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Kate McGee / The Texas Tribune:
Texas A&M weakened its offer to a University of Texas professor to revive its journalism program, after backlash about DEI and her NYT past; she's staying at UT — The university celebrated its decision to hire Kathleen McElroy to revive its journalism program.
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Variety:
Top Hollywood executives plan to call in federal mediators to help avert a SAG-AFTRA strike, which could start as soon as July 13, after the contract expires — A group of CEOs and senior executives, including Disney chief Bob Iger, Warner Bros. Discovery's David Zaslav and Netflix's Ted Sarandos …
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Disney is exploring strategic options for its Star India business; Media Partners Asia estimates Disney+ Hotstar could lose 15M subscribers in FY 2023 — Talks are a sign of how Star India's fortunes have changed since Disney's purchase of Fox entertainment assets
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BBC:
A young person says the BBC presenter at the center of a scandal sent them threatening texts after they alluded online to naming and having contact with him — A young person has told BBC News they felt threatened by the BBC presenter at the centre of a row over payment for sexually explicit photos.
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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Tim Davie says police asked the BBC to pause its investigation into a suspended male presenter as officers decide if a criminal investigation would be justified — Corporation's director general reveals request as officers consider if there is reason for a criminal inquiry
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Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
The BBC reports record BBC Studios revenue up 28% YoY to £2.09B in 2022-2023, EBITDA rose 6% YoY to £240M, and returns to the BBC reached a record £362M — Thanks to hit content, such as ‘Happy Valley,’ 'Bluey, and ‘Dancing With the Stars,’ the commercial arm …
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Charlie Nash / Mediaite:
Filings show Vice executives' $700K+ salaries and collective bonuses totaling $1M+ on April 28, one day after layoffs and two weeks before the bankruptcy filing — Vice senior staff writer Joseph Cox shared the eye-popping payments made to Vice Media executives who “led VICE to bankruptcy” on Monday.
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Nitish Pahwa / Slate:
A volunteer contributor for Twitter's Community Notes details checking rampant spam and disinformation across the site and says the tool is far from sufficient — Twitter's “Community Notes” volunteers are supposed to make the platform “the most accurate source of information about the world.”
Reuters:
Syria cancels the media accreditation of two local journalists working for the BBC over what the information ministry calls “false” and “politicized” coverage — Syria's information ministry said on Saturday it had cancelled the accreditation of two local journalists working …
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The Financial Times leans into its B2B business with an FT Professional rebranding, citing that its B2B subscriptions account for 75% of its paying readers — B2B subscriptions account for 75% of the FT's paying readers. — The Financial Times is targeting growth in its B2B division …
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Alexander Gladstone / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Audacy is set to begin negotiations with financial creditors to restructure its $1.9B in debt as it struggles with declining advertising revenue — Audacy has said that it might not satisfy debt obligations as it faces a weak radio advertising market
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The Desk, Inside Radio and Radio & Television …
Washington Post:
The Washington Post becomes the first major national newspaper to join Verizon's +play subscription aggregation hub; new Post subscribers get three months free — The Washington Post announced today that it has joined Verizon's +play - giving Verizon customers an exclusive three-month subscription …
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