Q&A with Ear Hustle's Earlonne Woods and Bruce Wallace on producing podcasts in prison, the expansion to a women's prison, creating a training program, and more (Neel Dhanesha/Nieman Lab)

Mediagazer: Q&A with Ear Hustle's Earlonne Woods and Bruce Wallace on producing podcasts in prison, the expansion to a women's prison, creating a training program, and more (Neel Dhanesha/Nieman Lab)

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The Hollywood Reporter:

A look at Tving, a streaming JV between three South Korean media firms, which has 30% market share, viewership growth up 6% YoY in H1 2024, and 4.2M subscribers— Tving's share of premium video viewership in Korea grew in the first half of 2024, while Netflix's slipped, even though the global giant remained the market leader.

Nieman Lab:

Q&A with Ear Hustle's Earlonne Woods and Bruce Wallace on producing podcasts in prison, the expansion to a women's prison, creating a training program, and more— The studio, at the California Institution for Women, will bring more incarcerated women's voices to the podcast — and kickstart an ambitious training program.

CNN:

A look at the five-person Gen Z team running Kamala Harris' TikTok account @KamalaHQ, capitalizing on the VP's viral moments and averaging 6M views per post— Vice President Kamala Harris, quoting her mother, told a group of newly sworn-in commissioners for a White House initiative …
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Sarafina Chitika /
@sarafinachitika: ...anyways if you want to read about a campaign that's actually good at being online (and using the internet to talk to real voters, not billionaires) here you go: @CNN on @KamalaHQ 👇🏾 https://www.cnn.com/...

Betsy Klein /
@betsy_klein: “A like on TikTok is basically seen as an endorsement. You can get 50M views on Tiktok, but if you only get 5,000 likes, then your video's low-key seen as a flop.” Since @BidenHQ became @KamalaHQ, the like-to-view ratio has increased from 10-15% to 15-25%. https://www.cnn.com/...

Matt Navarra /
@mattnavarra@threads.net: Inside the Gen-Z team powering Harris' online remix The Harris digital comms team has 175 staff Her TikTok account is run by a team of 5 Gen-Zer's @kamalahq's TikTok account has published 65 posts in 20 days They generated 385M views, averaging 6 million views per post That's more than double what  …

Makena Kelly /
Wired: Kamala Harris' Campaign Is a Windfall for Influencers @rightardia@mastodon.social: Inside the Gen-Z operation powering Harris' online remix — “For years as vice president, Harris has been quietly laying the digital groundwork behind the scenes — meeting with young voters, social media influencers and several grassroots organizations. …

Axios:

NYT plans to launch a Wirecutter podcast on August 21; its deputy publisher says the brand drove $1B in commerce in 2023 and its newsletter has 2.5M subscribers— - “Wirecutter is not only branching out in terms of its business model, it's also branching out in terms of its platforms,” …

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Kayleigh Barber /
Digiday: Media Briefing: Pubs Q2 earnings look rosy thanks to AI deals and an improved ad market

Natalie Korach /
The Wrap: The New York Times Launches First Podcast From Wirecutter

Jessica Joseph /
Jessica Joseph on LinkedIn: August 21st 🎧 Mark your calendars for the debut of our first podcast, The Wirecutter Show! — Huge congratulations to the team behind this endeavor …

David Clinch /
@davidclinchnews: For those keeping track, the lesson here is not “do more podcasts,” the lesson is “if you are going to do podcasts, do ones that are directly connected to revenue streams and/or revenue KPIs.” #MediaRevenue

Chris Roush /
Talking Biz News: Wirecutter is launching its first podcast

CNN:

Docs: Disney seeks to dismiss a wrongful death suit because the widower agreed to arbitrate all disputes with the company when he signed up for a Disney+ trial— New York CNN — — A man suing Walt Disney Parks and Resorts for the wrongful death of his wife is facing a new legal hurdle …

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BBC, The Verge, The Guardian, WKYC-TV, @heavyspoilers, @geerlingguy, @robertfreundlaw, Los Angeles Times, Boing Boing, TMZ.com, @tomcoates, The Wrap, @justinwhang, @morningbrew, @cattailxc, Ars Technica, @bigblackjacobin, @alexandra_ewing, @rvbdrm.com, Cord Cutters News, @discussingfilm, @investmentshulk, @buccocapital, Business Insider, The Daily Beast, @rowbyyt, @ethanofkrypton, AV Club, The Mirror, New York Post, @jetton@mastodon.online, @jon@henshaw.social and New York Daily News

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Imran Rahman-Jones /
BBC: Disney+ terms prevent allergy death lawsuit, Disney says

Emma Roth /
The Verge: Disney wants to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit because of a Disney Plus agreement

Anna Betts /
The Guardian: Disney seeks to dismiss wrongful death lawsuit over widower's Disney+ free trial WKYC-TV: Disney argues man can't sue over wife's fatal allergic reaction because he signed up for a Disney+ trial @heavyspoilers: Can't believe Bob Iger murdered my entire family and I can't do anything because I wanted to watch Luke Skywalker in The Mandalorian

Jeff Geerling /
@geerlingguy: I guess another good reason to unsubscribe from Disney+ — if this isn't thrown out, this is pure evil: https://wdwnt.com/...

Rob Freund /
@robertfreundlaw: Disney issued a statement in response to the negative press. Have to wonder whether the stretched bid to get this into arbitration was worth it and whether they could have predicted the backlash. [image]

Samantha Masunaga /
Los Angeles Times: Disney says man can't sue for wrongful death, cites Disney+, parks tickets arbitration clauses

Mark Frauenfelder /
Boing Boing: Woman dies from allergic reaction at Disneyland, but Disney says husband can't sue because he used Disney+ three years earlier

Tom Coates /
@tomcoates: Disney is trying to avoid a wrongful death suit after giving someone some food they were allergic to by claiming that when they signed up to Disney+ they agreed not to sue Disney for anything. https://arstechnica.com/...

Sharon Knolle /
The Wrap: Widower Condemns Disney for ‘Outrageous’ Claim He Can't Sue for Wife's Theme Park Death Due to Disney+ Account

Justin Whang /
@justinwhang: I'm not a lawyer but this seems as valid as me having you sign a contract that says I'm legally allowed to shoot you in the face @morningbrew: Absolutely insane story from the Magic Kingdom Last year: - A woman passed away from an allergic reaction after eating at a Disney restaurant - Her husband files a wrongful death lawsuit arguing staff didn't take care, despite being warned of allergies Now: - Disney is [image] @cattailxc: If they win this then that means Disney is immune to legal action from all 153.6 million Disney+ subscribers. what the actual fuck dude

Ashley Belanger /
Ars Technica: Disney fighting restaurant death suit with Disney+ terms “absurd,” lawyer says

Edward Ongweso Jr /
@bigblackjacobin: lol reads like the origin story of a marvel villain @alexandra_ewing: i think disney didn't want you to know they killed someone with allergies by moving this to arbitration but this is in fact going to make everyone know disney killed someone with allergies regardless of how the suit is settled

Ravin Boodram /
@rvbdrm.com: He's only asking for $50,000! — FUCKING PAY IT OUT, DISNEY!! [embedded post]

Raymond McCain /
Cord Cutters News: Disney Asks to Throw Out a Wrongful Death Lawsuit Because of Disney+'s Terms & Conditions @discussingfilm: Disney is trying to get a wrongful death lawsuit from a grieving husband tossed out of court because he signed up to Disney+ years earlier. His wife suffered a fatal allergic reaction at a Disney Springs restaurant but Disney insist that the husband agreed to arbitrate all [image] @buccocapital: Top defensive moves by a corporation in the 21st Century: 1. Google making Android free to strengthen their moat + defend ad revenue 2. Disney adding a blanket arbitration clause into Disney+ signups so they can kill your family with impunity

Lauren Edmonds /
Business Insider: Disney is arguing in a wrongful-death case that the terms of a Disney+ account extend to its theme parks

Josh Fiallo /
The Daily Beast: Disney Claims Widower's Disney+ Sub Means He Can't File Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Rowby /
@rowbyyt: In America, if you watch an episode of the Mandalorian, they get to kill your wife [image] @ethanofkrypton: Babe wake up new most evil Disney lawsuit dropped Also the widower is asking for 50,000. That is regained by Disney within mere minutes for them. Disney can bounce back from 50k. A grieving husband needs all the time in the world to bounce back

Emma Keates /
AV Club: Disney is reportedly trying to block a wrongful death lawsuit through its Disney+ terms and conditions

Sam Elliott-Gibbs /
The Mirror: Disney World says man can't sue over wife's allergy death because of free Disney+ trial

Priscilla DeGregory /
New York Post: Widower of doctor who suffered fatal allergic reaction rips Disney+ subscription defense: ‘Borders on absurd’ @jetton@mastodon.online: Woman dies from anaphylaxis after eating food at Disney World that she had been assured did not contain nuts or dairy products. — Her widower sues Disney for $50,000. — Disney now attempts to get suit dismissed because her husband had signed up for a one month free trial of Disney+ several years earlier. … @jon@henshaw.social: TIL that even if you do a trial with Disney+, you automatically agree that you can't sue Disney for anything. How very Voughtful of them. — https://www.cnn.com/...

The Hollywood Reporter:

SEC filing: Lionsgate extends CEO Jon Feltheimer's contract for another five years through July 31, 2029— The exec signed a new deal in 2020 and the indie studio has extended it for another five years through to July 31, 2029.

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Jeremy Fuster /
The Wrap: Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer Extends Contract 5 Years to 2029

TechCrunch:

President Biden speaks at the first White House Creator Economy Conference, with about 100 startup founders, industry stakeholders, and creators in attendance— At the first ever White House Creator Economy Conference, the most popular man to drop by was not a TikTok superstar or a YouTube sensation.

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New York Times, Sky News, The Information, Tubefilter, CNBC, Fox News, Bloomberg, UPI, The Hill and Deadline, more at Techmeme »

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Sapna Maheshwari /
New York Times: Bowling, Selfies and the ‘Dougie’: Biden Woos Influencers at the White House

James Hale /
Tubefilter: Biden addresses creators at first-ever White House summit: “They listen to all of you”

Rebecca Picciotto /
CNBC: Biden hosts first Creator Economy Conference for influencers to talk AI, privacy and more

Jessica Karl /
Bloomberg: Could Joe Biden and Fumio Kishida Join the Creator Economy?

Julia Shapero /
The Hill: White House holds creator conference

Ted Johnson /
Deadline: White House To Host Creator Economy Conference

New York Times:

New York City's WCBS says it will end its nearly 60-year run as an all-news station this month; the station will become WHSQ and host ESPN New York sports talk— The news radio mainstay is turning its airwaves over to ESPN, ending its continuous coverage of the five boroughs. The Mets broadcasts will remain.

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Paul Cohen on LinkedIn, TVNewsCheck and Showbiz411

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Paul Cohen /
Paul Cohen on LinkedIn: In yet another blow to the media business, WCBS Radio in New York is switching to an all-sports format by the end of the month. …

The Verge:

Apple approves Spotify updating its app to show in-app pricing information for iPhone users in the EU starting today, after Spotify's yearslong legal battle— Spotify will begin showing in-app pricing information for iPhone users in the European Union starting today, following a yearslong legal battle against Apple.

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Reuters, Digital Music News, Billboard, Daring Fireball, BGR, MacRumors and TechCrunch, more at Techmeme »

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Jaspreet Singh /
Reuters: Spotify to add price information in its app on Apple devices in EU

Ashley King /
Digital Music News: After Battling for Months, Spotify Adds Pricing Details Into App Store in the EU

Marc Schneider /
Billboard: Spotify Can Now Show Pricing Details to iPhone App Users in Europe

John Gruber /
Daring Fireball: After Years of Legal Wrangling, Apple Now Allows Spotify to Show EU Users Pricing in App, and Tells Them They Can Sign Up on the Web

José Adorno /
BGR: Spotify can finally show subscription prices in its EU iPhone app after Apple relents

NPR:

Meta shuts down CrowdTangle, less than three months before the US election, in favor of the Meta Content Library; Mozilla says 50K+ petitioned against the move— Meta has been bombarded by academics, researchers, politicians and regulators about a tool called CrowdTangle, which most people probably haven't heard of.

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Barbara Ortutay /
Twin Cities: Meta kills off misinformation tracking tool CrowdTangle despite pleas from researchers, journalists

Andela Milivojevic /
@djandjava: On August 14, @Meta killed their leading transparency tool — right in the middle of the biggest election year ever. CrowdTangle was a critical tool that researchers and journalists used to investigate the spread of information on Facebook and Instagram. https://www.ripcrowdtangle.com/ @tbij: One of the few things Meta (the company that owns Facebook and Instagram) has been praised for is CrowdTangle - an incredibly useful transparency tool for journalists like us But, from today, Meta's pulling the plug on it We've explained it all here 👇 https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/ ...

Louis Staples /
@louisstaples: one of the best thing about no longer being a staff journalist is not having your entire job ruined on a whim by random decisions at Facebook

Matthew Mulligan /
@matthewgmull: huge huge loss. things stop getting better and getting worse?

Niamh McIntyre /
@niamh_mcintyre: RIP crowdtangle I wanna run to u. Really cant believe this

Julia Hornstein /
The Information: Meta Shuts Down Social Media Research Tool CrowdTangle @whotargetsme: It's the last day for CrowdTangle, and many researchers feel the replacement being offered by Meta is inadequate, as we enter the final stretch of the US election campaign.

Bruce Mirken /
@BruceMirken@mas.to: “#Meta decided to kill one of the best tools that civil society had to monitor and report on the hate speech and election interference that is almost certain to proliferate on its platforms.” Corporate #SocialMedia is not your friend. https://www.npr.org/...

Dr Liam Mcloughlin /
@leelum: While we're all focused on X/Twitter. Let us remind ourselves that today Crowdtangle is shutting down. This was such an important access point for researchers to learn about what's going on across Meta's platforms, which we no longer have access too. https://help.crowdtangle.com/ ...

Press Gazette:

Analysis: at least 293 local UK newspapers have closed since 2005, including 22 in the past two years; four print titles launched between July 2022 and now— Twenty-two print local newspapers have closed in the UK in the past two years. — Press Gazette's latest research suggests …

@maxwelltani:

Memo: New York Public Radio CEO LaFontaine Oliver says WNYC plans to reduce staff by 8% “at minimum” before next month via layoffs or buyouts— WNYC is reducing staff by 8% “at minimum” before next month via layoffs/buyouts. In a memo this afternoon to staff, New York Public Radio CEO LaFontaine Oliver said “without swift action, we will soon face significant questions about our ability to continue to serve New York.”

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