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9:35 AM ET, June 29, 2025

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Andreas Wiseman / Deadline:
The BBC didn't livestream Kneecap's Glastonbury set after criticism of the band from UK's PM; it aired British duo Bob Vylan leading chants of “Free Palestine”  —  The BBC tried to skirt controversial Irish band Kneecap by not showing the group's Glastonbury set as part of its live wall-to-wall Glastonbury coverage today.
Laurel Rosenhall / New York Times:
Gavin Newsom files a $787M defamation suit against Fox News in Delaware, accusing the network of falsely claiming he lied about a June 6 phone call with Trump  —  The lawsuit, which seeks at least $787 million in damages, comes as the California governor adopts an increasingly combative style with the president and his allies.
Pamela Alma Weymouth / The Nation:
Pamela Alma Weymouth, Katharine Graham's granddaughter, says The Washington Post is at risk under Jeff Bezos and urges him to keep his promise to defend it  —  Fifty-four years ago, Katharine Graham defended The Washington Post against presidential threats.  Her granddaughter now fears its soul is being sold.
Lucy Kenningham / Press Gazette:
A look at SFGate, which has the largest audience of any purely local US news site; EIC Grant Marek says the site has 60 employees and has “never had a layoff”  —  SFGATE has the largest audience of any purely local news site in the US.  —  US-based SFGATE is a rare example …
Samuel Axon / Ars Technica:
A look at AIFF 2025, Runway's third annual AI Film Festival featuring 10 shorts, as the film and TV industry remains divided over the role of AI in its future  —  We saw 10 AI films and interviewed Runway's CEO as well as Hollywood pros.  —  Last week, I attended a film festival dedicated to shorts made using generative AI.
Discussion: Engadget and The Verge
Minho Kim / New York Times:
The Trump administration rescinds VOA layoff notices due to document errors that could have delayed or nullified the layoffs, plans to attempt the layoffs again  —  The errors in the layoff notices could have derailed President Trump's effort to dismantle the news organization.
Chloe Veltman / NPR:
Over 70 authors release an open letter asking Penguin, HarperCollins, and other US publishers to refrain from publishing books written using AI tools and more  —  A group of more than 70 authors including Dennis Lehane, Gregory Maguire and Lauren Groff released an open letter on Friday …
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
The New York Times doubles down on cooking videos by partnering with cooking creators, expanding its video lineup, exploring more brand collaborations, and more  —  The Times plans to work with cooking creators and its own staff to build up a video slate, beginning with a weekend baking series …
Discussion: New York Times and TVNewsCheck
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 …
Andrew Demillo / Associated Press:
NetChoice sues Arkansas over two laws that would put limits on social media content and let parents of children who died by suicide sue over platform content  —  A tech industry trade group sued Arkansas Friday over two new laws that would place limits on content on social media platforms …
Miranda Bryant / The Guardian:
Denmark plans to clamp down on AI-generated deepfakes by changing copyright law to give its citizens rights to their own body, facial features, and voice  —  Amendment to law will strengthen protection against digital imitations of people's identities, government says
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Internal memo: Warner Bros. Discovery's TNT Sports will stop making content for NBA TV, ending a partnership that has been in place since 2008  —  Warner Bros. Discovery will cease making content for NBA TV, the basketball league's cable network, ending a partnership that has been extant since 2008 …
 
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Jake Kanter / Deadline:
Filing: Disney's EMEA revenue rose 4.4% YoY to £3.97B in the year to September 2024 and profits rose 3% YoY to £589K after the launch of Disney+ ad tier
Discussion: Media Play News
Jake Kanter / Deadline:
Nearly 80 BBC journalists, including presenter Martine Croxall, call on the NUJ to schedule a vote on a strike over colleagues facing compulsory layoffs
Financial Times:
RTL Group agrees to acquire Sky Deutschland from Comcast for €150M in cash upfront, and up to €377M in cash or shares over five years, to compete with Netflix
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
TouchPoints survey: the time people in Great Britain aged 15 or older spend using their phones has overtaken the time spent watching TV for the first time
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Matt Swider / The Shortcut:
Elon Musk says X will charge for ads “based on vertical size”, with an ad taking up the whole screen costing more than one that takes up a quarter of the screen
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
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Sources: Instagram and TikTok are working on versions of their apps customized to run on TV screens, following YouTube's success in attracting a TV audience
 

 
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Ashley Gold / Axios:
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signs the RAISE Act into law; the AI safety bill's text was modified earlier to more closely resemble California's SB 53

Beatrice Nolan / Fortune:
Cursor-developer Anysphere acquires code review startup Graphite and says Graphite will continue operating as an independent product

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