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8:35 PM ET, July 15, 2025

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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
The BBC reports 2024-25 revenue up 9% YoY to £5.9B and a £132M operating deficit, down from £263M in 2023-24; DG Tim Davie admits BBC “mistakes” after scandals  —  National broadcaster's deficit almost halved to £132mn last year
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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
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
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
Discussion: Deadline, Decode TV and WORLD SCREEN
Peter White / Deadline:
HBO and HBO Max tops Emmy nominations with 142, a record for HBO, Disney gets 128 across all its platforms, Netflix lands 121, and Apple scores 79  —  The Warner Bros. Discovery network scored 142 Emmy nominations, compared to 121 for Netflix.  —  This marks the most Emmy nominations HBO …
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.
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 …
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.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
In an internal memo, NYT's culture editor says four critics, including long-time music critic Jon Pareles, will be reassigned as the section seeks new voices  —  The New York Times is revamping its lineup of arts and entertainment critics — replacing four of the paper's TV, music and theater critics …
Jennifer Maas / Variety:
Roblox launches a licensing platform to help IP rights holders collaborate with creators, with Lionsgate, Netflix, Sega, and Kodansha as founding partners  —  Roblox is launching a new licensing platform to streamline the process for IP rights holders to partner with creators on the gaming platform.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Lee Enterprises adds a $4.99-per-month “temporary” surcharge to its newspaper subscriptions, citing inflation and global tariffs  —  Lee Enterprises, one of the last remaining independent local newspaper companies, has added a $4.99 per month “temporary” surcharge to its newspaper subscriptions …
 
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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
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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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Google adds featured notebooks to NotebookLM from publications, including The Economist and The Atlantic, plus professors, authors, researchers, and nonprofits
 

 
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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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