Newsquest reaches 100K paid digital subs four years after launching a soft paywall across most of its UK regional news sites, bringing in £500K+ per month (Charlotte Tobitt/Press Gazette)

Mediagazer: Newsquest reaches 100K paid digital subs four years after launching a soft paywall across most of its UK regional news sites, bringing in £500K+ per month (Charlotte Tobitt/Press Gazette)

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New York Times:

Business Insider names Jamie Heller, the business editor of The Wall Street Journal, to lead its newsroom as its next editor in chief— Ms. Heller spent two decades at The Wall Street Journal, most recently leading corporate coverage. — Business Insider is expected to name Jamie Heller …
Discussion: Talking Biz News, Axios, @bipressroom, @bristei, @corbinbolies, @benmullin, @hadas_gold, @howelloneill.bsky.social, @maxwelltani, @dylanbyers and @realrobcopeland

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Chris Roush /
Talking Biz News: Business Insider hires Heller as editor in chief @bipressroom: Thrilled to welcome @JamieHeller as incoming editor in chief @BusinessInsider. Read on in a note from @BLPeng: https://www.businessinsider.com/ ...

Brian Steinberg /
@bristei: It's official: @JamieHeller taking the reins of @BusinessInsider as editor in chie. ‘I subscribed several years ago because I had to - it is that good. Now, I am beyond excited to lead this tremendous publication to new heights,’ she says in statement

Corbin Bolies /
@corbinbolies: Business Insider CEO Barbara Peng welcomes @JamieHeller as the publication's new EIC in an email to staff: [image]

Ben Mullin /
@benmullin: Statement from new BI editor-in-chief @JamieHeller: “Every day I've worked at The Wall Street Journal has been an honor...” [image]

Hadas Gold /
@hadas_gold: Here's BI CEO Barbara Peng's email to staff about @JamieHeller joining as editor-in-chief [image]

Patrick Howell O'Neill /
@howelloneill.bsky.social: I only want to know how this will impact katie notopoulos's insane posts on Threads [embedded post]

Dylan Byers /
@dylanbyers: Scoop @PuckNews: Business Insider has hired its next Editor-in-Chief: Jamie Heller, currently business editor at The Wall Street Journal. @JamieHeller

Semafor:

Former SI and The Players' Tribune executives launch OffBall, a site, newsletter, and social feed with curated sports news from social media and other sources— The Scoop — A new brand is hoping to provide a hub for the booming conversation around the culture of sports.

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Brendon Kleen /
Awful Announcing: Former Players' Tribune, L.A. Times, SpringHill execs launch new sports outlet ‘OffBall’

Joe Pompliano /
@joepompliano: I've been enjoying the new website @OffBall_News. It's essentially a curated list of the top sports stories each day, but rather than an algorithm determining what makes the cut, humans pick each item. Sports has needed this for a long time: https://www.offball.news/ [image]

Kelly McLaughlin /
@kelmclaugh: I'm so excited to share @OffBall_News with you all! It's a project I've been working on for the last few months, and it has been a blast delving into all things sports and culture. Highly recommend checking out our homepage and socials and subscribing to our newsletter.

B.W. Carlin /
@baileycarlin: OffBall is a project that I have been super fortunate to have had early looks at and access to for a bit now. Let me tell you: It rules. Hard. Highly recommend following this page and keeping up with everything going on with the launch an dsite itself. Super sick

Chris Stone /
@lat_chrisstone: It's a big deal to me to be able to reconnect with my old @sinow colleague on this new journey, who brings so much talent and joy to everything he touches. Fired up for this reunion.

Chris Stone /
@lat_chrisstone: Before I left The @latimes in March, a Times friend told me 'Your next job shouldn't be the job you've always had.' Wise words! And affirmation of a decision I'd already made: After a long career at two great places to be a journalist, it was time for something different 🧵 OffBall on Instagram: OffBall celebrates the culture of sports. Our homepage and newsletters are curated twice daily and give you the amazing stories, posts, and narratives in sports — the things we are all talking about in our group chats, happy hours, and cookouts. … @jacobfeldman4: Execs with ties to SI, Players Tribune and SpringHill just launched a new hub for sports coverage. Notably it's all off-field stories, rather than scores. You know I believe the future is curated experiences, so definitely curious to see how this develops. [image]

Sydney Bauer /
@femme_thoughts: This seems like sports by Brooks for 2024 and that's great except there are fewer sites than ever devoting to sports and culture coverage 🥰🥰

Philip Lewis /
@phil_lewis_: NEWS: A team of sports culture obsessives and leaders from across sports have launched a new homepage-driven platform called OffBall. The site aims to focus on the culture of sports—curated by real people, not algorithms or AI. https://www.offball.news/ [video] @offball_news: OffBall celebrates the culture of sports. Our homepage and newsletters are curated twice daily and give you the amazing stories, posts, and narratives in sports — the things we are all talking about in our group chats, happy hours, and cookouts. OffBall curates the best, most [video]

Michael J. Miraflor /
@michaelmiraflor: A new media entrant to the Anti-Algorithm Club™️ (seriously, they say so). Comeback season for curators. Revenge of the cultural gatekeepers 🫡 @OffBall_News

New York Times:

Insiders detail how Bob Iger undermined and outmaneuvered Bob Chapek and returned to power at Disney, as the question of how Iger misjudged Chapek still lingers— At 5 p.m. on Feb. 25, 2020, Bob Chapek and Bob Iger settled into matching directors' chairs on the Disney studio lot for a series of live media interviews.

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Fortune, Business Insider, New York Post, @nbj914, @deadlinedominic, @thekingmob, @c_garthwaite, @nickwingfield, @kamaron, @jayshams, Brian Salsberg on LinkedIn, @annmlipton, @nick_field90, @editorialiste, @drnelk, @deggans, @tomaxwell, @grahamstarr, The Ankler, @dannygroner, Ian Whittaker on LinkedIn, @conorsen, Craig Garthwaite on LinkedIn and Mike Dudas on LinkedIn

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Fortune: Steve Jobs told Bob Iger not to stay too long at Disney so that he would still have time to enjoy life

Kwan Wei Kevin Tan /
Business Insider: Before his death, Steve Jobs told Bob Iger to retire from Disney and try to enjoy the good things in life: report

Ariel Zilber /
New York Post: Bob Iger was called an ‘assassin’ by ex-Disney CEO Bob Chapek — whose wife griped he was Iger's ‘lapdog’: report

Nick Jackson /
@nbj914: “For a company that bills its theme parks as the ‘Happiest Place on Earth,’ Disney's corporate headquarters have long been anything but — a hotbed of intrigue and power struggles.” https://www.nytimes.com/...

Dominic Patten /
@deadlinedominic: So many OTR hands in @nytimes piece by James Stewart & Brooks Barnes Great read of SDE egos ("Did you see my new yacht design?") & laughable incompetence, but chilling if you think you might be next in line to run @Disney (HINT: He can't let go) https://www.nytimes.com/...

James Denman /
@thekingmob: It's a long read, but it's also sort of essential in the strange dynamics at play in huge organizations. The role of EQ vs IQ, and of course, pettiness (from all involved) to rival Succession. https://www.nytimes.com/...

Craig Garthwaite /
@c_garthwaite: We don't pay enough attention to the role that corporate boards are supposed to play. It is hard to read this article as anything other than a damning condemation of Disney's board and their failures to manage this succession. https://www.nytimes.com/...

Nick Wingfield /
@nickwingfield: Chill, Mrs. Chapek. https://www.nytimes.com/... [image]

Kamaron Leach /
@kamaron: some incredulous, detailing accounts of the corporate battle for power at Disney a couple years back. the story often occurring but rarely uncovered at many of world's top companies. a solid read in the nytimes this morning https://www.nytimes.com/...

Jacob Shamsian /
@jayshams: This is what a blockbuster news story looks like https://www.nytimes.com/...

Brian Salsberg /
Brian Salsberg on LinkedIn: This very detailed (and long) account about the CEO succession at Disney is one of the most interesting business stories I have read in a while. … @annmlipton: I'm reading this expose on Chapek's tenure at Disney and ... this is so baffling? He didn't ... know the numbers? Didn't ask precisely what they were? https://www.nytimes.com/... [image]

Nick Field /
@nick_field90: Safra Catz - Oracle CEO, Disney board member and Trump donor - told Bob Chapek that if he allowed the animated film Strange World to have a gay teenage character she'd have him fired https://www.nytimes.com/... [image]

Andrew Nusca /
@editorialiste: what a story about Disney. an incredible mess. https://www.nytimes.com/...

Dov /
@drnelk: Is there even a point to reading Disney history if @jenbegakis didn't write it? https://www.nytimes.com/... @deggans: For media nerds, the NYTimes has a super-detailed story on how Disney CEO Bob Iger ignored people who told him not to pick Bob Chapek as his successor, then regretted the decision and got his job back. Likely to make choosing a new successor even tougher. https://www.nytimes.com/...

Thomas Maxwell /
@tomaxwell: Just when you thought we were done hearing about Bob Iger's coup against Chapek 👀👀https://www.nytimes.c om/ ...

Graham Starr /
@grahamstarr: Lots of really incredible, bonkers details in this @JamesStewartNYT @brooksbarnesNYT mammoth about the Iger/Chapek succession feud. Worth your time. https://www.nytimes.com/...

Sean McNulty /
The Ankler: ☀️'Beetlejuice' Boom Keeps Box Office on a Roll

Danny Groner /
@dannygroner: “From the outset, as Disney's C.E.O., Mr. Chapek faced daunting challenges beyond his control: the onset of a global pandemic, upheaval in an industry being transformed by streaming and the overt hostility of a much admired and still-powerful predecessor.” https://www.nytimes.com/...

Ian Whittaker /
Ian Whittaker on LinkedIn: Fascinating article on the power struggle between Bob Chapek and Bob Iger at #Disney. Good to hear Bob Iger disliked doing analyst calls …

Conor Sen /
@conorsen:

Craig Garthwaite /
Craig Garthwaite on LinkedIn: Corporate boards are not simply supposed to be a rubber stamp for CEOs, regardless of how successful their tenure has been. …

Variety:

Jorge Ramos, one of the best-known Spanish-language TV journalists in the US, plans to leave Univision at the end of 2024— Jorge Ramos, a news anchor who is perhaps the best-known Spanish-language TV journalist in the United States and who has grilled top politicians and covered top world events …

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Dominick Mastrangelo /
The Hill: Jorge Ramos leaving Univision after nearly 40 years

Nick Caruso /
TVLine: Jorge Ramos Exiting Univision by Year's End

Caitlin Huston /
The Hollywood Reporter: Jorge Ramos to Exit Univision at End of Year

Isabela Espadas Barros Leal /
NBC News: Jorge Ramos, one of America's most consequential Latino journalists, is leaving Univision

Marianamaffassanti /
TelevisaUnivision: Venezuelan Opposition Leader María Corina Machado is Exclusively on AL PUNTO CON JORGE RAMOS This Sunday

Dylan Byers /
@dylanbyers: News: Jorge Ramos is leaving Univision https://corporate.televisaunivision.com / ...

Brian Steinberg /
@bristei: Jorge Ramos, the Univision news veteran who is perhaps the best-known Spanish-language anchor in the U.S., will exit his current job at the end of 2024 https://variety.com/... via @variety

Carlos Lozada /
@carlosnyt: Jorge Ramos is leaving Univision⁩ after the 2024 election, following 40 years with the network and leaving “an indelible mark on Hispanic journalism.” https://corporate.televisaunivision.com / ...

Sara Fischer /
@sarafischer: Another big shakeup in the broadcast world - Jorge Ramos, probably best known Spanish language TV news anchor in America, is leaving @Univision at the end of the year https://variety.com/...

Evan DeSimone /
@mediaevan: Feels like a pretty significant departure for Univision. https://corporate.televisaunivision.com / ...

Armando Tinoco /
Deadline: Jorge Ramos To Exit Univision By The End Of 2024 After 40 Years

Press Gazette:

Newsquest reaches 100K paid digital subs four years after launching a soft paywall across most of its UK regional news sites, bringing in £500K+ per month— Newsquest has reached 100,000 paid digital subscribers four years after first launching a soft paywall across most of its biggest regional news websites.

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HoldtheFrontPage

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CNBC:

Some creators move from unpredictable algorithm-driven platforms to subscription services; YouTube group The Try Guys launched 2nd Try, a $5/month streamer— The Try Guys, one of YouTube's most established creator groups, have successfully abandoned their reliance on Google's algorithms …

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TechCrunch

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CNN:

The Washington Post plans a redesigned homepage, with a new iteration launching last week; reporters and editors have long complained about the homepage— New York CNN — — The Washington Post is trying to fix one of its biggest problems: an outdated homepage loathed by its own staff.

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@brianstelter

Press Gazette:

UK's Pink News is considering legal action against an X account publishing criticism of the way the brand is run; ex-staff voice support for the “whistleblower”— ‘Whistleblower’ Twitter account has disappeared - but ill feeling among some former staffers remains.

Reuters:

Indian news agency ANI sues Netflix for using “copyright archival footage of ANI without licence” and the ANI trademark, in a drama about a 1999 hijacking— Indian news agency ANI has sued Netflix Inc (NFLX.O) and producers of an Indian series about a plane hijack …

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Forbes

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Sweta Kaushal /
Forbes: Indian Film, Show On Netflix's Most-Watched List This Week

Washington Post:

The DOJ's case against Google's ad business may benefit major news organizations that pay Google to broker their website ads and have faced financial struggles— Federal prosecutors are seeking a divestment of Google's multibillion-dollar online advertising business, saying its monopoly power harms advertisers and publishers.

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David McCabe /
New York Times: U.S. Argues Google Created Ad Tech Monopoly

Lee-Anne Mulholland /
The Keyword: Google competes by offering tools that deliver for both ad buyers and sellers

Thomas Barrabi /
New York Post: DOJ launches case against Google in historic trial over digital ad dominance, attorney warns of ‘unintended consequences’

Sabrina Quagliozzi /
The Media Leader: Google's antitrust trial over online advertising begins today

Matthew Barakat /
WFAA-TV: Google finds itself in another antitrust lawsuit — this time over its advertising technology

Marta Biino /
Semafor: Google faces its next major antitrust test

Francesca Micheletti /
Politico: Margrethe Vestager's legacy faces day of reckoning in Apple and Google rulings

Nick Robins-Early /
The Guardian: Google's second antitrust suit brought by US begins, over online ads

Lara O'Reilly /
Business Insider: Inside the landmark Google adtech antitrust trial that could transform the $700 billion global digital ad market

Allison Schiff /
AdExchanger: DOJ vs. Google, Day One: Who's Testifying And Google's Main Arguments In Brief

Lauren Feiner /
The Verge: US v. Google redux: all the news from the ad tech trial

Jennifer Elias /
CNBC: A look at the DOJ's and multiple states' antitrust lawsuit against Google's ad business, as its trial is set to begin on September 9

Constantine von Hoffman /
MarTech: US vs. Google, round 2: Government targets digital ad business

Washington Post:

Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter James Grimaldi is leaving the WSJ after 12 years to become the top editor of the National Catholic Reporter— The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist said he's ready to start a new chapter in his career. His exit comes at a time of turmoil at the Wall Street Journal.

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Talking Biz News

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Reuters Institute:

Q&A with Nigerian journalist Philip Obaji Jr. on covering the Yevgeny Prigozhin-founded Wagner Group's activities in Africa since 2018 despite risks to his life— “Covering Wagner is dangerous. You should build contacts everywhere and have a strong sense of mind," says award-winning reporter Philip Obaji Jr.

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Philip Obaji Jr on LinkedIn and @philipobaji

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Philip Obaji Jr /
Philip Obaji Jr on LinkedIn: I have documented over 100 human rights violations by Russian paramilitaries, who have killed hundreds of civilians & raped dozens of women in West & Central Africa. …

Philip Obaji Jr /