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1:45 PM ET, June 17, 2025

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John Koblin / New York Times:
Nielsen: in May, Americans watched more TV on streaming than on cable and broadcast networks combined, the first time streaming was king of TV over a full month  —  In May, more Americans watched television on streaming than on cable and network television combined, Nielsen said.
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Reuters 2025 Digital News Report: in a first, Americans' top news source is social media, at 54%, overtaking TV, at 50%, and news websites and apps, at 48%  —  Plus: The pivot to video is really happening, digital subscriptions may have peaked, and other findings from RISJ's 2025 Digital News Report.
Emma Roth / The Verge:
Max, soon to be called HBO Max, says it is working on an AI tool that will identify “standout” scenes from its shows and movies to play as video previews  —  The AI tool will identify ‘standout’ scenes across Max's library of shows and movies.
Matt Slater / New York Times:
BeIN Sports extends its three-year Premier League live TV rights deal in MENA for ~£550M, up 10% over the last cycle; League's total overseas rights rose 27%  —  BeIN Sports has extended its deal for the Premier League's live TV rights in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) …
Erik Hayden / The Hollywood Reporter:
Disney and Amazon partner to let media buyers using Amazon's DSP have better tools to target consumers on ad-tier programming across Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+  —  The pact unlocks more opportunities for brands using Amazon's Deliver Service Partner to reach consumers watching Hulu, Disney+ and ESPN content.
Mark Mwachiro / Adweek:
At Cannes, Meta adds AI tools to its Advantage+ suite for advertisers and agencies, including turning images into videos, video highlights, and Virtual Try-On  —  The new features include the ability to transform still images into video.  —  With the advertising world congregating this week …
David Pierce / The Verge:
Threads launches a fediverse feed and a way to search for fediverse users, with support for Mastodon and others, for users who turned on fediverse sharing  —  A dedicated feed, and better search, will make social web content much more visible in Threads.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTube announces “open call”, a new feature to let brands broadly request sponsored content from creators who are part of the YouTube Partner Program  —  For several years, YouTube has provided a matchmaking service to connect marketers with top creators to promote their wares.
Kate Lyons / The Guardian:
Pacific Freedom Forum Chair Robert Iroga says Pacific countries are facing a “critical moment” for press freedom, as journalists face lawsuits and prosecution  —  Some reporters in the region face jail for alleged defamation in countries where news outlets often lack resources to defend lawsuits
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Filing: WBD says it plans to “significantly reduce” CEO David Zaslav's annual pay, including his cash bonus, after shareholders rejected his 2024 pay package  —  Exec received a one-time award of 20.9 million stock options but he may not receive all of those
Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
William Langewiesche, who wrote complex, long-form articles for The Atlantic and Vanity Fair on national security, Iraq, and aviation, died of cancer at 70  —  He was a master of long form narratives, often involving high-stakes topics.  He reported for Vanity Fair, The Atlantic and The New York Times Magazine.
 
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Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
Television City is partnering with Interwoven Studios to offer production services to social media influencers in LA, amid a slump in film and TV production
Wendy Lee / Los Angeles Times:
Netflix says Netflix House, its in-person experience offering interactive activities, will open in Philadelphia and Dallas in late 2025 and in Las Vegas in 2027
Alexandra Alter / New York Times:
Some conservative authors are turning to podcasts to promote their books; publishers say Joe Rogan can boost book sales by 3,000 to 4,000 copies immediately
Ben Mullin / @benmullin:
WaPo's Matt Murray notifies print subscribers that the paper is reordering its sections to improve efficiency, including eliminating standalone Metro sections
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
The LA Press Club and the investigative reporting site Status Coup sue LA, alleging that officers at LA protests are routinely violating journalists' rights
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Threads plans to let users hide text or images that spoil something, blurring the text or image that has been marked as a spoiler until a user selects the post
John Fritze / CNN:
SCOTUS declines to hear a copyright suit accusing Ed Sheeran of copying the sheet music for his song Thinking Out Loud from Marvin Gaye's Let's Get It On
Axios:
Israel bombs Iranian state TV during a live broadcast, sending the anchor fleeing her desk amid smoke and rubble, as it broadens its bombing campaign in Iran
 

 
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Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg:
Sources: Meta is considering deep budget cuts to its metaverse efforts in 2026, potentially as high as 30% and most likely including layoffs as early as January

Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Apple says general counsel Kate Adams and policy chief Lisa Jackson will retire, and Jennifer Newstead, Meta's former chief legal officer, will replace Adams

Will Oremus / Washington Post:
Two studies suggest AI chatbots can shift political views more effectively than TV campaign ads, especially by presenting many claims, regardless of accuracy
 
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