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7:45 AM ET, June 24, 2025

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New York Times:
Media Matters sues the FTC, saying its inquiry into advertiser boycotts of X is part of a “campaign of retribution” by the Trump administration and Elon Musk  —  The liberal advocacy organization said in a lawsuit that the Federal Trade Commission's inquiry into boycotts with other advertising groups was “retribution.”
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Jody Godoy / Reuters:
The FTC approves Omnicom's $13.5B acquisition of rival Interpublic on the condition that the new company does not boycott platforms over political content  —  Omnicom's (OMC.N) $13.5 billion acquisition of rival Interpublic (IPG.N) can move forward on the condition that the new company does …
Lauren Wolfe / Committee to Protect Journalists:
Russia frees Ukrainian journalist Vladislav Yesypenko, detained since March 2021, and Belarus frees Belarusian journalist Ihar Karnei, detained since July 2023  —  The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the release of Ukrainian journalist Vladislav Yesypenko and Belarusian journalist Ihar Karnei …
Ben Smith / Semafor:
Steve Bannon launches a fierce public challenge against Fox News for its pro-war stance on Iran, accusing it of propaganda and calling for a FARA investigation  —  A key force in the populist MAGA media, former Trump campaign chief and White House aide Steve Bannon, has turned his opposition …
Sahil Patel / The Information:
Sources: Google reduces its Google TV and Android TV budget by 10% and cuts Android TV and Google TV's ~300 employees by up to 25%, as it focuses on YouTube  —  Google has cut its smart TV budget and trimmed its team—marking the most concrete signs yet of the company's waning interest competing …
Committee to Protect Journalists:
Azerbaijan gives eight journalists prison sentences ranging from 7.5 to 15 years, as part of a series of media trials set to obliterate independent reporting  —  Eight Azerbaijani journalists have received prison sentences ranging from 7 ½ to 15 years, as part of an ongoing series …
Decca Muldowney / The Verge:
How online fandom communities are advocating against AI, including protesting companies scraping fanfic content for AI training and opposing AI-generated fanfic  —  ‘It is a gift.  They stole it without my permission.’ … In the online world of fanfiction writers, who pen stories inspired …
Discussion: @proggrrl.bsky.social and Gizmodo
Matt Smith / Press Gazette:
Politics Joe puts its video podcasts behind a Patreon paywall, citing YouTube's revenue model limitations, and has 400+ subscribers five days after launch  —  Five days after launch brand attracts 400 paying subscribers on Patreon.  —  Politics Joe has put its video podcasts behind a paywall …
Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Disney names Jilly Pearce as head of unscripted programming for ABC and Hulu; Pearce was previously the president of Objective Media Group America  —  The executive was most recently president of Objective Media Group America.  —  Disney is filling a key executive post in its unscripted division.
Discussion: TVNewsCheck, C21Media and Deadline
Melissa Korn / Wall Street Journal:
News Corp extends CEO Robert Thomson's contract through June 2030, as it faces AI headwinds; Thomson joined in 2013 and his previous deal ran through June 2027  —  Thomson has pursued digital growth and focused the company on core areas of news, book publishing and digital real estate
 
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Meera Pattni / Semafor:
Semafor appoints Andrew Friedman as General Manager and Head of Public Affairs; he joins Semafor from Google, where he served on the US Elections team
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Max Goldbart / Deadline:
The UK reveals its long-awaited Creative Industries Sector Plan, including asking the CMA and Ofcom to review how broadcaster consolidation can benefit viewers
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Will Payne, The Sun's director of digital (editorial), is leaving after almost 11 years to become deputy editor-in-chief of News Corp's New York Post Group
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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Disney's Elio, which cost $250M to make and market, collected just $21M from its opening domestic weekend, per Comscore, Pixar's worst opening weekend ever
TheDesk.net:
XR Extreme Reach: in 2024, only 9% of TV ads had closed captions and 1% had audio descriptions, despite over half of adults watching content with captions on
 

 
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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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