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10:20 AM ET, August 6, 2025

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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Disney says it is “fully integrating” Hulu into Disney+ and plans to launch a “unified” Disney+ and Hulu app in 2026 now that it is Hulu's sole owner  —  Hulu will replace the Star brand on Disney+ internationally this fall  —  Say ciao to the stand-alone Hulu streaming app …
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Wall Street Journal:
The NFL agrees to take a 10% stake in Disney's ESPN in exchange for control over NFL Network, RedZone, and more; analysts estimate ESPN is valued at $25B-$30B  —  The media giant will take ownership of NFL Network as part of swap valued in the neighborhood of $3 billion
Alex Sherman / CNBC:
ESPN signs a deal to show the WWE's biggest live events, including WrestleMania, from 2026; sources say ESPN will pay $325M on average per year for five years  —  The WWE is coming to ESPN.  —  The Disney-controlled sports and entertainment business will pay an average of $325 million per year …
Jesse Whittock / Deadline:
Disney plans to replace the Star tile with Hulu on the international Disney+ service; Star was widely used and well-known across Latin America and Asia  —  This marks the first major international expansion for Hulu and closely follows Disney buying Comcast out of the U.S. streamer last month.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Disney says it will no longer report paid subscribers or average revenue per unit for ESPN+ as of its Q4 2025 and for Disney+ and Hulu as of its Q1 2026  —  Disney, following in the footsteps of Netflix and others, soon will no longer report the number of subscribers for its Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ streaming services.
Jill Goldsmith / Deadline:
Disney reports Q3 revenue up 2% YoY to $23.7B, operating income up 8% YoY to $4.6B, streaming revenue of $6.2B, profit of $346M; Disney+ and Hulu hit 183M subs
Lillian Rizzo / CNBC:
ESPN plans to launch its new flagship streaming service ESPN on August 21 for $29.99/month or $35.99/month when bundled with Disney+ and Hulu
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Harshita Mary Varghese / Reuters:
News Corp reports Q4 revenue up 1% YoY to $2.11B, vs. $2.1B est., and WSJ subscriptions up 7% YoY to 4.5M+ on average, 4.1M+ of which were digital-only  —  Media conglomerate News Corp (NWSA.O) topped Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter revenue on Tuesday, driven by steady growth …
Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
A June ranking of the top 25 local public radio/TV websites in the US based on traffic shows MPR at the top, followed by LAist and Oregon Public Broadcasting  —  They may have been born on the airwaves, but these public media stations compete on the web as well.
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Resilience Media, which aims to be the defense tech industry's “publication of record”, adds several ex-TechCrunch staff, including Ingrid Lunden and Matt Burns  —  Former Techcrunch staffers have joined a new title covering the defence tech industry which has just expanded after a successful fundraising round.
Bloomberg:
Sources: Chinese streamer iQiyi is seeking to raise $300M in a Hong Kong IPO later in 2025; the Baidu-owned company went public in the US in 2018  —  Takeaways by Bloomberg AI  —  Hide … Tell us how AI is shaping your news experience.  Share your feedback
Emanuel Maiberg / 404 Media:
Wikipedia editors adopt a policy giving admins the authority to quickly delete AI-generated articles that meet certain criteria, like incorrect citations  —  “The ability to quickly generate a lot of bogus content is problematic if we don't have a way to delete it just as quickly.”
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
NYT reports 11.88M subscribers in Q2, total revenue up 9.7% YoY to $685.9M, adjusted operating profit up 28% YoY to $133.8M, and subscription revenue of $481.4M  —  The company added 230,000 digital-only subscribers in the second quarter.  It now has 11.88 million total subscribers.
 
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Chase DiFeliciantonio / Politico:
A US federal judge strikes down a California law blocking large platforms from hosting deceptive AI-generated content related to elections, citing Section 230
Reuters:
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Over 2,300 WGA members sign an open letter criticizing President Trump and Congressional Republicans, decrying “escalating attacks on the First Amendment”
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Neel Dhanesha / Nieman Lab:
Newsletter service Ghost says its publishers have earned $100M+, its annual revenue is $8.5M+, adds ActivityPub support, and is upping new member pricing
 

 
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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

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

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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