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FYI: We're now omitting links in @mediagazer tweets. Why? 1. Links limit reach (see embedded study) 2. The cost for posting links using X's API increased today by 1900% Links may return later, but we're still exploring how we might accomplish that.

An analysis of the 200 most-recent tweets on X by 18 big publishers indicates links seem to hurt engagement, after debate arose over X's value for sharing news (@laurahazardowen / Nieman Lab)

ProdPro: New York state's film and TV production spending rose 87% to $1.61B in Q3, after a 54% jump in Q2, behind only California's $1.76B; NYC makes up ~80% (@jillfgoldsmith / Deadline) (Visit Mediagazer dot com for the link and full context!)

A source and internal figures indicate Condé Nast forecasts $130M in Q4 US advertising, over $35M below its goal; Condé Nast says the figures are inaccurate (@markstenberg3 / Adweek) (Visit Mediagazer dot com for the link and full context!)

Google announces the expansion of ads in AI Mode into international markets, as growth in its core search advertising business slows (@laurenforristal / TechCrunch) (Visit Mediagazer dot com for the link and full context!)

Google's search revenue rose 12% YoY to $63.25B in Q3 2026, down from 14.5% in Q3 2025, with Google attributing the slowdown to "lower monetization" in AI Mode (@ssharwood / The Register) (Visit Mediagazer dot com for the link and full context!)

Analysis: Jezebel has removed 100+ articles with racy or abortion-related headlines; Paste, which bought Jezebel in 2023, says they were temporarily unpublished (@scottnover / Washington Post) (Visit Mediagazer dot com for the link and full context!)

Sources: Bloomberg, Susquehanna, and Jump Trading signed up for Truth Social's real-time feed of top accounts, including Trump's posts, paying $60K to $100K (Reuters) (Visit Mediagazer dot com for the link and full context!)

A judge blocks the Trump administration from creating and airing taxpayer-funded campaign-style ads, expanding earlier restrictions on the ads by another judge (@monninjenna / The Washington Sun) (Visit Mediagazer dot com for the link and full context!)

Two media rights organizations sue Trump on behalf of six citizens over exclusions of specific media outlets from the White House press pool (Columbia Daily Spectator) (Visit Mediagazer dot com for the link and full context!)

Memo: Skydance TV's Co-Chair and Chief Content Officer George Cheeks formalizes his leadership team, noting that Tom Cibrowski will continue to oversee CBS News (@peterzwhite / Deadline) (Visit Mediagazer dot com for the link and full context!)

Versant, owner of MS NOW and CNBC, is launching four new FAST channels, including Snapped, Botched, and CNBC Ambition, bringing its portfolio to 13 outlets (@bristei / Variety) (Visit Mediagazer dot com for the link and full context!)

CNN, MS NOW, and Politico amend their lawsuit against the White House, alleging it has kept all three off press pool duty since Sept. 18 despite an injunction (@brianstelter / CNN) (Visit Mediagazer dot com for the link and full context!)

Alphabet reports Q3 YouTube ad revenue up 9% YoY to $11.2B, below estimates, and Google ad revenue hit $82.01B, up from $74.18B in Q3 2025 (@xpangler / Variety) (Visit Mediagazer dot com for the link and full context!)

Fremantle and RoseBerry Media plan to use AI-assisted editing tools to repackage vintage Neighbours episodes featuring Margot Robbie into vertical microdramas (@jpdabrams / New York Times) (Visit Mediagazer dot com for the link and full context!)

Meta says it may delay its new commercial terms past Nov. 20 after publishers and politicians voiced concerns the terms could let it train AI on their content (@emroth08 / The Verge) (Visit Mediagazer dot com for the link and full context!)

US voters say they feel inundated with video, mail, text, and social media ads during the 2026 midterm election cycle, driven by unlimited campaign donations (Financial Times) (Visit Mediagazer dot com for the link and full context!)

A look at MTS, the a16z-backed tech news outlet, as it struggles to attract views for its marathon X livestreams; MTS says it is on track for a "$10M run rate" (@almostzara / The San Francisco Standard) (Visit Mediagazer dot com for the link and full context!)

Reddit rolls out a dual-feed homepage, with For You and Following feeds, joining TikTok, Instagram, and others in offering a recommendation-driven feed (@aiishamalik1 / TechCrunch) (Visit Mediagazer dot com for the link and full context!)

Vox launches its first app, consolidating text, audio, and video content; vertical videos and podcasts are free but only subscribers can read text stories (@hanaatameez / Nieman Lab) (Visit Mediagazer dot com for the link and full context!)

A London jury finds far-right activist Tommy Robinson guilty of harassing two Daily Mail journalists over an article about the 2024 Southport murders (@benquinn75 / The Guardian) (Visit Mediagazer dot com for the link and full context!)

Former CNN and Atlanta Journal-Constitution executive Andrew Morse plans to launch Phareo, an AI-powered YouTube competitor, initially with 25 creators (@pkafka / Business Insider) (Visit Mediagazer dot com for the link and full context!)