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Emma Roth / The Verge:
Google rolls out ads in AI Overviews when a user's question has a “commercial angle”, and identifies the ads with a “sponsored” header, on mobile in the US  —  Google is rolling out ads in AI Overviews, which means you'll now start seeing products in some of the search engine's AI-generated summaries.
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Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Google rolls out AI-organized Search results in the US on mobile, showing users AI-aggregated pages of content from forums, articles, YouTube videos, and more  —  Google will begin to show ads in AI Overviews, the AI-generated summaries it supplies for certain Google Search queries …
Bloomberg:
The NFL is in talks with Skydance Media and its major investor RedBird Capital Partners about deals that could include a sale of NFL Media and NFL Network  —  - Discussions revolve around the league's media assets  — Earlier conversations with ESPN are said to have stalled
CNN:
Melania Trump's book publisher asked CNN to sign an NDA and pay $250K to interview her, but then called the request a “miscommunication”  —  Nearly two months ago, CNN reached out to Melania Trump's book publisher to request an interview with the former first lady ahead of her upcoming memoir.
Martyn Ziegler / The Times:
Reuters withdraws two stories on the World Anti-Doping Agency after it was found that WADA's media head received a Reuters press pass for the Masters golf event  —  World Anti-Doping Agency media chief James Fitzgerald accredited for golf event via Reuters, who have admitted to ‘a violation of our journalistic standards’
Sara Fischer / Axios:
A look at James McDonald's Access Global, which has bought seven local news sites and launched eight in Philadelphia and on the Jersey Shore over the last year  —  McDonald thinks there's a viable business model for hyper-local sites if they're tied to coverage from a broader region or city.
Mark Trevelyan / Reuters:
Russian journalists Antonina Favorskaya, Sergei Karelin, Konstantin Gabov, and Artem Kriger go on trial in Moscow over their alleged links to Alexei Navalny  —  Four Russian journalists went on trial in Moscow on Wednesday on charges of involvement in an “extremist” group after authorities accused …
Discussion: Adweek, Associated Press and DNyuz
Matthew Weaver / The Guardian:
The BBC cancels a planned Boris Johnson interview after presenter Laura Kuenssberg says she accidentally sent the former UK prime minister her briefing notes  —  Briefing notes mistakenly being sent to ex-PM meant it was ‘not right for the interview to go ahead’, says presenter
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
YouTube unveils Shorts updates, including letting creators upload three-minute videos, updating the Shorts player, introducing templates, and a new trends page  —  YouTube on Thursday announced a series of updates for its short-form video product, YouTube Shorts.
 
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Reuters:
Tanzania suspends the digital content licenses of a local media company for 30 days for allegedly publishing content damaging the country's image
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Ben Strauss / Washington Post:
After reporter Christine Brennan asked a WNBA player a question the latter saw as race baiting, the players association says she doesn't “deserve” credentials
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
WP Engine files a lawsuit in California against Automattic and WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg, accusing them of “abuse of power, extortion, and greed”
Angela Fu / Poynter:
Journalists in western North Carolina hustled to cover Hurricane Helene's aftermath with sparse internet access, and radio broadcasts became crucial connectors
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Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Nielsen: the vice presidential debate between JD Vance and Tim Walz drew 43.15M US viewers across 15 networks, down 25.5% from the 2020 vice presidential debate
Joe Otterson / Variety:
WBD and All Elite Wrestling sign a multiyear deal, sources say worth $150M+ per year; AEW shows remain on TBS and TNT and stream live on Max in the US in 2025
Joe Mandese / MediaPost:
Sources: ad-tech startup Hudson MX, controlled by UK holding company Ascential, discontinues operations; Ascential had been trying to find a buyer for Hudson MX
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
YouTube channel Dude Perfect hires former NBA executive Andrew Yaffe as CEO; Yaffe had been the NBA's head of social, digital, and original content