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Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
People magazine launches its first standalone app, featuring a TikTok-style interface and exclusive content; e.l.f. Beauty is the app's launch sponsor — e.l.f. Beauty is the app's launch sponsor — People Magazine launched its first standalone app on Thursday with a TikTok-style interface …
Discussion:
Press Gazette, Axios, @markstenberg3, @alexandrakerr and @_alyssamora_
Kendra Barnett / Adweek:
Two new lawsuits allege that The Trade Desk tracks people online, builds out user profiles, and monetizes consumer data without adequate disclosures or consent — The adtech company faces new legal challenges over its use of consumers' personal information
Dietrich Knauth / Reuters:
Publishers Clearing House files for bankruptcy and will shed its direct mail catalog marketing and magazine subscription businesses to focus on digital ads — Publishers Clearing House, the sweepstakes company known for showing up on prize winners' doorsteps with oversize checks …
Discussion:
Associated Press, KHBS, @denisethewriter.bsky.social, Newsday, Wall Street Journal, 960 The Ref and Bloomberg
Andrew Marchand / New York Times:
Sources: MLB has held talks about licensing its MLB.TV game package; MLB.TV has been exclusively controlled by MLB since launch — Major League Baseball has held discussions about licensing its MLB.TV game package to networks and/or digital platforms, sources briefed on the discussions told The Athletic.
Abid Rahman / The Hollywood Reporter:
Comcast-owned Sky and NBC sign a deal to bring a local version of Saturday Night Live to the UK in 2026; Lorne Michaels will be the executive producer — The London-based offshoot of NBC's long-running live sketch comedy show will hit screens in 2026 and be executive produced by ‘SNL’ creator Lorne Michaels.
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The Guardian, Broadband TV News, Sky News, Advanced Television, The Desk, Associated Press, Cécile Frot-Coutaz on LinkedIn, Thom Will on LinkedIn, The Hill, @edcmpbl, The Wrap, Financial Times, UPI, Entertainment Weekly, New York Post, @scottygb, @werd.io, Consequence, TVLine, TVNewsCheck, Screen Rant, LateNighter, NBC News, Variety, The Sun, Deadline, New York Times, Rolling Stone, The Verge and Just Jared
Ece Toksabay / Reuters:
Turkish police detain two prominent opposition journalists and seize their electronic devices as part of an investigation into alleged threats and blackmail — Turkish police detained two prominent opposition journalists in early morning raids on Thursday in Istanbul as part of an investigation …
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Deutsche Welle, ABC News, @sebnemarsu, @gonultol, Telewizja Polska S.A and Turkish Minute
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
The China Film Administration says it will “moderately reduce the number of American films imported” due to US tariffs and allow more “films from the world” — The Chinese Film Administration claims that recent events have reduced local appeal for American movies.
Dan Milmo / The Guardian:
British startup Synthesia, whose AI-generated avatars are used by companies in corporate videos, strikes a deal with Shutterstock to train its latest AI model — British startup will license content to train latest model for more ‘human-like performances’ from its avatars
Discussion:
Engadget, UKTN and Synthesia LTD
George Winslow / TV Tech:
The Associated Press launches a new AI-powered content delivery platform, featuring a redesigned interface, AI-powered search and content recommendations — The platform makes it easier to discover and use the global news organization's vast collection of visual, audio and text content
Discussion:
The Associated Press
Oliver Darcy / Status:
White House officials appear to be withholding pool reporters' dispatches that contain information the Trump administration finds inconvenient or unflattering — Some White House pool reports are no longer making it to the official distribution list, Status has learned …
Discussion:
Bloomberg, The Independent, New Republic, Syracuse Post-Standard, Mediaite, @willsommer, @jeremylittau.com, @passantino.bsky.social, @bgrueskin.bsky.social, @jonlemire, @mattsheffield, @katz.theracket.news, @vij@sfba.social, Washington Post, RedState, @willsommer.bsky.social, @oliverdarcy.bsky.social, @status.news, Axios and The Daily Wire
Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
In a tentative ruling, a US judge denies CBS' bid for a preliminary injunction to temporarily block Sony's efforts to distribute Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune — A court rebuffed CBS' bid for a preliminary injunction that would've allowed the network to continue distributing the two shows.
Discussion:
Deadline, Variety, TVNewsCheck, The Wrap, Los Angeles Times and CBS News
Alexander Lee / Digiday:
Marisa Kabas, Luke O'Neil, Jonathan M. Katz, and Ryan Broderick, who left Substack in early 2024, say they are earning more on services like Ghost and Beehiiv — This article was provided as an exclusive preview for Digiday+ members, who were able to access it early.
