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12:35 PM ET, June 14, 2022

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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
A UK judge rules against businessman Arron Banks' libel case over a Ted Talk from Guardian journalist Carole Cadwalladr, who used a public interest defense  —  Journalist Carole Cadwalladr has won her libel battle against Brexit donor Arron Banks.  —  Brexit donor Banks sued Cadwalladr …
Tory Shepherd / The Guardian:
The Sydney Morning Herald removed a column on Australian actor Rebel Wilson that forced her to come out; author Andrew Hornery apologized for reporting mistakes  —  SMH columnist admits mistakes after complaining about being gazumped on story about Wilson's new girlfriend Ramona Agruma
Pew Research Center:
Journalist survey: 67% say social media has a negative impact on journalism, 82% think they should keep their views out of reporting, 55% oppose bothsiderism  —  77% would choose their career all over again, though 57% are highly concerned about future restrictions on press freedom
Patrick Brzeski / Hollywood Reporter:
Viacom18, a joint venture between Reliance, Paramount, and Bodhi Tree, won Indian Premier League cricket streaming rights from 2023 to 2027 for $2.6B  —  Acquiring the rights to the most popular sport in the world's second-most populous nation positions the company for a big subscriber gain in the streaming business.
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Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
Sources: Alphabet offered to let rival ad intermediaries place YouTube ads, hoping to end an EU antitrust probe and avert a fine of up to 10% of global turnover  —  Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL.O) has offered to let rival ad intermediaries place advertisements on YouTube to address …
Jason Koebler / VICE:
The Texas DPS seeks to block Motherboard's request for the public release of Uvalde shooting bodycam footage, claiming it may expose police response weaknesses  —  The Texas Department of Public Safety asked the state's Attorney General to prevent the public release of body camera footage …
Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline:
The Washington Post and Imagine Entertainment sign a partnership to create scripted and non-scripted film and TV based on WaPo's archive and current reporting  —  EXCLUSIVE: The Washington Post and Imagine Entertainment have entered into a strategic partnership to create scripted …
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Jennifer Maas / Variety:
Netflix, which has released 23 mobile games since November 2021, says it plans to double the number of games on its service by the end of 2022  —  Since launching its mobile games offering to members seven months ago, Netflix has released a total of 23 titles.
Lachlan Cartwright / The Daily Beast:
Sources: NY Post EIC Keith Poole removed longtime Page Six editor Emily Smith from her role, following an HR probe over bullying and abusive behavior claims  —  In this week's edition of Confider, we reveal how the New York Post's top gossip columnist was quietly removed from her post …
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Fox News covered the second day of the January 6 hearings live, starting at 10am ET on Monday, after not airing the first day during its primetime opinion shows  —  New York (CNN Business)The next hearing by the House's Jan. 6 committee will not be in prime time, but it will be widely televised and streamed.
Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
ITV acquires a 79.5% stake in natural history TV program producer Plimsoll Productions for £103.5M in cash, valuing Plimsoll at £131M  —  “Through Plimsoll Productions, as a studio, we can continue to capitalize on the growing demand for natural history and factual programming," CEO Carolyn McCall said.
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
UK court orders the BBC to pay Labour Councillor Liza Begum £30K in libel damages for airing a picture of her while discussing criminal allegation against an MP  —  Labour Councillor Liza Begum has won £30,000 libel damages from the BBC after the “racist” misidentification …
Discussion: The Guardian
 
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
The New York Times is adding the Athletic to its subscription bundle at no extra charge and will allow nonsubscribers to sample some free content
Madeleine Lim / Bloomberg:
Bloomberg journalist Haze Fan was released on bail in January, according to the Chinese embassy, after being detained in December 2020 and arrested in July 2021
Dawn Chmielewski / Reuters:
Spotify announces a Safety Advisory Council to provide non-binding third-party input on issues such as hate speech, disinformation, and extremism
Graham Readfearn / The Guardian:
Analysis of climate change denial content finds News Corp Australia-owned Sky News has become a central source for climate science misinformation globally
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Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
The WGAE says Vox Media Union reached a tentative deal with management on a new contract the weekend before its current agreement expired, averting a strike
Sara Fischer / Axios:
The Wall Street Journal debuts Buy Side, a free website with reviews for consumer and personal finance products, run by a team separate from the WSJ's newsroom
Brier Dudley / The Seattle Times:
The pandemic closed more mills, worsening the US local journalism crisis via a 30%+ rise in newsprint prices over the past two years, leading to more cutbacks
Wall Street Journal:
Study: some streaming devices keep playing content when TVs are off, leading to ~17% of ads being shown when users can't see them, costing brands $1B+ per year
 

 
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Raffaele Huang / Wall Street Journal:
Apple removes WhatsApp, Threads, Signal, and Telegram from its App Store in China, after orders from the country's regulators citing national security concerns

Ryan Morrison / Tom's Guide:
Microsoft researchers introduce VASA-1, an AI model that can create a realistic talking face video from a portrait photo and an audio file, in research preview

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
Sources: EU may accept Apple's proposal to open its NFC payments tech to rivals, and may close its antitrust probe in May, letting Apple avoid hefty fines

 
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