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9:50 PM ET, June 26, 2025

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Aaron Royce / Daily Front Row:
Anna Wintour told staffers she is stepping down as American Vogue's EIC but will remain Condé Nast's chief content officer and Vogue's global editorial director  —  Surprise!  Anna Wintour is stepping down from her role at American Vogue.  Wintour—who's led American Vogue as editor …
Fred A. Bernstein / Washington Post:
Bill Moyers, former press secretary to President Lyndon B. Johnson and an influential broadcast journalist for 40+ years, dies at age 91 from prostate cancer  —  He was White House press secretary under Lyndon B. Johnson and Newsday publisher before becoming an acclaimed television journalist, mostly for PBS.
Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
The BBC launches a subscription of $49.99 per year, or $8.99 per month, for US users to get unlimited access to its news, features, and a BBC News livestream  —  Move is significant step forward in driving overseas revenue for the UK's public service broadcaster
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Charter and Disney expand their 2023 carriage agreement, bringing Hulu's ad tier to Spectrum TV customers and restoring eight previously removed cable channels  —  Spectrum TV Select customers will soon get access to Hulu included in their subscription, as Freeform, FXX and other channels that were cut two years ago return.
Michael Savage / The Guardian:
UK ministers take the unusual step of ordering secrecy over the names of four media companies that responded to a consultation on foreign newspaper ownership  —  Revealed: Crossbench peers scrutinising proposed law change say they were told not to share companies involved
Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:
The Economist is redesigning its app to show shorter stories during the week and longer reads on weekends; the publication says 85% of new subs are digital-only  —  In an attempt to retain subscribers, The Economist is also trying to help readers find stories more easily and quickly.
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Apple execs discussed starting their own theatrical distribution unit; Warner Bros. is distributing the F1 movie and getting a share of the box office  —  Six years after getting into entertainment, Apple lags behind its rivals in streaming subscribers and mainstream appeal, despite lavish spending on A-list stars
Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net:
DirecTV strikes a distribution agreement with Paramount Global, and unveils a $20/month MyKids plan with content from Paramount, Disney, WBD, and more  —  DirecTV has struck a deal with Paramount Global to distribute its owned-and-operated broadcast channels and cable networks through its novel …
Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Audacy says it will close its Pineapple Street podcast studio, exiting the business of distributing shows for outside parties and leading to job cuts  —  Audacy, the radio station owner backed by billionaire George Soros, said Thursday it will close its Pineapple Street podcast studio …
Katie Deighton / Wall Street Journal:
How brands are helping finance Hollywood projects in the planning stages and collaborating more closely with talent, distributors, and production companies  —  Marketers are pushing for their brands to appear in more movies and TV shows, and entertainment execs are adjusting the way things are done to let them in
Blake Brittain / Reuters:
A group of authors sue Microsoft in a NY federal court, claiming the company used nearly 200,000 pirated books without permission to train its Megatron AI model  —  Microsoft (MSFT.O) has been hit with a lawsuit by a group of authors who claim the company used their books without permission …
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Isaiah Poritz / Bloomberg Law:
A US judge rules that Meta's use of books to train Llama is protected by fair use but says his opinion is more a reflection of the plaintiffs' poor arguments
 
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
As AI kills search traffic, Google launches Offerwall, a Google Ad Manager tool to help publishers generate revenue beyond ads, including via micropayments
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
YouTube launches an AI Overviews-like carousel for searches related to shopping, places, and things to do in a specific place, for Premium users in the US
Sophie Culpepper / Nieman Lab:
Report finds extensive overlap between colleges and public media outlets: 59% of public media orgs provide regular opportunities for college students
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Creative Commons debuts CC Signals, a framework that lets dataset holders detail how machines can or cannot reuse their content, such as for training AI models
Katie Campione / Deadline:
Antenna: US SVOD subscriptions grew 11% from March 2024 to March 2025; the average churn rate for premium SVOD services has hovered around 5% since January 2023
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Scott Nover / Washington Post:
Testifying before Congress, Kari Lake said reform at USAGM “was not possible” but the CEOs of RFE/RL, RFA and MBN said she had not met with them even once
 

 
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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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