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Internal memo: AG Pam Bondi rescinds Merrick Garland's policy restricting most subpoenas for journalists, “to identify and punish the source of improper leaks” — Attorney General Pam Bondi said in an internal memo obtained by Axios that the Justice Department is rescinding …
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Gabe Kaminsky / The Free Press:
Leaked letter: interim US Attorney for DC Ed Martin accused Wikipedia of allowing foreign manipulation and propaganda, threatening its tax-exempt status — In a letter obtained by The Free Press, Trump appointee Ed Martin accuses the Wikimedia Foundation of violating the law.
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Teddy Rosenbluth / New York Times:
US Attorney Ed Martin sent a letter to New England Journal of Medicine, similar to three other journals, saying it's biased and influenced by external pressure — The New England Journal of Medicine received a letter suggesting that it was biased and compromised by external pressure.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
SEC filing: Bob Bakish's severance compensation was worth $69.3M after his exit as Paramount CEO in April 2024, and his 2024 compensation totaled $86.96M — 2024 pay packages for George Cheeks, Chris McCarthy Brian Robbins each included $6 million bonuses for their co-CEO roles
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Q&A with WHCA President Eugene Daniels on this year's annual dinner, White House press pool changes, the press corps' response to attacks, and more — This year's White House Correspondents' Association dinner will be focused on “journalists and journalism” and in a departure from the past …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
TKO Group CEO Ari Emanuel's pay package for 2024 was $18.1M, down from $64.9M in 2023, while President Mark Shapiro's compensation nearly doubled to $32M — TKO Group, the parent of WWE and UFC, disclosed the pay of its top executives — with Ari Emanuel, who serves as executive chair and CEO …
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The Wrap, The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline
Lachlan Cartwright / Politico:
A look at the future of MSNBC under Mark Lazarus and Rebecca Kutler once it's spun off from NBC; MSNBC must fill 100 roles to build out newsgathering operations — What becomes of every liberal's favorite TV network once it loses its connection to NBC? — Inside 30 Rock …
Bloomberg:
Sources: Tencent Music is in advanced talks to buy Chinese podcasting startup Ximalaya in a $2.4B deal — An agreement could be reached as soon as the coming weeks, the people said. — Talks are ongoing and no final decisions have been made, the people said.
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Etan Vlessing / The Hollywood Reporter:
Charter Communications lost 181K pay TV subscribers in Q1 vs. a decline of 405K in Q1 2024; it had 12.7M pay TV subscribers as of March 31 — The cable giant shed less video customers than last year as overall revenue edge up slightly to $13.67 billion. — Cable and broadband giant Charter …
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Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Vevo unveils Vevo Evolve, a suite of ad products designed to simplify the planning, measurement, and activation processes for advertisers across CTV and YouTube — Evolve lets marketers plan, measure, and activate across CTV, and YouTube — The music video network Vevo is launching …
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Vevo, @markstenberg3, @markstenberg3, Digital Music News and Music Ally
Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
British insurance tycoon and Prospect magazine owner Clive Cowdery takes a minority stake in Tortoise; the Scott Trust has a 9% stake after committing £5M — The 234-year-old Sunday newspaper will produce its first edition under new ownership this weekend
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Anna Nicolaou / Financial Times:
Sources: Spotify plans to raise subscription prices by the equivalent of €1 on individual subscriptions in countries across Europe and Latin America this summer — Moves comes as music-streaming service chases greater profitability as its stock has soared higher
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