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Susan Wojcicki, former YouTube CEO and a key figure in Google's creation, dies at age 56, after two years of living with cancer— On Friday evening, Alphabet and Google Sundar Pichai shared that Susan Wojcicki has died. She was 56. … Her husband, Dennis Troper, made the announcement earlier this evening:
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Discussion:

Sundar Pichai /
@sundarpichai: Unbelievably saddened by the loss of my dear friend @SusanWojcicki after two years of living with cancer. She is as core to the history of Google as anyone, and it's hard to imagine the world without her. She was an incredible person, leader and friend who had a tremendous

Sundar Pichai /
The Keyword: An incredible life and career

Tim Cook /
@tim_cook: Saddened to hear of the passing of Susan Wojcicki. She was one of Silicon Valley's visionaries and she will be missed by so many. May she rest in peace.

Neal Mohan /
@nealmohan: Today we @youtube lost a teammate, mentor, and friend, @SusanWojcicki. I had the good fortune of meeting Susan 17 years ago when she was the architect of the DoubleClick acquisition. Her legacy lives on in everything she touched @google and @youtube. I am forever grateful for @johngreen: I'm heartbroken to learn that former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki has died. She was (very quietly) the single biggest donor to our project supporting maternal health in Sierra Leone. She never once asked for credit or attention for her gifts—just privately supported our project

Diane von Furstenberg /
@therealdvf@threads.net: Rest in Peace dear Susan Wojcicki, mother, sister, daughter, loyal friend ...Intelligent, thoughtful, funny ... we will all miss you ❤️🙏❤️...witness to our century , Google started in her garage... YouTube blossomed under her leadership... She fought for her life and finally went to join her beloved son Marco ! …

Kara Swisher /
@karaswisher@threads.net: Here are some great interviews I did over the years with Susan Wojcicki, who died tragically at 56 of lung cancer this week, so you get a sense of her. She was a true treasure in Silicon Valley, a kind, warm and loving woman who led with integrity, while also being a tremendous parent to five kids. https://www.vox.com/...

Marques Brownlee /
@mkbhd: Really sad to hear the news of @SusanWojcicki passing. She took on one of THE most stressful positions and handled it with grace and vision and was incredibly gracious behind the scenes in ways most people never got to see. Cancer sucks. [image]

Matt Ross /
@mattross@threads.net: Such sad news. Susan was an incredible leader but she led with compassion. She was so good to me when I got my Parkinson's diagnosis and would incredibly find time to check in on me. She didn't always like the creative work I presented. But had an amazing ability to reject work she didn't like without making you feel like a complete idiot. …

Danny Sullivan /
@dannysullivan: Legendary and kind are the two words that keep coming to mind when I think of Susan. I can't believe she's gone. My thoughts are with her family, friends, coworkers and all those she touched over the years. Such a deep loss. https://blog.google/...

Christopher Colt /
@personality_of_colt@threads.net: Sad to hear about the passing of Susan Wojcicki tonight. She was a brilliant and thoughtful person who helped shape YouTube into one of the most balanced information platforms on the planet. She is part of Google's “don't be evil” era and deserves a ton of credit for the Internet you know and enjoy today. …

Laurie Sullivan /
MediaPost: Susan Wojcicki, Innovator Who Urged Google To Acquire YouTube, Dies At 56

Mohammed Shahrukh /
@techstarsrk@threads.net: Susan Wojcicki dies at the age of 56 due to Lung Cancer. She was a great CEO in her time at YouTube. The only thing I have from her is a letter signed by her when I reached 100K Subscribers. YouTube really flourished during her reign and achieving 100K used to be a milestone.

Ken Miller /
HuffPost: Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki Dies At 56

Miguel A. Melendez /
Entertainment Tonight: Susan Wojcicki, Former YouTube CEO, Dead at 56

Michael Learmonth /
@mikelearmonth@threads.net: Really sorry to hear about Susan Wojcicki ... I interviewed her in 2014, I think her first as new CEO of YouTube. A newcomer to media at the time but unlike so many others she approached it with genuine curiosity and humility https://adage.com/...

Antonio Pequeño IV /
Forbes: Tech Execs, Creators Mourn Former YouTube Chief Susan Wojcicki

Matthew Santoro /
@matthewsantoro@threads.net: I woke up today to news that the former CEO of YouTube Susan Wojcicki has died at the age of 56 from cancer. I met Susan in 2016 at the YouTube creator summit. In the last 5 years I lost multiple people - my close friend Dylan, another fellow creator and friend Grant Thompson, and now Susan. …

Lee Franklin Dugger /
@leedugger@threads.net: Susan Wojcicki, Former Chief of YouTube, Dies at 56. Ms. Wojcicki campaigned for paid parental leave to become standard not only at Google but at other businesses, promoting the policy in an opinion article published by The Wall Street Journal in 2014. https://www.nytimes.com/...

Jacklyn Dallas /
@nbtjacklyn: Heartbroken to hear about Susan Wojcicki - just feel so sad for her and her family She changed the media landscape forever and did it with such brilliance, kindness and grace I had the privilege of meeting her last year and she was so warm and welcoming Really sad news:(

Ben Werdmüller /
@ben.werdmuller@threads.net: Nobody I know who knew Susan Wojcicki had a bad word to say about her. A sad loss. She had young children, whose world must just have been turned upside down.

Rene Ritchie /
@reneritchie: Thanks to @SusanWojcicki, her vision, determination, leadership, and the unique partnership she sparked between YouTube and creators, we have all not only been given a voice and shown the world, but we've forged together opportunity, dignity, and legitimacy, set the foundations

Hallie Steiner /
Fortune: Susan Wojcicki on how she built YouTube as the new TV

M. Brandon Lee /
@thisistechtoday@threads.net: How tragic... Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki died today. Her son had just passed away in February of this year. What a difficult time for that family. Thanks, Susan, for all you did for us YouTube creators. You fought for us and started the AdSense program, which allows me and many others to have the careers that we have. …

Harry McCracken /
@technologizer@threads.net: Such terrible news. When I spent time with Susan Wojcicki for a profile in 2017, and got to watch her at work at a YouTube all-hands, she was remarkably unaffected for someone so accomplished. Here's the part of talking with her that I'll never forget.

Sam /
@wendoverpro: I never met @SusanWojcicki, but her work completely changed my life. She built an amazing company full of amazing people. I'm really saddened to hear of her passing, but in awe of the legacy she leaves.

Elizabeth Del Valle /
@lizyybear: Woke up to the sad news of @SusanWojcicki passing. She was the kindest leader, and I personally admire everything about her. I'm grateful for the opportunities I had to learn from you, Susan. I deeply appreciate your advocacy for gamers, employees of color, women, and everyone💔

Mariella Moon /
Engadget: Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki has died

Rat King /
@mikeisaac: Sundar Pichai, CEO of google, just sent this memo out to all google employees memorializing Wojcicki and the time she spent building the company with Larry Page and Sergey Brin [image] @czsworld@threads.net: Creators are posting their letters from Susan Wojcicki in honor of her today. It's made me realize the signature is placed differently my letter compared to some others. This may be a result of different versions of the letter. The 100K signature is clearly computer printed, but I like to believe she signed all the 1M letters herself. …

Christina Warren /
@film_girl: This is so sad. My thoughts go out to her friends and family.

Todd B. /
@hitsman: “Give everyone a voice and show them the world” is a noble mission that few have contributed to as much as @SusanWojcicki. Her impact on YouTube, Google, and the world was immense. So grateful to have had the opportunity to learn from Susan and will forever treasure her spirit.💙 [image]

Jeff Jarvis /
@jeffjarvis@threads.net: What a gut punch. Susan was a brilliant executive who led YouTube to become a vital cultural institution and successful business. I witnessed a meeting with editors in Davos when she offered to introduce news executives to YouTubers to learn about truly popular media. They demurred. …

Anthony Quintano /
@anthonyquintano@threads.net: I'm very sad to hear about former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki's passing. I never had the pleasure of meeting her but covered her amazing work at Google in the early years. I photographed her at Vidcon with @rhettmc and @linkneal. Rest in peace, Susan.

Corinne Heller /
E! Online: Susan Wojcicki, Former YouTube CEO, Dead at 56 After Cancer Battle

Ludwig /
@ludwigahgren: damn. super sad to hear the news of susans passing she was the force behind youtube when i went from a fan, to an aspiring creator, to calling youtube my home i had an opportunity to not only meet her but interview her in 2022 before she stepped down as ceo i was nervous to [image]

Christine Tsai /
@christine_tsai: ❤️❤️

Alana Mastrangelo /
Breitbart: Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki Dead at 56

Matt Koval /
@mattkoval: Sad to hear the news. I observed @SusanWojcicki operate for years as a kind, considerate, and hard-working CEO. She had a calm and steady presence that I will always remember, and she obviously helped make @YouTube the mega-success it is today, despite extreme complexities.

Kalim /
@akhmxt@threads.net: Susan Wojcicki is arguably one of the most powerful people in Silicon Valley. You could say her work became the backbone of Google's business and today Google is the “internet” for many of us. May God bless her soul. Cancer is a terrible disease.

Harry McCracken /
Fast Company: Susan Wojcicki, a key Google employee and ex-YouTube CEO, dies at 56

Muaaz /
@mws: The former CEO of YouTube, Susan Wojcicki, passed away today She's a HUGE reason YouTube is the platform we love today where people can make a living doing what they love to do RIP Susan 🖤🕊️ [image] @ijustine: So sad to hear of @SusanWojcicki's passing. She did so much for YouTube and women in tech. So grateful for her continued support in the early days as a creator 💔 Sending so much love to her family! @couragejd: Absolutely heartbroken. Susan was one of a kind. Her passion for creators and the love she had for everyone she worked with at YouTube was second to none. I'm forever grateful for the times we shared together. Rest in peace ❤️ [image]

Traci Lee /
@traciglee@threads.net: Susan Wojcicki's impact was profound. YouTube (and Google, which was effectively founded in her garage) would not be what it is without her. https://www.thewrap.com/...

Matt J. /
@imgmatt@threads.net: 😢 In my time at YouTube, Susan was universally beloved - a great leader and an even better human. She was also instrumental in the founding and early growth of Google. What a tremendous loss. https://variety.com/...

Michael Cripe /
IGN: Susan Wojcicki, Tech Pioneer Who Drove Google's YouTube Acquisition, Dies at 56

Ryan Wyatt /
@fwiz: Absolutely heartbroken to wake up to the news of Susan Wojcicki's passing. She changed my life by taking a chance on me at YouTube, and I'll forever be grateful. I learned so much from her—both directly and indirectly. She was smart, kind, and fearless—the best kind of leader. @kreekcraft: Such heartbreaking news... Without Susan, YouTube wouldn't be the platform it is today. I'm so thankful for all she did for YouTubers and online creators in general. Wishing her family all the best.

Dave Wiskus /
@dwiskus: Sad to hear about @SusanWojcicki. So many of us wouldn't be here now without her work and vision, and the culture she built inside YouTube. What an incredible legacy.

Lucia Suarez Sang /
CBS News: Susan Wojcicki, former YouTube CEO, dies at 56 after cancer battle

Andrew P. Bridges /
@andrewpbridges@threads.net: I am very sad to learn about the death of Susan Wojcicki. I defended her deposition in Perfect 10 v. Google. She was one of the nicest executives I ever met, and whip-smart. In her deposition she faced the ugliest stunt from opposing counsel I ever saw in my 40-year career. …

Darryl Wharton-Rigby /
@whartonrigby@threads.net: Saddened to learn Susan Wojcicki, who was CEO of YouTube and was one of Google's first employees, has died at 56. I would show her as an example to students in Japan of women in leadership positions. https://www.cnn.com/...

Karl /
@karlamon.9@threads.net: While flawed as a CEO, Susan Wojcicki carried so much of YouTube's weight to maintain the free and open video platform we all relish in. Pulling off that heavy task while battling cancer ain't easy, but it truly is commendable. Thank you, Susan. Rest in peace. @gregorymcfadden: @reneritchie @SusanWojcicki So sad to hear about Susan. Such monumental changes taken under her leadership that made YouTube a better place for creators and viewers.

Jeremy Goldberg /
@jeremy_goldberg: sad to hear Susan Wojcicki passed away at 56. i was lucky to photograph Susan for @Adweek when she became CEO of YouTube. from renting her garage to two Stanford students working on a search engine, to helping build a little place called Google. an incredible but too short life. [image]

Josh Elman /
@joshelman: An icon of our industry. Gone too soon, she had so much more to contribute. Very sad day for her family and friends. https://techcrunch.com/...

Todd Sherman /
@tdd: So sad to hear about Susan's passing. She was an absolute legend and I feel privileged to have worked under her leadership at YouTube. My thoughts are with her family and friends. [image]

Sahil Mohan Gupta /
@digitallybones@threads.net: It's such a sad story. Susan Wojcicki, the former YouTube CEO, passed away at 56 after suffering from lung cancer for two years. This is why she left the role, even though she continued to advise Alphabet and Google and was even on the board of Waymo. …

Chris Dale /
@cadale: @SusanWojcicki touched so many lives in so many ways. Her life was cut cruelly short today. Her energy, enthusiasm, creativity and authenticity were boundless. She loved @google and @YouTube so very much. The world is better because she was in it. She will be so deeply missed.

Arthur Weinstein /
Awful Announcing: Susan Wojcicki, former YouTube CEO who pursued NFL rights, dies at 56

Matthew Keys /
The Desk: Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki dies from cancer

Caroline Frost /
Deadline: Susan Wojcicki Dead: Google Chief Pays Tribute After Former YouTube CEO's Death At 56

Casey Newton /
@crumbler@threads.net: Some very sad news tonight: former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki passed away today, per a Facebook post from her husband. No cause of death was given, but she was said to be battling cancer for some time. RIP. New York Post: Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki dead at 56 — months after her son died of overdose in California dorm

Amir Efrati /
The Information: Former Google Executive Susan Wojcicki Dies at 56

Ross A. Lincoln /
The Wrap: Susan Wojcicki, Former YouTube CEO and Leading Google Exec, Dies at 56

John Gruber /
Daring Fireball: Susan Wojcicki, Former YouTube CEO and Longtime Google Executive, Dies From Cancer at 56

Trisha Sengupta /
Hindustan Times: Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki dies after cancer battle, Sundar Pichai leads tributes: ‘Unbelievably saddened’

Ross A. Lincoln /
TVNewsCheck: Susan Wojcicki, Former YouTube CEO And Leading Google Exec, Dies At 56

Carly Thomas /
The Hollywood Reporter: Susan Wojcicki, Former YouTube CEO, Dies at 56

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Washington Post:

An obituary of Susan Wojcicki, who was one of the most prominent women in Silicon Valley, helped launch and grow AdSense, and pushed for Google to buy YouTube— Ms. Wojcicki, who helped build Google, was one of the most prominent women in technology. — Susan Wojcicki, whose garage …

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Discussion:

Paradise Afshar /
CNN: Susan Wojcicki, former YouTube CEO, dies at 56

Jeff Jarvis /
Jeff Jarvis on LinkedIn: What a gut punch. Susan was a brilliant executive who led YouTube to become a vital cultural institution and successful business. …

Emily Chang /
@emilychangtv: I'm heartbroken to hear of the passing of Susan Wojcicki. I always looked up to her as a mother of five who also built and led massive products and teams — and appreciated her willingness to share how she did it including in this old interview from 2016. [video]

Ron Conway /
@ronconway: The world has lost Susan Wojcicki, one of the biggest contributors to the tech community, but more importantly one of the kindest, thoughtful human beings in addition to being a great Mom. Let's strive to follow her example and make the world a better place in her honor

Robert Kyncl /
@rkyncl: Today we lost @SusanWojcicki, former CEO of @YouTube. My heart is with her family. Susan was a great leader, champion of creators, artists and media companies and brought the power of the incredible talent at @Google for the benefit of creativity around the world. Her impact on [image]

Jana Chapman Gates /
@janacg: “What is it you plan to do w/ your one wild and precious life?” My kids hear this Q too often & they also know: no one did it better than Susan. She led the way so others could follow, and she did it with her whole heart. ❤️

Anthony Ha /
TechCrunch: The tech world mourns Susan Wojcicki

Roshni Joshi /
Roshni Joshi on LinkedIn: Google's first “landlord” — Employee #16 at Google — Google's first marketing manager — YouTube CEO — Fierce advocate for women …

Lauren Goode /
@laurengoode@threads.net: .@stevenjayl on the massive and remarkable imprint Susan Wojcicki made on Google, YouTube, and the Valley at large: “What I remember about her is her groundedness. Though fabulously wealthy, she remained consistently unpretentious.” https://www.wired.com/...

Kristina Salen /
Kristina Salen on LinkedIn: I was lucky to have met with Susan a handful of times in my career. Her big brain and exec savvy notwithstanding, it is her warmth and kindness that have stayed with me. …

Emily Chang /
@emilychangtv: Susan's role in making Google, and the tech industry, a better place for women was a big part of my book and her impact will be felt in Silicon Valley for generations. My heart goes out to her family, her children, the people who worked for her and all the lives she touched.

Gokul Rajaram /
@gokulr: I am still numb and trying to process Susan's passing. It is an unimaginable tragedy because it just seems wrong for such a truly GOOD person to be taken away so early. Google would not be Google without Susan. She ran or deeply influenced every single product in the first 10-15

Thomas Frank /
@tomfrankly: I'm heartbroken to learn about @SusanWojcicki's passing. She did so much good in the world. I've long thought about how miraculous it is that myself and other creators - normal kids in our rooms at home - could just start creating things that would actually get seen and could

Alexei Oreskovic /
Fortune: Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki has died at 56

Richard MacManus /
@ricmac@mastodon.social: “When we increased paid maternity leave to 18 from 12 weeks in 2007, the rate at which new moms left Google fell by 50%,” she wrote, adding that the company also increased paternity leave from seven to 12 weeks. “Mothers were able to take the time they needed to bond with their babies and return to their jobs feeling confident and ready. …

Steven Levy /
@stevenlevy: Susan Wojcicki was an under appreciated element of Google's success, from its earliest days. Here's my obit. https://www.wired.com/...

Steven Levy /
Wired: Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki Dies at 56

Bridget Coogan /
Bridget Coogan on LinkedIn: The tech industry has lost a true trailblazer. Whenever I was lucky enough to be in a room with Susan during my 14 years at Google …

Bob Cronin /
Newser: Tech Pioneer Led YouTube During Explosive Growth

Leslie Morgan Steiner /
Leslie Morgan Steiner on LinkedIn: We have lost a vanguard. — “When we increased paid maternity leave to 18 from 12 weeks in 2007, the rate at which new moms left Google fell by 50% …

Eve McDavid /
Eve McDavid on LinkedIn: Reflecting on the legacy of legend Susan Wojcicki today. Susan shattered glass ceilings, set the bar and the table for women leaders everywhere. …

Sean Hollister /
The Verge: Long-time Google exec Susan Wojcicki has died at 56

Jordan Parker /
San Francisco Chronicle: Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki dead at age 56

NPR:

Microsoft research details Iranian government efforts to interfere with the US election, including four fake outlets likely using AI to plagiarize news content— Groups connected to the Iranian government are using a spectrum of online tactics to interfere with the U.S. presidential election …

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Alex Isenstadt /
Politico: We received internal Trump documents from ‘Robert.’ Then the campaign confirmed it was hacked.

Bill Barrow /
WTOL-TV: Donald Trump's campaign says its emails were hacked

Chris Johnson /
@captainslim@infosec.exchange: How can a political campaign in 2024 still be using phishable authentication for anything? — https://www.politico.com/...

Laffy /
@GottaLaff@mastodon.social: 1/2 BREAKING: — #Trump's campaign says some of its internal communications have been hacked. — The acknowledgment came after POLITICO began receiving emails from an anonymous account with documents from inside Trump's operation. — The campaign blamed “foreign sources hostile to the United States.” https://www.politico.com/... @LaNaehForaday@universeodon.com: Well this is promising! Either we are about to find out some interesting things leaked from the Trump campaign OR we are going to find out someone did something really bad that they will have to blame it on something; like a leak. — https://www.politico.com/... [image]

Peter Krupa /
@peter@thepit.social: lmao Iranian hackers using an AOL account, sure, this is 100% some disgruntled internal campaign worker drama. https://www.politico.com/...

Savannah Sicurella /
@savokanikan: https://ajc.com/... one of the websites is called Savannah Time

Jessica Bursztynsky /
Fast Company: Microsoft says Iran increasing cyber activity to influence U.S. election

Connor Jones /
The Register: Pro-Iran groups lay groundwork for ‘chaos and violence’ as US election meddling attempts intensify

Doug Cunningham /
UPI: Microsoft warns of Iranian AI efforts to influence 2024 U.S. presidential election

Clint Watts /
Microsoft On the Issues: Iran Targeting 2024 US Election

Joseph Menn /
Washington Post: Iran uses fake news sites to interfere in U.S. election, Microsoft says

Rest of World:

A look at the consequences of Spotify's disinvestment in podcasts in Latin America, where one survey found 90% of podcast listeners used Spotify— In Latin America, “podcast” and “Spotify” became synonymous; now the audio industry is reckoning with the company's retreat. — • BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA

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Ashley Carman /
Bloomberg: Beds, Cars and Haunted Museums: the Unconventional Places Where Podcasts Now Record

Axios:

A look at the shrinking pay-TV market, after write-downs by Paramount and WBD of their networks' value, as they try to compete with larger streaming companies— - Paramount Global's stock tanked 12% in after-hours trading Thursday, despite posting a streaming profit for the first time.

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Discussion:

Dare Obasanjo /
@carnage4life@mas.to: This week Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery wrote down $6B and $9B respectively in the value of their cable channels. 2.4M cable subscribers cut the cord in Q1 of this year. — The studios undermined cable TV by moving a lot of content to streaming only for it to be unprofitable. …

Stuart Ian Burns /
@feelinglistless.bsky.social: Guys, please, licence your content to Amazon, Netflix or Disney+. Sony have done this and their various streaming partners. People can't afford this shit any more and you're destroying your businesses attempting to scrape about for a smaller part of the market. [embedded post]

Martin Peers /
The Information: Paramount and Warner Discover Reality

Deborah Sophia /
Reuters: Paramount jumps as steady streaming growth eclipses TV unit writedown

Luke Bouma /
Cord Cutters News: Paramount Will Lay Off 15% of Its US Employees as Cord Cutting Grows

Tony Maglio /
IndieWire: And Now Paramount Has Lowered the Value of Its Cable Channels by $6 Billion

Wall Street Journal:

Netflix strikes a deal to have CBS Sports produce the two NFL games to be streamed live on Christmas; on-air talent to call the games will be decided later— The on-air talent that will call the games will be named later — Netflix said it has struck a deal to have CBS Sports produce …

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Deadline, Reuters, Fox Business, Awful Announcing, Sportico, Sports Media Watch and TVNewsCheck

Discussion:

Bruce Haring /
Deadline: Netflix Christmas Day NFL Games To Be Produced By CBS Sports

Jason Clinkscales /
Sportico: Netflix to Enlist CBS Sports to Produce Christmas NFL Games

Press Gazette:

A £350M bid for The Telegraph by ad mogul Maurice Saatchi and Lynn Forester de Rothschild fails to make it to a second round in the auction run by RedBird IMI— Sir Paul Marshall reported to be the frontrunner for The Spectator. — Former advertising mogul Lord Saatchi has had a £350m bid to buy The Telegraph rejected.

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Sky News and Financial Times

BBC:

The BBC asks Huw Edwards to return the £200K+ in salary he made between his November arrest and his April resignation; BBC Chair says he “behaved in bad faith”— Huw Edwards has been asked to return his salary paid since his arrest, with the BBC chair telling staff the ex-presenter acted in “bad faith”.

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BBC, Financial Times, CNN, Julie Temple on LinkedIn, Press Gazette, Reuters, The Hollywood Reporter, The Guardian and Deadline

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Daniel Thomas /
Financial Times: BBC to attempt to claw back salary from Huw Edwards

Anna Cooban /
CNN: BBC asks ex-presenter Huw Edwards to pay back $250,000 after he pleads guilty to having images of child sexual abuse

Julie Temple /
Julie Temple on LinkedIn: Leaving aside individual views on the actions of Huw Edwards, as an employment solicitor, I was surprised to see the headline that the BBC …

Lily Ford /
The Hollywood Reporter: BBC Asks Disgraced Former News Anchor Huw Edwards to Return $255K Salary

Associated Press:

Memo: MrBeast plans to hire an HR officer and a CFO and implement safety and sensitivity training, amid allegations of impropriety and unsafe sets— MrBeast has ordered a full assessment of the internal culture in his YouTube empire as well as an investigation into “allegations …

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@dexerto, Tubefilter, Kotaku, Metro.co.uk and Deadline

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@dexerto: “You need to reevaluate who you're putting on the trending page.” MrBeast's ex-girlfriend posted this message on Instagram [image]

Sam Gutelle /
Tubefilter: MrBeast announces internal investigation in response to ongoing misconduct allegations

Ethan Gach /
Kotaku: MrBeast Calls For ‘Full Assessment’ Of Company Culture After Recent Allegations

Adam Starkey /
Metro.co.uk: MrBeast accused of knowingly hiring registered sex offender as YouTuber launches internal investigation

Variety:

Crooked Media and the union representing its workers say they reached a contract deal, and the union has withdrawn a union-busting claim against the company— Crooked Media and the union representing workers at the progressive media company, which is behind popular show “Pod Save America …

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@jonfavs, @yashar, @crooked_union, Deadline, The Wrap and The Hollywood Reporter

Discussion:

Jon Favreau /
@jonfavs: We're proud of this deal because it sets a new standard for how media companies treat their workers - which is exactly what we set out to do when we first recognized the union. We also appreciate the union clarifying that we *never* engaged in any kind of union-busting, and are

Yashar Ali /
@yashar: NEWS Crooked Media (Pod Save America and other shows) and the union representing its employees have announced they have agreed on a contract. The union is withdrawing its unfair labor charge. The statement announcing the new contract shares that they're “ready to channel [image]

Katie Campione /
Deadline: Crooked Media Union Reaches Deal, Withdraws Unfair Labor Practice Charge Against Company

Natalie Korach /
The Wrap: Crooked Media Workers Union Reaches Contract Agreement After Contentious Bargaining

Deadline:

Sources: Hearst Television lays off dozens of employees working for its free streaming service Very Local, which launched in 2021, serving 26 US markets— Hearst Television has let go of dozens of employees working for its streaming service Very Local, sources tell Deadline.

Discussion:
FTVLive, The Desk and TVNewsCheck

Discussion:

Scott Jones /
FTVLive: Ax Swings at Hearst

Nellie Andreeva /
TVNewsCheck: Hearst Television's Streamer Very Local Hit By Layoffs

Variety:

WBD pulls the contents of cartoonnetwork.com, which featured full CN episodes and video clips, and redirects visitors to sign up for Max— Cartoon Network has been scrubbed from the web. … The shuttering of the site appears to have happened Thursday, Aug. 8.

Discussion:
@popbase, Xataka On, Cartoon Brew, The Hollywood Reporter, The Desk, AV Club, Cord Cutters News, IndieWire, IGN, Decider, Adventure Time News!, Teddy Hose on LinkedIn, ComingSoon.net, Engadget, @blogdiva@mastodon.social, New York Post, TVLine, SlashFilm, The Verge, The Media Leader, TVNewsCheck, The Wrap, Bleeding Cool News, Consequence and Deadline

Discussion:

Karen Alfaro /
Xataka On: The Highs and Lows of the Content Industry: Warner Plunges on the Stock Market While Disney Soars From the Success of Inside Out 2

Amid Amidi /
Cartoon Brew: Cartoon Network No Longer Has A Website Due To Cost-Cutting Measures At Parent Company

Emma Keates /
AV Club: WBD evicts Foster's Imaginary Friends and the rest of Cartoon Network from its home on the internet

Mark Peikert /
IndieWire: Why Does WBD Keep Trying to Kill Off Its Cartoon Legacy?

Michael Cripe /
IGN: Cartoon Network's Entire Website Has Been Shut Down

Radhamely De Leon /
Decider: Cartoon Network Website Abruptly Wiped From The Web And Now Redirects To Max Adventure Time News!: The Cartoon Network website has been shut down cartoonnetwork.com has been shut down and now redirects to a Max sign-up page. …

Teddy Hose /
Teddy Hose on LinkedIn: Wow wow wow. The end of an era 😢 — It's been reduced to a category on Max, which you get redirected to if you type in the original URL. …

Brandon Schreur /
ComingSoon.net: Cartoon Network Website Shuttered, Now Redirects to Max for Streaming

Danny Gallagher /
Engadget: Warner Bros. sends Cartoon Network's website to the digital graveyard @blogdiva@mastodon.social: oops. — here's the article am reacting to. — Zlasav gave himself millions last year all the while fighting Hollywood unions, blackholing decades of internet history, shelving finished projects to avoid paying talent residuals and bait & switching producers with contracts they won't honor. …

Alexandra Steigrad /
New York Post: Cartoon Network website goes dark amid Warner Bros. Discovery cost-cutting moves

Jeremy Mathai /
SlashFilm: RIP Cartoon Network Website: Warner Bros. Discovery Redirects Users To Max & The Internet Is Furious

Sabrina Quagliozzi /
The Media Leader: The end of an era: Cartoon Network website disappears

Todd Spangler /
TVNewsCheck: Cartoon Network Website Shuts Down, Warner Bros. Discovery Kicks Visitors Over to Max

Lucas Manfredi /
The Wrap: Cartoon Network Website Shuts Down, Visitors Redirected to Max

Denise Petski /