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Wayne Ma / The Information:
Sources: Apple TV+ is losing $1B+ annually even as its subscriptions grew to ~45M in 2024; source: Apple has spent $5B+ per year on content since its 2019 debut — Last year, Apple CEO Tim Cook had questions about several pricey movie deals executives of Apple TV+, the company's video-streaming service …
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Sources: former WaPo executive editor Leonard Downie and ex-managing editor Bob Kaiser emailed Jeff Bezos in February, urging him to cut ties with Will Lewis — An emailed message underscores a divide between the chief executive, Will Lewis, and the people who helped build The Post into a force in American journalism.
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The Wrap, @katie_robertson, @davidfolkenflik and @benmullin.bsky.social
David Shepardson / Reuters:
Conservative advocacy groups ask the FCC to end its CBS probe, as “adverse ruling against CBS would constitute regulatory overreach” and set dangerous precedent — Conservative advocacy groups on Thursday asked the Federal Communications Commission to reject a news distortion complaint …
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TVNewsCheck, @seth-stern.bsky.social and Variety
Oliver Darcy / Status:
Sources: Axel Springer board member Martin Varsavsky criticizing Politico's Gaza coverage did not sit well with many of its journalists, who he called “woke” — An Axel Springer board member attacked POLITICO and its “woke” reporters, igniting internal backlash and spotlighting …
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
MoffettNathanson: WBD is projected to lose $1.1B in TV advertising in 2026, largely due to the absence of the NBA on its networks for the first time since 1989 — One of the biggest dramas on TV isn't expected to launch formally until later in 2025, but it's already playing out off camera …
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@bristei.bsky.social
Bloomberg:
Good Good Golf, which has 1.75M+ YouTube subscribers, raised $45M led by Creator Sports Capital, with Peyton Manning's Omaha Productions and 50+ others joining — The startup's YouTube channel has attracted more than 1.75 million subscribers — Retired quarterback Peyton Manning …
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Marca, Mirror US, NBCSports.com, @goodgood_golf, Sports Business Journal, Good Good Golf, Tubefilter, The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline
Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
As Spotify pushes its new video monetization program, sexually explicit videos have appeared on its top podcast charts, violating the company's terms of use — The sexually explicit videos, which Spotify doesn't allow, have shown up alongside some of the most popular podcasts on the service
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Steven J. Horowitz / Variety:
US prosecutors charge former Eminem employee Joseph Strange with allegedly stealing and selling unreleased Eminem music that leaked online in January 2025 — A man has been charged with stealing and selling unreleased Eminem music that leaked to the web earlier this year.
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New York Times, US Department of Justice, Entertainment Weekly, UPROXX, Los Angeles Times, @shadyfenty_, thesource.com, Lawyer Monthly, @marshydafox, People, NME, Detroit Free Press, AM 800 CKLW, The Indian Express, Digital Music News, Rolling Stone, Billboard, The Hollywood Reporter, KDFX-TV and Associated Press
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Bluesky says it is now sending referral traffic through its “go” subdomain to make it easier for publishers to track the traffic coming from the social network — Social network Bluesky, an open source X rival, has made a change that will allow publishers to better track …
Kyle Pfannenstiel / Idaho Capital Sun:
The Idaho House and Senate pass a bill that protects journalists from being compelled to disclose their confidential sources; the bill now heads to the governor — Both chambers of the Idaho Legislature — on unanimous, bipartisan votes — passed a bill that would create …
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KIFI-TV, Salt Lake Tribune, Fortune, @newswithkait, Melissa Davlin on LinkedIn and @freedomofpress
Reuters:
X sues Narendra Modi's government in New Delhi, saying its IT ministry has unlawfully expanded censorship powers to allow the easier removal of online content — India's IT ministry has unlawfully expanded censorship powers to allow the easier removal of online content and empowered …
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Austin Business Journal, Social Media Today, The Economic Times, The Gateway Pundit, Press Trust of India, TechCrunch, NDTV, @michaelbishop.me, @tarzan1946.bsky.social, @palle.bsky.social, India Today, Moneycontrol, Reclaim The Net, The Straits Times, Bloomberg and Rick Wilson's Intel …, more at Techmeme »
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Disney shareholders overwhelmingly reject a proposal for Disney to cease participation in the Human Rights Campaign's annual LGBTQ Corporate Equality Index — Disney investors on Thursday voted down a proposal that the entertainment giant cease its participation in a prominent LGBTQ rights organization's equality ratings program.
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