Streamlabs: Twitch accounted for 82.3% of total Q3 streaming hours, with YouTube Gaming in second place at 5.6%; Kick grew 204% from Q2 2023 to Q3 2024 (Sam Gutelle/Tubefilter)

Mediagazer: Streamlabs: Twitch accounted for 82.3% of total Q3 streaming hours, with YouTube Gaming in second place at 5.6%; Kick grew 204% from Q2 2023 to Q3 2024 (Sam Gutelle/Tubefilter)

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CNBC:

Comcast confirms plans to spin off its NBCUniversal cable TV networks, including MSNBC and CNBC, with Mark Lazarus as CEO; the separation may take about a year— Comcast is moving forward with the spinoff of its cable network channels, including CNBC, MSNBC and E!, the company said Wednesday.
Discussion: Comcast, Awful Announcing, New York Times, The Wrap, Engadget, Axios, TVNewsCheck, Forbes, Fast Company, Philadelphia Business Journal, Bloomberg, One America News Network, CNN, TechCrunch, Front Office Sports, Breitbart, USA Today, Total Telecom, Stephani Shelton on LinkedIn, The Guardian, The Desk, Media Play News, @stark.soy, @sherman4949, @great_katzby, @benmullin, HotAir, @mediaite, @jeffjarvis, Fortune, Cord Cutters News, @sarafischer, Barron's Online, Newser, Ars Technica, @brianstelter, Variety, @sherman4949, @colbyhall, HuffPost, @joshuabenton.com, @jbflint, @benmullin, NBC News, IJR, @brianstelter, Washington Examiner, @sherman4949, Mediaite, The Verge, Fox Business, Benzinga, Yahoo Finance, acecomments.mu.nu, Financial Times, The Information, @amolsharma.bsky.social, NBC News, Media Play News, Los Angeles Times, The Wrap, Variety, Ad Age, CNN, Awful Announcing, Cord Cutters News, The Hollywood Reporter, Deadline, Business Insider, Talking Biz News and Wall Street Journal

Discussion:
Comcast: Comcast Announces Intention to Create Leading Independent Media Business Through Spin-Off of Select Cable Television Networks

Drew Lerner /
Awful Announcing: NBC Sports president on spinoff: 'We're going to fulfill every obligation'

Benjamin Mullin /
New York Times: Comcast to Spin Off Cable Networks, Including MSNBC and CNBC

Sean Burch /
The Wrap: MSNBC and NBC News Staffers Are ‘In the Dark’ on What Comcast Spinoff Means for Them

Kris Holt /
Engadget: Comcast is spinning out Rotten Tomatoes and cable networks into a separate company

Sara Fischer /
Axios: Comcast plans to spin off NBCU's cable channels

Brian Steinberg /
TVNewsCheck: MSNBC Faces Potential For Big Changes In Comcast Cable Spin-Off

Tracy Brown Hamilton /
Fast Company: Comcast unveils SpinCo as a stand-alone media powerhouse

Ryan Mulligan /
Philadelphia Business Journal: Comcast details $7B spinoff of NBCUniversal cable networks

Christopher Palmeri /
Bloomberg: Comcast to Spin Off Cable-TV Channels Like MSNBC, USA

Abril Elfi /
One America News Network: Comcast Announces $7B Spin Off Of Cable Channels MSNBC, CNBC, USA

Brian Stelter /
CNN: Comcast's cable networks spinoff raises questions about future of the TV business

Lauren Forristal /
TechCrunch: Comcast spins off its cable channels into separate company as it looks for growth

Eric Fisher /
Front Office Sports: Comcast's SpinCo: New Home for USA Network, Golf Channel, Sports Rights

Harry Baldock /
Total Telecom: Comcast to spin off raft of cable TV channels

Stephani Shelton /
Stephani Shelton on LinkedIn: This is big and potentially bad news for journalists and journalism. NBC itself won't be included so how about the news synergy between all the networks? …

Callum Jones /
The Guardian: Comcast to spin off portfolio of cable networks including MSNBC and CNBC

Matthew Keys /
The Desk: Comcast confirms it will spin off cable networks, Fandango

Erik Gruenwedel /
Media Play News: Comcast to Launch Separate ‘SpinCo’ Company With Select Cable TV Assets, Fandango Movie Ticket and TVOD Platform

Alex Sherman /
@sherman4949: Comcast makes it official: Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) today announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company comprised of a strong portfolio of NBCUniversal's cable television networks,

Brandon Katz /
@great_katzby: -Short-term pain of sacrificing bulk of cable cash flow (minus Bravo) for long term growth emphasis/investor confidence narrative -Redirect resources to ongoing theme park expansion and streaming -Keep Donna Langley happy in-house as Disney sniffs around for a CEO successor

Ben Mullin /
@benmullin: KC Sullivan, CNBC's president, tells staffers the network will immediately begin reporting in to Mark Lazarus, who will run the new spin co: [image] @mediaite: ‘We Could Be Fired Tomorrow!’ Morning Joe Awkwardly Jokes About Comcast Selling Off MSNBC https://www.mediaite.com/... @jeffjarvis: Stopped by #BrokenMorningJoe & saw them trying to put a bright face on this. No. Cable has cooties & Comcast doesn't want any on them. Cable is the new magazine & newspaper: Dying. Bye. Comcast Greenlights $7 Billion Spinoff of NBCUniversal Cable Channels https://www.wsj.com/...

Andrew Nusca /
Fortune: Comcast to spin off NBCU cable TV channels

Luke Bouma /
Cord Cutters News: Comcast Officially Spins Off MSNBC, USA Network, & Other Cable Networks into a New Company

Sara Fischer /
@sarafischer: #BREAKING @comcast makes it official, announces plans to spin off @NBCUniversal cable channels into separate, publicly traded company — LEADERSHIP/NAME: Mark Lazarus and Anand Kini to lead the new company, for now called “SpinCo” — TIMING: Comcast is targeting to complete the [image]

George Glover /
Barron's Online: Comcast Stock Rises. Why a Cable TV Spinoff Plan Is Good News for Investors.

Jenn Gidman /
Newser: Comcast Offloading the Likes of MSNBC, CNBC

Jon Brodkin /
Ars Technica: Comcast to ditch cable TV networks in partial spinoff of NBCUniversal assets

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: Comcast just jump-started a new season of major change across the TV industry. And no one quite knows what will happen next. Here is Wednesday morning's edition of @ReliableSources: https://view.newsletters.cnn.com/ ...

Todd Spangler /
Variety: Comcast Announces Spin-Off of Most Cable Networks Into New Company to ‘Set These Businesses Up for Future Growth,’ CEO Brian Roberts Says

Alex Sherman /
@sherman4949: including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets including Fandango and Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow and Sports Engine, through a tax-free spin-off.

Colby Hall /
@colbyhall: SpinCo? Delighted to see that my old employer SPIN magazine is making a MAJOR play to get back in the game.

Marita Vlachou /
HuffPost: Comcast Spins Off MSNBC, Other Cable TV Networks

Joshua Benton /
@joshuabenton.com: I remember in the late aughts, when media conglomerates did all they could to spinoff their newspapers so they'd no longer be a drag on the TV businesses. — Now, they're spinning off their TV businesses so they'll no longer be a drag on their local broadband monopolies. — www.cnbc.com/2024/11/19/c...

Joe Flint /
@jbflint: So will CNBC be rebranded as “C.?”

Ben Mullin /
@benmullin: Comcast just announced it is spinning if its cable networks, including MSNBC and CNBC, into a new company: https://www.nytimes.com/...

Daniel Arkin /
NBC News: Comcast announces plan to spin off cable channels, including MSNBC, CNBC and USA

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: Here's the Comcast press release: “Comcast announces intention to create leading independent media business through spin-off of select cable television networks” https://www.businesswire.com/ ...

Asher Notheis /
Washington Examiner: Comcast moving forward with spinoff from MSNBC and other cable channels

Alex Sherman /
@sherman4949: Comcast now down 0.2% on the day. Call it back!

Zachary Leeman /
Mediaite: Comcast To Spin Off Cable Channels Including MSNBC, CNBC, More

Jess Weatherbed /
The Verge: Comcast is spinning off its cable TV business

Kaustubh Bagalkote /
Benzinga: Comcast Plans Major Cable Networks Spinoff, MSNBC And CNBC To Form New Public Company: Report

Laura Bratton /
Yahoo Finance: Comcast announces plan to spin off TV networks including MSNBC, CNBC to play ‘offense’ in new media landscape

Amol Sharma /
@amolsharma.bsky.social: For people unfamiliar with deal mumbo jumbo: Comcast's existing shareholders will own this cable firm that gets spun off. It isn't being sold to someone else — yet — but over time, investors or potential buyers could approach the new company. [embedded post] NBC News: Comcast to announce the spinoff of cable networks, including MSNBC, CNBC and USA, sources say

Erik Gruenwedel /
Media Play News: Comcast Reportedly Set to Spin-Off $7 Billion Cable TV Business; Matt Strauss to Become Chairman of NBCUniversal Media Group

Brian Steinberg /
Variety: Comcast Plans Massive Cable Spin-Off, Separating USA, MSNBC and More From NBC, Theme Parks

Brian Stelter /
CNN: Comcast to spin off its cable channels, including MSNBC and CNBC, into separate company

Luke Bouma /
Cord Cutters News: Comcast Reportedly Plans to Get Rid of MSNBC, CNBC, USA & SyFy As It Spins Off Its Cable TV Channels Deadline: NBCUniversal Split: Comcast To Spin Off Cable Channels Under Mark Lazarus; Donna Langley Consolidates Power, NBC, Peacock & Bravo Stay Put

Chris Roush /
Talking Biz News: CNBC is part of Comcast spinoff company

Amol Sharma /
Wall Street Journal: Sources: Comcast plans to announce Wednesday that it will be spinning off its NBCUniversal cable TV networks including MSNBC and CNBC, with Mark Lazarus as CEO

RELATED:

Variety:

Sources: Comcast execs told staff that MSNBC may have to change its identity as part of the spinoff, including losing access to NBC News' newsgathering process— MSNBC fans who are disappointed in the progressive-leaning network after Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 election may no longer have it to kick around.

Discussion:

Colby Hall /
Mediaite: Death Knell? Comcast Spinning Off MSNBC Could Not Come at a Worse Time for the Struggling Progressive Network @jeffjarvis.bsky.social: Troubling: MSNBC might have to change its identity; will lose ties to NBC News operation & have to move; could be an acquisition target (stay the fuck away, Sinclair, Murdoch, Musk, Springer, etc.). — Or maybe Maddow should leave & build a new operation. — variety.com/2024/tv/news...

Ed Driscoll /
Instapundit: COMCAST IS UNBURDENING ITSELF OF WHAT HAS BEEN: MSNB-See-Ya: Comcast Dumps Cable Channels In Midst of Ethics Scandal. …

David Ingram /
@davidingram.bsky.social: What should the new name of MSNBC be, if it gets a new name? variety.com/2024/tv/news... (Presumably not Microsoft TV or SpinCo News)

Brian Steinberg /
@bristei: MSNBC Faces Potential for Big Changes in Comcast Cable Spin-Off https://variety.com/... via @variety

Brian Steinberg /
@bristei.bsky.social: At a meeting w MSNBC personnel Weds morning that included Rachel Maddow, Chris Jansing and Katy Tur, the new leader of Comcast's ‘spinco’ could not definitively say the network wouldn't have to change its name or remove NBC ‘peacock’ marks from its logo — variety.com/2024/tv/news...

Tom Gara /
@tomgara@threads.net: I know this is pretty standard placeholder naming language used in these kind of spinoff transactions but making MSNBC a unit of the Spin Company is an incredible act of corporate comedy

Colby Hall /
@colbyhall: I'll say it: news of NBC's spinning of MSNBC kinda smacks of a death knell for the network, at least for this iteration.

Max Tani /
@maxwelltani: MSNBC may have to change its name as part of today's spinoff, which will also likely impact (and limit) its newsgathering. The spinco's top exec says the company is thinking of itself as a “well-funded startup”....😬 [image]

Ted Johnson /
Deadline: Comcast Spinoff Of Cable Networks Leaves Questions Of How A Split Between MSNBC And NBC News Will Work @noblewatchman.bsky.social: Many of us are reexamining our relationship with @msnbc That said, it's the only liberal leaning platform on cable. — Comcast plans to cut it loose. — Is it just a business as usual move or are they ridding themselves of a potential target of Trump 2.0? — variety.com/2024/tv/news...

Harvey J Kaye /
@harveyjkaye.bsky.social: I wish I could say I cared, but I stopped watching #MSNBC when Chris Mathewes and Joy Ann declared their antipathy to Bernie (the latter at times with a touch of anti-semitism) — variety.com/2024/tv/news...

Brian Steinberg /
@bristei: 5 Burning Qs about the Comcast cable spin off: *M&A? *What about MSNBC, CNBC? *Will Madison Ave. spend less $$ on smaller orgs? *Why does Bravo stay? *Will we still hear the NBCU ‘Symphony’? https://variety.com/... via @variety

Semafor:

Sources: under current plans, Comcast's new spun off entity would carry little of its $101B of debt, giving it the ability to borrow for acquisitions— The Scoop — Corporate spinoffs are born as takeover prey. They're often unloved, underperforming divisions, flung out to shareholders wearing a …

Discussion:
Bloomberg and @semaforben

Discussion:

Christopher Palmeri /
Bloomberg: Comcast to Spin Off Cable Channels MSNBC, USA Business Insider: Comcast's spinoff is essentially a garage sale of its basic cable TV networks, as the number of people paying for and watching cable networks falls every year

Discussion:
Associated Press, TVNewsCheck, MediaPost, Advanced Television, Reuters, @pkafka.bsky.social and WHEC.com

Discussion:
Associated Press: Comcast to spin off cable networks, once star performers at the entertainment giant

Laurie Sullivan /
TVNewsCheck: Apple Selling Own Ad Inventory For Apple News

Wayne Friedman /
MediaPost: Comcast Spinning Off NBCU Cable Nets

Peter Kafka /
@pkafka.bsky.social: I wrote about the Comcast garage sale. www.businessinsider.com/comcast- cabl... The Hollywood Reporter: Comcast spinoff: cable channel Bravo, the NBC broadcast network, and Peacock will remain part of NBCUniversal; the new entity's ownership will mirror Comcast

Discussion:
Variety, TVNewsCheck, Deadline, Forbes, @pkafka and Screen Rant

Discussion:

Michael Schneider /
Variety: Why NBCUniversal Is Holding On to Bravo as It Spins Off the Rest of Its Cable Nets

Peter Kafka /
@pkafka: A big moment for Big Media. Or, if you like a less dramatic spin - a garage sale. Me on Comcast without cable: https://www.businessinsider.com/ ...

Matthew Biggin /
Screen Rant: Suits: LA Release Date Finally Confirmed At NBC

Telegraph:

Almost 93% of 600 Guardian and Observer staff organized by the NUJ vote in favor of strike action over the proposed sale of The Observer to Tortoise— Union leaders say walkouts can be avoided if the company ends discussions with Tortoise — The Guardian is braced for strike action …

Discussion:

Carole Cadwalladr /
@carolecadwalla: NEW: Guardian & Observer journalists overwhelming vote in favour of strike action in protest at proposed sale of the Observer to Tortoise media. [image]

Martin Bright /
@martinbright: Observer and, importantly, Guardian journalists vote by 93% in favour of strike action. A huge show of solidarity over the proposed sale of the world's oldest newspaper. https://www.nuj.org.uk/...

Sonia Sodha /
@soniasodha: Results out of the Guardian & Observer NUJ's postal ballot on strike action on the proposed sale of the Observer to Tortoise & its impact on staff. 75% turnout, 92.8% in favour of strike action. [image]

Alison Phillips /
New Statesman: Will staff go on strike to block the Observer sale? @pressgazette: Update: Tortoise has come out swinging against the strike decision, asking staff “how long do you think The Guardian will keep two sets of critics reviewing the same plays, films, art and music?” https://pressgazette.co.uk/...

Eleanor Wheatley /
Guido Fawkes: Guardian Staff Vote to Strike Over Observer Sale to ‘Slow News’ Tortoise Media

Daniel Thomas /
Financial Times: Observer staff set to strike over planned Tortoise sale

Helen Cahill /
The Times: Guardian staff vote to strike over sale of Observer

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Press Gazette:

Tortoise says it plans to invest £25M in Observer over five years, aiming to turn it into a self-funded, paywalled newsbrand with 100K new digital subscribers— Guardian and Observer journalists have agreed to a 48-hour strike in protest at the planned sale of The Observer to Tortoise Media.

Discussion:

Simon Hattenstone /
@shattenstone.bsky.social: To any PRs out there trying to convince journalists that they would be better off under new ownership, this aggressive, bilious statement from Tortoise must be the worst example ever of a charm offensive. — pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/ n...

Simon Hattenstone /
@shattenstone.bsky.social: And this is one of many reasons, the Guardian & Observer NUJ Chapel voted almost unanimously today to strike two days next week to save the Obs from a would-be proprietor that is already showing its colours even before any deal has been signed — pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/ n...

Anna Fazackerley /
@annafazack.bsky.social: Education contacts have been kind enough to message me asking what is happening at The Observer, the fabulous and very old paper I do most of my investigations for. Here is an update of where we are. First Guardian strike since 1971. pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/ n...

Lucy Burton /
Telegraph: Guardian staff to go on strike for four days next month

Michael Goodier /
@michaelgoodier.bsky.social: personally slightly peeved at james harding's statement implying that GMG has no-one with digital skills? Let's be real, your site runs off wordpress, we don't have to be rude here — pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/ n...

Daniel Thomas /
@danielthomasldn: Guardian bosses have offered voluntary redundancy to any Observer staff that do not want to move to Tortoise in latest attempt to calm staff uproar ahead of a strike next month. A memo to staff confirms the board has greenlighted deal ahead of a meeting of Scott Trust next week

Toronto Star:

Rogers Sports & Media lays off more than two dozen employees in its radio and podcasting divisions, citing declining revenue and challenges in advertising— The company has said there will be no closures or terminations of stations, programming or podcasts.

Discussion:
CBC News and Globe and Mail

Columbia Journalism Review:

Q&A with Vulture's podcast critic Nicholas Quah about how Trump tapped into the podcast world, podcasters like Joe Rogan being “politically squishy”, and more— Donald Trump surprised a lot of people when he appeared on a number of nonpolitical podcasts this summer …

Discussion:
@joeroganhq

Tubefilter:

Streamlabs: Twitch accounted for 82.3% of total Q3 streaming hours, with YouTube Gaming in second place at 5.6%; Kick grew 204% from Q2 2023 to Q3 2024— For years, the Logitech-owned creator dashboard Streamlabs and its data partner Stream Hatchet have compiled quarterly progress reports for the streaming industry.

Discussion:
Streamlabs

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The Verge:

Google tightens its rules against “parasite SEO” content, or articles that have little to do with the website's focus, after cracking down on “reputation abuse”— Google is tightening its rules against “parasite SEO” content, or articles and pages that often have little …

Discussion:
Ars Technica, Entrepreneur, MediaPost, Search Engine Roundtable, @simonowens.bsky.social and CNET, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Kevin Purdy /
Ars Technica: Google stops letting sites like Forbes rule search for “Best CBD Gummies”

Ron Lieback /
Entrepreneur: AI Is Even Taking Over How We Search Online — Here's How to Climb the SEO Ranks and Beat the Competition

Laurie Sullivan /
MediaPost: Google Cracks Down On SEO Ranking Abuse

Barry Schwartz /
Search Engine Roundtable: Google Site Reputation Abuse Policy Now Includes First Party Involvement Or Content Oversight

Simon Owens /
@simonowens.bsky.social: This is bad news for lazy publishers that outsource their affiliate content to sleazy outside networks. If you're going to recommend products to your audience, you should actually put in the work of testing and reviewing those products. — www.theverge.com/2024/11/19/ 2...

Imad Khan /
CNET: Google Cracks Down on Big Sites Abusing Their Power and Returning Junk Search Results

Status:

Nielsen: Morning Joe's total audience fell 17% from the 6am hour to the 7am hour after Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski said they met Trump, an unusual drop— The decision from Comcast will notably rip apart NBCU News Group boss Cesar Conde's kingdom, with MSNBC and CNBC being spun off.

Discussion:
StreamTV Insider, Al Jazeera, CNBC, Variety, Adweek, The Hollywood Reporter, @brianstelter, @jeremymbarr, Stephanie Smith on LinkedIn, @sallyshin, @jeffjarvis, @asharma, @tvgrimreaper, @kellycripe, @asharma, Mediaite, @asharma, @timkarr.bsky.social, @michellesea.bsky.social, @oliverdarcy@threads.net, The Desk, Reuters, TVNewsCheck, Matthew Keys on LinkedIn, Dan Rayburn on LinkedIn, @amolsharma.bsky.social, The Hill, Daily Mail and Daily Kos

Discussion:

Bevin Fletcher /
StreamTV Insider: Comcast officially plans spin out of cable TV networks, except Bravo

Alex Sherman /
CNBC: Comcast's cable network spinoff may be a signal to the media industry for necessary change

Brian Steinberg /
Variety: Comcast Cuts the Cord: 5 Burning Questions About M&A, MSNBC and More

Saleah Blancaflor /
Adweek: What the Comcast Cable Spinoff Really Means to the TV Industry

Georg Szalai /
The Hollywood Reporter: Comcast's Cable Channels Spin Off Gets Mixed Wall Street Reaction

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: A Comcast executive confirms to CNN that the full plan for spinning off NBCUniversal's cable channels will be unveiled tomorrow morning. Notably, the plan calls for MSNBC and CNBC to be cleaved off from NBC News. More to come...

Jeremy Barr /
@jeremymbarr: Joe Scarborough says he was surprised by Trump's response when they discussed Pete Hegseth during their meeting. “When his name came up, there was not a flinch, but a noticeable 'we've got problems here.' Those weren't the words, but I will just tell you that was the takeaway.”

Stephanie Smith /
Stephanie Smith on LinkedIn: Comcast to spin off NBCU's cable channels, including CNBC, MSNBC, E!, Golf Channel, and USA. NBC broadcast stays with the mothership. …

Sally Shin /
@sallyshin: they kept bravo 😂

@jeffjarvis:
.@oliverdarcy reports that Joe & Mika's bended knee cost them dearly, akin to Bezos' chicken move. (I say people returned for the 8a rerun to see what the furor was about.) https://www.status.news/... [image]

Amol Sharma /
@asharma: 3) NBCU veteran Mark Lazarus will head to the new cable venture as CEO, and will take NBCU CFO Anand Kini with him (Kini will become CFO and COO of the new firm).

Kelly Cripe /
@kellycripe: A lot of media outlets have really backed themselves into a corner in terms of audience growth.

Amol Sharma /
@asharma: Some significant leadership changes at NBCU, effective immediately: 1) Donna Langley will become chairman of NBCUniversal Entertainment and Studios, gaining streamlined greenlight authority and more financial visibility/control than she's had previously, sources say.

David Gilmour /
Mediaite: Joe Scarborough Offers ‘On Background’ Morsel Following Trump Meeting: ‘Noticeable’ Reservation After Pete Hegseth ‘Problems’

Amol Sharma /
@asharma: 2) Matt Strauss, a Comcast veteran who heads the direct-to-consumer business, will be named chairman of NBCUniversal Media Group, with control over areas such as sports, ad sales and distribution. Langley and Strauss will share ownership of key areas of the business.

Tim Karr /
@timkarr.bsky.social: The election signified one thing for many who mind the structures that underpin U.S. media: — We're seeing a seismic shift in the ways Americans consume news & information, away from journalism as usual toward something new & even more dangerous to democracy. — This news is just one indicator:

Michelle /
@michellesea.bsky.social: Happy to be one who changed the channel. — Mika's new mantra should be “ know how to diminish your value ”

Oliver Darcy /
@oliverdarcy@threads.net: Comcast is running away from the dying cable business, choosing to spin off its channels. — The seismic decision will rip MSNBC and CNBC apart from NBC News, prompting anxiety inside 30 Rock. — “I have a deep concern about how an MS severed from NBC has the resources to sustain its commitment to a journalistic mission,” one MSNBC vet told me. …

Matthew Keys /
The Desk: Comcast expected to announce spin-off of cable networks

Matthew Keys /
Matthew Keys on LinkedIn: Interesting that Comcast is choosing to hold onto Bravo and NBC.

Dan Rayburn /
Dan Rayburn on LinkedIn: Comcast has finalized its decision to spin out its NBCU cable assets, and according to the WSJ, an announcement could come on Wednesday. …

Amol Sharma /
@amolsharma.bsky.social: Comcast once regarded its cable group—with channels like USA, MSNBC, E! and Oxygen—as a crown jewel. Now it's spinning off nearly all of them into a $7 billion venture. The announcement is coming tomorrow, I'm told. www.wsj.com/business/med...

Dominick Mastrangelo /
The Hill: Comcast to spin off cable assets: Report

Stephen M. Lepore /
Daily Mail: Morning Joe suffers humiliating defeat as show turns off social media comments after they were brutally roasted for Trump flip-flop

Axios:

The Trade Desk is building a CTV OS called Ventura; CEO Jeff Green says existing providers like Roku have a conflict of interest because they own content— - “We're looking at a concentration around a handful of players that lack objectivity,” Green said.

Discussion:

Wayne Friedman /
MediaPost: Trade Desk Starts ‘Ventura’ Streaming TV Operation System

Bill Bradley /
Adweek: The Biggest Questions After The Trade Desk's OS Announcement

Chris Welch /
The Verge: Sonos' smart TV plans might have found an OS

Martha Kloko /
Martha Kloko on LinkedIn: I could not be more proud and grateful to be part of TTD at all moments but especially this one! We continue to innovate, create win/win/win outcomes …

Adam Epstein /
@aepstein_: Some quick takes on The Tradedesk's announcement of a new TV OS: - This won't be a massive gamechanger. Samsung and LG combined own greater than 50% of all TV sold in the US. Both of these companies have built sizeable advertising businesses and solutions. It will be an [video]

Jeff Green /
Jeff Green on LinkedIn: Yesterday we announced to our employees and today we're announcing to the world that we're launching Ventura, a new streaming TV operating system …

Marion Ranchet /
Marion Ranchet on LinkedIn: Not a rumor anymore. — I'm all for the advertising efficiencies and improved ad experience. — I have my doubts regarding the upgrade to the content viewing experience. …

Sara Fischer /
@sarafischer: Scoop: MAJOR change in the ad industry coming — @TheTradeDesk is officially building a CTV operating system called Ventura — Looking to roll out in second half of 2025 — Wants to partner with hardware companies More @axios https://www.axios.com/...

Matthew Keys /
The Desk: The Trade Desk confirms development of streaming TV OS

Sara Fischer /
Sara Fischer on LinkedIn: Scoop: Big shakeup coming to the ad industry — The Trade Desk is officially building a #CTV #Operating #System called #Ventura …

Bloomberg:

News Corp shareholders reject Starboard's proposal to end News Corp's dual share structure, which Starboard said gives the Murdochs “outsized influence”— - Starboard argued that Murdoch family had too much influence — Murdoch family awaits ruling in contentious trust trial

Discussion:
The Guardian, Reuters, Deadline and @davidfolkenflik

Discussion:

Lauren Aratani /
The Guardian: Murdoch family retains majority control of News Corp after shareholder vote

Jill Goldsmith /
Deadline: News Corp. Defeats Shareholder Push To Ditch Super Voting Stock Amid Succession Jitters

David Folkenflik /