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David Folkenflik / NPR:
John Lansing, the CEO who led NPR through turbulent times during the pandemic, dies at 67, just six months after stepping down from the network — Former NPR chief executive John Lansing died Wednesday at his lakeside home in Wisconsin, just six months after relinquishing his role at the network …
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Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
X says it's closing its operations in Brazil, claiming a judge threatened arrest if X didn't comply with “censorship orders”; the service remains available — X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, said today that it's ending operations in Brazil …
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Bloomberg:
A US judge temporarily blocks the launch of Venu Sports, the streaming service from Fox/WBD/Disney, a week before rollout, after Fubo filed an antitrust lawsuit — - Judge bars new streaming platform until Fubo lawsuit proceeds — Venu was scheduled to launch next week for $42.99-a-month
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Lauren Floyd / Axios:
Isaac Hayes' estate says it is suing Donald Trump, alleging copyright infringement after Trump's use of a hit song at campaign rallies from 2022 to 2024 — - “In no way is this use authorized, and Celine Dion does not endorse this or any similar use,” the singer's management team posted in a statement on X.
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CNBC:
Sources: Byron Allen's broadcast stations have been consistently late in making payments to ABC, CBS and NBC; networks have become frustrated seeking owed fees — Broadcast stations owned by Byron Allen — the media mogul who has expressed public interest in buying various media assets …
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Amanda Meade / The Guardian:
In response to proposed rules restricting gambling ads, Australian TV networks say they may have to rethink whether they can afford to fund local news bulletins — Labor appears poised to push forward with a watered-down partial ad ban. How much money do TV networks really make from gambling promotions?
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Reuters:
Brazilian media mogul and TV host Silvio Santos, who founded a business empire including SBT, one of the country's largest TV channels, dies at the age of 93 — Brazilian media mogul Silvio Santos, who went from street vendor to owner of a business empire including one of the country's largest TV channels …
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Eli Tan / New York Times:
A look at San Francisco's local news scene, which boasts 27 news orgs, ranging from hyperlocal nonprofits to legacy survivors to billionaire-backed outlets — The city has become a hothouse for experimentation in local news. Could it serve as a model for the rest of the country?
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Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Condé Nast hires Elizabeth Herbst-Brady as its new chief revenue officer, replacing Pamela Drucker Mann, who was CRO since 2019 and left earlier this month — The veteran executive joins the media company from Yahoo — Legacy media company Condé Nast—which houses iconic …
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Justin Bachman / Legal Dive:
A YouTuber files a proposed class action against Nvidia, accusing it of scraping his content without consent to train AI models, weeks after also suing OpenAI — A video creator alleges that the companies scraped his videos, and millions of others, without permission to help train their generative AI learning models.
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
The Onion relaunches a monthly print edition for online subscribers, a perk alongside live events, and others; it stopped running ads from Taboola in July — This week, The Onion began distributing a print edition for the first time in more than a decade. — The funniest writers …
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Cristiano Lima-Strong / Washington Post:
A US appeals court largely upholds a ruling blocking the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act, finding parts of the law likely violate the First Amendment — The court found key parts of the landmark law probably violate the First Amendment, largely siding with an industry challenge.
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The Guardian:
Nigel Farage reports pay of £97,900 a month by GB News as a presenter, £4,000 a month by the Daily Telegraph, and more; he appears to be UK's highest-earning MP — Reform UK leader banked £1.2m from role as presenter on GB News and payments from social media
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