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1:20 PM ET, July 15, 2025

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Michael Savage / The Guardian:
The BBC reports 23.8M licenses at the end of 2024-25, down from 24.1M in 2023-24, and license fee income of £3.8B after an inflationary fee rise, up from £3.7B  —  Annual report says pace of change amid battle with streaming rivals is ‘a moment of real jeopardy for the sector’
Discussion: Mirror, Deadline and TVBEurope
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
In 2024-25, 50 on-air BBC journalists earned above £178K, up from 46 in 2023-24; Nick Robinson and Fiona Bruce were the top-paid following Huw Edwards' exit  —  Nick Robinson and Fiona Bruce are now the highest-paid journalists at the BBC after the departure of Huw Edwards, according to the BBC annual report for 2024/25.
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Nextdoor unveils a redesign and a partnership with 3,500+ local news providers across the US, the UK, and Canada that will contribute material to the app  —  Nextdoor, the social media site that aims to create connections among neighbors, is trying to shake off an uneven past and a nagging sense it is being underutilized.
Jay Peters / The Verge:
Roblox launches a licensing platform that creators can browse to apply for “licensed use of IP”, starting with Netflix, Lionsgate, and two others as partners  —  Roblox is launching a new licensing platform. … Roblox is launching a new licensing platform …
Discussion: Variety, Deadline and Tech Times
ITV News:
The UK lifts an unprecedented two-year superinjunction that prevented media from revealing a data breach containing the names of Afghans applying for relocation  —  An unprecedented superinjunction prevented the public from finding out thousands of Afghans were being relocated to the UK …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Fox News will license the Ruthless podcast, hosted by veteran Republican staffers, and creates a “new media” division to house its opinion and non-news podcasts  —  Fox News has reached a business and editorial licensing deal with the “Ruthless” podcast, a variety program hosted by veteran Republican staffers.
Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
Q&A with BBC Commercial CEO Tom Fussell on the company's record revenue, BritBox's international growth, BBC's paywall in the US, YouTube, and more  —  Tom Fussell also touts BritBox's success, particularly in North America, and role in getting series made.
Discussion: Deadline, WORLD SCREEN and Decode TV
Lillian Rizzo / CNBC:
SiriusXM launches SiriusXM Play, its first ad-supported subscription plan, currently available on a limited basis for less than $7 per month  —  SiriusXM, the audio entertainment company that's long been known as a commercial-free option for in-car radios, is betting on advertising to propel its business.
Wall Street Journal:
China has expanded its media operations globally, filling the void left by Trump dismantling US-funded outlets in countries like Thailand and Nigeria  —  Chinese state media has expanded its reach from Indonesia to Nigeria after Trump's March order to dismantle U.S. government-funded outlets
Ken Bensinger / New York Times:
A look at Trump Media's Truth+ streamer as it launches globally, featuring Newsmax, OANN, and ten other channels in its $9.99/month Patriot Package  —  In the streaming era, incremental news from a tiny upstart with limited content, few bells and whistles, and zero original programming normally wouldn't command too much attention.
 
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Jaspreet Singh / Reuters:
News Corp authorizes a $1B stock repurchase program; the total authorization now stands at $1.3B as ~$303M is remaining under the September 2021 buyback plan
Discussion: News Corp and The Wrap
Angela Fu / Poynter:
Some non-citizen journalists working in the US are self-censoring, wiping their social media accounts, canceling travel plans, and more, fearing deportation
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Meta says it has taken down ~10M Facebook profiles so far in 2025 that impersonated large content creators or repeatedly reused their text, photos, or videos
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Google adds featured notebooks to NotebookLM from publications, including The Economist and The Atlantic, as well as professors, authors, and select works
Sara Fischer / Axios:
The Information launches its first live video product, TITV, hosted by reporter Akash Pasricha and streamed on YouTube, X, and The Information's website
Max Tani / Semafor:
Kaleidoscope, a podcasting startup that focuses on adventure stories and other forms of narrative podcasting, raised a $5M Series A
 

 
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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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