A look at the growth of free streaming service Tubi, which does not require an account to use, is entirely dependent on ad revenue, and is not yet profitable (John Koblin/New York Times)

Mediagazer: A look at the growth of free streaming service Tubi, which does not require an account to use, is entirely dependent on ad revenue, and is not yet profitable (John Koblin/New York Times)

Top News:

Bloomberg:

Sources: after Google's monopoly ruling, the DOJ considers forcing an AdWords sale or asking for requirements to make it work seamlessly on other search engines— - Antitrust enforcers soliciting input from outside companies — Judge ruled Alphabet unit monopolized online search, ads
Discussion: 9to5Google, New York Times, The Register, New York Post, Search Engine Land, @ryanbarwick, @mikeisaac and @ivanthek, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Abner Li /
9to5Google: US DOJ might ask for breakup of Google, like spinning off Android and/or Chrome

Matthew Connatser /
The Register: Google brings more Gemini AI features to Android, saves the best for Pixel 9

Thomas Barrabi /
New York Post: Justice Department considering push for historic break up of Google after landmark antitrust ruling: report

Danny Goodwin /
Search Engine Land: Report: U.S. considering forcing a Google breakup

Ryan Barwick /
@ryanbarwick: DOJ's search case could lead to divesture of Android and Chrome. Ahead of adtech trial that seems....kinda shocking?? https://www.bloomberg.com/...

Rat King /
@mikeisaac: unclear what the final antitrust action will be and still appeals galore, but woof. there is a potential future in which google looks very different than it does today [image] @ivanthek: What does this mean? What monopolistic business practice would this solve? Would a separate AdWords business compete with other yet-to-be-named companies to sell ad space in Google search results? $GOOGL https://www.bloomberg.com/... [image]

Axios:

Harris campaign is running Google search ads with news headlines and descriptions that have been edited to make articles from major publishers appear pro-Harris— - According to Google's ad transparency center, the Trump campaign isn't running these types of ads, but this technique has been used by campaigns before.

Discussion:
New York Post, Breitbart, Fox News, @edzitron, @eriqgardner, @mikenellis, @noahcrothman, @greg_price11, @sarafischer, @sophiacai99, @bariweiss, @mrarenge and @sarafischer

Discussion:

Katherine Donlevy /
New York Post: Kamala Harris' campaign team is editing news headlines in her favor — without outlets' knowledge: report Fox News: Harris campaign manipulated headlines of news stories injecting pro-Kamala spin in Google ads

Eriq Gardner /
@eriqgardner: I could easily see trademark claims here...

Mike Nellis /
@mikenellis: This is a common practice in commercial, nonprofit, and political advertising. They're clearly labeled as sponsored content by Google. Axios is trying to create a scandal out of nothing. Trump is running a horrible campaign on Google search. That's on his team, nobody else.

Noah Rothman /
@noahcrothman: “A tough spot??” Is it really agonizingly complicated when a campaign falsely attributes quotes to specific media outlets, even via implication? Would they torture themselves over how to respond to this if it were attributable to the Trump camp? https://www.axios.com/...

Greg Price /
@greg_price11: Seems like a waste of money considering all of those news outlets are already on their side.

Sara Fischer /
@sarafischer: Harris camp doing nothing wrong and Google, which is pretty strict about banning spammy ads, doesn't see it as a consumer harm. News outlets just collateral damage in this weird ads tactic

Sophia Cai /
@sophiacai99: The Harris campaign has been editing news headlines and descriptions within Google search ads that make it appear as if the Guardian, Reuters, CBS News and other major publishers are on her side, @sarafischer writes. https://www.axios.com/...

Bari Weiss /
@bariweiss: Will this count as misinformation? Or nah?

Andrew Arenge /
@mrarenge: The Biden folks were doing this for a very, very long time. The other thing most people probably didn't catch, the Biden team would take local affiliate coverage of their visits and run them ad targeted ads in specific zip codes

Sara Fischer /
@sarafischer: Harris campaign has been editing news headlines & descriptions in search ads that make it appear as if major outlets support her —Google believes its sponsored disclosures are enough to keep voters from being misled, but media outlets may feel differently https://www.axios.com/...

NPR:

US District Judge Reed O'Connor recuses himself from X's advertiser lawsuit over an alleged ad boycott; O'Connor held stock in Tesla and Unilever— A U.S. District Judge in Texas has recused himself from a lawsuit filed by Elon Musk's X days after NPR drew scrutiny to the judge's investment …

Discussion:
Quartz, CNBC, The Verge, Reuters, Ars Technica, Los Angeles Times and Ars OpenForum, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Melvin Backman /
Quartz: Judge who had $15,000+ in Tesla stock steps down from judging Musk's Texas lawsuits

Lora Kolodny /
CNBC: Texas judge in X's lawsuit against advertisers recuses himself after report he owned Tesla stock

Lauren Feiner /
The Verge: Texas judge who owns Tesla stock recuses himself from X's advertiser lawsuit

Mike Scarcella /
Reuters: Texas judge in lawsuit by Musk's X against advertisers exits case

Jon Brodkin /
Ars Technica: Elon Musk went judge shopping in ad lawsuit and didn't get the judge he wanted

Michael Hiltzik /
Los Angeles Times: With lawsuit against advertisers, Elon Musk plumbs new depths of asininity

Associated Press:

Politico, the NYT, the WaPo, and others refusing to give details about leaked Trump campaign materials stands in marked contrast to Clinton's emails in 2016— At least three news outlets were leaked confidential material from inside the Donald Trump campaign, including its report vetting JD Vance as a vice presidential candidate.

Discussion:

David Bauder /
@dbauder: News outlets were leaked insider material from the Trump campaign. They chose not to print it https://apnews.com/...

Kyle Whitmire /
@warondumb: @nycsouthpaw They have a duty to verify anything they've been handed, and that could be difficult. There are big traps to avoid. Everyone right now is pointing to the DNC hack and not to the Steele dossier, which might be a better example.

Hakan /
@hatr: “the questions surrounding the origins of the documents and how they came to our attention were more newsworthy than the material that was in those documents” https://apnews.com/...

Ben Smith /
@semaforben: This is a reasonable call (esp if the contents are random clip jobs) but the explanation has gotta included, “we screwed up last time.”

Natalie Korach /
The Wrap: News Outlets Receive Hacked Trump Campaign Material, but Refrain From Publishing

Alex Griffing /
Mediaite: Hacked Trump Campaign Material On JD Vance Leaked to Three Major News Outlets, All of Which Chose Not To Print It

Molly Bohannon /
Forbes: What We Know About Alleged Iranian Hack Against Trump: Roger Stone And Biden Staff Also Reportedly Targeted

Ellen Ioanes /
Vox: What we know about Trump's claim that Iran hacked his campaign

Nicholas Riccardi /
HuffPost: Trump And His Allies Once Cheered Hacked Materials. No Longer, Now That They Say He's A Target

Nia Prater /
New York Magazine: What We Know About the Trump-Campaign Hack — The presidential election received yet another twist … The Guardian: The NYT, WaPo, Politico, and others say they received documents stolen from Trump's campaign; Microsoft says Iranian hackers targeted a presidential campaign

RELATED:
Washington Post: WaPo's Matt Murray says leaked Trump campaign documents “didn't seem fresh or new enough” to publish; Politico says the origins of the docs were more newsworthy

Discussion:
CNN, The Hill, @washpostpr, @willsommer, Mediaite and The Register

Discussion:

Brett Samuels /
The Hill: Neera Tanden, focus of 2016 hack, rips ‘double standard’ in coverage of Trump campaign hacked materials @washpostpr: “In the end, it didn't seem fresh or new enough.” ➡️Our executive editor @murraymatt spoke with @willsommer about why newsrooms haven't published leaked Trump campaign docs https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... [image]

Will Sommer /
@willsommer: Unlike the feeding frenzy over the '16 Clinton hack, media outlets have so far been reluctant to publish Trump campaign documents they received from an alleged Iranian hack. “In the end, it didn't seem fresh or new enough,” says WaPo's top editor. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Alex Griffing /
Mediaite: ‘Breathtaking Hypocrisy’: NBC News Reports On Trump Campaign Asking Media Not to Publish Hacked Material

New York Times:

A look at the growth of free streaming service Tubi, which does not require an account to use, is entirely dependent on ad revenue, and is not yet profitable— Tubi has exploded in popularity over the past 18 months, outpacing some competitors with much bigger budgets.

Discussion:
@mattyglesias, @davidlaz, r/television and r/entertainment

Discussion:

Matthew Yglesias /
@mattyglesias: The hot new thing is free television with the revenue coming from ads https://www.nytimes.com/...

David Lazarus /
@davidlaz: This article doesn't mention it, but one secret to Tubi's success is offering decent content without too many ads. Hulu and other ad-heavy services should take note https://www.nytimes.com/...

The Hollywood Reporter:

Memos: Paramount shuts down Paramount TV Studios and begins layoffs of 15% of its US staff, which will happen in three phases, as it seeks to save $500M— Projects at the Nicole Clemens-led unit will move under the CBS Studios umbrella. — Paramount Global is shutting down its namesake TV studio …

Discussion:
Variety, Quartz, Deadline, IGN, @sherman4949, The Wrap, AV Club, Variety, Josh Frieder on LinkedIn, Wall Street Journal, Adweek, The Desk, Reuters, The Verge and New York Daily News

Discussion:

Brian Steinberg /
Variety: Paramount Global Starts Layoffs, Sees $500 Million in Cuts Before End of 2024

Bruce Gil /
Quartz: More bad news for Hollywood: Paramount is about to cut 15% of U.S. employees. Here's why

Nellie Andreeva /
Deadline: Paramount Television Studios Shutting Down Amid Cutbacks

Amelia Zollner /
IGN: Paramount Television Studios Is Shutting Down Amid Massive Cuts

Alex Sherman /
@sherman4949: Paramount Global is shuttering Paramount Television Studios as part of its 2,000 job cuts, which begin today. PTVS has helped make shows including “The Offer,” “13 Reasons Why” and “Defending Jacob” in recent years

Lucas Manfredi /
The Wrap: Paramount Television Studios to Shut Down Due to ‘Significant Changes’ in TV Marketplace

Brian Steinberg /
Variety: Paramount Television Studios Shut Down by Paramount Global Cost Cuts

Josh Frieder /
Josh Frieder on LinkedIn: With PTVS shutting down, the entertainment industry will become even more saturated with talent looking for homes. …

Mark Stenberg /
Adweek: Paramount Shutters Paramount TV Studios as Cuts Continue

Charles Pulliam-Moore /
The Verge: Paramount is shutting down its TV studio as part of a new wave of layoffs

Reuters:

A US judge rules that a group of artists can pursue some copyright infringement claims in their lawsuit against Stability AI, Midjourney, and other companies— A group of visual artists can continue to pursue some claims that Stability AI, Midjourney, DeviantArt and Runway AI's artificial …

Discussion:

Sarah Andersen /
@sarahcandersen: A major update in our case, all of our theories of copyright infringement are able to proceed. Onward! https://storage.courtlistener.com/ ...

Winston Cho /
The Hollywood Reporter: Artists Score Major Win in Copyright Case Against AI Art Generators

Kelly McKernan /
@kelly_mckernan: Very exciting news on the AI lawsuit! The judge is allowing our copyright claims through & now we get to find out allll the things these companies don't want us to know in Discovery. This is a HUGE win for us. I'm SO proud of our incredible team of lawyers and fellow plaintiffs! [image]

TechCrunch:

SoundCloud launches SoundCloud Store, which helps artists sell merch by creating mockups, producing goods, and listing them, in the US, Canada, and Europe— Music streaming service SoundCloud has launched a merch marketplace called SoundCloud Store. The store will sell SoundCloud-themed items …

NBC News:

Gideon Cody, the former Marion police chief linked to the 2023 Marion County Record raid, is charged with one count of interfering with the judicial process— Gideon Cody, who resigned from the Marion Police Department, is charged with one count of interference with the judicial process.

Discussion:
Associated Press, CBS News, @marisakabas2, The Hill, KCTV, Newser, Voice of America and @tlambert895

Discussion:

John Hanna /
Associated Press: An ex-Kansas police chief who led a raid on a newspaper is charged with obstruction of justice

Emily Mae Czachor /
CBS News: Ex-police chief who led raid on Kansas newspaper charged with obstruction of justice

Marisa Kabas /
@marisakabas2: Former Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody has been charged with a low-level felony for something not directly part of the raid. He is the only official to suffer any consequences for the unconstitutional raids. https://www.nbcnews.com/...

Tim Lambert /
@tlambert895: “The single charge against former Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody alleges that he knowingly or intentionally influenced the witness to withhold information on the day of the raid of the Marion County Record and the home of its publisher or sometime within the following six days.”

Reuters:

Tencent Music reports Q2 revenue down 1.7% YoY to ~$999M vs. ~$996M est., paying users up 17.7% to 117M, social entertainment revenue down 42.8%; TME drops 15%+— Tencent Music Entertainment (1698.HK) reported a smaller than expected fall in quarterly revenue on Tuesday …

Discussion:
Billboard, Digital Music News, MarketWatch and Tencent Music

Discussion:

Elizabeth Dilts Marshall /
Billboard: Tencent Music Stock Falls 15% on Declining Revenue, Monthly Active Users

Dylan Smith /
Digital Music News: Tencent Music Posts Q2 2024 Revenue Dip — And Double-Digit Subscription Growth — As Paid Streaming Users Hit 117 Million

Louis Goss /
MarketWatch: Tencent Music Entertainment shares slump on drop in karaoke platform users

Axios:

The Democratic National Convention will be streamed in TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube in a bid to attract young viewers, and on Twitch, X, and Prime Video— - Roughly one-third of Americans ages 18 to 29 say they get news regularly on TikTok, which only streams vertical video, per Pew Research Center.

Discussion:
The Information, Cord Cutters News, The Hill and Deadline

Discussion:

Kaya Yurieff /
The Information: How TikTok Can Stay on the Right Side of Regulators

James Guttman /
Cord Cutters News: Twitch's New Offer: Get 3 Free Months of Apple TV+ When You Subscribe

Dominick Mastrangelo /
The Hill: Democrats to stream convention on video apps in bid to attract younger viewers

Axios:

Substack says news and politics journalists making $1M+ hit “double digits”; the success of The Ankler and others also shows Substack is a newsroom incubator— - News industry cuts totaled 2,569 between January and July, up 10% from the same time last year, per Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

Discussion:
@lainnafader

Variety:

DoorDash partners with WBD to offer a free Max With Ads subscription to subscribers of the DashPass plan, which costs $96 per year, in the US— Food and grocery delivery platform DoorDash has launched a partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery to offer a free Max subscription to all of its DashPass customers.

Discussion:
Rolling Stone, The Desk, The Streamable, The Information, Advanced Television, Streaming Better, ComingSoon.net, DoorDash, Reuters and Media Play News

Discussion:

Matthew Keys /
The Desk: DoorDash brings free Max with Ads to some DashPass members

John Finn /
Streaming Better: Max With Ads Is Now Included With A DoorDash DashPass Annual Plan At No Additional Cost

Ayesha Zafar /
ComingSoon.net: The Penguin Season 1 Streaming Release Date: When Is It Coming Out on HBO Max? DoorDash: DoorDash Partners with Max to Introduce First-Ever Streaming Benefit for DashPass Members in the U.S.

Granth Vanaik /
Reuters: DoorDash to offer Max streaming to members in the US as competition intensifies

Erik Gruenwedel /