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12:25 AM ET, July 11, 2022

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Lauren Feiner / CNBC:
SEC filing: Elon Musk notified Twitter he wants to terminate the merger agreement, claiming that Twitter didn't provide the relevant business info he requested  —  Billionaire Elon Musk wants to end his deal to buy Twitter, according to a letter sent by a lawyer on his behalf to the company's chief legal officer Friday.
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: WWE's Vince McMahon agreed to pay $12M+ over the past 16 years to four women formerly affiliated with WWE, over sexual misconduct and infidelity claims  —  The longtime chief of World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. secured nondisclosure agreements to keep secret allegations of sexual misconduct and infidelity
Agence France-Presse:
Rappler says Maria Ressa has lost her appeal against a conviction for cyber libel but the news website says it would “avail of all legal remedies available”  —  Peace prize winner and veteran journalist faces lengthy jail sentence  —  Philippines' Nobel peace prize winner …
Courtney C. Radsch / Center for International Media Assistance:
An analysis of government policies aimed at making Big Tech pay for news content and the implications for independent news outlets in low-income countries  —  KEY FINDINGS  —  As policymakers around the world consider how to rebalance the relationship between Big Tech and the news industry …
Tom Jones / Poynter:
An interview with Phoebe Connelly, director of The Washington Post's Next Generation Audiences, which was launched to acquire younger and more diverse audiences  —  The job is to not only figure out how to reach new audiences now, but in the future when there could be platforms that haven't even been invented yet.
Jay Peters / The Verge:
The NFL's Roger Goodell confirms that streaming service NFL+ will launch this season and says the league will pick a Sunday Ticket streaming partner by the fall  —  It could arrive in time for next season  —  The NFL is working on its own direct-to-consumer streaming service, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell told CNBC in an interview.
Alissa Wilkinson / Vox:
A Q&A with author Erich Schwartzel on the role China's market played in Marvel's rise, how Chinese censorship turned into Hollywood self-censorship, and more  —  Big Hollywood movies are being made with Chinese audiences in mind.  —  The big Hollywood movies you've seen on the big screen …
Chelsea Curtis / Arizona Republic:
Arizona makes it illegal for people within 8 feet of law enforcement activity to record police, except for those involved; Gannett and others opposed the bill  —  People will no longer be allowed to take close-range recordings of Arizona police under a new bill signed into law by Gov. Doug Ducey on Wednesday.
Holly Rosewood / The Objective:
Q&A with The Objective co-founder Gabe Schneider on starting its newsroom, his introduction to journalism, defining objectivity, media criticism, and more  —  Two years ago, we released our first newsletter.  Since then, we've interviewed dozens of journalists (and non-journalists) to share their advice for improving the industry.
Vulture:
Showrunners for Netflix, Hulu, Apple TV+, Paramount+, and Prime Video discuss the lack of metrics transparency and compare their experiences with linear TV  —  For decades, television creators had a pretty good way of finding out if their show was a hit: They could look at the Nielsen ratings …
Jon Lafayette / Next TV:
Cinedigm announces Cineverse, an AVOD service with 15+ free ad-supported linear streaming channels and 46K+ VOD films and TV episodes, launching in late August  —  Matchpoint Blueprint 2.0 uses AI and machine learning to enhance viewing experience  —  Cinedigm said it will use an enhanced version …
 
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