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NPR:
Trump formally asks Congress to take back the $1.1B set aside for public broadcasters for the next two years; Congress has 45 days to approve the request — President Trump took yet another step Tuesday to place NPR and PBS at the center of his broader clash with major cultural institutions …
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Sources: WaPo is working on an initiative to publish opinion articles from other US papers, writers on Substack, and eventually nonprofessional writers — A new program, known internally as Ripple, would open The Post to journalists at other publications and influential writers on Substack.
John Koblin / New York Times:
Sony says new episodes of Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune will be available on Hulu and Peacock the day after they broadcast on TV, starting in September — Starting in September, new episodes of the popular game shows will be available on both Hulu and Peacock the day after they air on broadcast TV.
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The Hollywood Reporter, Cord Cutters News, Engadget, Los Angeles Times, Variety, The Desk, The Wrap, TV Insider, TVNewsCheck, Deadline, AV Club, Media Play News, The Verge and Just Jared
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Google Discover adds AI-generated bullet points to some news articles that tease or summarize the content — When I was scrolling through Google Discover this week, I noticed something new: AI-generated bullet points teasing or summing up some articles in the feed. — The bullet-pointed articles appear somewhat randomly.
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Boston.com
Catherine Perloff / The Information:
How AppLovin, which lets advertisers use IP addresses to track users, began eroding Google's ad market share and pushed Google to loosen its privacy stance — In 2023, Google ad executives noticed something alarming about one aspect of their business. Once-red hot revenue growth …
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Global Competition Review
Sifted:
TechCrunch has shut down its operations in Europe; one former staffer says new owner Regent thought international startup coverage wasn't essential — The flagship media brand has quietly retreated from the region, leaving long-serving staff unemployed — European startups …
Madison McVan / Minnesota Reformer:
The Minnesota Star Tribune is offering employees buyouts, targeting experienced employees, as it seeks a refresh; 16% of its staff was hired in the past year — The Minnesota Star Tribune, the state's largest media company, is offering employees buyouts as part of its widescale change under the leadership of publisher Steve Grove.
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@wentrogue.bsky.social and @justplainbob.bsky.social
Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
Prime Video names Nicole Clemens, ex-president of Paramount Television Studios, as VP and head of international originals for Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios — Prime Video has named Nicole Clemens as VP and head of international originals for Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios, effective July 7.
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Screen, The Wrap, C21Media, Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Over 59% of WBD shareholders reject David Zaslav's pay package in a symbolic vote; Netflix and Disney shareholders did the same in 2023 and 2018, respectively — Majority of shareholders nixed Zaslav's $51.9 million compensation package for 2024 in symbolic ‘say-on-pay’ ballot
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Status, Variety, Reuters, CNN, Deadline, Financial Times, The Wrap, Los Angeles Times, @milesklee.bsky.social and The Hollywood Reporter
Politico:
Pornhub's parent company plans to stop serving adult content in France as soon as June 4, in protest of government measures forcing it to verify visitors' ages — Porn industry giant protests Paris' measures to verify the age of users. — This article is also available in: French
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@mikestabile.bsky.social, BBC, Gizmodo, Euractiv, Jerusalem Post, Le Monde and The Daily Caller, more at Techmeme »
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
TikTok launches TikTok for Artists, which lets artists access data about their music and posts, and Pre-Release, a tool to promote upcoming album releases — TikTok announced on Tuesday that it's officially launching TikTok for Artists, a new music insights platform that is designed to help artists build their careers.
Lucas Manfredi / The Wrap:
Fubo and DAZN announce a multi-year deal to distribute their linear channels, which include exclusive sports rights, on each other's platforms in the US — The pact will see the streamers distribute their owned-and-operated linear channels on each other's U.S. platforms
