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Michael Savage / The Guardian:
Sources: the UAE met with Downing Street and discussed the UK's media ownership law weeks before a law change paved the way for the UAE's 15% Telegraph stake
Jessica Testa / New York Times:
An analysis of YouTube's new weekly ranking of top podcasts in the US by watch time shows many popular and well-established podcasts did not rank in the top 100  —  YouTube, now the most popular platform for consuming podcasts, is introducing a chart ranking shows by watch time.
Charlotte Klein / New York Magazine:
A look at the NYT's Opinion section under Kathleen Kingsbury: the department has doubled in size to ~200 and encroached on newsroom sections like the magazine  —  Under Kathleen Kingsbury, the Times' “Opinion” section has doubled in size.  What kind of publication is she building?
Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
An interview with ESPN's sport commentator Stephen A. Smith about a potential 2028 presidential run, emulating Joe Rogan to build political clout, and more  —  Stephen A. Smith has had something on his mind for a while now.  —  “Let me switch to a subject near and dear to my heart,” he said on his podcast recently.
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
A look at the reasoning behind David Zaslav's strategy to rebrand HBO Max as Max, its failure to broaden the streamer's appeal, and the push to bring “HBO” back  —  Warner Bros. Discovery had a plan to turn HBO into Netflix.  Here's where it went wrong.  —  Good afternoon from Los Angeles.
Reuters:
Charter says it will acquire Cox Communications for $21.9B, valuing Cox at $34.5B including debt and uniting two of the biggest US cable and broadband operators  —  Broadband and cable TV provider Charter (CHTR.O) is in advanced talks to combine with Cox Communications in a deal that values Cox …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Charter says John Malone's Liberty Broadband will cease to be a direct shareholder in Charter and won't appoint directors to its board after the Cox merger  —  John Malone, the “cable cowboy” who has shaped the cable and media industries for decades, is set to reap a windfall …
Washington Post:
More than 500 Voice of America contractors are expected to lose their jobs by June 30; Kari Lake says 584 total employees were terminated across USAGM  —  More than 500 of the news service's contractors could be out of a job on June 30.  —  More than 500 Voice of America contractors …
 
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