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Melanie Goodfellow / Deadline:
Gaza Health Ministry says five journalists working for Reuters, AP, Al-Jazeera, and others were among at least 20 killed in an Israeli strike on a Gaza hospital — The dead media professionals were named as Hussam al-Masri, a cameraman working for Reuters News Agency; Mohammed Salama …
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Reuters:
Reuters and AP send a joint letter to Israeli officials to demand “a clear explanation for the airstrikes” on a Gaza hospital that killed multiple journalists — By: Reuters Communications — Reuters and the Associated Press today sent the following letter to Israeli officials regarding …
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Fox warns customers that Fox News and other channels could be pulled from YouTube TV “unless Google engages in a meaningful way soon” in a carriage dispute — Fox began warning customers Monday that its channels could be pulled from YouTube TV unless they reach a new deal soon.
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Jennifer Elias / CNBC:
YouTube says that Fox is asking for payments “far higher than what partners with comparable content” receive; YouTube TV's renewal date with Fox is Wednesday
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Swati Pandey / Bloomberg:
President Trump says he would support the FCC revoking NBC and ABC's station licenses and calls them “two of the worst and most biased networks in history” — US President Donald Trump berated NBC and ABC as “two of the worst and most biased networks in history,” …
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Bloomberg:
Perplexity launches Comet Plus, a $5/month service similar to Apple News+, and says it has allocated $42.5M for publishers, which will receive 80% of revenue — The company has clashed with media outlets over use of their work. — Add us on Google — Perplexity AI Inc. is offering publishers …
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Associated Press:
Netflix acquires the Japanese media rights to carry the 2026 World Baseball Classic, marking the first time it will stream a live event in Japan — Netflix has won the Japanese media rights to carry next year's World Baseball Classic, marking the first time it will stream a live event in Japan.
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Spotify has been unable to settle on the features that should be in a super premium plan, discussed for years, and hasn't come to terms with partners — The company has spent a couple years talking about a more-expensive version of its music service for superfans. Where is it?
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Penske Media sells TVLine, a site launched in 2011 that focuses on TV news, interviews, and reviews, to Static Media, which owns SlashFilm, The List, and more — Kimberly Roots to remain editor in chief of the digital news platform founded by Michael Ausiello in 2011
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Thomas Germain / BBC:
YouTube used AI to make changes in some videos without telling the creators; YouTube calls it an experiment to unblur, denoise, and improve video quality — YouTube made AI enhancements to videos without telling users or asking permission. As AI quietly mediates our world, what happens to our shared connection with real life?
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Reuters:
Poland's consumer watchdog accuses Netflix of raising subscription fees without securing explicit user consent after it increased some monthly fees by up to $2 — Poland's consumer watchdog the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has accused Netflix (NFLX.O) …
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Interviews with several publishers in the US and the UK indicate they are preparing for “Google Zero”, the decline in traffic due to AI Mode and AI Overviews — Media groups explore new ways of reaching readers and making money amid arrival of AI tools that affect clicks
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Jack Ohman / San Francisco Chronicle:
Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Jack Ohman says AI is making a mockery of his profession by plagiarizing the work of professional political cartoonists — The internet is now crawling with AI-generated political cartoons that mimic the work of my colleagues
Mike Barnes / The Hollywood Reporter:
Frank Price, the writer-producer who presided over the TV and movie divisions at Universal and served two terms as the head of Columbia Pictures, dies at 95 — He first made his mark as a producer on NBC's ‘The Virginian’ and greenlighted films including ‘Gandhi,’ ‘Tootsie,’ ‘Back to the Future’ and ‘Boyz n the Hood.’
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