Samsung TV Plus adds about 4,000 hours of ad-supported, free-to-stream Korean shows and movies, following deals with CJ ENM and others (Patrick Frater/Variety)

Mediagazer: Samsung TV Plus adds about 4,000 hours of ad-supported, free-to-stream Korean shows and movies, following deals with CJ ENM and others (Patrick Frater/Variety)

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The Verge:

Google rolls out ads in AI Overviews when a user's question has a “commercial angle”, and identifies the ads with a “sponsored” header, on mobile in the US— Google is rolling out ads in AI Overviews, which means you'll now start seeing products in some of the search engine's AI-generated summaries.
Discussion: SE Ranking Blog, 9to5Google and Search Engine Land, more at Techmeme »

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TechCrunch:

Google rolls out AI-organized Search results in the US on mobile, showing users AI-aggregated pages of content from forums, articles, YouTube videos, and more— Google will begin to show ads in AI Overviews, the AI-generated summaries it supplies for certain Google Search queries …

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Trishla Ostwal /
Adweek: Publisher Traffic Spiked Thanks to Google's Gen AI Overview Tweaks

Webb Wright /
The Drum: New ad formats in AI Overviews move the needle on AI monetization for Google

Shelly /
@mizshellytee.bsky.social: Today's a good day to switch your default search engine to something else, if you haven't already. [embedded post] @xodaniwrites.bsky.social: Even with human editors, the headline can make or break a piece. [embedded post] @feralhattie.bsky.social: Just in time to lend a smidge, a dollop, a hint of added election chaos! Thanks awfully, goog [embedded post]

Dan Shields /
@dshieldspgh.bsky.social: <insert thisisfine.gif> [embedded post]

Danny Goodwin /
Search Engine Land: Google AI Overview ads launch on mobile in U.S.

Alex Brown /
@bookjockeyalex.bsky.social: please. i'm begging you to stop. no one wants this. [embedded post]

Calvin Wankhede /
Android Authority: Google's declining search quality drove me to Perplexity, but is the grass really greener?

CNN:

Melania Trump's book publisher asked CNN to sign an NDA and pay $250K to interview her, but then called the request a “miscommunication”— Nearly two months ago, CNN reached out to Melania Trump's book publisher to request an interview with the former first lady ahead of her upcoming memoir.

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Mediaite, The Wrap, The Hill, Entertainment Weekly, The Daily Beast and Boing Boing

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Sarah Rumpf /
Mediaite: CNN Reporter Absolutely Shreds Melania Trump Over ‘Completely Unprecedented and Very, Very Unusual’ $250K Request to Do an Interview

Andi Ortiz /
The Wrap: ‘The View’: Sunny Hostin Thinks Melania Trump ‘Hates’ Donald and ‘Wants to Take Him Out’ With New Abortion Rights Video

Dominick Mastrangelo /
The Hill: CNN says Melania Trump publisher asked for $250K fee in response to interview request

Joey Nolfi /
Entertainment Weekly: The View cohosts polarized over report that Melania Trump is pro-abortion: ‘I think she hates’ Donald Trump

Clay Walker /
The Daily Beast: Melania Trump's Publisher Demanded $250,000 for an Interview, CNN Says

Jason Weisberger /
Boing Boing: Melania's representatives backpedal after attempt to fleece CNN

The Guardian:

The BBC cancels a planned Boris Johnson interview after presenter Laura Kuenssberg says she accidentally sent the former UK prime minister her briefing notes— Briefing notes mistakenly being sent to ex-PM meant it was ‘not right for the interview to go ahead’, says presenter

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Laura Kuenssberg /
@bbclaurak: While prepping to interview Boris Johnson tomorrow, by mistake I sent our briefing notes to him in a message meant for my team. That obviously means it's not right for the interview to go ahead. It's very frustrating, and there's no point pretending it's anything other than

Steven McIntosh /
BBC: Kuenssberg ‘embarrassed’ by Johnson message error

Nazir Afzal /
@nazirafzal: I told you Laura Kuenssberg was struggling now that she is in opposition! She could, of course, ask some different questions that Boris Johnson hasn't seen in advance. For a change.

James O'Brien /
@mrjamesob: I'll do it.

Glyn Moody /
@glynmoody@mastodon.social: #BBC cancels Boris #Johnson interview after Laura #Kuenssberg message gaffe - https://www.theguardian.com/ ... gosh, it's almost as if she has been working hand-in-glove with the tories for years...

Alice Jones /
@alicevjones: Looking forward to the Netflix dramatisation of this, followed by the Amazon Prime one a couple of months later

Jonathan Shainin /
@jonathanshainin: I hope they make two movies about this one too

Dave Jones /
@welshgasdoc:

Tim Stickland /
@sticklandtim@mastodon.green: #ukPolitics — #BBC — #BorisJohnson — Since I'm paying for this through my licence fee, can I have a copy please. And why message him anyway ? — @LauraKT any comment.... https://www.theguardian.com/ ...

Steve Topple /
Canary: NO ONE believes Kuenssberg's excuse over Johnson interview - except her corporate media mates

Henry Morris /
@mrhenrymorris: Those leaked questions in full: [image]

Ross McCafferty /
@rossmccaff: 325 grand a year

Jake Kanter /
Deadline: BBC Scraps Interview With Boris Johnson After Laura Kuenssberg Mistakenly Shared Briefing Notes With Former UK Prime Minister

Ellise Shafer /
Variety: BBC's Boris Johnson Interview Canceled After Presenter Laura Kuenssberg Mistakenly Sent Former U.K. Prime Minister Briefing Notes

Anita Singh /
Telegraph: ‘Embarrassed’ Laura Kuenssberg cancels Boris interview after she sent him her briefing notes

TechCrunch:

YouTube unveils Shorts updates, including letting creators upload three-minute videos, updating the Shorts player, introducing templates, and a new trends page— YouTube on Thursday announced a series of updates for its short-form video product, YouTube Shorts.

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The Verge, @kennysmith.bsky.social, 9to5Google and Engadget, more at Techmeme »

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Mia Sato /
The Verge: YouTube Shorts are getting less short

Kenny Smith /
@kennysmith.bsky.social: The Social Media Sameness Singularity continues (Smith, 2016). [embedded post]

Sarah Fielding /
Engadget: YouTube Shorts can now run up to three minutes

Reuters:

Russian journalists Antonina Favorskaya, Sergei Karelin, Konstantin Gabov, and Artem Kriger go on trial in Moscow over their alleged links to Alexei Navalny— Four Russian journalists went on trial in Moscow on Wednesday on charges of involvement in an “extremist” group after authorities accused …

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Adweek, Associated Press and DNyuz

Variety:

Samsung TV Plus adds about 4,000 hours of ad-supported, free-to-stream Korean shows and movies, following deals with CJ ENM and others— Leading Korean content owners including CJ ENM and NEW ID have struck supply deals with Samsung TV Plus, a U.S. free ad-supported TV (FAST) channel.

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Neowin, Samsung Newsroom, Streaming Better, Media Play News and WORLD SCREEN

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Erik Gruenwedel /
Media Play News: Samsung TV Plus Ups South Korean Streaming Content Portfolio in the U.S.

Alexa Alfano /
WORLD SCREEN: Samsung TV Plus Acquires Raft Of K-Content

TechCrunch:

WP Engine files a lawsuit in California against Automattic and WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg, accusing them of “abuse of power, extortion, and greed”— Web hosting provider WP Engine has filed a lawsuit against Automattic, and WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg, accusing them of extortion and abuse of power.

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Engadget, @cowkitty, @jeffr0, @hashim_warren, @zimm3rmann, The Verge, @ryancduff, @automattic, @wpengine, @ryancduff, @ctrlaltdwayne, @dwlz, @bgardner, WP Engine, Automattic, TechRadar and The Register, more at Techmeme »

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Lawrence Bonk /
Engadget: WordPress founder sued for alleged libel and attempted extortion @cowkitty: According to @wpengine's filing, they shared proof that Matt Mullenweg made an unrequested job offer to WPE's CEO to join Automattic & then threatened to tell the press + WPE's investor that she had interviewed at Automattic (when she hadn't) if she declined the offer #wordpress [image]

Jeff /
@jeffr0: They should get an Ohio Supreme Court judge for the WP Engine vs Automattic case for maximum dumbassery [image]

Hashim Warren /
@hashim_warren: What are the consequences of this? WP Engine is claiming that Matt Mullenweg has been lying to the IRS for years and has been “self-dealing” with the WordPress license. This is mutual scorched earth. [image]

Michael Zimmermann /
@zimm3rmann: @wpengine Oh man, when a jury sees those text messages 😂

Jess Weatherbed /
The Verge: The ‘WordPress’ fight is now a lawsuit

Ryan Duff /
@ryancduff: @wpengine ... This complaint is filled with days of material Matt provided while running his mouth, because he thought he was right and his “lawyers” told him to “go for it” Like... they're citing slack messages, 𝕏 posts, podcasts, interviews. The whole gambit. haha

Ryan Duff /
@ryancduff: OH NO BABY WHAT IS YOU DOIN Why is @photomatt over on HackerNews defending himself in the comments on the post about the WPEngine v Automattic lawsuit? What is happening? This is so wild 🤣😭 PLEASE MAKE IT STOP https://news.ycombinator.com/ ... [image] @automattic: Our associate general counsel explains how and why both Automattic and the WordPress Foundation own the WordPress trademarks. Read more in our latest post. https://automattic.com/... @wpengine: Matt Mullenweg and Automattic's self-proclaimed scorched earth campaign against WP Engine has harmed not just our company, but the entire WordPress ecosystem. The symbiotic relationship between WordPress, its community and the businesses that invest millions to support WordPress

Ryan Duff /
@ryancduff: @wpengine ... I'm only through two pages of the introduction and the Quinn Emanuel attorneys are returning Matt's “scorched earth” favor. No holds barred 😳🫣

Dwayne /
@ctrlaltdwayne: Holy moly. I just read through the WP Engine vs. Automattic filing, and oh boy. I think Matt might of bitten off more than he can chew here. - WP Engine are arguing nominative fair use over using terms like WordPress and Woocommerce (which we already knew) - Matt deceived the

Dan Loewenherz /
@dwlz: In perhaps the most predictable reaction you can imagine to this manufactured WordPress drama, WP Engine just filed a defamation suit against Automattic and Mullenweg. The only winners here are the attorneys. And I bet the defendants settle. https://wpengine.com/...

Brian Gardner /
@bgardner: Here's our latest update (@wpengine) with information the #WordPress community needs to know. We have spoken our truth, and we will not be silent. Please read the details (PDF) in the post below. 👇

Thomas Claburn /
The Register: Latest in WordPress war: Automattic says it wanted 8% cut of WP Engine revenue

Washington Post:

After reporter Christine Brennan asked a WNBA player a question the latter saw as race baiting, the players association says she doesn't “deserve” credentials— In a thrilling but delicate moment for the WNBA, a journalist's focus on Clark is stirring tension among players and the press.

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Matt Yoder /
Awful Announcing: Sue Bird says Caitlin Clark being ‘used as a pawn’ to advance racist agenda in WNBA

Tom Jones /
Poynter: A USA Today columnist asked a fair question. The WNBA Players Association responded with an out-of-line statement.

Christine Brennan /
@cbrennansports: I asked DiJonai Carrington about that moment early in Sunday's Indiana-Connecticut game when she caught Caitlin Clark in the eye. Here's her answer: [video]

Maitreyi Anantharaman /
Defector: The WNBA's Season Of Clash Is Big Business For The Permanently Aggrieved

Stewart Mandel /
@slmandel: For sports journalism nerds, thought this by @benjstrauss was a well-reported story about a complicated story. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Frankie de la Cretaz /
@thefrankiedlc: I wanted to address the idea that the WNBPA's statement about USA TODAY's Christine Brennan was about one incident, so I did a deep dive into her WBB coverage this season. Of the 18 WBB columns of Brennan's that I read from this year, 17 were about Clark. https://www.thefrankiedlc.news/ ...

Adam Zagoria /
@adamzagoria: Either the WNBA wants to be treated and covered like other major leagues or not. It's not the job of journalists to ‘celebrate and amplify’ the league. Christine Brennan is a pro and was asking the tough questions.

Adam Jacobi /
@adam_jacobi: Demanding Christine Brennan's credential to be pulled is, by orders of magnitude, far more unprofessional than anything she's done as a reporter over the last 6 months. Work your resentments out with a therapist, not a press release. @thesarahkelly: I would like white journalists to be less defensive when Black athletes tell them their coverage or approach is harmful. Instead, we get this circling of wagons. https://www.poynter.org/...

Keith Olbermann /
@keitholbermann: Congratulations. You've just attacked one of the women who paved the way to make a WNBA possible. If you think @cbrennansports has any agenda besides supporting and covering women's sports, you should close your union and suspend WNBA play until you read in on what SHE

Christine Brennan /
@cbrennansports: Thank you @AdamZagoria. If we're going to ask the question of a male athlete, and of course all of us have done that for decades, why wouldn't we ask it of a female athlete?

Jonathan Martin /
@jmart: This is so embarrassing - and not for Christine Brennan, one of the finest reporters on any beat https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... @priyadesai: WNBA Players Association released a statement today and called out Christine Brennan by her name [image]

Ahmad Austin Jr /
Mediaite: ‘Way Beyond What Is Normal’: Longtime Sports Reporter Criticized for Viral Question About Caitlin Clark

Michael Blinn /
New York Post: Megan Rapinoe blasts ‘racist’ question in middle of Caitlin Clark-DiJonai Carrington drama Fox News: Megan Rapinoe condemns journalist for asking player about giving Caitlin Clark black eye: ‘That feels racist’

The Hollywood Reporter:

New Yorker union members vote to authorize a strike ahead of the magazine's annual festival as they negotiate a second contract with Condé Nast— More than six months into negotiations over a second labor contract, the magazine's union is asserting that wage floors …

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@newyorkerunion, NewsGuild of New York

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@newyorkerunion: The results are in! With 99% of members voting, the New Yorker Union has unanimously passed a strike-authorization vote. @NewYorker and @CondeNast management must come to the table and bargain in good faith—otherwise, we will see them on the picket line. Fair contract now! [image]

@newyorkerunion:
After months of negotiations, management has proposed raising the salary floor from $60,000 to $61,500. Our proposed minimum is $67,000: a fair baseline for the rising cost of living. Prestige can't feed us; we want fair pay for everyone at The @NewYorker, and we want it now. [image]

Reuters:

Tanzania suspends the digital content licenses of a local media company for 30 days for allegedly publishing content damaging the country's image— Tanzania's communications regulator has suspended the digital platforms of a local media company for allegedly publishing restricted content …

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BBC and The Guardian

Tubefilter:

Twitch now includes raids, which lets streamers who are going offline send viewers to others, in its average viewer count, easing the path to becoming a Partner— Twitch's path to partnership is not an easy one. Any streamer who wants to become an official partner of the platform has to meet …

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