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David Bauder / Associated Press:
Geraldo Rivera says his last appearance on Fox News' The Five will be next week and “growing tension” wasn't worth it; he plans to remain a Fox correspondent — Geraldo Rivera has quit as one of the lonely liberal voices on Fox News' popular political combat show “The Five,” …
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U.S. Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon:
Ron Wyden, Mike Lee, and Richard Durbin reintroduce the bipartisan PRESS Act to shield journalists from government surveillance; a similar House bill is planned — Bill Defends Reporters' Communication Records Against Government Seizure To Protect Confidential Sources and Promote Accountability …
Christian Blauvelt / IndieWire:
Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, and Paul Thomas Anderson call WBD CEO David Zaslav to advocate for Turner Classic Movies' leadership team, hit with layoffs — Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, and Paul Thomas Anderson have organized an emergency call to David Zaslav that will take place today …
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Peter White / Deadline:
Sources: in a surprise move, WBD shops some HBO titles to Netflix, including Issa Rae's 2021 comedy Insecure, to boost revenue; some HBO veterans pushed back — EXCLUSIVE: HBO's streaming walled garden is coming down, it seems. — In a hugely surprising move, Deadline understands …
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Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
NYC-based newsletter platform beehiiv raised a $12.5M Series A led by Lightspeed and says it has 7,500 active newsletters with 350M monthly impressions — The world took a double take at the potential of newsletters after Substack started to blow up a few years ago.
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Zosha Millman / Polygon:
Ali Selim, the director and executive producer of Marvel's Secret Invasion, says Method Studios used AI to design the opening credits scene — ‘It just came right out of the shape-shifting, Skrull world identity’ — The world of Secret Invasion is decidedly sketchy.
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Washington Post:
ProPublica reporters and other staff are unionizing; staff memo: President Robin Sparkman and EIC Stephen Engleberg say ProPublica plans to recognize the union — The donor-supported hub for investigative reporting isn't grappling with the same economic strains as its corporate peers.
Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:
Denmark's biggest daily, Politiken, is boosting engagement, pageviews, and subscriptions using “super articles” inspired by The New York Times' Snowfall in 2012 — Hiw Denmark's biggest daily is using technology to super-charge its biggest articles.
Lawrence Hurley / @lawrencehurley:
[Thread] US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito uses a Wall Street Journal op-ed to respond to ProPublica questions for a report, instead of issuing a statement — Justice Alito appears to be trying to get out ahead of a new ProPublica report that will address a trip he went on with billionaire hedge fund manager Paul Singer. Weirdly, it is published as an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal: https://www.wsj.com/...
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The New York Times Company:
New York Times Cooking launches a service in which cooks can text any fruit or vegetable emoji to 361-COOK-NYT to get a free recipe, through August 15, 2023 — Need a recipe in a snap to make your summer produce shine? From June 21 - August 15, text a fruit or vegetable emoji to 361-COOK-NYT …
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Jake Kanter / Deadline:
Disney blasts the UK's draft Digital Markets, Competition, and Consumers Bill, saying the law would “micro-manage” how streaming services interact with users — EXCLUSIVE: Disney has raised serious concerns about new UK laws that will require it to send contract renewal notices …
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Matt Tamanini / The Streamable:
YouTube TV expands its Multiview feature test to let some subscribers view up to five news, sports, and weather streaming channels at the same time — It has been a slow, but exciting tease over the past three months as YouTube TV has worked out the kinks of its new Multiview feature …
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