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Metacrisis
Today:
Facebook pulls of of the news ecosystem, setting up a confrontation for parent company Meta
Looking ahead to this week’s Future of TV Advertising conference as the industry’s measurement divisions widen
Further reading:
Unmade: The wheels fall off for news
Australian Financial Review: Onerous demands and threats: Inside Facebook’s secret media deals
Australian Financial Review: Michael Miller - The time has come for parliament to fire its cannon – at Meta
Brisbane Times: Albanese government furious over Meta’s plan to pull out of Facebook news deal
Capital Brief: Meta shuts the door on Australian news publishers, putting deals worth $70m at risk
The Australian: Meta’s dumping of content deals with publishers will cost jobs, says Country Press Australia
Future of TV Advertising Sydney: Agenda
Today’s episode features Tim Burrowes and Abe Udy
Time to leave you to start your week.
Editing was courtesy of Abe’s Audio, the people to talk to about voiceovers, sound design and podcast production.
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StW: Media's coming war with Meta as Facebook turns its back on news; TV Fight Club convenes