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3:50 AM ET, July 1, 2025

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Jake Kanter / Deadline:
UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy says the BBC had several editorial failures in its Gaza coverage and has a “problem of leadership”  —  UK culture secretary Lisa Nandy has launched a stinging attack on the BBC, accusing the broadcaster of having a “problem of leadership” …
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The Guardian:
The BBC says it should have cut the livestream of Bob Vylan's Glastonbury performance as it contained “utterly unacceptable” antisemitic sentiments  —  Officers investigating ‘public order incident’ after chants against IDF and Keir Starmer at festival
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”
Reuters:
Court filing: Paramount and Trump ask a judge to stay their 60 Minutes lawsuit until Thursday as they are in “good faith, advanced, settlement negotiations”  —  Paramount Global (PARA.O) and President Donald Trump are engaged in “good faith, advanced, settlement negotiations” …
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Michael Moritz's The San Francisco Standard buys Charter, a digital outlet focused on the future of work; Charter founder Kevin Delaney will be EIC of both pubs  —  Michael Moritz co-founded The San Francisco Standard, a local news organization.  It is acquiring Charter, a start-up focused on the future of work.
Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
The F1 movie gives Apple its first box office hit, opening to $144M worldwide and $55.6M in the US; it was pushed on Apple Music, Podcasts, Fitness+, and Wallet  —  It's a win for racing car movies.  It's a win for the Zack Van Amburg- and Jamie Erlicht-led Apple Original Films on the big screen …
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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
Discussion: The Verge, PCMag and Engadget
Blake Brittain / Reuters:
SCOTUS will review a dispute between Cox and major music labels after an appeals court threw out a $1B jury verdict against Cox over alleged piracy by customers  —  The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide a copyright dispute between Cox Communications [RIC:RIC:COXC.UL] …
Joe DePaolo / Mediaite:
In a Fox News interview with Maria Bartiromo, Trump suggests he will pressure CNN and NYT reporters to give up their sources on the Iran strike stories  —  President Donald Trump is suggesting his administration will pressure reporters into giving up sources on their recent stories on the impact …
 
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Gene Maddaus / Variety:
Trump pulls a federal lawsuit against the Des Moines Register and Ann Selzer, and refiles in state court, a day before Iowa's anti-SLAPP statute takes effect
Lauren E. Low / NASA:
NASA says its NASA+ live programming will be available on Netflix starting this summer; it will be still available on NASA's app and site for free without ads
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Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
WGA West report: the number of members reporting earnings fell 9.4% YoY in 2024, while total earnings rose 12.7% to $1.5B in the same period, below 2022's $1.9B
Discussion: Forbes and The Ankler
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
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
 

 
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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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