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10:05 PM ET, June 28, 2023

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Rocio Fabbro / The Messenger:
Staff writers at Disney's National Geographic say the outlet is laying off all remaining writers and will rely on freelancers and people with outside funding  —  Several staff writers announced their layoffs over Twitter  —  A Facebook icon representing an external link to share the article …
Bloomberg:
Sources: WBD plans to add live CNN programming to Max outside the US later in 2023 and is weighing different approaches for the US  —  Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. is planning to add live programming from CNN to the Max streaming service later this year, according to people familiar with the matter …
Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: several news and magazine publishers, including The NYT, News Corp, IAC, and Axel Springer, are discussing forming a coalition to address AI's impact  —  New York Times, Wall Street Journal parent News Corp and Dotdash Meredith owner IAC are among companies discussing forming a coalition
Aisha Majid / Press Gazette:
Analysis: BBC News is the biggest newsbrand on Instagram with 25.7M followers, adding 7.4M since 2021; only three of the 10 biggest accounts are broadcasters  —  BBC News is the biggest newsbrand on Instagram, while Healthline Media is the fastest-growing.  —  Once largely shunned for news …
Discussion: @pressgazette
Jennifer Maas / Variety:
Turner Classic Movies executive Charles Tabesh, a 25-year veteran of the network, will remain in his post, a reversal after backlash to WBD downsizing  —  In a cinematic twist, Turner Classic Movies programming executive Charles Tabesh will remain in his post following Warner Bros. Discovery's …
PennLive:
Advance Local plans to launch Lone Star Live in Texas in August, covering news, sports, and culture and partnering with sports betting company Sidelines Group  —  Advance Local, the parent company of PA Media Group, will expand into a new market this summer with the launch of Lone Star Live …
Mia Galuppo / Hollywood Reporter:
Discussion: The Wrap, IndieWire and Deadline
Rachel Shin / Fortune:
An interview with Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner about journalism's key jobs as AI gets deployed, layoffs at Bild, negotiating with big platforms, and more  —  Mathias Döpfner, CEO of Axel Springer, the largest periodical publisher in Europe—and an increasingly major presence in American media …
Discussion: @ajs and The Wrap
Angie Drobnic Holan / Poynter:
Discussion: @poynter
Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
A look at Substack in the wake of the pandemic's “rocket ship growth”, given fresh competition from WordPress, Beehiiv, and Ghost, the Twitter feud, and more  —  The six-year-old self-publishing platform is still a magnet for writers, but WordPress and Beehiiv are vying for market share.
Dan Kennedy / Media Nation:
Alden's The Boston Herald and The Denver Post plan to end reader comments on July 1; Herald says it wants to speed up its site and Post cites uncivil comments  —  At least two daily newspapers owned by Alden Global Capital's MediaNews Group will end reader comments on July 1.
 
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Emma Ross-Thomas / Bloomberg:
OPEC cancels Bloomberg, Reuters and WSJ reporters' accreditation to cover its Vienna conference, the second time they are excluded from its meetings since May
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Max Goldbart / Deadline:
Netflix and Amazon executives say the UK's Media Bill could make Ofcom “something of a global policeman” and create “perverse incentives” for smaller streamers
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Roku and CBS Sports buy US media rights for Formula E; Roku plans to stream 11 races per season on the Roku Channel, its first foray into live sports