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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
A new filing from Nexstar in the DirecTV lawsuit says the existing restraining order freezing the Nexstar-Tegna merger could jeopardize assets of both companies — Nexstar weighed in for the first time on a judge's order that halted its merger with Tegna, warning the court …
Minho Kim / New York Times:
A US appeals court pauses a lower-court order that would have reinstated around 1,000 Voice of America journalists and staff who had been put on paid leave — A panel of three judges halted the lower court order to reinstate all full-time Voice of America reporters and support staff who had been put on paid leave.
Jem Aswad / Variety:
WMG acquires independent music distributor Revelator, following Universal's Downtown acquisition, as the record industry focuses on serving independent artists — In a move that reflects the record industry's shift toward serving independent artists, Warner Music Group announced Wednesday morning …
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Billboard, CTech and Music Business Worldwide
Mandy Dalugdug / Music Business Worldwide:
TikTok partners with personalized video platform Cameo to allow creators in the US offer personalized video messages directly within the TikTok app — TikTok has partnered with personalized video platform Cameo to allow creators in the US offer personalized video messages directly within the TikTok app.
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TechCrunch, Engadget, Tubefilter, What's Trending, TikTok, Digital Music News, Bloomberg Law and The Wrap
Graciela Mochkofsky / New Yorker:
A profile of Spanish-language US news influencer Carlos Eduardo Espina, who has ~22.5M followers, relies on traditional media, and provides help to his viewers — How Carlos Eduardo Espina reaches millions of followers. — Carlos Eduardo Espina woke up on January 3rd to a cellphone flooded with notifications.
Lauren Gustus / Salt Lake Tribune:
The Salt Lake Tribune will remove its paywall in May and is offering benefits including archive access to donors; print subscription rates remain the same — When we started telling people that The Tribune would become free to read online, we heard two immediate reactions: — “That's great news.”
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Originally Reported … and @ernie.tedium.co
Noor Nanji / BBC:
The BBC says it knew about a UK police investigation into Radio 2's Scott Mills in 2017, but sacked him after “new information” about his conduct came to light — The BBC knew about a police investigation into DJ Scott Mills in 2017, the corporation has confirmed.
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The Guardian, Telegraph, HuffPost, Daily Star, The Hollywood Reporter, Daily Mail, NME, The Sun, Mirror, Deadline, Oh No They Didn't!, Sky News, FemaleFirst, Metro.co.uk, Radio Times and PinkNews
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The Spectator reports a pre-tax loss of £6.6M in 2024, up from a loss of £6.9M in 2023; its 15-month sale process cost the weekly news magazine £11.4M — The 15-month sale process of The Spectator resulted in total costs to the weekly news magazine of £11.4m.
Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: Business Insider says it will give a new “quarterly AI Award” for the best staff AI use, like solving a frustrating problem, with the winner getting $400 — In a note to staff this morning shared with me, Business Insider said it is giving out a new quarterly AI Award for best use of AI at the company. Winner gets $400... [image]
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Business Insider
Alice Brooker / Press Gazette:
Reddit says publishers using its Pro Tools have seen post views grow by 46%, comments by 48%, and profile views nearly double since the tool's September launch — Reddit has said views to posts created by publishers on the discussion platform increased by nearly half in the six months after launching its Pro Tools for Publishers.
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Future says Google traffic fell 20% in the six months to March 31, a sharp acceleration on the year to September 2025; FUTR falls 25%+ to its lowest since 2017 — Future plc's share price plummeted on Tuesday as the UK-based magazine and specialist publishing giant said Google changes had led …
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Telegraph, Proactiveinvestors UK and Reuters
Qassim Abdul-Zahra / Associated Press:
Iraqi officials say a US journalist was kidnapped in Baghdad and security forces are looking for her captors; one outlet identified her as Shelly Kittleson — An American journalist was kidnapped Tuesday in Baghdad and Iraqi security forces are pursuing her captors, Iraqi officials said.
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