drops $4.3bn bid

Evan DeSimone /
@mediaevan: Welp, that was fun for a minute. https://www.nytimes.com/...

Roy Price /
@royprice: Congratulations to the Ellisons and Redbird. Time for Paramount to move ahead. Their first project can be a miniseries based on the sale process!

Sara Fischer /
@sarafischer: That was a wild ride ... Edgar Bronfman Jr. dropping his bid for @paramountco / NAI after 11th hour Hail Mary. Statement below: [image]

Ben Mullin /
@benmullin: 🚨 statement from Edgar Bronfman Jr. 🚨 story here w/@LaurenSHirsch: https://www.nytimes.com/... [image]

Becky Quick /
@beckyquick: BREAKING NEWS: Edgar Bronfman Jr. is dropping out of the bidding for Paramount. $PARA Statement from him tonight: “Tonight, our bidding group informed the special committee that we will be exiting the go-shop process. It was a privilege to have the opportunity to participate. We

Sabrina Quagliozzi /
The Media Leader: Bronfman withdraws bid for Paramount, paving way for Skydance deal

Shubhangi Goel /
Business Insider: Edgar Bronfman Jr. drops his $6 billion Paramount bid

Jeremy Kay /
Screen: Edgar Bronfman Jr. withdraws Paramount Global offer, paving way for Skydance Media

Luke Bouma /
Cord Cutters News: SOLD Pluto TV & Paramount+ Have Been Sold to Skydance As All Other Bidders Drop Out

Sara Fischer /
Axios: Edgar Bronfman Jr. drops bid for Paramount

Cynthia Littleton /
Variety: Paramount Global Closes Door on ‘Go-Shop’ Period as Edgar Bronfman Jr. Drops Last-Minute Bid for Studio The Wrap: Edgar Bronfman Jr. Drops Out of Paramount Bidding Process, Leaving Skydance as Winner of Hollywood Studio

Lauren Thomas /
Wall Street Journal: Edgar Bronfman Drops Bid for Paramount, Paving Way for Skydance Deal

Zoe G. Phillips /
The Hollywood Reporter: Edgar Bronfman Drops Paramount Bid

Dawn Chmielewski /
Reuters: Media exec Bronfman pulls out of race to acquire Paramount

Oliver Darcy /
@oliverdarcy@threads.net: News: Edgar Bronfman Jr. backs out of bid to acquire Paramount: “Tonight, our bidding group informed the special committee that we will be exiting the go-shop process. It was a privilege to have the opportunity to participate.”

RELATED:
Bloomberg: Sources: Paramount is moving ahead with asset disposals, including a potential sale of 12 TV stations that it considers non-core, which could fetch $500M to $1B

Discussion:
The Wrap, Adweek, @michellef_davis, @matthewkeyslive, The Desk and Cord Cutters News

Discussion:

Lucas Manfredi /
The Wrap: Paramount Exploring Sale of 12 Local TV Stations | Report

Michelle F. Davis /
@michellef_davis: scooplet: Paramount has hired a bank to help it find buyer(s) for a dozen independent TV stations, some which used to be The CW Network affiliates. The potential sale is part of a plan to dispose of noncore assets to raise cash. story with @chrispalmeri https://www.bloomberg.com/...

Matthew Keys /
@matthewkeyslive: Paramount has hired an investment bank to consider selling 12 independent and low-power TV stations, including outlets in San Francisco, Seattle, Indianapolis, Tampa, Philadelphia, New York City, Boston and Detroit https://thedesk.net/... $PARA

Matthew Keys /
The Desk: Paramount hires bank to weigh sale of non-core TV stations

Bloomberg:

Sources: Disney is in contract renewal talks with DirecTV that could see ABC, ESPN, and other channels blacked out as early as September 1 if no deal is reached— DirecTV is looking to ease contract terms that have long required cable and satellite-TV distributors to charge customers …

Discussion:

Todd Spangler /
Variety: Disney Alleges DirecTV ‘Has Not Engaged in Earnest’ With Various TV Deal Options as Contract Expiration Looms

Alex Weprin /
The Hollywood Reporter: Disney and DirecTV Trade Barbs as Carriage Talks Come Down to the Wire

Dade Hayes /
Deadline: Disney And DirecTV Lock Horns In Carriage Renewal Talks: Will The Result Be A Bold New Pay-TV Plan Or Just Private Equity “Spin”?

Christopher Palmeri /
TVNewsCheck: DirecTV Looks To Rewrite Pay TV Rules In Disney Networks Talks

Andrew Bucholtz /
Awful Announcing: DirecTV-Disney carriage talks spotlight next crucial TV model divide

Luke Bouma /
Cord Cutters News: Cheaper Sports Only Packages Coming to YouTube TV, DIRECTV, & Others? Disney is Reportedly Open to It

Ananya Gairola /
Benzinga: DirecTV And Disney Talking Over Flexible Netflix-Like Channel Packages, But Fallout From Failed Talks Could Cause ESPN Blackout Next Week

Joe Wright /
@sctvman: Last agreement was 5 years ago. Only the ABC O&Os involved in this, but it was a a major pain when this almost happened to DirecTV customers in 2019.

Chris Palmeri /
Chris Palmeri on LinkedIn: While always a feature of the pay-TV universe, the fights between cable and satellite-TV distributors and the media giants that supply them programming seem to be getting fiercer. …

James Faris /
Business Insider: DirecTV is on the warpath against Disney in a battle it says is existential for cable TV

John Ourand /
@ourand_puck: Puck subscribers knew about these talks more than a week ago. #NotSoHumbleBrag https://puck.news/...

Phillip Swann /
The TV Answer Man!: Report: DIRECTV Could Lose Disney, ESPN This Sunday In Carriage Row

Nilutpal Timsina /
Reuters: DirecTV looks to renew pay-TV rules in Disney talks, Bloomberg News reports

The Moscow Times:

Interfax: Russia's FSB files criminal charges against a DW reporter and a journalist for Ukraine's 1+1 TV channel for illegally crossing the border into Kursk— Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said Tuesday that it has filed criminal charges against a Deutsche Welle reporter …

Discussion:
Reuters, TASS, Deutsche Welle, Agence France-Presse, @cforcd, @rsf_inter and Reuters

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Rachel Armstrong /
Reuters: Reuters journalist in critical condition after strike on Ukraine's Kramatorsk

Nicholas Simon Connolly /
TASS: FSB launches investigations into two more reporters for illegally crossing Russian border @cforcd: ⚡️ How russian propaganda justifies the killing of a British news agency employee in Kramatorsk [image] @rsf_inter: 🔴 #RUSSIA: “I felt a terrible pain in my abdomen.” Russian journalist Irina @Babloyan fell ill very suddenly in late 2022. While the medical results were lost, the symptoms are consistent with poisoning. She testifies for #RSFTalks ⬇️ [video]

Wall Street Journal:

In a letter to Rep. Jim Jordan, Mark Zuckerberg says he regrets Meta wasn't more outspoken about Biden administration pressure to restrict some COVID-19 content— Meta CEO also says he won't repeat 2020 efforts to fund local elections, which Republicans criticized as ‘Zuckerbucks’

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@judiciarygop, CNN, Status, The Verge, Financial Times, @karaswisher@threads.net, MediaPost, The Sun, Deadline, Reuters, The Wrap, @stevesi, @daveleebbg@threads.net, Mediaite, Newser, Reason, @wiczipedia@threads.net, @documentingmeta@threads.net, @joshuasteinman, Washington Post, @wiczipedia@threads.net, @geoffmanne, TMZ.com, The Information, @nicoperrino, @dkiesow@threads.net, @loganclarkhall, @renee.diresta@threads.net, @marshablackburn, @nic__carter, Raw Story, Fortune, Politico, ABC7, Silicon Republic, HuffPost, @richardgrenell, @nicksortor, @mdbreathe, @pattyisright, @johnny_joey, @judiciarygop, @shaunmmaguire, @realalexjones, @chrispavlovski, @jeffereyjaxen, @mtaibbi, New York Post, The Hill, The Daily Beast, Social Media Today, CBS News, BGR, Bloomberg, Reclaim The Net and Semafor, more at Techmeme »

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@judiciarygop: Mark Zuckerberg just admitted three things: 1. Biden-Harris Admin “pressured” Facebook to censor Americans. 2. Facebook censored Americans. 3. Facebook throttled the Hunter Biden laptop story. Big win for free speech. [image]

Jon Passantino /
CNN: Mark Zuckerberg's election-season gift to Republicans

Oliver Darcy /
Status: Zucker-Bucks Under Pressure

Emma Roth /
The Verge: Mark Zuckerberg responds to GOP pressure, says Biden pushed to ‘censor’ covid posts

Hannah Murphy /
Financial Times: Mark Zuckerberg says White House pressured Meta over Covid-19 content

Kara Swisher /
@karaswisher@threads.net: Regrets — Mark has a few! Well this is something, but not much of a surprise from tech's most equivocal CEO. He must worry that he has to protect himself in the case of Trump winning especially after the attacks on him personally and he knows Harris won't really care or take any action for stating this. https://www.wsj.com/...

Colin Kirkland /
MediaPost: Zuckerberg Says Biden Administration ‘Pressured’ Meta To Censor COVID-Related Content

Noa Hoffman /
The Sun: Mark Zuckerberg regrets bowing to demands by Joe Biden to censor social media messages during pandemic

Jill Goldsmith /
Deadline: Mark Zuckerberg Says Biden Administration Pressured Meta To Censor Covid Content, In Gift To House Republicans

Natalie Korach /
The Wrap: Mark Zuckerberg Regrets Allowing White House to Push COVID Censorship in 2021: ‘Government Pressure Was Wrong’

Steven Sinofsky /
@stevesi: Saying any of these happened was determined to be misinformation. This shows the limits of such policing or even criticizing.

Dave Lee /
@daveleebbg@threads.net: Tempting to have this take, but I'd urge anyone with an interest in this to read the court docs relating to how the WH pressured Facebook to act on certain pieces of content. It stepped way way over the line.

Isaac Schorr /
Mediaite: Trump Claims Zuckerberg Admission Proves Once And For All The ‘2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WAS RIGGED’

Jenn Gidman /
Newser: Zuckerberg: We Stifled COVID Info at White House's Request

Nina Jankowicz /
@wiczipedia@threads.net: Let's talk about the Zuckerberg letter. This is nothing more than a cynical political ploy at self preservation. Jim Jordan and the right have been alleging censorship for years. Why does Zuck release this letter now, three months before the election? To signal to Congressional republicans that he's not against them. … @documentingmeta@threads.net: It's really scary how many sane rational people support the government suppressing free speech on social media just because it's the government that they support and want to win an election You've all never been in an actual authoritarian/leaning country where speech is subject to the whims of the government and it shows

Joshua Steinman /
@joshuasteinman: Zuck has access to a real-time global human sentiment machine. If you think he's coming clean about what Kamala & co have been doing just for the sake of doing the right thing, you aren't paying attention. He knows what's coming.

Nina Jankowicz /
@wiczipedia@threads.net: These allegations went all the way up to the U.S. Supreme Court. The conservative Court could not find a single instance in the mountain of evidence that they reviewed that supported the claim that the US government had unduly coerced social media platforms. The allegations that Zuckerberg makes are reflected in that body of evidence. …

Geoffrey Manne /
@geoffmanne: We already knew this, but before it was inferred from documents; now it's confirmed. I'm not even sure the WH denied it — I think they said it was justified. Regardless, it's a good reminder that, yeah, the gov't absolutely does (unconstitutionally) censor speech it doesn't like. [image]

Sylvia Varnham O'Regan /
The Information: Mark Zuckerberg Says Government Pressure Over Covid Posts was ‘Wrong’

Nico Perrino /
@nicoperrino: In which Mark Zuckerberg says the feds “repeatedly pressured our teams for months to censor certain COVID-19 content, including humor and satire ... I believe the government pressure was wrong, and I regret that we were not more outspoken about it.”

Damon Kiesow /
@dkiesow@threads.net: Government suggests major publisher of information consider the risks of people dying of misinformation. Publisher puts public health first but now warns “I won't do that again.”

Logan Hall /
@loganclarkhall: oops sorry we accidentally rigged the election and installed a senile vegetable to the highest office in the world ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Renee DiResta /
@renee.diresta@threads.net: I am still floored by this letter. Look, jawboning is unambiguously bad. We also just had a SCOTUS case highlighting how flimsy the evidence was that it happened in any material way. Zuck was also proactively reaching out *to* health officials ab how FB could help. …

Sen. Marsha Blackburn /
@marshablackburn: The Biden-Harris administration pushed Facebook to censor content on the platform. The Left uses Big Tech to silence those who disagree with their radical agenda.

David Badash /
Raw Story: ‘It was your own White House’: Trump mocked after saying president rigged 2020 election

Eleanor Pringle /
Fortune: Zuckerberg blasts Biden administration for pressuring Meta to censor COVID content

Colin McCullogh /
ABC7: Mark Zuckerberg says Meta was ‘pressured’ by Biden administration to censor Covid-related content

Leigh Mc Gowran /
Silicon Republic: Zuckerberg says US pressured Meta to censor Covid-19 content

Marita Vlachou /
HuffPost: Mark Zuckerberg Says Biden Officials Were ‘Wrong’ To Pressure Meta To ‘Censor’ COVID Posts

Richard Grenell /
@richardgrenell: . @facebook should face serious consequences for this.

Nick Sortor /
@nicksortor: 🚨 JUST IN: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he “regrets” censoring information on behalf of the Biden Harris regime It's a little late for that, Zuck. Meta and Zuckerberg should be held accountable for interfering in our elections. DON'T LET THEM OFF THE HOOK! They KNEW what [image]

Mary Talley Bowden MD /
@mdbreathe: “Mea culpa” doesn't cut it. Put this man in prison.

Joey Jones /
@johnny_joey: The letter is a win for the campaign trail if Republicans can use it correctly.

@judiciarygop:
Mark Zuckerberg also tells the Judiciary Committee that he won't spend money this election cycle. That's right, no more Zuck-bucks. Huge win for election integrity.

Alex Jones /
@realalexjones: JUST IN - Zuckerberg regrets working with the Biden-Harris administration to censor Covid era information online. The rats are fleeing the sinking ship. This is huge. Humanity is turning the tide! https://x.com/...

Chris Pavlovski /
@chrispavlovski: This is explosive and damning. In 2021 during Covid, Rumble told the media to pound sand, we told tech companies threatening to cancel us to pound sound, we did not fold, and we had balls of steel. Meta had no balls.

Jefferey Jaxen /
@jeffereyjaxen: Admitted censorship of this scale should garner steeper legal, financial and/or regulatory penalties. “I regret we were not more outspoken about it” is NOT enough from Zuckerberg/Meta

Matt Taibbi /
@mtaibbi: MARK ZUCKERBERG DETAILS GOVERNMENT PRESSURE TO “CENSOR” “In 2021, senior officials from the Biden administration, including the White House, repeatedly pressured our teams for months to censor certain COVID-19 content, including humor and satire...”

Victor Nava /
New York Post: Zuckerberg admits Biden admin pressured Facebook to censor COVID content, says it was wrong to suppress The Post's Hunter laptop coverage

Julia Shapero /
The Hill: Zuckerberg says he regrets not being more outspoken about ‘government pressure’

Andrew Hutchinson /
Social Media Today: Zuckerberg Raises Questions Over Government Suppression Requests

Andy Meek /
BGR: Mark Zuckerberg now says Meta shouldn't have complied with White House Covid censorship requests

Dan Frieth /
Reclaim The Net: Mark Zuckerberg Confirms Biden Administration Pressured Facebook on Censorship, Admits to Throttling Hunter Biden Story

Tom Chivers /
Semafor: Zuckerberg says Biden administration ‘pressured’ Meta to censor COVID-19 content

Billboard:

Spin returns to print as a quarterly magazine after being out of circulation since late 2012; Bob Guccione Jr., who founded the publication in 1985, is the EIC— After more than a decade out of circulation, SPIN is returning to print as a quarterly magazine, the media brand announced Tuesday …

Discussion:
@oneunderscore__ and Head Topics

TechCrunch:

India telecom Bharti Airtel partners with Apple to offer exclusive deals for Apple Music and Apple TV+ later this year; Airtel will shut down its Wynk music app— Apple has struck a deal with Airtel to provide the Indian telecom giant's subscribers with exclusive offers for its music streaming service.

Discussion:
Reuters, Digital Music News, Entrackr and Music Business Worldwide

Discussion:

Ashley King /
Digital Music News: Apple Music Tacks on Millions of New Subscribers in India After Bharti Airtel Deal

Harsh Upadhyay /
Entrackr: Airtel to shut down music streaming app Wynk Music

The Guardian:

Venezuelan journalists are using AI avatars to host daily newscasts without putting themselves at risk, amid President Nicolás Maduro's media crackdown— Journalists are using artificial intelligence avatars to combat Maduro's media crackdown since disputed election

Discussion:

Jeremy Werner /
Jeremy Werner on LinkedIn: There's a lot to unpack here. — “In the four weeks since Venezuela's disputed election, local journalists have come up with a distinctly 21st-century tactic … @niemanlab: “Being on camera is no longer sensible”: persecuted Venezuelan journalists turn to AI https://www.theguardian.com/ ...

Andrew Blakeley /
Andrew Blakeley on LinkedIn: How about a potentially life-saving use of AI? — Journalists in Venezuela, who are critical of Maduro, are using AI avatars to bring unpublishable news …

Axios:

Last week BuzzFeed launched a BuzzFeed Arcade redesign, Vulture released an archive of its game Cinematrix, and Mashable partnered with Arkadium to offer games— - BuzzFeed launched a redesign for BuzzFeed Arcade, home to Pyramid Scheme, AI generators and other games.

Discussion:
Mashable, Vulture, @vulture, @mashable, @kerrymflynn and Kerry Flynn on LinkedIn

Discussion:

Shama Rahman /
Vulture: You'll Never Miss a Cinematrix Again @vulture: By popular demand, we've launched an archive of past Cinematrixes. Now grid enthusiasts everywhere will always be able to play the most recent 12 games, plus assorted fan favorites in our Permanent Collection: https://www.vulture.com/... @mashable: Gaming is coming to Mashable. You heard it here first. If solving your sudoku, finding just the right seven letters to complete your crossword, or guessing the Wordle after a single stab in the dark has ever brought you joy, our Mashable Games hub is for you. Through a [image]

Kerry Flynn /
@kerrymflynn: Media outlets are investing more in games Last week, @BuzzFeed, @vulture and @mashable all had games-related news I spoke with BuzzFeed's @JessiProbus, Vulture's @neiljanowitz, @Arkadium's @nsinno and @dailymail's Paul Tipper to learn why https://www.axios.com/...

Advanced Television:

WBD's Max says it will launch CNN International in 22 European countries on August 29 and will include CNN's simulcast of the ABC News presidential debate— Max, Warner Bros Discovery's streaming platform, will launch the CNN International 24/7 live channel feed in 22 European countries across Spain …

Discussion:
The Desk, Deadline, Broadband TV News and WORLD SCREEN

Discussion:

Kristin Brzoznowski /
WORLD SCREEN: CNN International To Stream On Max In Europe

Reuters:

A judge reverses a jury's $600K verdict that Disney misused Rearden's tech in Beauty and the Beast, saying it couldn't have known its contractor was misusing it— Disney (DIS.N) convinced a federal judge in California on Monday to reverse a jury's $600,000 verdict that it misused another …

Discussion:
Plagiarism Today

Discussion:

Jonathan Bailey /