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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Memo from Disney execs: YouTube pulled Disney channels before the expiration time of the carriage deal with “no advance notice to their subscribers, or to us” — Disney top brass told the troops that the media company's leaders are going to continue to fight for a “fair deal” …
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Ben Schoon / 9to5Google:
Disney networks including ABC and ESPN go dark on YouTube TV after the two sides failed to reach a new carriage deal — YouTube TV customers have lost access to ABC, ESPN, and other Disney-owned channels this evening as a contract between Google and Disney failed to reach a renewal in negotiations …
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Max Tani / Semafor:
Sources: after earlier suing CBS over 60 Minutes, Trump is set to be interviewed for the show by Norah O'Donnell, following David Ellison's Paramount purchase — The Scoop — CBS News is learning that several million dollars go a long way to healing a relationship with President Donald Trump.
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Brianna Tucker / Washington Post:
An NC Republican Party spokesman appeared to threaten ProPublica, citing party ties to Trump's administration, and tried to coerce the outlet to kill a story — Communications director Matt Mercer later says in a social media post that Trump should “feed ProPublica to the USAID wood chipper.”
Justin Baragona / The Independent:
CBS has cut two streaming shows, disbanded its race and culture unit, eliminated the Johannesburg bureau; all eight on-air correspondents cut were women — EXCLUSIVE: Multiple sources told The Independent that senior foreign correspondent Debora Patta was added to the layoff list following …
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Bluesky says it has hit 40M users and plans to launch “dislikes” in beta to tailor content rankings and reply rankings — Social network Bluesky, which on Friday announced a new milestone of 40 million users, will soon start testing “dislikes” as a way to improve personalization on its main Discover feed and others.
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Ethan Sandweiss / Indiana Public Media:
Jim Rodenbush, Indiana University's former director of student media, is suing the school, after he was fired when he refused to pull news from the school paper — Former director of student media Jim Rodenbush is suing Indiana University for wrongful termination.
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Indiana University reverses course on its decision to stop student journalists from including news coverage in print editions, after accusations of censorship — The university faced fierce criticism after it fired the director of student media and said that news coverage could be published only online.
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New York Times:
Puck acquires Air Mail, the startup founded by Graydon Carter; sources: the deal values Air Mail at $16M, less than the $32M in funding it raised since 2019 — Graydon Carter, the legendary Vanity Fair editor who founded Air Mail, is leaving the company. — The check is in the mail.
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Michelle Kim / Rest of World:
A look at the rising popularity of virtual K-pop stars, usually created by artists wearing motion sensor suits, and the labor rights questions they raise — In an industry studded with megastars like BTS and Blackpink, virtual idols are building powerful new fandoms even while their true identities remain obscured.
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Reuters:
Sources: Netflix is exploring a bid for WBD's studio and streaming business and has tapped investment bank Moelis & Co to evaluate a prospective offer — - Netflix hires Moelis & Co for Warner Bros Discovery bid evaluation — Sarandos confirms no interest in legacy media networks like CNN
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Peter White / Deadline:
Rolling Stone is turning the Rolling Stone Interview into a video podcast series, starting with Florence + The Machine's Florence Welch — The Rolling Stone Interview has featured the likes of Bob Dylan, Jim Morrison, Ray Charles, Eddie Murphy, Axl Rose, Jack Nicholson and Taylor Swift since it launched in 1967.
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