Mediagazer: Netflix plans to donate $1M to the Innocence Project to settle a defamation lawsuit by ex-prosecutor Linda Fairstein over a 2019 Central Park Five show (Luc Cohen/Reuters)

Sources: the NBA is closing in on deals with NBC, ESPN, and Amazon that would bring in ~$76B in media revenue over 11 years; the deals will include WNBA rights — The National Basketball Association entered its first TV negotiations in a decade with a problem: Its main business partners seemed to be on shaky footing.

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Anthony Crupi / Sportico:

Diamond Sports Group reaches a tentative deal for a new naming-rights sponsor for its regional sports networks; a report says FanDuel plans to replace Bally's — Diamond Sports Group on Tuesday confirmed that it has reached an agreement in principle on a new naming-rights sponsor …

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Nathan Jolly / Mumbrella:

Several senior executives, including sales managers, are leaving as part of News Corp Australia's ongoing restructuring; more staff cuts are expected next week — The biggest restructuring in News Corp Australia's history continues to roll on, as several senior executives have been moved on.

Discussion: Australian Financial Review, Mediaweek and Mediaweek

Upmanyu Trivedi / Bloomberg:

The UK's Competition Appeal Tribunal rules that a class action lawsuit against Google over allegations of abusing its dominance in digital ads can proceed — London judges ruled a class action lawsuit to proceed against Google potentially seeking billions of pounds in damages over allegations …

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Luc Cohen / Reuters:

Netflix plans to donate $1M to the Innocence Project to settle a defamation lawsuit by ex-prosecutor Linda Fairstein over a 2019 Central Park Five show — Netflix (NFLX.O) settled a defamation lawsuit brought by best-selling author and former Manhattan sex crimes prosecutor Linda Fairstein …

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Sharon Otterman / New York Times:

The Columbia Law Review's website was taken offline by its board of directors after the journals' student editors published an article criticizing Israel — The board of directors of the student-run publication said that the article, by a Palestinian human rights lawyer, had not been subject to sufficient review.

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Mike Scarcella / Reuters:

A federal class action suit against the NFL over claims of using agreements to control Sunday Ticket distribution, letting DirecTV raise prices, heads to trial — The National Football League and subscribers to its “Sunday Ticket” televised game package are headed to trial on Wednesday …

Discussion: Bloomberg

Monique Mulima / Bloomberg:

FT Ventures buys a minority stake in Toronto-based news company The Logic, launched in 2018; the FT's media consulting arm will help with subscriptions and more — FT Ventures will become a minority owner of the Toronto-based news company, which was launched in 2018.

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Will Shanklin / Engadget:

Twitch says its Twitch Tier 1 subscriptions in the US will increase from $4.99 to $5.99 per month on July 11, the first price rise for US subscribers — Monthly Tier 1 memberships will go up by $1 in July. — Twitch is joining Spotify, Max, Peacock, Crunchyroll, EA and other content services …

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Justin Ling / Wired:

Russian journalists and dissidents are taking advantage of YouTube, the only major US platform available in Russia and a primary entertainment source for many — YouTube remains the only major US-based social media platform available in Russia. It's become “indispensable” to everyday people, making a ban tricky.

Discussion: @justinling@mastodon.online, more at Techmeme »

Margaret Sullivan / The Guardian:

Heavy-handed moves by The Washington Post's new publisher, Will Lewis, have alienated and angered some of its talented staff; a course correction is in order — When Jeff Bezos bought the Washington Post in 2013, he said he wanted to give the storied but struggling newspaper the “runway” it needed to take off in the digital age.

Sara Fischer / Axios:

CNN has started testing a registration wall that requires users to create an account or log in after they've read around 10 articles in a day — CNN has begun testing an expanded registration wall that requires heavy site users to create an account with a username and password …

Discussion: @sarafischer, @rafat, @jackmarshall, @davidclinchnews and @davidclinchnews