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Diana Falzone / Mediaite:
Eric Bolling, formerly of Sinclair and Fox News and host of Newsmax's 8pm show The Balance, is leaving the network after three years — Eric Bolling has parted ways with Newsmax. — The veteran television host, who helmed the conservative network's 8 p.m. hour with The Balance …
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Eric Bolling, @ericbolling, Los Angeles Times, The Daily Beast, Deadline, Adweek, The Wrap and Media Matters for America
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
YouGov: the news sources Americans say they trust the most aren't always used most heavily; YouTube and Facebook are often sources for news but not trusted much — That's particularly true among Republicans. — Americans in 2024 again have a source of news that they agree is reliable …
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Max Tani / Semafor:
Details of CNN's ad packages for its Biden-Trump debate on June 27: a top-tier level with a $1.5M minimum, limits on spending by campaigns and PACs, and more — The Scoop — The Donald Trump-driven boom times are back for the business of American television — at least, for one night in June.
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Brian Welk / IndieWire:
The Tribeca Festival and OpenAI plan to feature five short films made using OpenAI's text-to-video tool Sora on June 15 — “Nanny” director Nikyatu Jusu is among the five filmmakers who created a film for the festival using the tech. — Post — Short films generated by artificial intelligence …
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Bloomberg and The Hollywood Reporter, more at Techmeme »
Laura Wagner / Washington Post:
The Times Guild leaders say NYT, while rolling out expanded bio pages for staff, made “petty” cuts to the language in which staffers extolled their Guild work — After rolling out expanded bio pages designed to ‘bolster trust with readers,’ the Times excised language in which staffers extolled their work with the Guild
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Disney and Comcast's NBCUniversal hit an impasse in Disney's buyout plans for NBCU's 33% Hulu stake, with a significant disagreement over valuation — Companies are discussing a Disney buyout of Comcast's stake in streaming service; with a big valuation gap, the prospect of a court battle looms
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@tvgrimreaper, The Information, The Desk, The Streamable and The Media Leader
Michael Hytha / Bloomberg:
LA-based Webtoon, owned by South Korea's Naver, files for a US IPO; sources: the online comics platform could seek to raise up to $500M at a $3B-$4B valuation — Los Angeles-based Webtoon said in a filing Friday with the US Securities and Exchange Commission that South Korean internet company Naver …
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@ca_ecostrategy, US Securities and Exchange Commission, Reuters and The Korea Times, more at Techmeme »
Zheping Huang / Bloomberg:
Sources: TikTok pauses plans to launch its e-commerce business in major European markets to focus on growth in the US where it's fighting the divest-or-ban law — - ByteDance halts plan to roll out shopping from Spain to Italy — Company aims to entrench itself in its most lucrative market
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Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg:
Meta says 40M+ US and Canadian adults aged 18 to 29 use Facebook daily, the highest number in three years, reflecting efforts to win back younger users — - Feed now features a broader array of posts based on interest — More young adults are back on Facebook after years of declines
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Meta, Deadline, Reuters, Engadget and Simon Owens's Media Newsletter
Financial Times:
Sources: a Paramount special committee approved the sweetened offer from Skydance; Paramount's board, chaired by Shari Redstone, will vote on the deal June 4 — Final decision over Hollywood studio group rests with controlling shareholder Shari Redstone — A special committee …
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Wall Street Journal, The Wrap, Reuters, The Desk, The Hollywood Reporter, Los Angeles Times and Variety
Tom Dreisbach / NPR:
Salem Media is halting distribution of the film and book 2000 Mules and removing the film from its platforms; it apologized to a man who sued for defamation — The conservative media company behind the book and film “2,000 Mules,” which alleged a widespread conspiracy by Democrats to steal …
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CNN, Deadline, @tomdreisbach, Salem Media Group, Inc., Associated Press, @tomdreisbach, @nycsouthpaw, @tomdreisbach, @anelsona, @brianbeutler, @rightardia@mastodon.social, @tomdreisbach, @mountainsstars, @stephensilver, @tomdreisbach, @renee.diresta@threads.net, Mediaite and Radio & Television …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Moonbug Entertainment names Courtney Holt, previously Spotify's head of studios and video, as managing director for the Americas, taking over from Andy Yeatman — Holt takes over the position from Andy Yeatman, who is departing Moonbug for an unspecified new gig.
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Courtney Holt on LinkedIn, The Wrap, Deadline and Advanced Television
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