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

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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

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. …

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/... @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/...

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. … @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:

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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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

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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The Media Leader, The Keyword, Semafor, New York Times, Associated Press, AdExchanger, Politico, Business Insider, The Verge, Digiday and BNN Bloomberg, more at Techmeme »

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

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

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

Matthew Barakat /
Associated Press: Google faces new antitrust trial, this time over its advertising technology

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

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

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

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

RELATED:
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

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Associated Press, New York Post, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, MediaPost, City A.M., Bloomberg, New York Times, Politico, AdExchanger, Adweek, Reuters, CNN, Wired, Digiday, Financial Times, @jason_kint, @kendraebarnett, @jenn_elias, @kayjebelli, @ariellesgarcia, @leehepner, TechCrunch, The Verge, AdExchanger, The Drum, The Information, MarTech and The Media Leader

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

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

Victoria McNally /
AdExchanger: How A 134-Year-Old US Law Still Defends Against Monopolies Today

Jason Kint /
@jason_kint: Excellent to see AdExchanger digging back in on Google adtech antitrust trial starting on Monday. Fun overview of code named projects. I just want to correct something here so others also are aware (since Google is spreading false info). ps we'll def see them get into weeds. /1 [image]

Kendra Barnett /
@kendraebarnett: NEW for @TheDrum: The DOJ & Google are going head to head in a historic antitrust trial concerning the search giant's adtech business beginning Monday. Here's my overview of what we can expect to see - and key predictions from antitrust & media experts: https://www.thedrum.com/...

Jennifer E. /
@jenn_elias: A month after losing a landmark antitrust case brought by the DOJ, Google is headed back to court to face off for a second time against federal prosecutors. This time, the focus is on the company's advertising tech. https://www.cnbc.com/...

Kay Jebelli /
@kayjebelli: As @vidushi_law notes, helping ad-tech rivals in this way could go against the interests of advertisers and publishers, making the Google products less integrated and less helpful. It's lowest-common-denominator thinking. [image]

Arielle Garcia /
@ariellesgarcia: Great piece by @KendraEBarnett at @TheDrum about what to expect at #USvGoogle II, which starts MONDAY! Thanks for the opportunity to share my thoughts. Also, lol @ the last line. https://www.thedrum.com/... [image]

Lee Hepner /
@leehepner: Detractors will treat “abuse of dominance” as some indecipherable new antitrust standard created from whole cloth, but courts are already accustomed to articulating it. This is Judge Brinkema in the Google Ad Tech case on “the essence of antitrust law”: [image]

Maxwell Zeff /
TechCrunch: Google to receive punishment for search monopoly by next August, says judge

Lauren Feiner /
The Verge: Google and DOJ return for round two of their antitrust fight — this time about ads

Allison Schiff /
AdExchanger: Project Cheat Sheet: A Rundown On All Of Google's Secret Internal Projects, As Revealed By The DOJ

Kendra Barnett /
The Drum: What we know about Google's upcoming adtech antitrust trial - and how it might play out

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

Sabrina Quagliozzi /
The Media Leader: Google heads back to court to defend ad empire

Variety:

DirecTV files FCC complaint, accusing Disney of bad faith negotiations and trying to block DirecTV from taking legal action against its anticompetitive demands— The acrimony between DirecTV and Disney in their contract fight is getting more heated, as the blackout of Disney-owned networks …

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Fast Company, The Streamable, Adweek, Associated Press, CNBC, CNN, Tv Technology, Awful Announcing, @tvanswerman, @jbflint, The Verge, The Desk, @tim_bays, TVNewsCheck, Streaming Better, Next TV, Media Play News, The Hollywood Reporter, The Wrap, Federal Communications Commission, Cord Cutters News, Radio & Television … and Deadline

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Grace Snelling /
Fast Company: DirecTV and Disney's public squabble intensifies as Monday Night Football is set to air on ESPN and ABC

David Satin /
The Streamable: DIRECTV Escalates Disney Dispute Filing FCC Complaint Over Bad-Faith Negotiations

Kevin Eck /
Adweek: DirecTV Files Complaint with FCC Over Blackout

Joe Reedy /
Associated Press: DirecTV files complaint against Disney with FCC as impasse enters 2nd week

Robert Ilich /
CNN: Bad sign for ‘Monday Night Football’: DirecTV files FCC complaint against Disney, leaving some NFL viewers in the dark

George Winslow /
Tv Technology: DirecTV Files FCC Complaint Accusing Disney of Negotiating in Bad Faith

Andrew Bucholtz /
Awful Announcing: DirecTV files FCC complaint over Disney dispute, asks commission to declare demands in bad faith @tvanswerman: “Along with its Fubo/Sling offer on Friday, the FCC filing strongly suggests the gap between DIRECTV and Disney remains large and that an imminent settlement is not likely.”

Joe Flint /
@jbflint: Disney says, “We continue to negotiate with DirecTV to restore access to our content as quickly as possible. We urge DirecTV to stop creating diversions and instead prioritize their customers by finalizing a deal that would allow their subscribers to watch our strong upcoming

Joe Flint /
@jbflint: Doesn't bode well for a deal before MNF.

Wes Davis /
The Verge: DirecTV takes its Disney dispute to the FCC.

Tim Baysinger /
@tim_bays: Getting ugly

John Finn /
Streaming Better: DirecTV Files FCC Complaint Agaisnt Disney Over Ongoing Carriage Dispute

Daniel Frankel /
Next TV: DirecTV Complains to the FCC: Disney Demand That It Drop All Legal Beefs Is ‘Bad Faith’ Negotiating

Erik Gruenwedel /
Media Play News: DirecTV Files FCC Complaint Against Disney Alleging Media Giant Is Not Negotiating in Good Faith

Zoe G. Phillips /
The Hollywood Reporter: DirecTV Files FCC Complaint Accusing Disney of Negotiating in Bad Faith as Blackout Continues

Mike Roe /
The Wrap: DirecTV Files FCC Complaint Accusing Disney of Negotiating in Bad Faith as Blackout Continues

Luke Bouma /
Cord Cutters News: DIRECTV Accuses Disney of Bad Faith Negotiations in FCC Complaint As Disney Tries to Ban Lawsuits

Adam Jacobson /
Radio & Television Business Report: DirecTV Takes Disney Fight To FCC With ‘Good Faith’ Compliant

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:

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 /
@philipobaji: 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. I told @risj_oxford how I managed to carryout my investigations despite threats to my life https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac .uk/ ...

Variety:

An interview with Brian Stelter about Reliable Sources, which will now publish each weekday morning “in beta mode”, with a shorter and “sharper” format— Starting Monday, “RS” will publish each weekday morning, Monday through Friday, and the next edition …

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@brianstelter@threads.net, The Wrap, @brianstelter@threads.net, @brianstelter and @bristei

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Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter@threads.net: In this inaugural A.M. edition of Reliable Sources: 🍎 day, a facelift for the Wash Post, huge NFL opener ratings, and the most important stat from the new NYT/Siena poll cnn.it/3zcAfqU — http://cnn.it/3zcAfqU

Josh Dickey /
The Wrap: Brian Stelter's ‘Reliable Sources’ Returns to CNN With Early A.M. Publish Schedule, Monday Through Friday: 'We're Morning People Now!'

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter@threads.net: Last week's surprise was that I'm back at CNN. This week's surprise is that the Reliable Sources newsletter is expanding to five days a week (Monday through Friday) and moving time slots. We're morning people now! https://variety.com/...

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: Last week's surprise was that I'm back at CNN. This week's surprise is that the Reliable Sources newsletter is expanding to five days a week (Monday through Friday) and moving time slots. We're morning people now! https://variety.com/...

Semafor:

Sources: some conservative influencers, who participated anonymously in a mysterious network, were recently paid over $20K to spread sexual smears of VP Harris— The Scoop — The organizers of a mysterious network paid influencers to promote sexual smears of Vice President Kamala Harris …

Discussion:
@MikeElgan@mastodon.social

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Mike Elgan /
@MikeElgan@mastodon.social: Any anonymous entity is paying MAGA influencers money to make specific profane attacks on Vice President Harris. One slur-for-pay offer was payment for comparing Harris to Haliey Welch, the “Hawk Tuah girl.” One influencer was paid over $20,000 for a series of sexual slurs against Harris. https://www.semafor.com/...

Variety:

DirecTV plans price increases on October 6: DirecTV Stream Choice will go up by $6 to $114.99 per month, and DirecTV Stream Ultimate by $10 to $129.99 per month— The higher pricing for DirecTV's satellite TV and streaming television services will take effect on or after Oct. 6, 2024 …

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@tvgrimreaper, Next TV, Advanced Television and Cord Cutters News

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Luke Bouma /
Cord Cutters News: DIRECTV STREAM Hits Subscribers with Price Hikes as Disney Channels Go Dark

RELATED:

The Hollywood Reporter:
As the DirecTV-Disney carriage dispute continues, DirecTV nudges customers to Fubo or Sling and offers a $30 credit, and Disney offers $30 off Hulu with Live TV

Discussion:
TVNewsCheck, The Streamable, The Wrap, CNN, The Verge, Streaming Better, Slate, Awful Announcing, Cord Cutters News, Matthew Keys on LinkedIn, Media Play News, Variety, Next TV, The Wrap, Deadline, The Desk and Forbes

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David Satin /
The Streamable: How to Watch 2024 US Presidential Debate: Kamala Harris vs. Donald Trump; Live Stream for Free

Lucas Manfredi /
The Wrap: DirecTV to Raise Prices as Much as $10 Per Month in October Amid Disney Carriage Dispute

Jordan Valinsky /
CNN: DirecTV is now paying customers to subscribe to competitors as Disney battle escalates

John Finn /
Streaming Better: A Strange World. DirecTV Is Now Giving Subscribers Credits To Try Fubo And Sling TV

Nitish Pahwa /
Slate: Disney Is Trying to Kneecap Traditional TV Once and for All

Andrew Bucholtz /
Awful Announcing: DirecTV offers customers credit if they sign up for Sling or Fubo during Disney carriage dispute

Luke Bouma /
Cord Cutters News: DIRECTV Customers Can Get Sling TV For Just $10 a Month or $30 Off Fubo

Matthew Keys /
Matthew Keys on LinkedIn: I'm not surprised to see DirecTV point its customers to Fubo and Sling TV. Keep in mind that executives from DirecTV and Dish (which owns Sling TV) …

Erik Gruenwedel /
Media Play News: Disney, DirecTV Offering $30 Credits to Satellite Subs as Carriage Dispute Enters Second Football Weekend

Todd Spangler /
Variety: Amid Disney Blackout, DirecTV Is Offering Customers a $30 Credit Toward Dish's Sling or Fubo Streaming Services

Jon Lafayette /
Next TV: DirecTV Offers $30 Credit to Subscribers Who Sign Up for Rivals Fubo and Sling to Watch Football Games During Disney Blackout

Lucas Manfredi /
The Wrap: Disney Offers $30 Credits for Hulu + Live TV Plans Amid DirecTV Carriage Dispute

Dade Hayes /