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Sources: EchoStar is considering filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to protect its valuable wireless spectrum licenses from potential revocation by the FCC — Telecom company is preparing for a possible chapter 11 as it faces FCC review of spectrum licenses — EchoStar is considering …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Netflix shareholders voted to oust Jay Hoag, who's served on its board since 1999; Hoag offered his resignation and the board has 90 days to accept or reject it — Hoag, founding general partner of venture-capital firm TCV, attended only 50% of Netflix board meetings in 2024
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Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
Two US representatives launch the bipartisan Congressional Creators Caucus to “bring the perspectives of online content creators into the public policy arena” — Representatives Yvette Clarke (D-NY) and Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) launched the bipartisan Congressional Creators Caucus on Thursday …
Washington Post:
China's state radio has added 80 new frequencies since Radio Free Asia was cut, including those previously used by RFA, and increased its broadcasting hours — Beijing expanded its state propaganda, including to the persecuted Tibetan and Uyghur minorities, as RFA pulled back.
Reuters:
OpenAI appeals a court order in The New York Times case requiring it to keep ChatGPT outputs indefinitely, saying it conflicts with its user privacy commitments — OpenAI is appealing an order in a copyright case brought by the New York Times that requires it to preserve ChatGPT output data indefinitely …
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Jack Queen / Reuters:
A US appeals court has temporarily allowed President Trump to bar the Associated Press from certain White House media events, blocking a previous ruling — President Donald Trump is free to bar the Associated Press from some White House media events after a U.S. appeals court on Friday paused …
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Rob Waugh / Press Gazette:
UK satellite TV channel Islam Channel acquires politics magazine Tribune, plans to increase its print frequency, and launch new formats like podcasts and video — The owner of Britain's Islam Channel has acquired left-wing political magazine Tribune - a title which has been published …
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Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:
Filing: the cyberattack Lee Enterprises suffered in February resulted in the theft of the personal data of 39,779 people, mostly current and former employees — Lee Enterprises, the newspaper publishing giant that was hit by a ransomware attack in February, causing widespread disruption …
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
3 Arts Entertainment buys OManagement, a talent agency that specializes in working with news and journalism talent, including Steve Kornacki and Kristen Welker — The talent firm founded by CAA and NBC veteran Olivia Metzger counts Craig Melvin, Harris Faulkner, Kristen Welker and Steve Kornacki among its clients.
Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Hunter Biden drops his Fox News lawsuit for airing explicit images of him in a 2022 miniseries, his second time filing and then dropping a lawsuit against Fox — Hunter Biden on Friday dropped a lawsuit against Fox News that accused the right-wing network of unlawfully airing sexually explicit images of him.
Nieman Foundation:
Henry Chu named interim curator of the Nieman Foundation at Harvard once Ann Marie Lipinski steps down on July 1 after 14 years leading the institution — Henry Chu has been named interim curator of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
On June 4, a judge rejected Disney's request for a temporary restraining order that sought to prevent former Disney exec Justin Connolly from joining YouTube — Disney says it will ‘continue to pursue our legal remedies’ … Last month, after Connolly left Disney to join YouTube as global VP …
