TelevisaUnivision names Daniel Alegre as its new CEO, replacing Wade Davis, who will become the company's vice chairman and continue as a member of the board (Brian Steinberg/Variety)

Mediagazer: TelevisaUnivision names Daniel Alegre as its new CEO, replacing Wade Davis, who will become the company's vice chairman and continue as a member of the board (Brian Steinberg/Variety)

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Reuters:

The EU's General Court annuls a €1.49B antitrust fine imposed on Google in 2019 for abusing its dominance to prevent websites from using non-AdSense ad brokers— Alphabet (GOOGL.O) unit Google won a legal challenge on Wednesday against a 1.49 billion euro ($1.7 billion) …
Discussion: The Information, Thurrott, @adrianweckler, BBC, The Register, Search Engine Land, Android Authority, Courthouse News Service, Wall Street Journal, @eucourtpress, Global Competition Review, The Information, Neowin, Engadget, CNBC, TechCrunch, Bloomberg, Reuters, Associated Press, Politico and RTÉ, more at Techmeme »

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Martin Peers /
The Information: PayPal Makes Headway With Flurry of Deals

Paul Thurrott /
Thurrott: EU General Court Tosses Out a Google Antitrust Fine

Adrian Weckler /
@adrianweckler: Rare win for big tech in EU — ECJ rules against European Commission on advertising sector abuse (AdSense), cancels the €1.5bn fine https://curia.europa.eu/...

Tom Gerken /
BBC: Google scores rare legal win as 1.49bn euro fine scrapped

Brandon Vigliarolo /
The Register: Google dodges €1.5B EU ads antitrust fine after appeal win

Anu Adegbola /
Search Engine Land: Google wins $1.7B EU antitrust fine appeal

Stephen Schenck /
Android Authority: Google just dodged a massive EU antitrust fine

Alexandra Brzozowski /
Courthouse News Service: In surprise ruling, EU court scraps $1.65 billion antitrust fine against Google

Mauro Orru /
Wall Street Journal: Google Wins Fight to Scrap $1.7 Billion EU Antitrust Fine Over Ads @eucourtpress: #EUGeneralCourt annuls the @EU_Commission's decision to fine @Google almost €1.5 billion #AdSense 👉 https://curia.europa.eu/...

Francesca McClimont /
Global Competition Review: General Court overturns EU Google AdSense decision

Amir Efrati /
The Information: Google Reportedly Proposed Selling its Ad Exchange to End EU Antitrust Attacks

Karthik Mudaliar /
Neowin: Google overturns €1.49 billion antitrust fine by the EU over digital ad market practices

Mariella Moon /
Engadget: Google wins appeal against $1.7 billion EU fine for ‘abusive’ advertising practices

Arjun Kharpal /
CNBC: Google wins court challenge to the EU's $1.7 billion antitrust fine over ad product

Samuel Stolton /
Bloomberg: Google Wins Fight Over €1.5 Billion EU Fine for Ads Abuse Associated Press: Qualcomm loses court appeal against European Union antitrust penalty in chipset case from 2019

Edith Hancock /
Politico: Google scores surprise court win on EU antitrust fine

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Reuters:

Sources: Google tried to end an EU antitrust probe by offering to sell its ad marketplace AdX, or Ad Exchange, but European publishers rejected the proposal— Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google earlier this year offered to sell its advertising marketplace AdX to allay EU competition concerns …

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Digiday, The Information, Engadget, Breitbart, Financial Times and Associated Press, more at Techmeme »

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Ronan Shields /
Digiday: U.S. v. Google: Ad tech antitrust trial by numbers — so far

Anna Washenko /
Engadget: Report: Google offered to sell AdX to end EU antitrust suit

Lucas Nolan /
Breitbart: Google Trial 2.0: Internal Documents Show Internet Giant Used Exclusivity Deals to Maintain Ad Empire

Javier Espinoza /
Financial Times: Google wins appeal against €1.5bn EU competition fine

Associated Press:
Google wins legal bid to overturn 1.5 billion euro antitrust fine in EU digital ad case

TechCrunch:

YouTube integrates Google DeepMind's AI video generation model Veo into Shorts, letting creators generate high-quality backgrounds and 1080p six-second clips— The main attraction of YouTube's Made On event on Wednesday morning was, you guessed it, artificial intelligence.

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YouTube Official Blog, The Keyword, @reneritchie, Guohui on LinkedIn, Business Insider, Wired and Google DeepMind, more at Techmeme »

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Rene Ritchie /
The Keyword: 9 new features we announced at Made on YouTube 2024

Rene Ritchie /
@reneritchie: Bucket list unlock — write for @Google Keynote (with an incredible amount of help from the team!) https://blog.google/...

Guohui /
Guohui on LinkedIn: Exciting news! We are thrilled to announce the upcoming launch of the AI video generation capability within YouTube Shorts. … Business Insider: YouTube just unveiled new features that could make life easier for creators but come with risks

Eli Collins /
Google DeepMind: Empowering YouTube creators with generative AI

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The Verge:
YouTube adds an Inspiration tab in the YouTube Studio app that lets creators use AI to generate video concepts, create titles and thumbnails, and write scripts

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Business Insider, Android Authority, @baekdal, The Wrap, @Faintdreams@dice.camp and TechCrunch, more at Techmeme »

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Peter Kafka /
Business Insider: YouTube's CEO explains why he pays creators so much — and how he'll fight election denial

Rushil Agrawal /
Android Authority: YouTube auto-dubbing will let you watch global content with realistic voice and tone matching

Thomas Baekdal /
@baekdal: Now it's even quicker for clueless creators to crate AI slop... Note to creators. If you have no idea what to make a video about, turning to AI is not the solution.

Lucas Manfredi /
The Wrap: YouTube to Organize Creator Content by Seasons, Episodes in Nod to Traditional TV @Faintdreams@dice.camp: Did any actual YouTube Creators actually ask for this ? — “YouTube will use AI to generate ideas, titles, and even full videos — / YouTube's own tools can now help you write the perfect title, pick the perfect thumbnail, and make a video in seconds”. - The Verge — 😖 — #YouTube #AIVideo …

Aisha Malik /
TechCrunch: YouTube Studio now lets creators brainstorm video ideas with the help of AI

The Verge:
YouTube unveils Hype, a promotional system that lets users boost smaller creators with a hype button after liking; the most-hyped videos appear on a leaderboard

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TechCrunch, more at Techmeme »

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Sarah Perez /
TechCrunch: YouTube unveils ‘Hype,’ a new way for fans to help smaller creators grow their reach

The Verge:
YouTube launches Communities, a space where creators can let fans post content and chat, and Community Hub, which shows creators all their channel's activity

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Thurrott, Android Central, Business Insider, The Information, Fast Company, Tubefilter, Neowin, 9to5Google, TechCrunch and Deadline, more at Techmeme »

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Laurent Giret /
Thurrott: YouTube Launches New Communities Experience

Nickolas Diaz /
Android Central: Made by YouTube highlights rising star ‘Hype’ and AI generation with Veo

Dan Whateley /
Business Insider: YouTube's product chief explains its approach to AI as the tech becomes a bigger part of content creation

Kaya Yurieff /
The Information: YouTube Unveils a Cornucopia of AI Tools

Jessica Bursztynsky /
Fast Company: YouTube will now help creators' fans form online communities

Sam Gutelle /
Tubefilter: YouTube wants creators to share the Hype

John Callaham /
Neowin: YouTube is adding new features for creators and viewers including Communities

Aisha Malik /
TechCrunch: YouTube launches Communities, a Discord-like space for creators and fans to interact with each other

Dade Hayes /
Deadline: YouTube Will Give A Living-Room Nod To TV Tradition, Organizing Channel Content By Seasons And Episodes

The Hollywood Reporter:
YouTube plans a major connected TV app revamp, with a new UI and features like immersive previews for creator pages and a more prominent subscribe functionality

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Variety, AV Club, JR Futrell on LinkedIn, Brynn Evans on LinkedIn, Next TV and Engadget, more at Techmeme »

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Todd Spangler /
Variety: YouTube Leans Into AI With Tools to Generate Video, Backgrounds and More: 'It's About Empowering Creativity, Not Replacing It'

JR Futrell /
JR Futrell on LinkedIn: 👀 Very cool new work coming to YouTube on your TV soon . . . 👀 — “I really think it just edges us further into that playing field …

Brynn Evans /
Brynn Evans on LinkedIn: I'm really proud of our team's focus on improving the experience for creators on TV. These creators are the lifeblood of YouTube. …

Variety:

TelevisaUnivision names Daniel Alegre as its new CEO, replacing Wade Davis, who will become the company's vice chairman and continue as a member of the board— Daniel Alegre will take the reins of Spanish-language media giant TelevisaUnivision, putting an executive with strong operational experience …

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TelevisaUnivision, Inc., The Wrap, The Desk, New York Times, Deadline and Reuters

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Ross A. Lincoln /
The Wrap: TelevisaUnivision Names Daniel Alegre as New CEO, Wade Davis Steps Down

Benjamin Mullin /
New York Times: Sources: TelevisaUnivision weighs immediately replacing CEO Wade Davis and Daniel Alegre is under consideration to be new CEO; the board plans to meet this week

Dominic Patten /
Deadline: TelevisaUnivision CEO Wade Davis Out As Ex-Activision Blizzard Boss Daniel Alegre Takes Over ASAP

Cassandra Garrison /
Reuters: TelevisaUnivision to replace CEO; source cites lagging results

Deadline:

Russians at War is screened in Toronto after the end of the Toronto International Film Festival, which had canceled screenings due to “significant threats”— The anti-war documentary Russians at War screened yesterday at the TIFF Lightbox theater after the Toronto International …

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Kate Tsurkan /
The Kyiv Independent: Toronto Film Festival resumes ‘Russians at War’ screening, ignoring widespread criticism @pov_magazine@threads.net: “We stand for peace.” RUSSIANS AT WAR screens at @tiff_net following temporary pause. Festival offers more insight into decision, while filmmakers take chance to engage with audience TIFF24 https://povmagazine.com/...

Corey Atad /
Toronto Star: TIFF cancelled it over threats. Now it's back on the schedule. Why is ‘Russians at War’ so controversial? Read our four-star review

Pat Mullen /
POV Magazine: Russians at War Screens at TIFF

Jeremy Kay /
Screen: TIFF staff received threats of sexual violence, fest head tells ‘Russians At War’ audience

Corey Atad /
@coreyatad.com: for the Toronto Star, i reviewed the controversial (and great) documentary Russians at War, which is having its delayed TIFF screenings tomorrow @spaghettikozak.bsky.social: If you want to see how much life sucks for russian soldiers, don't watch Russians at War. Watch our drone videos.

Mariya Postelnyak /
Globe and Mail: Russians at War screening at TIFF theatre draws protesters

Adam Benzine /
The Hollywood Reporter: “Rape, Violence, Abuse”: The Threats That Led the Toronto Film Festival to Pull ‘Russians at War’

Disheeta Maheshwari /
ComingSoon.net: Russians at War: Why People Are Protesting Against Its TIFF Screening?

The Desk:

DirecTV will carry Chicago Sports Network starting October 1, offering live games from the Chicago Bulls, Chicago Blackhawks, and Chicago White Sox— Satellite and streaming television platform DirecTV has become the first pay TV provider to confirm its intent to distribute …

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Bleacher Nation, Tv Technology, @bsdtectr.bsky.social, WGN-TV, The Streamable, Cord Cutters News and Next TV

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George Winslow /
Tv Technology: DirecTV, Chicago Sports Network Reach Multi Year Distribution Agreement @bsdtectr.bsky.social: Already received email from YouTubeTV that the current channel is going away. No notification that they'll be carrying the new channel. — YTT doesn't carry Marquee, so didn't watch many Cubs games. — Wld be something being in Chicago & not being able to see our teams unless it's a national broadcast. …

Michael Johnson /
WGN-TV: New Chicago Sports Network, DIRECTV announce agreement to televise Bulls, Blackhawks, White Sox starting Oct. 1

Daniel Frankel /
Next TV: New Bulls, Blackhawks and White Sox RSN Gets Carriage on DirecTV

Axios:

Major US networks are eyeing local sports rights as part of their streaming and broadcast portfolios, while NBA and MLB explore ways to nationalize local rights— - That has allowed local TV giants like Scripps and Gray TV to compete for sports rights. — While teams are striking …

CNN:

Online outlet The Haitian Times' staff face threats and attacks since Donald Trump and JD Vance amplified conspiracy theories about Haitian immigrants in Ohio— New York CNN — — Macollvie Neel, editor of the Haitian Times, was ready to start her workday from home on Monday when her doorbell rang.

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Associated Press, The Haitian Times, Media Nation, Mediaite, Vibe, KVIA-TV and WKYC-TV

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Dan Kennedy /
Media Nation: All news is local: The Dorchester Reporter tears into Trump's and Vance's racist attacks

Jamie Frevele /
Mediaite: CNN GOP Commentator Says It's the ‘Absolute Worst Time’ For Trump-Vance to Visit Springfield

Zachary B. Wolf /
KVIA-TV: Ohio Republicans are being very, very careful in correcting Trump and Vance

Bleacher Report:

ESPN's NBA reporter Adrian Wojnarowski is leaving after seven years to become general manager of the men's basketball program at his alma mater St. Bonaventure— In a stunning turn of events, ESPN lost arguably the best basketball insider in media on Wednesday.

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@wojespn, ESPN, Washington Post, @adamschefter, St. Bonaventure, Deadspin, Fox News, The Desk, Tim Londergan on LinkedIn, Awful Announcing, Defector, Front Office Sports, The Ringer, USA Today, Todd Dybas on LinkedIn, @kevincolliernbc@threads.net, New York Post, ComingSoon.net, Los Angeles Times, Us Weekly, Mediaite, WKYC-TV, The Guardian, The Hill, Plain Dealer, Variety, KVIA-TV, The Verge, New York Times, The Hollywood Reporter, Deadline, Barrett Media, Sportico, New York Daily News and Associated Press

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Adrian Wojnarowski /
@wojespn: -30- [image]

Ben Strauss /
Washington Post: Prominent NBA reporter Adrian Wojnarowski announces retirement from ESPN

Adam Schefter /
@adamschefter: ESPN senior NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski has agreed to become the general manager of the men's basketball program at St. Bonaventure, he told ESPN. The role includes Name Image and Likeness allocation, recruiting and supporting successful Bonnies coach Mark Schmidt. [image] St. Bonaventure: Wojnarowski, '91, Retires From ESPN To Accept GM Role With Bonnies Basketball Program

Kevin Draper /
Deadspin: Adrian Wojnarowski Finally Won His War Against ESPN Fox News: Prominent NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski exits ESPN, takes job with college basketball program

Matthew Keys /
The Desk: ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski announces retirement

Tim Londergan /
Tim Londergan on LinkedIn: A departure from my #tradesecret bandwagon today ... Adrian Wojnarowski is leaving ESPN to become the GM of men's basketball at St. Bonaventure University. …

Brandon Contes /
Awful Announcing: Adam Schefter reacts to Adrian Wojnarowski's retirement: ‘He wanted his life back’

Michael McCarthy /
Front Office Sports: Woj Retirement Took Even ESPN Bosses by Surprise

Bryan Kalbrosky /
USA Today: 5 possible replacements for Adrian Wojnarowski if ESPN does not hire Shams Charania

Todd Dybas /
Todd Dybas on LinkedIn: You know the who but not the where. — Basketball is everything at St. Bonaventure, a tiny school of 2,600 students propping up an unknown town in western New York. …

Kevin Collier /
@kevincolliernbc@threads.net: I have a theory that more dudes understand Woj and his ability to game the system for scoops than follow any other news media, and his career has actually done huge damage to American media literacy because fans think all reporters are scheming more than just trying to grab reportable facts.

Matt Ehalt /
New York Post: ESPN ‘likely’ to target Chris Haynes, Shams Charania to replace Adrian Wojnarowski after retirement stunner

Nicholas Tan /
ComingSoon.net: Here's Why ESPN's Woj Retired & Walked Away From $35 Million Contract

Steve Henson /
Los Angeles Times: Final Woj bomb: Adrian Wojnarowski retires from ESPN to take St. Bonaventure basketball GM job

Russell Steinberg /
Us Weekly: ESPN NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski Retires From Reporting in Shocking Announcement

Ahmad Austin Jr /
Mediaite: JUST IN: Top NBA Insider Adrian ‘Woj’ Wojnarowski Announces Retirement from ESPN

John Wawrow /
WKYC-TV: Adrian Wojnarowski is leaving ESPN

Dominick Mastrangelo /
The Hill: Adrian Wojnarowski leaving ESPN

Tim Bielik /
Plain Dealer: The NBA's most famous newsbreaker is leaving the industry for another job

Brian Steinberg /
Variety: Adrian Wojnarowski, NBA Insider, Says He'll Leave ESPN for College Role

Wayne Sterling /
KVIA-TV: NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski retires from ESPN to become basketball general manager at alma mater

Richard Lawler /
The Verge: NBA Twitter newsbreaker Adrian Wojnarowski is retiring New York Times: Adrian Wojnarowski retires from ESPN to become GM for St. Bonaventure men's basketball

Erik Pedersen /
Deadline: Adrian “Woj” Wojnarowski Retires As ESPN's NBA Insider To Be GM Of His Alma Mater's Hoops Team Barrett Media: Adrian ‘Woj’ Wojnarowski Retires from ESPN, Named Men's Basketball GM at St. Bonaventure

Jacob Feldman /
Sportico: ESPN's Woj Retires From TV to Take St. Bonaventure Hoops Job

James O'Connell /
New York Daily News: NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski drops ultimate ‘Woj bomb’ and retires from ESPN

Wall Street Journal:

Lionsgate, the studio behind The Hunger Games, John Wick, and Twilight, signs a deal with Runway to use generative AI in the creation of its movies and TV shows— Hollywood studio will give the tech company access to its library of movies and shows in exchange for a custom-built AI model

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Runway, The Information, The Hollywood Reporter, IGN, Ars Technica, AV Club, Kennon Fleisher on LinkedIn, Aydin Senkut on LinkedIn, Wired, Jessica Toonkel on LinkedIn, Deadline, Variety, The Verge, Los Angeles Times, Engadget, Quartz, 404 Media, The Wrap, Cole Garry on LinkedIn, Media Play News, VentureBeat, TechCrunch, Runway and WORLD SCREEN, more at Techmeme »

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Rocket Drew /
The Information: Runway Will License Lionsgate Films

Alex Weprin /
The Hollywood Reporter: Lionsgate Inks Deal With AI Firm to Mine Its Massive Film and TV Library

Alex Stedman /
IGN: John Wick Studio Lionsgate Sparks Backlash With Deal to Train AI Model on Its Film and TV Library

Benj Edwards /
Ars Technica: Landmark AI deal sees Hollywood giant Lionsgate provide library for AI training

Mary Kate Carr /
AV Club: Lionsgate clearly seeking to alienate Hollywood creatives with A.I. partnership

Kennon Fleisher /
Kennon Fleisher on LinkedIn: We've arrived at that point where studios are partnering with the AI companies, which seems to solidify everyone's fears about the future of the creative industry. …

Aydin Senkut /
Aydin Senkut on LinkedIn: Such an exciting announcement today by Cristóbal Valenzuela and Runway team to partner with Lionsgate (maker of a lot of great movies besides John Wick Series). …

Angela Watercutter /
Wired: Lionsgate's New Deal Is a Test of Hollywood's Relationship With AI

Jessica Toonkel /
Jessica Toonkel on LinkedIn: Major news in Hollywood. Lionsgate has agreed to give generative AI startup Runway access to its entire library of shows and movies in exchange for its own AI model it can use for the big screen

Jill Goldsmith /
Deadline: Lionsgate Partners With AI Firm To Generate Video From Its IP

Todd Spangler /
Variety: Lionsgate Will Use AI to Let Filmmakers ‘Augment’ Their Work, Studio Expects to Save ‘Millions’ via Pact With Startup Runway

Charles Pulliam-Moore /
The Verge: Lionsgate signs deal to train AI model on its movies and shows

Sarah Fielding /
Engadget: Lionsgate signs a deal with the devil (an AI startup)

Bruce Gil /
Quartz: The studio behind ‘Twilight’ and ‘The Hunger Games’ just turned over its media library for a custom AI model

Emanuel Maiberg /
404 Media: Homemade Porn Site Promises Not to Train AI on Performers

Sean Burch /
The Wrap: Lionsgate Partners With Runway AI to Create Tools for Storyboarding, Post-Production

Cole Garry /
Cole Garry on LinkedIn: Working with Runway means seeing a lot of firsts, but this one is particularly exciting - the first deal between a major studio and an AI company …

Erik Gruenwedel /
Media Play News: Lionsgate Partners With Runway for AI Use in Movie Productions

Carl Franzen /
VentureBeat: Runway inks deal with Lionsgate in first team-up for AI provider and major movie studio

Kristin Brzoznowski /
WORLD SCREEN: Lionsgate Inks Deal With AI Firm Runway

Press Gazette:

Ex-Guardian Media Editor Jim Waterson launches London Centric, a Substack for “in-depth journalism” covering London, charging £7.95 per month or £79.50 per year— Ex-Guardian media editor Jim Waterson is launching a newsletter brand for “quality, in-depth journalism” covering London.

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@jimwaterson, London Centric, @jimwaterson and

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Jim Waterson /
@jimwaterson: Some news: I've quit my job at the Guardian to launch London Centric, a modern news outlet for the capital doing journalism in the old-fashioned way. I saw the response on here to the Evening Standard's print closure and it felt like time to step up: https://www.londoncentric.media/

Jim Waterson /
London Centric: Welcome to London Centric: A new approach to journalism in the capital

Jim Waterson /
@jimwaterson: London is my home but for a few years I've felt there wasn't an outlet that covered the wider city in the way I wanted. So earlier this summer I handed in my notice to build something new, based around in-depth reporting that's also fun and interesting. https://www.londoncentric.media/ ...

Jim Waterson /
@jimwaterson: No oligarchs are paying my bills. And if you like the idea of proper all-London journalism - and I hope some of you do, because I've bet everything on it - then there's a 25% discount for the first 150 pre-launch subscribers. I promise it won't be boring! https://www.londoncentric.media/

Engadget:

Substack now lets creators with its Bestsellers badges start live videos within its app, and plans to roll out the feature to all users in the coming months— It's just for top users at the start, but will the general audience tune in? — Substack is adding a live video component to its newsletter service.

Discussion:
The Verge, On Substack, @taylorlorenz, Tubefilter and @ryansingel@writing.exchange, more at Techmeme »

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Taylor Lorenz /
@taylorlorenz: Had so much fun DESTROYING @kenklippenstein w facts and logic on our last Substack Live, excited to stream more with each other over the next few months! https://www.engadget.com/...

Sam Gutelle /
Tubefilter: Do newsletter writers want to be streamers? Substack is going to find out.

Ryan Singel /