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John Koblin / New York Times:
YouTube and Netflix are increasingly locked in a battle over TV in the US; Nielsen: YouTube accounted for 12.5% of all TV viewing time in May and Netflix 7.5% — The two giant video companies have far different strategies, but the same goal: controlling your TV set.
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Netflix's share of most-watched shows has dropped from 80%+ in 2021 to ~50%; Amazon, Apple, HBO Max, Hulu, and Paramount+ have shows in 2025's Top 10 — Netflix released the most-watched series of the first half — but is losing ground to rival streaming services. — Good evening from New York City.
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New York Times:
Sources: David Ellison, the CEO of Skydance, has recently held early discussions about acquiring Bari Weiss' The Free Press — David Ellison, the founder of Skydance, and Bari Weiss, the co-founder of The Free Press, are attending the annual Allen & Co. conference in Sun Valley this week.
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Michael Savage / The Guardian:
A report on Gregg Wallace substantiates 45 allegations made against the former BBC presenter, including claims of unwelcome physical contact — Investigation verifies allegations of inappropriate sexual language and one incident of unwelcome physical contact
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Rebecca Rubin / Variety:
WBD's Superman opens to $122M in domestic ticket sales, a strong start for the relaunched DC Universe under new DC Studios co-heads James Gunn and Peter Safran — Superman can lift up collapsing buildings, Godzilla-sized monsters and, now, the box office. — “Superman,” the newly rebooted …
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Brent Crane / Bloomberg:
A look at PageTurner, an author services firm that the US DOJ alleges pilfered $44M from 800+ aspiring authors by promising mainstream success and Netflix deals — Author services company PageTurner used promises of mainstream success and Netflix deals to prey on more than 800 aspiring authors, according to DOJ.
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Financial Times:
Insiders describe Linda Yaccarino's tumultuous partnership with Elon Musk and say the two failed to gel as Musk's blunt style clashed with Yaccarino's polish — Inside the former social media CEO's tumultuous partnership with the world's richest man — Hannah Murphy in San Francisco …
Carlos Nogueras Ramos / The Texas Tribune:
The case of an independent publisher banned from county buildings in Jeff Davis County, Texas, raises questions about who gets to call themselves a journalist — Publisher David Flash has been documenting the happenings in Jeff Davis County since 2020. Last year, he was banned from county buildings over allegations of harassment.
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Lindsey Holden / Politico:
A judge grants a temporary restraining order against LAPD, ruling that they can't force journalists out of protest areas or use nonlethal weapons against them — “When journalists persisted in documenting the protests, it appears from the evidence presented that they faced an onslaught …
Clyde Haberman / New York Times:
David Gergen, a frequent political commentator on CNN and PBS who helped shape the public images of four US presidents, has died at 83 from Lewy body dementia — He served under Nixon, Ford, Reagan and Clinton before becoming a top editor and a familiar TV pundit. “Centrism doesn't mean splitting the difference,” he said.
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Bloomberg:
A look at performing rights organizations, like ASCAP, the opacity of the music rights system, and complaints from bars and others about rising licensing fees — The number of performing rights organizations has proliferated in recent years, leaving some venues struggling to pay fees for music
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Brande Victorian / The Hollywood Reporter:
South Park is no longer available on Paramount+ outside the US, as sources say the platform's license to stream the series internationally has expired — Amid a streaming rights battle, the platform's license to stream the series internationally has expired, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter.
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