X debuts a beta TV app "on several app stores", like for Amazon Fire TV and Google TV, to court advertisers, creators, and partners to a "video-first platform" (TechCrunch)
Mediagazer: X debuts a beta TV app “on several app stores”, like for Amazon Fire TV and Google TV, to court advertisers, creators, and partners to a “video-first platform” (TechCrunch)
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CNN:
Brian Stelter returns to CNN as chief media analyst, appearing on air, developing digital content, and serving as lead author of the Reliable Sources newsletter— Hello again, it's Brian Stelter — yes, really. — I am thrilled to share that I am returning as the lead author …
Discussion: Adweek, Next TV, New York Times, Advanced Television, @justinbaragona, Poynter, The Hollywood Reporter, @sree, @brianstelter, @thedailybeast@threads.net, @brianstelter, @digiphile@threads.net, @editorialiste, @deggans, @sherman4949, @wjcarter, @dylanbyers, @brianstelter, @pauljacobsmedia, @johnberman, @brianstelter, @timmcguire, @brianstelter, New York Post, @brianstelter, Fox News, @sarafischer, @briancormier, @brianstelter, The Daily Beast, Mediaite, TVLine, The Hill, Variety, The Wrap, TVNewsCheck, Deadline and Barrett Media
Discussion:
Ethan Alter /
Adweek: Brian Stelter Returns to CNN
Michael Malone /
Next TV: Brian Stelter Back to CNN as Chief Media Analyst
Benjamin Mullin /
New York Times: Brian Stelter Returns to CNN as Chief Media Analyst Advanced Television: Stelter back at CNN — Brian Stelter, the media reporter who left CNN two years ago amid differences …
Justin Baragona /
@justinbaragona: What's old is new again! @brianstelter is returning to CNN as its chief media analyst and retaking the reins of Reliable Sources, which Oliver Darcy left last month. According to Stelter's note this evening, the newsletter will officially relaunch on Sept. 9. [image]
Tom Jones /
Poynter: Brian Stelter returns to CNN
Erik Hayden /
The Hollywood Reporter: Brian Stelter Rejoins CNN
Sree Sreenivasan /
@sree: Happy birthday, @brianstelter! I guess you CAN go home again! Everyone should sign up new (old) newsletter, coming Sept. 9: https://cnn.com/... From @Erik_Hayden @THR https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ ...
Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: Just in time for the election, indeed
Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: @Hadas_Gold ... ...and I experienced the news more like an everyday consumer. In doing so, I learned a whole lot about the attention economy and the information ecosystem. So this time around will be different, because I am different.
Alex Howard /
@digiphile@threads.net: I'm surprised: @CNNReliableSources is rebooted, with @BrianStelter back at the helm of the media industry newsletter, working with a team of reporters, & back on-air, as an analyst. Good news for all involved. Investing in media reporting is a positive signal of @CNN's direction. …
Andrew Nusca /
@editorialiste: we love a boomerang.
Alex Sherman /
@sherman4949: Does Chris Licht have a gif
Bill Carter /
@wjcarter: Great move by CNN bringing back Brian Stelter, one of the best and most indefatigable media reporters ever to work the beat. Can't wait for Reliable Sources report to return 9/9. Sure it will invaluable as it always was under Brian and successor, Oliver Darcy. Welcome back Brian!
Dylan Byers /
@dylanbyers: #Scoop @PuckNews: Two years after his termination from CNN, former host and media correspondent Brian Stelter is returning to the network full time, per reliable sources. Formal announcement expected tomorrow. (Or today now!)
Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: Simply put, CNN feels like home. Those three iconic letters are magnetic. So it's time to get back to work...
Paul Jacobs /
@pauljacobsmedia: I realize I work in media, but it never made sense why @CNN cut @brianstelter It was a really good show that provided important insight into media coverage - especially important this election season when many outlets need to up their game.
John Berman /
@johnberman: Patrick and I are both so happy!!! [image]
Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: I'm returning to @CNN in a brand new role as Chief Media Analyst. I'll be appearing on TV, developing digital content, and once again helming the Reliable Sources newsletter.
Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: @Hadas_Gold ... and I was incredibly lucky to have time as a stay-at-home dad. In the hours when Sunny and Story were at school, I tried on a variety of other hats: Harvard fellow, BBC talking head, magazine writer. I wrote for 20+ outlets and learned about the ups and downs of freelancing...
David Propper /
New York Post: Brian Stelter back at CNN 2 years after he was fired during network shakeup: ‘Yes, really’
Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: @Hadas_Gold ... And now I get to collaborate with them again. The Reliable Sources newsletter will officially relaunch on Monday. We're going to reimagine the digest and deliver what you value most. Everyone and everything is a source now. So what's reliable?
Sara Fischer /
@sarafischer: Huge congrats to @cnn and @brianstelter — the best of the best. Can't wait to see you back in my inbox.
Brian Cormier /
@briancormier: This is great! The best news I've heard all day! A good day for Brians. 🙂 Congratulations, @brianstelter!!
Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: We wanted Reliable Sources readers to find out first. So I wrote them a letter: https://view.newsletters.cnn.com/ ... [image]
Charlie Nash /
Mediaite: Brian Stelter Returns to CNN
Rebecca Iannucci /
TVLine: Brian Stelter Returning to CNN Two Years After Reliable Sources Cancellation
Dominick Mastrangelo /
The Hill: Brian Stelter returning to CNN as chief media analyst
Natalie Korach /
The Wrap: Brian Stelter Returns to CNN as Chief Media Analyst and ‘Reliable Sources’ Author
Natalie Korach /
TVNewsCheck: Brian Stelter Returns To CNN As Chief Media Analyst & ‘Reliable Sources’ Author
Ted Johnson /
Deadline: Brian Stelter Returns To CNN As Chief Media Analyst, Reliable Sources Newsletter Lead Author
Associated Press:
A district court judge orders Trump to stop using Isaac Hayes' Hold On, I'm Coming, pending further review; others have objected to Trump's use of their songs— A federal judge in Atlanta ruled Tuesday that Donald Trump and his campaign must stop using the song “Hold On, I'm Coming” …
Discussion:
Anubhav Chaudhry /
ComingSoon.net: What Happened to Donald Trump & Isaac Hayes? Song Controversy Explained
Megan Butler /
Courthouse News Service: Trump campaign ordered to stop using 'Hold On, I'm Coming' after lawsuit from Isaac Hayes family
Sarah Fortinsky /
The Hill: Judge orders Trump campaign to stop using song 'Hold On, I'm Coming' ahead of lawsuit from Isaac Hayes family
Raquel ‘Rocky’ Harris /
The Wrap: Trump Ordered to Stop Using Isaac Hayes Song 'Hold On (I'm Coming)' at Rallies
Edward Segarra /
USA Today: Donald Trump's campaign prohibited from using Isaac Hayes song after lawsuit threat
Richard Luscombe /
The Guardian: Trump ordered by judge to stop playing Isaac Hayes song at campaign rallies KVUE-TV: Attorneys for family of Isaac Hayes say judge orders halt to Trump campaign using 'Hold On, I'm Coming'
Bill Donahue /
Billboard: Isaac Hayes Estate Wins Court Injunction Against Trump Campaign Over Use of His Song at Rallies
Jon Blistein /
Rolling Stone: Donald Trump Has to Stop Playing 'Hold On, I'm Coming' at Rallies, Judge Rules
Ted Johnson /
Deadline: Judge Says Donald Trump Campaign Has To Stop Using “Hold On, I'm Coming” Amid Isaac Hayes Estate Lawsuit
Meleah Lyden /
WXIA-TV: Attorneys for family of Isaac Hayes say judge orders halt to Trump campaign using 'Hold On, I'm Coming'
The Independent:
Elon Musk, in an eventually deleted X post, promoted a Tucker Carlson interview with a Hitler apologist who downplayed the Holocaust and said Nazis were humane— Self-proclaimed historian Darryl Cooper claimed Winston Churchill ‘was the villain of Second World War’ and that millions …
Discussion:
@tuckercarlson, Haaretz, @rmac18, @renee.diresta@threads.net, @coreypein.bsky.social, @morten, @crumbler@threads.net, UnHerd, @carlquintanilla, @joelpollak, @chosennj@threads.net, OutsideTheBeltway, Newsweek, @thetnholler@threads.net, @mcuban, @ronaldfilipkowski@threads.net, Newsweek, @liz_cheney, @legalminimum.bsky.social, The Daily Beast, @katzonearth.bsky.social, @brokentoys.social, @osullyville.bsky.social and Mediaite, more at Techmeme »
Discussion:
Tucker Carlson /
@tuckercarlson: Darryl Cooper may be the best and most honest popular historian in the United States. His latest project is the most forbidden of all: trying to understand World War Two. (1:20) History of the Israel-Palestine Conflict (12:39) The Jonestown Cult (32:10) World War Two (45:04) How [video]
Ben Samuels /
Haaretz: Tucker Carlson Platforms Holocaust Revisionism - With Elon Musk's Endorsement
Ryan Mac /
@rmac18: My Grok AI-curated “stories for you” featured a topic called “Musk Endorses Holocaust Revisionism” with a photo of Musk in a Nazi uniform. So I clicked in to see what it was about and the first post was from Musk hyping up how good Grok AI is. [image]
Renee DiResta /
@renee.diresta@threads.net: The guest just before this one also had old social media hot takes on Hitler. Per NBC: ""If I, a Jew, a member of the Tribe, Hebrew Schooled, can read Mein Kampf & think ‘holy shit, Hitler actually had some decent points.’ Then NO ONE is safe from hating you once they find out who is behind the White genocide happening all over the world," he wrote in another post." …
Corey Pein /
@coreypein.bsky.social: Is someone maintaining a public archive of Musk's deleted posts? The stuff he leaves up is bad enough, but the stuff he deletes is like evidence for a war crimes tribunal. [embedded post]
Morten Øverbye /
@morten: Elon Musk deleted his tweet saying a podcast with Tucker Carlson and Darryl Cooper offering excusatory narrative for nazis while calling Winston Churchill “the chief villain of WW2” was “Very interesting. Worth watching”. [image]
Carl Quintanilla /
@carlquintanilla: Deleted after @mcuban wrote: “Delete your account.”
Joel Pollak /
@joelpollak: In which @TuckerCarlson's guest seems to imply Nazi death camps were a humane solution to a problem of millions of civilians voluntarily seeking refuge from a war Hitler started, and compares the Nazis' policies to what Israel is doing in Gaza in response to a war Hamas started.
Steven Kreiss /
@chosennj@threads.net: Tucker Carlson interviews a holocaust denying historian in which Churchill is the bad guy and Hiltler is the good guy. And of course Elon plugs the interview on X.
Matt Bernius /
OutsideTheBeltway: Tucker Carlson Promotes Hitler Apologist @thetnholler@threads.net: Here's why Mark Cuban just told Elon to “delete his account” https://www.newsweek.com/...
Mark Cuban /
@mcuban: Delete your account
Ron Filipkowski /
@ronaldfilipkowski@threads.net: All these “conservatives” expressing shock and dismay that Tucker Carlson is a Nazi apologist are pretty pathetic. Maybe try some critical thinking skills when they start dog whistling so your ears don't get blown out by the bullhorn. You knew who he was all along.
Liz Cheney /
@liz_cheney: Actually, this is pro-Nazi propaganda, including, “Churchill was the chief villain of WW2” and Hitler “didn't want to fight.” No serious or honorable person would support or endorse this type of garbage. @legalminimum.bsky.social: Thread. Imagine caping for fucking Hitler in 2024. — Where's those “Greatest Generation” assholes when we need them? [embedded post]
Jonathan M. Katz /
@katzonearth.bsky.social: Cooper — the guy who called the Holocaust “humane” — is one of the richest Substackers around. He has tens of thousands of paid subscribers paying $50 to $60 a year, meaning he's at least taking in $500,000. — Substack pockets 10% of that haul. [embedded post]
Lum /
@brokentoys.social: Tucker Carlson (and Elon Musk by proxy) are platforming the views of Darryl Cooper, a “historian” trying to “understand WW2”. — Unsurprisingly, he's lying. (thread) [image]
Dan O'Sullivan /
@osullyville.bsky.social: I have a serious question, in light of the fact that I've been reading about Holocaust planning this week: what's the bottom on all this? If US conservatism is in a race to the bottom a lot like that of the Nazis leading up to the Holocaust, what's their version of that? [embedded post]
Ahmad Austin Jr /
Mediaite: Tucker Carlson's Favorite Historian Has Repeatedly Suggested Hitler Wasn't So Bad
Financial Times:
Interviews with Sony executives, including CEO Kenichiro Yoshida, on why the company needed to shift its focus from distribution to the creation of IP and more— Tech group joins Netflix, Apple and Amazon in spending war as it targets greater share of $3tn entertainment industry
Discussion:
Advanced Television, Metro.co.uk and PlayStation LifeStyle
The Wrap:
DirecTV's CFO says the company is prepared to let its carriage fight with Disney take “as long as it needs to”, and “fat bundles” of channels need to be trimmed— CFO Ray Carpenter says the channel distributor is ready to go “as long as it takes” for a fair deal
Discussion:
Joe Flint /
@jbflint: DirecTV CFO Ray Carpenter says service won't blink before next week's MNF game. “We're not playing a short-term game. We need something that is going to work for the longterm sustainability of our video customers. The resolve is there”
Joe Flint /
@jbflint: DirecTV CFO Ray Carpenter says timing of Disney's pulling signals was bsolutely orchestrated to put the most pain on our customers. DTV holding investor conference to discuss blackout with Disney.
Joe Flint /
@jbflint: “This is not a run of the mill dispute,” says DirecTV CFO Ray Carpenter. It's about making sure the industry can survive. We hope Disney will partner with us on that, he said.
Joe Flint /
@jbflint: I think this is DirecTV's way of saying they aren't going to fall for a banana in the tailpipe.
Sean Keeley /
Awful Announcing: DirecTV sent letters to ACC, Big 12, and SEC to help with Disney carrier dispute
Anthony Crupi /
Sportico: DirecTV CFO: NFL Won't Dictate Terms of Disney Carriage Fight
Dade Hayes /
Deadline: As Carriage Fight With Disney Continues, DirecTV CFO Calls For Pay-TV Bundle A Fraction Of The Size Of Today's “Bloated” Packages
Brian Steinberg /
Variety: DirecTV Says Disney Blackout Has No Easy Resolution, Even With NFL Season Starting
Caitlin Huston /
The Hollywood Reporter: DirecTV Says It Will Fight “As Long As It Needs To” In Carriage Dispute With Disney
David Satin /
The Streamable: DIRECTV Lays Blackout Blame at Disney's Feet, Outlining Tactics in New Website
Sabrina Quagliozzi /
The Media Leader: Contract dispute leaves millions of DirecTV customers without Disney channels
Michael Grothaus /
Fast Company: DirecTV-Disney dispute update: Companies blame each other as ESPN and ABC go dark at the start of football season
Tamal Kundu /
ComingSoon.net: Why Can't DirecTV Users Watch Disney's ABC & ESPN Channels? Dispute Explained
Jacob Siegal /
BGR: Here's why you can't watch ABC or ESPN on DirecTV right now
Variety:
AMC Networks and Charter reach an early renewal for their multiyear carriage deal; Spectrum TV Select customers will get free access to AMC+'s ad-supported tier— AMC Networks and Spectrum parent Charter Communications have reached an early renewal for their multiyear carriage deal.
Discussion:
The Wrap, Next TV, @tvgrimreaper, Charter Communications, Media Play News, Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter and Streaming Better
Discussion:
Lucas Manfredi /
The Wrap: AMC Networks, Charter Renew Multi-Year Distribution Deal
Jon Lafayette /
Next TV: Spectrum TV Customers Get AMC Plus DTC Service as Part of New Deal Between Charter and AMC Networks @tvgrimreaper: Similar to the Charter/ Disney deal. Since that deal, few Charter subs have activated their Disney+ subscriptions. In the quarter following that deal, Charter lost 180,000 residential cable subscribers. Charter Communications: AMC Networks and Charter Communications Announce Early Multi-Year Renewal Agreement for Distribution of AMC Networks' Linear Networks and Direct-To-Consumer Streaming Service
Erik Gruenwedel /
Media Play News: AMC Networks, Charter Ink New Carriage Agreement That Includes AMC+ Streaming
Alex Weprin /
The Hollywood Reporter: Charter Spectrum and AMC Networks Ink Early Renewal Deal, Will Bundle AMC+ With Cable TV
Status:
Source: CNN CEO Mark Thompson is in serious conversations with Josh Tyrangiel to hire him; Tyrangiel is currently a WaPo columnist and was Vice news chief— While news of Tyrangiel's potential hire is sure to excite many at CNN, it's not difficult to see how others at the network might not be so thrilled.
Discussion:
@justinling.bsky.social
Columbia Journalism Review:
How Business of Fashion, founded by a fashion outsider, became an industry staple with over 100K paying subscribers and an international staff of about 100— How The Business of Fashion became an unlikely insider's guide. — In January 2022, Glossier—a beauty blog turned beauty company …
Discussion:
@sophiefkemp and
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Sophie Frances Kemp /
@sophiefkemp: i loved fact-checking this piece by haley mlotek — it's one of the hardest (and most fun!) pieces i've ever worked on. about fashion & power & capital & access https://www.cjr.org/...
New York Times:
The Black List, which has hosted thousands of unproduced screenplays and became an indispensable tool for studios and producers, now accepts fiction books— Acclaimed films like “Juno,” “Slumdog Millionaire” and “The King's Speech” were produced after appearing on the Black List.
Discussion:
Los Angeles Times, The Wrap, Publishers Weekly, @xanalter, @theblcklst, Deadline
Discussion:
Samantha Masunaga /
Los Angeles Times: The Black List, a platform for unproduced screenplays, expands into fiction books
Natalie Korach /
The Wrap: The Black List Expands Into Fiction and Unpublished Novels
John Maher /
Publishers Weekly: Two Decades After Shaking Up Hollywood, the Black List Sets Its Sights on Fiction
Alexandra Alter /
@xanalter: Will be very interested to see what kind of novels/authors get discovered through The Black List. I spoke to Franklin Leonard about his expansion into fiction. https://www.nytimes.com/... @theblcklst: Fiction writers can now create a FREE Writer Profile to spotlight their unpublished, self-published, and published manuscripts to the Black List's membership of publishing, theater, film, and television professionals. https://blcklst.com/fiction [image]
@theblcklst:
Fiction writers can now also purchase high-quality feedback from our experienced publishing industry readers and submit their manuscripts to our open fiction programs. https://blcklst.com/fiction
@theblcklst:
We are thrilled to welcome @_rwinstonsworld to the Black List team as Creative Director of Fiction! Randy is the former director of writing programs @center4fiction + has spent the last 15 years fostering creative communities + educating writers. Welcome, Randy! [image]
TechCrunch:
X debuts a beta TV app “on several app stores”, like for Amazon Fire TV and Google TV, to court advertisers, creators, and partners to a “video-first platform”— Years ago, Twitter tried but eventually walked away from building TV apps after getting a lukewarm reception.
Discussion:
@xeng, Engadget, @psythor, @lindayax, Streaming Better and MIDiA Research Blog, more at Techmeme »
Discussion:
@xeng: The X TV app beta is now available on several app stores, with more platforms on the way 📺 Paired with our upcoming Video Tab, this marks a massive leap forward in transforming X into a video-first platform and unlocking new opportunities for creators, advertisers, and our [image]
Danny Gallagher /
Engadget: The X TV app is out now and yes, it really sucks
James O'Malley /
@psythor: Ah yes I've always wanted this to be a “video-first” platform. That's exactly what I want Twitter to be.
Linda Yaccarino /
@lindayax: Stay tuned to X because there is so much more coming.
Hanna Kahlert /
MIDiA Research Blog: From ubiquitous bird app to banned in Brazil: what happened to X (and will it happen to others)?
Bloomberg:
In a letter, Evan Spiegel tries to rally Snap staff amid a 48% stock price drop this year, says Snap will test new ad formats in the chat inbox and on Snap Map— - Snap's stock is down almost 50% on ad business struggles — Social media app will begin testing new advertising formats
Discussion:
Snap Newsroom, Engadget, The Verge, TechCrunch and Reuters, more at Techmeme »
Discussion:
Mariella Moon /
Engadget: Snap is testing a less confusing version of its app
Zaheer Kachwala /
Reuters: Snap to focus on growing ads business, augmented reality amid poor stock performance
Digiday:
How Newsweek, The Hill, and Wirecutter are using Reddit Pro, AMAs, and other Reddit tools to build relationships with Reddit moderators and expand on the site— While it hasn't formally launched a publisher program, over the last 18 months Reddit has been steadily rolling out products …
Discussion:
Reddit Upvoted, Will Federman on LinkedIn and Simon Owens's Media Newsletter
Discussion:
Will Federman /