Variety
Yahoo CEO Marissa Meyer is defending Katie Couric, accused of a second sleight-of-hand edit in a documentary. Both recent incidents involve projects that Couric did independent of her Yahoo position.
Tubefilter
Amid some big deals, by Comcast, Verizon and soon, by someone for Yahoo, there is feeliing the euphoria is running out of steam. Or money. How many big deals are still out there?
Gizmodo
A meme that first appeared on Imgur reading "My Name Is Brock. I'm A Rapist" surrounding a photo of Brock Turner was taken down several times when users tried to post it on Facebook. That was a mistake, Facebook now says.
StreamDaily
Kerry Trainor is stepping down as CEO from video hosting site Vimeo, according to an internal memo and reported by StreamDaily. During the transition, IAC (which owns Vimeo) CEO Joey Levin will take over in the role as they hunt for a replacement. No reason was given at press time for his departure.
Re/code
Spotify is hiring music manager Troy Carter to help it secure exclusive deals and create new content. “Carter will be ‘global head of creator services,’ which means he will work with musicians, songwriters and labels,” Recode reports. “He will report to Stefan Blom, Spotify's chief content and strategy officer.”
Wall Street Journal
Fox and Univision are both delivering short highlight clips to Twitter from the Copa America soccer tournament, which the channels started airing on Friday. They come with pre-roll.
Re/code
So says WhoSay CEO Steve Ellis, who counts the way online ads can and so easily offend viewers, echoing a Mary Meeker lament.
Reuters
Despite some 30 million paid subscribers, Spotify is looking for a path to profitability. Among other efforts, “It is making its own videos, such as interviews with artists, and producing other content like pop-ups that explain lyrics,” Reuters reports. “This drive is being led by a senior executive poached from YouTube.”
Tubefilter
Mondelez International, the company behind Oreos and other CPG brands is greatly increasing its branded content, like Pepsi and Red Bull, and will work with BuzzFeed on a destination just like BuzzFeed's successful Tasty. Mondelez calls this digital unit Fearless.
Wall Street Journal
Cadillac President Johan de Nysschen will this month begin looking for commitments from some store owners willing to set up showrooms where buyers can shop for a new Cadillac not by test-driving one but experiencing the car through virtual reality goggles.