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4:35 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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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.
Jay Peters / The Verge:
The Atlantic launches a new games hub, available on the web and in the app, featuring a mix of already available games, as well as some new puzzles  —  It's launching a new hub for games like Bracket City. … Daily puzzle games are seemingly everywhere right now, and starting today …
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 …
Kerry Flynn / Axios:
Candle Media co-CEO Kevin Mayer says Candle plans to sell or IPO its individual brands rather than the overall company, marking a shift from its original plan  —  Candle Media co-CEO Kevin Mayer said the Blackstone-backed media company plans to sell or IPO its individual brands rather than the overall company.
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Mastodon.social updates its terms to prohibit AI model training starting July 1, and enforces a new age limit of 16 for users globally  —  Social networks are bolstering their terms of service against scrapers and bots that crawl the website to train AI models.
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Politico ramps up its podcast investments, aiming to compete with broadcasters through video podcasts on YouTube, including by launching Sunday talk shows  —  Look out, “Meet the Press.”  Make way, “Face the Nation.”  Politico wants to enter the Sunday-news pow-wow.
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.
Nieman Lab:
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.
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.
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Facebook renames its Videos tab as the Reels tab and says all videos on its platform will soon be shared as reels, regardless of their length or orientation  —  Facebook announced on Tuesday that all videos on its platform will soon be shared as reels, regardless of their length or orientation.
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
 
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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
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
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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
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
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
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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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

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

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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