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Joe Biden proposes two debates with Trump, ditching the bipartisan commission that has conducted presidential debates since the late 1980s; Trump accepts — During recent weeks, both the Trump and Biden campaigns held behind-the-scenes talks about debate planning.
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
CNN's Jake Tapper and Dana Bash will moderate the June 27 presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump in Atlanta — Jake Tapper and Dana Bash will moderate the June 27 presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, the network said. — Both candidates said today …
CNN:
CNN plans to host the Joe Biden and Donald Trump presidential debate in Georgia on June 27, after both accepted CNN's invitation — President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he's accepted an invitation from CNN to debate former President Donald Trump on June 27 - challenging the former president …
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Joe Biden and Donald Trump agree to an ABC News presidential debate on September 10 — Biden challenged Trump to two debates, Trump said he's “ready and willing.” — President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign rally for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wes Moore at Bowie State University on Nov. 7 …
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Netflix strikes a three-year deal with the NFL to stream two new Christmas Day games this season, and “at least one game” in 2025 and in 2026 — The streaming giant lands the league's two new Christmas Day games, beginning this season. — Netflix will stream live NFL games, beginning this season.
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Casey Newton / Platformer:
The arrival of AI search bodes ill for everyone who relies on web search to have their business discovered, their blog post read, or their journalism funded — When Sundar Pichai took the stage at Google I/O on Tuesday morning, he said that the rise of generative artificial intelligence …
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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
News/Media Alliance CEO Danielle Coffey says Google's AI Overviews rollout will be catastrophic, as the little traffic publishers get will be further diminished — Editor's Note: A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. Sign up for the daily digest chronicling the evolving media landscape here.
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Jem Aswad / Variety:
The National Music Publishers Association sends a cease-and-desist letter to Spotify over its use of lyrics in its videos feature, remix tool, and more — Spotify was hit with a cease-and-desist letter from the National Music Publishers Assn. over its use of lyrics in its recently launched video function …
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CNBC:
Netflix says its ad tier has 40M MAUs, up from 23M in January, and it will launch its own ad platform and no longer partner with Microsoft for that technology — Netflix's cheaper, ad-supported tier has amassed 40 million global monthly active users, the company said Wednesday.
Marie Woolf / Globe and Mail:
The CRTC delays Online Streaming Act enactment until late 2025; the law sets how much streamers and broadcasters pay to support Canadian and Indigenous content — ////The timetable for implementing the online streaming act has been delayed by a year, according to a new regulatory plan published …
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Sonia Pérez D. / Associated Press:
A Guatemalan court orders the release of journalist José Rubén Zamora, who was jailed for nearly two years on money laundering charges; he awaits a new trial — A Guatemalan court ordered the release Wednesday of journalist José Rubén Zamora, jailed for nearly two years on money laundering charges.
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Max Tani / Semafor:
NYT reporters are circulating a draft of an open letter to Joe Kahn, criticizing the editor over recent comments they said were dismissive of young reporters — The Scoop — New York Times reporters are circulating a draft of a letter to Joe Kahn, criticizing the paper's top editor …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Bob Iger says Disney is “pretty dramatically” reducing its spending on traditional TV content and Disney+'s overinvestment “resulted in volume, not quality” — Company originally ‘invested too much’ in streaming content, which ‘resulted in volume, not quality,’
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Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
The New Yorker published an article about convicted child serial killer Lucy Letby in its UK print edition, after blocking the story online due to a court order — A New Yorker story revisiting the conviction of Lucy Letby has been published in the title's print and mobile app editions despite …
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