Top News:
Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
WBD sues Sling TV over its short-term offerings that let viewers access its bundle for as little as a day; Disney filed an identical suit in August — The filing comes after Disney sued Dish over the offering of day passes, which allow viewers to bypass monthly subscriptions.
Discussion:
Variety, TheDesk.net, The Wrap, Awful Announcing, Cord Cutters News, TVNewsCheck, Sports Business Journal, Deadline and Media Play News
Dell Cameron / Wired:
Q&A with EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn, who will leave the role later this year after leading the nonprofit since 2015, on privacy, encryption, AI, and more — After 25 years at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Cindy Cohn is stepping down as executive director.
Marc Schneider / Billboard:
RIAA: US recorded music revenue hit $5.6B across all formats in H1 2025, up 1% YoY; streaming generated $4.68B, and paid subscriptions grew 5.7% YoY to $3.2B — Streaming drives 84% of music revenue in the U.S. market. — The Recording Industry Association of America announced Tuesday …
Discussion:
Inside Radio, RIAA, Music Business Worldwide, Digital Music News, The Hollywood Reporter and Music Ally
Sara Fischer / Axios:
In a new ad campaign, TelevisaUnivision says Google plans to move Univision from YouTube TV's basic bundle to a Spanish-language package that costs extra — TelevisaUnivision, one of two major Spanish-language broadcasters in the U.S., has unveiled a new consumer ad campaign warning customers …
Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer:
Plex tells customers to reset their passwords after suffering data breach that includes email addresses, usernames, and passwords — Media streaming platform Plex is warning customers to reset passwords after suffering a data breach in which a hacker was able to steal customer authentication data from one of its databases.
Nicole Sperling / New York Times:
Study: between August 2024 and June 2025, the number of women working as creators on US streaming originals hit 36%, a record and up from 27% the year prior — Far more shows on streaming services are being created by women, a new study found. That number on broadcast networks, though, remained stagnant.
Discussion:
The Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film and Variety
Neel Dhanesha / Nieman Lab:
Q&A with Dave Jorgenson on his new media venture, LNI, his plans for longform video, media literacy, language he can use now that he's not at WaPo, and more — The former Washington Post video star talks about launching a new company with old colleagues, the importance of media literacy, and building a Daily Show for the internet.
Discussion:
@neeldhanesha.com and @davejorgenson.bsky.social
James Cridland / Podnews:
Todd Cochrane, a podcasting pioneer who started in October 2004 and founded podcast hosting company Blubrry, has died at age 61 — Todd Cochrane was born in Quincy, Michigan. Given a strong work ethic by his parents and grandparents, he graduated from a small, country high school in a class of less than a hundred.
Discussion:
@johnspurlock, @godfree, Tom Webster on LinkedIn, Justin Jackson on LinkedIn, @yoda, @podstarzteam, Inside Radio, Matthew Drengler on LinkedIn, @blubrry, @mrasquith, @themuzak, @mathewpassy, Blubrry Podcasting, @anotherjoe.bsky.social, @justinjackson.ca, @thedanieljlewis.bsky.social, @johnspurlock.com, Barrett Media and Podnews
The Hollywood Reporter:
CBS aired MTV's VMAs for the first time, prompting a 42% YoY increase in audience to 5.5M viewers, a six-year high — Welcome to broadcast, MTV. … Sunday's show, which also aired on MTV and streamed on Paramount+, delivered 5.5 million viewers, according to Nielsen's earliest-available numbers (that include out-of-home viewing).
Discussion:
Sportico, The A.V. Club, Joe DeMaio on LinkedIn, TVNewsCheck, Digital Music News, Deadline, Cele|bitchy, Forbes, Adweek, The Wrap, Business Insider and CBS News
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Paramount Chief Communications Officer Justin Dini steps down following the Skydance merger; Dini started in 2017 and will be replaced by Melissa Zukerman — Dini, who had been chief communications officer, will exit in the wake of Skydance's acquisition of the company.
Discussion:
Justin Dini on LinkedIn, PRWeek, The Wrap, Deadline and TVNewsCheck
Stine Jacobsen / Reuters:
Swedish music rights organization STIM launches a license that lets AI companies train models on copyrighted works while paying royalties to creators — Sweden's music rights organisation has introduced a licence that allows artificial intelligence companies to legally use copyrighted songs …
Discussion:
Music Ally, Digital Music News, Billboard, Claes Reimertz on LinkedIn, Euronews and STIM
Reuters:
The Nepalese government lifts its social media ban after 19 people were killed and 100+ were injured in anti-corruption protests that were triggered by the ban — Nepal has lifted a social media ban following protests that resulted in the deaths of 19 people, a government minister said on Tuesday.
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