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Gene Maddaus / Variety:
The US Senate votes narrowly early Thursday morning to strip $1.1B in funding from the CPB, in a severe blow to 1,500 local TV and radio stations, PBS, and NPR — The Senate voted narrowly early Thursday morning to strip $1.1 billion in funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting …
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Scott Nover / Washington Post:
The Trump administration sues three members of CPB, seeking approval for their terminations, after attempting to fire them on April 28 — The president fired three Democrats running the organization that funds NPR and PBS, but they say the terminations were illegal. — Summary
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Tyler Falk / Current:
New York Public Radio CEO LaFontaine Oliver is stepping down from the position and stepping into the newly created position of executive chair — Oliver said the board asked him to serve in the new role as threats to public broadcasting mount. — NYPR Board Chair John Rose wrote in an email …
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Inside Radio and Radio Ink
Vanessa Rancaño / KQED:
Bay Area public radio station KQED says it is laying off 45 people and 12 are taking voluntary buyouts, a 15% staff cut; 10 vacant positions will go unfilled — KQED announced Tuesday it's laying off 45 people and losing 12 more who took voluntary departure offers, marking a 15% reduction …
Oliver Darcy / Status:
Leaked all-hands: Mathias Döpfner said Axel Springer employees must use AI, opposed disclosing to readers whether AI was used in the reporting process, and more — Axel Springer—the German publishing group that owns POLITICO, Business Insider, and BILD—had streamed the event company-wide.
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Josh Hersh / Columbia Journalism Review:
Q&A with Alan Rusbridger on criticism of the BBC for its Gaza coverage, the difficulty of leading the broadcaster, the need for it to be independent, and more — The former Guardian editor has been keeping tabs on the challenges at the venerable broadcaster.
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The Guardian, GB News, Variety and Press Gazette
Erik Ofgang / New York Times:
Some US states pass or explore laws aimed at reining in the cost of e-books for libraries, which often pay 10x more for e-book licenses than print copies — Proposed legislation would pressure publishers to adjust borrowing limits and find other ways to widen access.
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Inside Higher Ed
David Bauder / Associated Press:
CBS Late Show host Stephen Colbert condemns parent company Paramount Global settling President Trump's lawsuit over a 60 Minutes story as a “big fat bribe” — This isn't a joke. They've made that clear. — CBS “Late Show” host Stephen Colbert condemned parent company Paramount …
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Variety, New York Sun, @tdogmedia.bsky.social, Mashable, RADAR, The A.V. Club, NewsMax.com, Newsbusters, The Wrap, Fox News, The Guardian, Breitbart, TV Insider and LateNighter
Oliver Darcy / Status:
Jessica Lessin's softball TITV interview with Mark Zuckerberg without disclosing their close personal ties raises thorny ethical issues and insults her newsroom — Jessica Lessin's glitchy Mark Zuckerberg interview raised eyebrows in tech-media circles—but not just because of the technical failure.
Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net:
IAB survey: 86% of digital ad buyers use or plan to use generative AI for video ad creation, and expect it will account for 40% of all video ads by 2026 — The video advertising landscape is undergoing a rapid transformation, with half of advertisers already using generative AI (GenAI) …
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ExchangeWire.com, IAB, TV Tech, Marketing Brew and MarTech
Lily Ford / The Hollywood Reporter:
Sky and ITV renew their long-standing content partnership, ensuring major ITV shows remain on all Sky TV platforms in the UK, without disclosing financial terms — ITV's biggest shows, such as ‘Love Island’ and ‘Trigger Point,’ will remain available across all Sky TV platforms in Britain.
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TheDesk.net, Broadband TV News, Decode TV, Press Centre, ITV Media and Advanced Television
Financial Times:
Sources: the European Commission has stalled one of its X investigations for breaking its digital transparency rules, as it negotiates a trade deal with the US — EU was expected to finalise its investigation before the bloc's summer recess but will now miss this deadline
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