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Variety:

A combined DirecTV and Dish would have ~18M customers total, down 63% from the peak levels in 2016; DirecTV has ~10M pay-TV subscribers, down from 25.5M in 2016— TPG will acquire AT&T's 70% stake in DirecTV, giving it 100% ownership in the pay-TV provider
Discussion: DIRECTV, Sportico, CNBC, Fast Company, The Streamable, The Desk, Hugh Scallon on LinkedIn, Radio & Television …, Gizmodo, Business Insider, New York Post, The Wrap, Front Office Sports, Cord Cutters News, @xpangler, Next TV, Lewiston Sun Journal, Associated Press, Awful Announcing, Bloomberg, Deadline and Adweek

Discussion:

Anthony Crupi /
Sportico: DirecTV, Dish Network Deal Arrives Too Late in the Game

Kristian Burt /
CNBC: EchoStar to sell Dish to DirecTV, combining major pay-TV providers

Grace Snelling /
Fast Company: DirecTV is only paying one dollar for Dish in a major merger of shrinking pay-TV giants

Matt Tamanini /
The Streamable: Why Does DIRECTV and DISH Merger Matter to Consumers?

Matthew Keys /
The Desk: DirecTV announces pending acquisition of Dish video business

Hugh Scallon /
Hugh Scallon on LinkedIn: ✅🖥️ Variety (9/30): “Together, DirecTV and Dish would have nearly 20 million customers — a total that is down 63% from their peak levels in 2016, the companies said. …

Adam Jacobson /
Radio & Television Business Report: DirecTV, Dish Marriage May Mirror Sirius XM Nuptuals

Todd Feathers /
Gizmodo: DirectTV Will Buy Dish and Sling TV for $1 and a Bunch of Debt

Alexandra Steigrad /
New York Post: DirecTV to buy debt-laden rival Dish for $1 after decades-long pursuit

Todd Spangler /
@xpangler: Together, DirecTV and Dish would have around 18 million pay-TV customers — a total that is down 63% from their peak levels in 2016 https://variety.com/... via @Variety

Jon Lafayette /
Next TV: DirecTV Acquires Dish, Unifying Struggling Satellite Business Lewiston Sun Journal: Satellite service DirecTV buys rival Dish as it fights onslaught of streaming services Associated Press: DirecTV will buy rival Dish to create massive pay-TV company after yearslong pursuit

Andrew Bucholtz /
Awful Announcing: DirecTV, Dish reportedly close to merger deal

Michelle F Davis /
Bloomberg: DirecTV, Dish Are Close to Clinching Merger Agreement

David Cohen /
Adweek: Satellite TV Giants DirecTV and Dish Near Merger

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Bloomberg:

AT&T agrees to sell its majority stake in DirecTV to private equity firm TPG for $7.6B in cash, including $1.7B in pre-tax quarterly distributions in H2 2024— The World's Call Center Capital Is Gripped by AI Fever — and Fear … Hello World

Discussion:

Ben Mullin /
@benmullin: New, w/@LaurenSHirsch: DirecTV has agreed to acquire Dish for......$1!! (Plus assumption of debt). This is a multi-step transaction that involves TPG buying out AT&T's stake in DirecTV. https://www.nytimes.com/...

Deborah Sophia /
Reuters: AT&T sells 70% stake in DirecTV to TPG for $7.6 bln

Luke Bouma /
Cord Cutters News: AT&T Lost Over $30 Billion on DIRECTV As It Finally Sells Its Ownership to TPG

Michelle Chapman /
Associated Press: AT&T exits showbiz, sells remaining stake in DirecTV to private equity firm TPG for $7.6 billion @bsdtectr.bsky.social: What a terrible purchase that was. Fucked up both AT&T and DirecTV. [embedded post]

Michael Martinez /
@michaelmartinez: AT&T is yet unwinding another horrible acquisition it previously made.

Drew FitzGerald /
TVNewsCheck: DirecTV Agrees To Merge With Satellite Rival Dish

Aimee Picchi /
CBS News: AT&T sells remaining stake in DirecTV for $7.6 billion as it bows out of entertainment

The Hollywood Reporter:
DirecTV and EchoStar reach a definitive agreement for DirecTV to acquire EchoStar's video business Dish DBS, including Dish TV and Sling TV

Discussion:
The Verge, CNBC, Bloomberg, MediaPost, Reuters, StreamTV Insider, Axios, @sherman4949, CNN, Streaming Better, @tvgrimreaper, Quartz, Ars Technica, Advanced Television, Cord Cutters News, Deadline, @bryanruby@me.dm, @mtfiii, Radio & Television …, @sherman4949, Media Play News, Broadband TV News, @bristei, @sherman4949, Los Angeles Times, WORLD SCREEN, Adweek, DNyuz, Variety, The Wrap and The Streamable

Discussion:

Jess Weatherbed /
The Verge: DirecTV and Dish are merging

Alex Sherman /
CNBC: EchoStar's Dish sale marks disappointing end to Charlie Ergen's ‘Seinfeld’ strategy

Wayne Friedman /
MediaPost: DirecTV To Acquire Dish, Says Merger Will ‘Incentivize’ Programmers

Bevin Fletcher /
StreamTV Insider: DirecTV plans to acquire EchoStar's Dish, Sling TV pay TV businesses

Tim Baysinger /
Axios: DirecTV agrees to acquire rival Dish Network

Alex Sherman /
@sherman4949: If regulators are still questioning this Dish-DirecTV as anticompetitive, the poor reception on this conference call is providing a strong data point for why the deal should be fine to go through.

John Finn /
Streaming Better: DirecTV Buys Dish TV And Sling TV

Rocio Fabbro /
Quartz: AT&T is getting out of the TV business

Jon Brodkin /
Ars Technica: DirecTV agrees to buy satellite rival Dish (and its debt) for one dollar

Luke Bouma /
Cord Cutters News: DIRECTV Officially Buys DISH For $1 Plus Debt Creating The Largest Pay-TV Service In The United States

Dade Hayes /
Deadline: DirecTV And Dish To Merge, Creating U.S. Pay-TV Giant, As AT&T Completes Exit From Entertainment

Bryan Ruby /
@bryanruby@me.dm: @Mediagazer I hope DirecTV doesn't mess with Sling TV. But they will by dismissing the importance of “smaller packages” that Sling brings to customers.

Michael T Ford III /
@mtfiii: Dish Network Parent EchoStar's Stock Climbs On Latest DirecTV Merger Reports The combined entity would be the largest pay-TV provider in the U.S. with nearly 20 million subscribers. https://deadline.com/... via @Deadline

Adam Jacobson /
Radio & Television Business Report: It's Official: DirecTV Agrees To Buy Dish, Sling From EchoStar

Alex Sherman /
@sherman4949: This is official, and DirecTV is starting its conference call right now. As I'd reported Friday, the total deal value is more than $9 billion .... $9.75 billion specifically in debt, and $1 in equity. So it's a trade of the Dish pay TV biz for the debt on the business.

Erik Gruenwedel /
Media Play News: DirecTV to Acquire Rival Satellite TV Operator Dish to Create Nation's Largest Pay-TV Service

Julian Clover /
Broadband TV News: DirecTV to purchase DishTV

Brian Steinberg /
@bristei: !!!!! 'Under the terms of the purchase agreement, DIRECTV will acquire EchoStar's video distribution business, including DISH TV and Sling TV, in exchange for a nominal consideration of $1 plus the assumption of DISH DBS net debt'

Alex Sherman /
@sherman4949: Much like the Seinfeld finale, Dish's finale ends in disappointment. https://www.cnbc.com/...

Kristin Brzoznowski /
WORLD SCREEN: DirecTV To Acquire EchoStar's Video Distribution Business

Todd Spangler /
Variety: Will DirecTV and Dish Merge? Satellite TV Operators Are Reportedly Close to a Deal

Lucas Manfredi /
The Wrap: EchoStar Stock Jumps Over 11% as Dish, DirecTV Enter Advanced Merger Talks

New York Times:

CBS plans to show an onscreen QR code for the VP debate between JD Vance and Tim Walz to direct users to fact checks on the CBS News website— CBS is experimenting with a novel way to offer real-time fact-checking of the vice-presidential debate on Tuesday. Just don't expect the moderators to frequently jump in.

Discussion:
Business Insider, Mediaite, Media Matters for America, @jayrosen_nyu, CBS News, Los Angeles Times, The Hill, @repriggleman, Associated Press, @benjaminjs, @bloodravenlib@mas.to, @PamelaBarroway@mstdn.social, @jayrosen_nyu, @cindyweinstein@mastodon.world, Axios, @markagee, @cmclymer, @chrismohney, Fox News, @mollyjongfast, @GottaLaff@mastodon.social, @CindyWeinstein@zirk.us, @williambibbiani, @patrickdehahn, @jrubinblogger, @samlindauer, @rotopat, @davewiner, @bdquinn, @cindyweinstein@mastodon.world, @WarnerCrocker@mastodon.social, @budrykzack, @wtflanksteak, @jrubinblogger, NPR, @barney@mas.to, Poynter, @sykoscorch, The Wrap, The Daily Beast, Boing Boing, Mother Jones, TVNewsCheck, New Republic and Deadline

Discussion:

Peter Kafka /
Business Insider: You don't need a QR code to get the facts checked at Tuesday's VP debate

David Gilmour /
Mediaite: Here's How CBS Plans to Approach Fact-Checking the VP Debate Between Vance and Walz

Jay Rosen /
@jayrosen_nyu: CBS News Says It Will Be Up To Vance And Walz To Fact-Check Each Other. https://apnews.com/... ABC showed it could be done. Now: “CBS News is clearly indicating it wants to take a step back from the heat generated by calling attention to misleading statements by candidates.”

Faith E. Pinho /
Los Angeles Times: How, when and where to watch the Vance-Walz vice presidential debate

Caroline Vakil /
The Hill: What to know about the Walz-Vance debate — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) and Sen. JD Vance …

Denver Riggleman /
@repriggleman: Ironic that @CBSNews airs this segment on “safeguarding the truth” and won't fact check the Walz-Vance debate— guess real journalism and upholding the integrity of the 4th estate is subordinate to ratings at CBS. F the truth, right?

David Bauder /
Associated Press: CBS News says it will be up to Vance and Walz to fact-check each other in veep debate

Ben Siemon /
@benjaminjs: “While the firemen will not be putting out your home's fire, they will project a QR code onto your house with links to tips about fire prevention.”

A. Rivera /
@bloodravenlib@mas.to: Translation: CBS says fuck it, abdicates their journalistic integrity and responsibility. #fail — > CBS News says it will be up to Vance and Walz to fact-check each other in veep debate https://apnews.com/... #media #news #USPolitics #FactCheck @PamelaBarroway@mstdn.social: I mean, why even bother with moderators at all? Or call yourself a news organization? Just a complete dereliction of duty. — CBS News says it will be up to Vance and Walz to fact-check each other in veep debate — #HarrisWalz2024 #TimWalz #Debate #USpol #journalism @KamalaHarrisWin …

Jay Rosen /
@jayrosen_nyu: QR code for online fact checks. That's good. That CBS has a verification unit is good too. https://variety.com/... But the point remains. The executives at ABC News thought their moderators could handle (at least some) live fact checking on air. CBS has different ideas.

Cindy Weinstein /
@cindyweinstein@mastodon.world: “Anticipatory obedience is a political tragedy.” — Timothy Snyder — CBS's lily-livered (and dangerous) decision not to fact-check exemplifies what Timothy Snyder says NOT to do: “Do not obey in advance.” — https://apnews.com/... #OnTyranny — #TimothySnyder — #Fascism — #Media

April Rubin /
Axios: Who are the moderators for the vice presidential debate

Mark Agee /
@markagee: “If you want to know the real facts go on the Internet” *15 minutes later* “QAnon is now polling at 86%”

Charlotte Clymer /
@cmclymer: Let's be clear about something: the only reason that CBS News is declining to fact check the vice presidential debate is that they're terrified of Trump and his supporters retaliating for being held accountable on the candidate's relentless lying and disinformation.

Chris Mohney /
@chrismohney: real “to test the hypothesis, the king consults with his menagerie of birds” moment “https://x.com/...

Molly Jong-Fast /
@mollyjongfast: CBS refusing to fact check the Vp debate shows that when bad faith actors work the refs, they win.

Laffy /
@GottaLaff@mastodon.social: 🎯Via Mark Jacob: — This is what it looks like when a news outlet thinks the job of a journalist is simply turning on the microphones. — Jay Rosen: — CBS News Says It Will Be Up To #JDVance And #Walz To Fact-Check Each Other. https://apnews.com/... ABC showed it could be done. …

Cindy Weinstein /
@CindyWeinstein@zirk.us: “Anticipatory obedience is a political tragedy.” — Timothy Snyder — CBS's lily-livered (and dangerous) decision not to fact-check exemplifies what Timothy Snyder says NOT to do: “Do not obey in advance.” — https://apnews.com/... #OnTyranny — #TimothySnyder — #Fascism — #Media

William Bibbiani /
@williambibbiani: What the fucking fuck JUST PUT THE FACT-CHECK ON THE SCREEN. What in god's name is WRONG with CBS?

Patrick deHahn /
@patrickdehahn: My counter-argument is if CBS can fit an onscreen QR code, it can fit a small text box for live fact checks. @jrubinblogger: UPDATE: CBS will be factchecking online. Stop. The vast majority aren't watching online. If you can fact check online do it on TV. This is a disgrace and disservice to demcracy.

Sam Lindauer /
@samlindauer: Just like when Edward R Murrow asked folks to send in 10 bottle caps to get the truth about McCarthy.

Patrick Daugherty /
@rotopat: Fact-checking self checkout lol

Dave Winer /
@davewiner: CBS should just scroll the factcheck data through the bottom of the screen in real time. Don't make people go to the website. This isn't hard. https://www.nytimes.com/...

Cindy Weinstein /
@cindyweinstein@mastodon.world: Walter Cronkite is turning over in his grave. — CBS's lily-livered (and dangerous) decision not to fact-check exemplifies what Timothy Snyder says NOT to do: “Do not obey in advance.” — https://apnews.com/... #OnTyranny — #TimothySnyder — #Fascism — #Media

Warner Crocker /
@WarnerCrocker@mastodon.social: The question to be asked is “If a candidate came on stage and said the network was run by pedophiles or some other nonesense what would the moderators do?” — CBS News says it will be up to Vance and Walz to fact-check each other in veep debate — #politics #media — https://apnews.com/... …

Zack Budryk /
@budrykzack: Verhoeven-esque

Ali B /
@wtflanksteak: Every idea that isn't “just call out the candidates when they're lying” is so silly

@jrubinblogger:
The CBS no fact checking rule isn't the fault of the moderators but it's @margbrennan and @noraodonnell whose reputations will take a hit. they are props in the CBS lazy and cowardly approach to journalism.

Ximena Bustillo /
NPR: Vance and Walz debate in New York City on Tuesday. Here's what you need to know

Barney /
@barney@mas.to: Because ABC News did its job, by pointing out Trump's outrageous lies during his debate, Trump threatened to shut down the entire ABC network. — Trump's threat was successful. CBS News is now refusing to fact-check their vice presidential debate. — Democracy cannot survive if the press surrenders to fascist threats like that. …

Stephanie Kaloi /
The Wrap: CBS News Slammed for Moderators Not Fact-Checking Vance-Walz VP Debate, Critics Note ‘ABC Showed It Could Be Done’

Jason Weisberger /
Boing Boing: CBS “moderators” abdicate role as journalists

Julianne McShane /
Mother Jones: CBS Moderators Won't Fact-Check the VP Debate

Stephanie Kaloi /
TVNewsCheck: CBS News Slammed For Saying Vance And Walz Will Have To Fact-Check Each Other At VP Debate

Ted Johnson /
Deadline: CBS News' JD Vance-Tim Walz Debate Will Feature Hot Mics

The Verge:

YouTube reaches a deal with SESAC that will bring back songs by Adele, Bob Dylan, Nirvana, and others that were removed over the weekend in the US— YouTube has reached a deal with the music licensing organization SESAC that will bring back songs that were removed over the weekend.

Discussion:

Stephen Schenck /
Android Authority: YouTube solves its missing music problem @teamyoutube: If you're in the United States ➡️ ️we're happy to share that YouTube has reached a deal with SESAC. Content (that was previously blocked) will be restored across YouTube services over the next day or two. We appreciate all your patience 🙏

Jem Aswad /
Variety: YouTube blocks songs by Adele, Bob Dylan, Green Day, and others in the US, after its music licensing agreement with performing rights organization SESAC expired

Carly Thomas /
The Hollywood Reporter: Songs by Adele, Kendrick Lamar, Bob Dylan, Nirvana, More Blocked by YouTube Due to Legal Dispute

Marc Griffin /
Vibe: Videos By Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, And More Pulled From YouTube Amid SESAC Dispute

Ashley King /
Digital Music News: YouTube's SESAC Contract Expires Without a Deal — Adele, Nirvana, Kendrick Lamar, Britney Spears & More Unavailable

Aaron Williams /
UPROXX: Why Did J. Cole's ‘She Knows’ Get Removed From YouTube Along With Dozens Of Other Songs?

Ashley Iasimone /
Billboard: Songs by Adele, Bob Dylan, Kendrick Lamar & More Blocked on YouTube in Dispute With SESAC

Mandy Dalugdug /
Music Business Worldwide: MUSIC VIDEOS BY ADELE, KENDRICK LAMAR AND MORE BLOCKED FROM YOUTUBE IN THE US AMID LICENSING DISPUTE WITH SESAC

Anthony Ha /
TechCrunch: YouTube blocks videos from Adele, Green Day, Bob Dylan, others in dispute with SESAC

Daniel Kreps /
Rolling Stone: Thousands of Music Videos, Including Nirvana's ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit,’ Removed From YouTube Amid Copyright Dispute

Natalie Oganesyan /
Deadline: YouTube Blocks Songs From Adele, Bob Dylan, Green Day & More In SESAC Dispute

Stephanie Kaloi /
The Wrap: YouTube Blocks Songs by Adele, Nirvana, Bob Dylan and More Due to Legal Dispute

New York Times:

CNN revives CNN Films, which was shut down in 2022, with plans to finance and release documentary series and films as part of an overhaul by Mark Thompson— The network is again financing and releasing documentary series and films after backing away from the genre two years ago.

Discussion:
TVNewsCheck

Discussion:

Nicole Sperling /
TVNewsCheck: CNN Wades Back Into the Documentary Business

Variety:

Sources: Amazon Prime Video is in talks with veteran anchor Brian Williams to host a live Election Night special, its first entry into news-related programming— Brian Williams may have found his next TV-news job....except it won't be on traditional TV. — The veteran NBC News …

Discussion:
Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, CNN, The Streamable, The Ankler, Cord Cutters News, Fox News, New York Post, Adweek, Dan Rayburn on LinkedIn, @dylanbyers, @bristei, The Daily Beast, @daveleebbg@threads.net, @dylanbyers, @brianstelter, @hbraun.jackson@threads.net, @stevemberkowitz@threads.net, @crumbler@threads.net, @mcbride.david.j@threads.net, The Verge, The Hill, Mediaite, TVLine, TechCrunch, @fivesilhouettes.bsky.social, DNyuz, The Hollywood Reporter and @wagatwe.com, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Stephen Battaglio /
Los Angeles Times: Brian Williams will cover election night in Amazon Prime's first foray into news

Brian Stelter /
CNN: Brian Williams is set to anchor election night coverage on Prime Video. Is Amazon getting into live news?

David Satin /
The Streamable: Amazon Snags Brian Williams to Anchor Election Coverage on Prime Video

Luke Bouma /
Cord Cutters News: Amazon Prime Video Launching Live News Programs? Its Reportedly Working On An Election-Night Special Fox News: Ex-NBC anchor Brian Williams in talks to host Amazon Prime's ‘non-partisan’ election night event

Ariel Zilber /
New York Post: Ex-NBC News host Brian Williams in talks to anchor election night coverage on Amazon: reports

Ethan Alter /
Adweek: Brian Williams May Return to TV News... On Amazon

Dan Rayburn /
Dan Rayburn on LinkedIn: I don't think Amazon Prime Video is a platform consumers would go to for election night editorial coverage. …

Dylan Byers /
@dylanbyers: Big signal here re: future of news on streaming... and remember that the streamers who say “we don't do news” are the same streamers who said “we don't do sports,” then went and got NFL.

Brian Steinberg /
@bristei: Brian Williams set to vie for attention on Election Night with CNN, MSNBC, NBC News, CBS News, ABC News and Fox News with a live Election Night special that would stream on Amazon https://variety.com/... via @variety

Lily Mae Lazarus /
The Daily Beast: Brian Williams Set to Make Shock Return to Anchor Chair

Dylan Byers /
@dylanbyers: SCOOP @PuckNews: Amazon has signed BRIAN WILLIAMS to anchor election night coverage on Prime Video, per sources familiar. This is Amazon's first foray into news and Williams' first return to anchor desk since NBC. Full details in the next IN THE ROOM: https://puck.news/...

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: “If the project comes to fruition, it could mark the first entry into news-related programming” by Amazon Prime Video https://variety.com/...

Henry Jackson /
@hbraun.jackson@threads.net: If this were the launch of a news program with a full staff that was going to stick around, I could see it. Streamers owe us news, we need to put that expectation on them. But Trump is already stating his plans to try to overturn a result that goes against him. …

Steve Berkowitz /
@stevemberkowitz@threads.net: I look forward to ads for Fallout, Thursday Night Football, groceries, 🧻 and healthcare mixed with state by state coverage.

Casey Newton /
@crumbler@threads.net: Brian Williams commentating next to a box showing you other elections you might like

David McBride /
@mcbride.david.j@threads.net: I guess that we don't know the full plan, but without a news bureau backing them, even great anchors are just blowing smoke. A great anchor takes input from reporters, photographers, researchers, producers, historians and analysts and delivers a coherent, informative and approachable picture of what's happening. …

Juliann Ventura /
The Hill: Brian Williams may host Amazon election night special

Phillip Nieto /
Mediaite: Brian Williams In Talks With Amazon to Host A Prime Video Election Night Program

Claire Franken /
TVLine: Brian Williams to Host Election Night Special on Prime Video (Report)

Jaye /
@fivesilhouettes.bsky.social: Isn't this the dude that lied about being in a helicopter that was shot down in Iraq....? [embedded post]

Alex Weprin /
The Hollywood Reporter: Former NBC News Anchor Brian Williams in Talks With Amazon to Lead Election Night Special @wagatwe.com: just what's missing from election and news coverage! we don't hear enough from white male millionaires. [embedded post]

The Verge:

Reddit moderators must now submit a request to Reddit staff before changing a subreddit's public/private status, making sitewide mod-led protests much harder— Reddit is giving its staff a lot more power over the communities on its platform. Starting today, Reddit moderators will not be able …

Discussion:
MediaPost, @jonsnow@mastodon.online, TechCrunch, @dangillmor@mastodon.social and @kyliebytes, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Colin Kirkland /
MediaPost: Reddit Reduces Moderators' Control Over Subreddits

Jon Snow /
@jonsnow@mastodon.online: Reddit is making sitewide protests basically impossible / Moderators will now have to submit a request if they want to switch their subreddit from public to private. Thousands of subreddits went private as part of last year's protests. — https://www.theverge.com/... #reddit #enshittification #tech

Ivan Mehta /
TechCrunch: Reddit communities will require permission while going private or switching to NSFW

Dan Gillmor /
@dangillmor@mastodon.social: Reddit makes millions off the volunteer (hard) labor of its moderators and the contributions of its users. — More and more, it operates as a dictatorship. Latest move is to clamp down even further on the mods' flexibility — and not coincidentally, on their ability to organize protests about the corporate control-freakery. …

Kylie Robison /
@kyliebytes: New: Starting today, Reddit moderators will not be able to change if their subreddit is public or private without first submitting a request to a Reddit admin. So, this essentially prevents mass protests like we saw last year. https://www.theverge.com/...

Wired:

An interview with Eric Eddings, who leads podcast development for Kevin Hart's Hartbeat, on the rise of “chatcasts” and their impact in the podcasting industry— “The industry part of podcasting has to not be afraid to invest in innovation,” says audio executive Eric Eddings.

Discussion:
@jb4nay, @jvquantum and @bonybean

Discussion:
@jb4nay: Interesting interview about the surplus of chat-type podcasts and how they fit into the industry as a whole. https://www.wired.com/...

JV Quantum /
@jvquantum: Chat podcasts are here to stay, according to audio exec Eric Eddings. It's all about that personal connection! But don't think the industry is stuck in the past - innovation is key! 🎙️ #podcasts #audioindustry Chat Podcasts Rule the Market—and Always W... https://www.wired.com/...

Adweek:

Internal memo: Michael Caruso, who became the CEO and publisher of The New Republic in February 2023, stepped down from his role on Thursday— The resignation comes just 18 months after he took the role — The chief executive and publisher of the left-leaning news publication The New Republic …

Discussion:
@markstenberg3

The Wrap:

Memo: Lionsgate offers its US employees voluntary severance and early retirement packages, citing a “disrupted business environment”— The early retirement package offer comes as multiple studios go through a fresh round of layoffs — Lionsgate is offering …

Discussion:
Deadline

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Semafor:

Politico and Capitol AI partner for an AI tool to let users create topical reports from Politico and Politico Pro content, available for Pro users later in 2024— THE SCOOP — Politico is launching a strategic partnership with a Y Combinator-backed artificial intelligence startup …

Discussion:
Quartz, @tomgara@threads.net, @maxwelltani, @garrytan, @shaunmodi and Adweek

Discussion:

Morgan Haefner /
Quartz: The Memo: To AI or no? — Plus: There's always pen and paper. — Hello, Memo readers!

Tom Gara /
@tomgara@threads.net: This kind of thing is an extremely obvious subscriber benefit that AI enables news orgs to offer - letting people ask specific questions that get answered by your full base of reporting is so clearly useful for news power users. “Give me a quick history of all the times the New York state budget failed to pass the senate and what the main reasons were” etc.

Max Tani /
@maxwelltani: New from last night's @semafor media newsletter: Politico is partnering with Capitol AI to launch an AI tool for its highest paying subscribers that will quickly summarize all of its paywalled journalism and create detailed reports https://www.semafor.com/...

Garry Tan /
@garrytan: Agentic LLMs are going be the biggest revenue drivers for media brands and @usecapitol is going to bring it to every one, starting with powering Politico Pro It's a research assistant and persuasive writer at your fingertips https://www.semafor.com/... [image]

Shaun Modi /
@shaunmodi: Big news!! @usecapitol and @politico are redefining political intelligence. In the near future, all media brands will use Capitol to grow and monetize their relationship with their customers. https://www.semafor.com/...

Brad Pareso /
Adweek: Politico's Wonky Pro Service to Roll Out New AI Tool

Press Gazette:

Gaming and entertainment media publisher Gamurs Group cuts 30 staff worldwide, blaming Google changes in late 2023, including its “helpful content” update— Gaming and entertainment media publisher Gamurs Group has cut 30 staff worldwide, saying the layoffs were necessitated …

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