Mediagazer: Sources: the FTC will review Amazon's proposed acquisition of MGM, just as the commission gets a new chairwoman who has been critical of Amazon's expansion (Brent Kendall/Wall Street Journal)

3:35 PM ET, June 22, 2021

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Sources: the FTC will review Amazon's proposed acquisition of MGM, just as the commission gets a new chairwoman who has been critical of Amazon's expansion — Commission secures antitrust review after talks with Justice Department, and as Amazon critic Lina Khan takes the FTC's helm

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Javier Espinoza / Financial Times:

European Commission says it has opened an antitrust investigation into whether Google favors its own display ad tech over rivals — Brussels to examine whether US group broke rules by giving an advantage to its own services — The EU has announced a formal investigation …

Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:

Dean Baquet defends Maggie Haberman after a Fox News article accused her of being fixated on Trump and failing to properly cover Joe Biden — - Fox News article says Pulitzer winner biased against Trump — Bacquet salutes ‘one of the finest journalists of her generation’

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David Griner / Adweek:

Allure EIC Michelle Lee is leaving to join Netflix as its first VP of editorial and publishing, managing Netflix's social media, podcasts, and print publication — She'll become the streaming service's vp of editorial and publishing

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Sara Fischer / Axios:

Quartz co-founders Kevin Delaney and Jay Lauf and NYT's Erin Grau launch a new media and services company, Charter, centered around the future of work — Quartz co-founders Kevin Delaney and Jay Lauf, along with New York Times veteran Erin Grau, are launching a new media and services company called …

Discussion: @jlauf, @ghoshworld, @keithgrossman, @yinkawrites and @siobhannyc

European Federation of Journalists:

The Belarusian Ministry of Justice has demanded the Belarusian Association of Journalists turn over membership lists, meeting minutes, and more from 2018 on — The Belarusian Ministry of Justice has just ordered an inspection of the activities of the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ).

Christopher Williams / Sydney Morning Herald:

Sources: News UK is competing with Dazn and ITV for a UK sports broadcasting partnership with BT Sport — Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size — Rupert Murdoch is exploring a tie-up with BT's television arm as the nonagenarian attempts to reshape and secure his media legacy amid the decline of print newspapers.

Discussion: Digital TV Europe and Light Reading

Sara Fischer / Axios:

Sources: the owner of The Hill, Jimmy Finkelstein, has ramped up efforts to sell the DC-based publication; one source says The Hill has held talks with Nexstar — The Hill, a Beltway-based print publication that receives significant national traffic to its digital website …

Discussion: @thezedwards

Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:

The New York Times is rolling out the ability for subscribers to “gift” 10 articles per month to non-subscribers — The New York Times is offering subscribers the ability to “gift” 10 articles per month to the non-subscribers in their life. — The gift feature became available …

Discussion: @kerrymflynn and @amylouisecooper

Kait Bolongaro / Bloomberg:

Canadian lawmakers pass a controversial bill that would subject tech giants to the same requirements as traditional broadcasters; bill now heads to the Senate — - Move would prioritize Canadian content, echoing broadcast law — But critics say it threatens free speech on user-driven sites

Discussion: @abdulrahmanleme, @temidayoolawole, @johnbrassardcpc, @mikebarretton, @dcnorg, @business, @mistercommodity, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider and @jason_kint, more at Techmeme »

Reuters:

Iranian news agencies say the US government has seized several Iranian media websites and sites for groups affiliated with Iran, like Yemen's Houthi movement — Notices appeared on Tuesday on a number of Iran-affiliated websites saying they had been seized by the United States government as part of law enforcement action.

Discussion: @presstv, @jasonmbrodsky and @mmasnick

Sara Fischer / Axios:

Source: C-SPAN political editor Steve Scully, put on leave in 2020 after falsely saying his Twitter account was hacked, departs for the Bipartisan Policy Center — Longtime C-SPAN political editor and on-air host Steve Scully is leaving the network on July 2, Axios has learned.

Discussion: The Wrap, The Hill, TVNewser, @kevinmaddendc, @calebjhull, @pdad, @michaelsteele and @axios

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