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☆ Some YouTube creators are dropping their sponsorships with Established Titles after company accused of being a ‘scam’
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Daysia Tolentino | Daysia Tolentino Is A Culture | Trends Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

Established Titles said it stands by its conservation contributions, citing its donations to One Tree Planted and TREES. A spokesperson for TREES confirmed its partnership with Established Titles. Some creators are keeping their sponsorshipsSome creators, including equestrian content creator Raleigh Lilith and commentary channel Paige Christie, said they’ve kept their Established Titles sponsorships. In an effort to understand what happened, Christie interviewed Established Titles CEO Katerina Yip and made a video “debunking” Shafer’s video. She said she received harassment over her association with Established Titles.

☆ 21 Warner Bros. Discovery streaming and content vets who are on the market after layoffs
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Lucia Moses | Elaine Low | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A slew of top content and streaming executives exited WarnerMedia after its merger with Discovery. Insider identified 21 respected film, TV, digital, and sales pros who are free agents. They're ones to watch as the media industry continues to figure out its streaming future. Sign up for our newsletter to get the news, trends and strategies that advertising and media pros want to know — delivered weekly to your inbox. The first execs to exit in April were Jason Kilar, CEO of WarnerMedia, Warner Bros. CEO Ann Sarnoff, and other C-suite leaders reporting to them.

☆ The Associated Press is offering early retirement to around 200 older staffers
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Elaine Low | Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Some 200 AP staffers are being offered retirement packages that will allow them to take their pension in a lump sum. The move will allow the AP to "reinvest any savings into people, technology and infrastructure," said a spokesperson. Around 200 Associated Press staffers near retirement age are being offered the opportunity to take their pensions in one lump sum, Insider has learned. The move is the latest by the AP to reduce its pension obligation, which costs the news cooperative millions of dollars a year. "We are offering some staff nearing retirement age the choice to take their pension benefit as a lump sum," an AP rep said.

☆ HBO is No. 1 as 14 TV insiders rank the streamers where they want to sell shows: Apple's a big spender and 'there's a sheen when you're a Hulu show,' but there's 'fear in the air' at Netflix
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( Elaine Low | Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +19 min

"It's definitely been not the most exciting and robust year," said one TV agent at a major agency. Around 70 people at HBO and HBO Max have been let go this year, and their comedy development teams have merged. While WBD doesn't break out streamer-specific figures, it said on Thursday's earnings call that HBO Max, HBO, and Discovery+ have a combined 94.9 million subscribers, ensuring that any show on HBO Max has the chance to get a lot of eyeballs. They'll also take smaller swings in the genre department, do things at a lower budget," said the second TV agent. Echoed the first TV agent: "You pitch and sell to them if no one else wants it."

☆ A millennial investor who built a 25-unit real-estate portfolio in one year breaks down how she financed it — and how she uses social media to source deals
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-26 | by ( William Edwards | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

She started by searching for investing strategies online, then using social media to source deals. Amelia McGee wants you to know how simple it is to get started in real-estate investing. How McGee uses social media in real estate investingYou might have guessed that social media plays in big role in McGee's real-estate endeavors. It's a 27% cash on cash return and cash flows over $2,000 a month.' But McGee uses social media to find tenants as well as partners.

☆ Privacy restrictions will hit the ad industry hard in 2023. These 16 privacy tech companies will make sure brands like McDonald's and Disney can still find customers online.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( Business Insider | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A new wave of companies is helping marketers get consumers to share their data and manage the information. Insider identified the top 16 privacy tech vendors in the space. Insider has identified the top 16 privacy tech vendors that work in the advertising industry, based on nominations and our own reporting. It includes established giants like LiveRamp, which offers a data cleanroom where advertisers and publishers can share data. There also are new players like TerraTrue, a startup founded in 2019 by two Snap vets, which automates the process by which advertisers audit their tech vendors for privacy violations.

☆ The Associated Press is offering older staffers the option to retire and take their pensions in one lump sum
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Elaine Low | Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Some 200 AP staffers are being offered retirement packages that will allow them to take their pensions in a lump sum. The move will allow the AP to "reinvest any savings into people, technology and infrastructure," said a spokesperson. Around 200 Associated Press staffers near retirement age are being offered the opportunity to take their pensions in one lump sum, Insider has learned. The move is the latest by the AP to reduce its pension obligation, which costs the news cooperative millions of dollars a year. "We are offering some staff nearing retirement age the choice to take their pension benefit as a lump sum," an AP rep said.

☆ Steph Curry drops 47 points against the Sacramento Kings to snap the Golden State Warriors’ 5-game skid
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Alasdair Howorth | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Steph Curry put on a performance for the ages against the Sacramento Kings to give the Golden State Warriors a much needed 116-113 win to end a five-game losing streak. Andrew Wiggins added 25 points and 10 rebounds and Klay Thompson chipped in with 16 to help the Warriors over the line. That pattern would continue, with the Warriors bench being outscored 49-15 by the Kings. By the end of the third quarter, the Warriors were still down by nine points, but Curry took it to the next level. After the game, Curry said: “That’s the story of this team.

☆ 14 TV insiders rank the streamers where they want to sell shows now as Apple TV+ closes in on HBO Max amid turmoil at Warner Bros. Discovery
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Elaine Low | Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +19 min

☆ Democratic incumbent Sen. Richard Blumenthal faces off against Trump-endorsed Republican Leora Levy in Connecticut's US Senate election
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal is running against Republican Leora Levy to represent Connecticut in the US Senate. Levy is one of 22 Republican Senate candidates that President Donald Trump has endorsed. Democratic incumbent Sen. Richard Blumenthal faces off against Republican Leora Levy in Connecticut to represent the state in the US Senate. Connecticut's Senate race candidatesBlumenthal, first elected in 2010, serves on the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation, Committee on Armed Services, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and Special Committee on Aging. Before his election to the Senate, Blumenthal served five terms as Connecticut's attorney general, and in both the Connecticut State Senate and House of Representatives.

☆ Live Results: Democratic Rep. Matt Cartwright faces off against Trump-endorsed Republican Jim Bognet in Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District election
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Hanna Kang | April Joyner | Nov | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Rep. Matt Cartwright is running against Republican Jim Bognet in Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District. In 2020, Cartwright became one of seven Democratic incumbents to win despite Trump prevailing over Biden in his district. Five-term Democratic Rep. Matt Cartwright faces off against Republican Jim Bognet in Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District. 2022 General EmbedsPennsylvania's 8th Congressional District candidatesCartwright is a member of the House Committee on Appropriations. Voting history for Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional DistrictPennsylvania's 8th Congressional District includes parts of Luzerne County, a predominantly white, working-class area in eastern Pennsylvania.

☆ The midterms are moments away, and these 9 behind-the-scenes agencies are helping politicians get elected, with control of Congress at stake
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Political midterm ad spending is expected to hit a record high of $9.7 billionA new crop of digital-first firms is competing with traditional ad agencies for that money. Here are 9 of the most notable firms working for top GOP and Democratic candidates and organizations. Political advertising is reaching unprecedented levels for a midterm election. An August report from analytics firm AdImpact projected that political ad spending would reach $9.7 billion this year, beating the previous $9 billion record set in 2020. Kantar CMAG has forecast that $8.4 billion political ad dollars will be spent this year.

☆ Here's an exclusive look at the 19-slide pitch deck a Tesla alum used to raise a $2.5 million seed round for his Web3 climate-tech startup
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( April Joyner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Return lets people buy carbon credits to offset their crypto activity. What jumped out at White, however, was another line of business at Tesla: the sale of carbon credits. Companies, organizations, and individuals buy carbon credits to offset greenhouse-gas emissions from their activities. Several projects — such as Toucan Protocol, with which Return has partnered — aim to bring transparency to carbon credits by listing them on blockchains. Here's an exclusive look at the pitch deck that helped White raise seed funding:

☆ Democratic Rep. Matt Cartwright faces off against Trump-endorsed Republican Jim Bognet in Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District election
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rep. Matt Cartwright is running against Republican Jim Bognet in Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District. The 8th District encompasses parts of Luzerne County, a predominantly white, working-class area in eastern Pennsylvania. In 2020, Cartwright became one of seven Democratic incumbents to win despite Trump prevailing over Biden in his district. Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District candidatesCartwright is a member of the House Committee on Appropriations. Voting history for Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional DistrictPennsylvania's 8th Congressional District includes parts of Luzerne County, a predominantly white, working-class area in eastern Pennsylvania.

☆ Former Trump staffer and Republican attorney Madison Gesiotto Gilbert faces off against state Rep. Emilia Sykes in Ohio's 13th Congressional District election
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Former Donald Trump campaign staffer Madison Gesiotto Gilbert is running against state Rep. Emilia Sykes in Ohio's 13th Congressional District. Ohio's 13th Congressional District candidatesGesiotto, an attorney and former Miss Ohio USA, scored Trump's endorsement earlier this year in her bid for Congress. Sykes won the race for the 34th Ohio State House District seat in 2014, succeeding her father. Voting history for Ohio's 13th Congressional DistrictOhio's 13th Congressional District encompasses Akron, the fifth largest city in the state. State Sen. Vernon Sykes, Rep. Emilia Sykes' father, sat on the seven-member commission that drafted the new congressional map.

☆ Disney and Netflix are battling to sell ads on their cheaper versions, but Disney's pricing and seasoned sales teams are winning with brands
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Netflix is launching a tier with ads Nov. 3, with Disney+ following with a similar offering Dec. 8. Evercore estimated two-thirds of Disney+ subscribers would switch to the ad tier but the uptake remains a question. To be sure, many initial commitments to Disney+ Basic were negotiated as part of the larger TV upfront deals and ranged based on agencies' total spend. If Disney+ Basic underdelivers for advertisers, those buyers also have the assurance that Disney can fill the gaps with other parts of its video business. Disney+ has 152 million subscribers, including 45 million in the US, with a goal of hitting up to 165 million by the end of 2024.

☆ EasyJet gives carbon offset reform a handy shove
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

An EasyJet Airbus aircraft takes off from the southern runway at Gatwick Airport in Crawley, Britain, August 25, 2021. REUTERS/Peter NichollsLONDON, Sept 27 (Reuters Breakingviews) - EasyJet’s (EZJ.L) latest statement on climate change may end up being quite useful. Chief Executive Johan Lundgren’s stance reflects a burgeoning trend which has seen regulators and industry groups move from setting net zero targets to scrutinising them. EasyJet will instead invest in new technology to cut emissions, including zero carbon-emitting aircraft and carbon capture technology. They do not reflect the views of Reuters News, which, under the Trust Principles, is committed to integrity, independence, and freedom from bias.

☆ Trump said he doesn't 'understand' why Ron DeSantis isn't more appreciative of him: WaPo
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Trump said he didn't "understand" why DeSantis wasn't more appreciative of him, per a WaPo report. "I knew him from watching Fox, and he'd done a good job about me and other things," Trump said of DeSantis. Per the report, Trump advisors are looking for weaknesses in a potential 2024 DeSantis campaign. Ron DeSantis was not more appreciative of him and ruminated over his 2018 endorsement of the rising Republican star, according to The Washington Post. He continued: "Ron is strong on Borders, tough on Crime & big on Cutting Taxes - Loves our Military & our Vets.

Videos show the moment two American veterans touched down on U.S. soil and were reunited with their families after being held hostage for three months by Russian forces. The two men were among ten foreign fighters captured by Russian forces in June after they traveled to Ukraine to aid in the war. They were held by Russian proxies in the contested Donbas region that remains at the center of the war. Dianna Shaw and Bunny Drueke, the aunt and mom of Drueke, said they were "thrilled" that he was finally free. The 10 foreign fighters included Drueke and Huynh, five British fighters, and one Moroccan, Swede and Croatian, according to the Saudi Ministry of Media.

The appeals court also said it would agree to reverse a portion of the lower court's order that required the government to hand over records with classification markings for the special master's review. A Justice Department spokesperson did not have an immediate comment. Cannon, a Trump appointee herself, appointed Dearie to serve as special master in the case at Trump's request, despite the Justice Department's objections about a special master. While it voiced disagreement, however, the Justice Department did not appeal that portion of Cannon's order. It is not clear if prosecutors may separately seek to appeal other parts of Cannon's ruling on the special master appointment.

A Justice Department spokesperson did not have an immediate comment. Cannon, a Trump appointee herself, appointed Dearie to serve as special master in the case at Trump's request. The Justice Department had objected to the appointment of a special master. As one of his defenses, Trump has claimed on social media posts without evidence that he declassified the records. While it voiced disagreement, however, the Justice Department did not appeal that portion of Cannon's order.

☆ Netflix's aggressive move into ads made noise, but Disney's pitch for ad tier Disney+ Basic is winning over advertisers with lower pricing and seasoned sales teams
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The big question is how large Disney's audience for its ad-supported tier, Disney+ Basic, will be. Netflix is scrambling to launch its ads tier in November, which some ad buyers saw as a move to beat the Walt Disney Co.'s Dec. 8 rollout of Disney+ Basic. To be sure, many initial commitments to Disney+ Basic were negotiated as part of the larger TV upfront deals and ranged based on agencies' total spend. If Disney+ Basic underdelivers for advertisers, those buyers also have the assurance that Disney can fill the gaps with other parts of its video business. Both Disney+ Basic and Netflix's ad-supported tier will enter an increasingly crowded marketplace for streaming ads.

☆ Inside the ultra-exclusive home-swapping app Kindred — which has a 'Raya-type' invite-only membership and a rapidly growing waitlist
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-18 | by ( Emily Carmichael | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Some have compared the new home-swapping app Kindred to Raya, the exclusive members-only dating app. With homes that are largely luxurious, the average length of a Kindred stay is six days. Kindred gives home-swapping the (fancy) app treatment. And Kindred has a waitlist that it pulls from to build its housing inventory in locations popular with its members. Kindred vets, and personally photographs each of the homes on the app to ensure residences look like pictures.

☆ Horses and the 'Sport of Kings' were Queen Elizabeth's passion
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Alan Baldwin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

The late monarch's horses won more than 1,800 races and her annual presence at Royal Ascot and the Epsom Derby reflected a deep personal interest as much as carrying out royal duty. "I'm sure if the queen had not been bred into being a monarch she would have found a vocation with horses. Nicky Henderson, another royal trainer, also told the Racing Post how the queen had watched one of her horses win a race on television. The queen's horses won all the British classics with the exception of the Derby, the most prestigious of all. Queen Elizabeth attended every edition of the Royal Windsor Horse Show since its inception 79 years ago, including in May.

☆ The Merge: These 10 podcasts will help you better understand the impact of Ethereum's highly anticipated upgrade on crypto's ecosystem
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Ethereum's Merge is complete, transitioning its network from Proof of Work to Proof of Stake. Insider compiled a list of podcasts that detail the upgrade's impact on crypto's ecosystem. Ethereum's highly anticipated upgrade, the Merge, has finally happened. The upgrade will cut the network's energy usage more than 99% by changing Ethereum's consensus mechanism from Proof of Work to Proof of Stake. Insider compiled a list of 10 podcasts to help you better understand the Merge and its impact on crypto more broadly.

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