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Bloomberg:
Sources: Netflix has filed a new bid for Warner Bros. that is mostly cash, and is working on a bridge loan that totals tens of billions of dollars — Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. was fielding a second round of bids on Monday, including a mostly cash offer from Netflix Inc. …
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Charles Gasparino / New York Post:
Sources: White House officials discussed antitrust concerns over Netflix's interest in WBD, questioning if a deal would give Netflix too much power in Hollywood — Senior White House officials recently discussed antitrust concerns surrounding Netflix's interest in acquiring the Warner Bros. studio …
Andrew Deck / Nieman Lab:
An arbitrator has found that Politico violated key safeguards for AI adoption that had been negotiated into a contract with its unionized journalists — The ruling marks one of the first major tests of an AI clause in a newsroom union contract. — Last week, unionized journalists …
Scott Nover / Washington Post:
The White House launches a “media bias” tracker on its website for news reports that President Trump disagrees with, citing outlets including WaPo and CNN — A new White House webpage presents a “Hall of Shame” for news reports the president disagrees with …
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Adamya Sharma / Android Authority:
Netflix quietly removes support for casting from its mobile app to most modern TVs and streaming devices, including Chromecasts, regardless of subscription tier — Netflix will no longer support casting from your mobile to most TVs and streaming devices, regardless of the plan you're on. — •
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
James Cameron says the idea that generative AI can “make up a character” and a performance can be generated “from scratch with a text prompt” is “horrifying” — Safe to say James Cameron will never cast Tilly Norwood in a movie.
Blake Brittain / Reuters:
The US Supreme Court hears arguments in a copyright case between ISP Cox Communications and record labels; labels say Cox should be liable for user infringement — U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday grappled with a bid by Cox Communications to avoid financial liability …
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Rebecca Rubin / Variety:
Disney's Zootopia 2 hits $556M in sales in its global debut, the fourth-highest debut of all time, including $272M in China, the sixth-largest start of all time — “Zootopia 2” unleashed a box office stampede as Disney's animated sequel raced to $556 million in its global debut.
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Adweek:
Omnicom announces a restructuring following its $13.5B acquisition of IPG, including plans to cut ~4,000 jobs globally — BBDO, TBWA, and McCann emerge as the three global creative networks in post-IPG overhaul — Omnicom has announced its new structure and leadership team on the heels …
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Max Tani / Semafor:
Sources: Vanity Fair and Condé Nast executives are unsettled by the allegations against Olivia Nuzzi and are likely to let her temporary contract expire — Editor Mark Guiducci and other leaders at Vanity Fair are concerned for and about their new star, Olivia Nuzzi.
The Guardian:
A look at Daily Mail owner Jonathan Harmsworth's decades-long push to add the Telegraph to his family empire, his vision for the title, and more — The Daily Mail owner has the Telegraph titles in his sights as part of a long-held ambition to create a dominant stable of rightwing newspapers
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David Bauder / Associated Press:
A survey by the News Literacy Project of US 13- to 18-year-olds shows 84% use negative words including “boring”, “fake”, or “biased” to describe news media — Cat Murphy, a college student, has wanted to be a journalist since she was 11. Many of her friends don't understand why.
Aoyon Ashraf / CoinDesk:
Jay Yarow, who previously led digital strategy at CNBC and Business Insider, is named president of CoinDesk Insights, the media and events division of Bullish — Yarow will oversee CoinDesk Insights as its parent company looks to expand digital asset coverage across the globe. — What to know:
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