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Sources: the DOJ is probing whether the NFL uses anticompetitive tactics that harm consumers; regulators and others have raised concerns about streaming deals — Government officials have raised questions about whether the league is engaging in anticompetitive tactics that harm consumers
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Sources: Disney is planning to eliminate as many as 1,000 positions in the coming weeks, many from the company's recently consolidated marketing department — Entertainment company is planning to eliminate as many as 1,000 positions in the coming weeks — Disney is preparing …
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
AMC Networks rebrands as AMC Global Media, filing new articles of incorporation in Nevada; CEO Kristin Dolan says streaming is its top domestic revenue source — The media company behind ‘The Walking Dead’ and Anne Rice universes is rebranding itself ahead of what it hopes will be its next genre-defining hit, ‘The Audacity.’
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Dan Primack / Axios:
Meta begins removing dozens of Facebook and Instagram ads that trial lawyers placed to reach eligible plaintiffs, after social media addiction trial losses — Meta on Thursday began removing advertisements from attorneys who were seeking clients that claim to have been harmed by social media while under the age of 18.
Daryna Antoniuk / The Record:
Russian authorities detained a former Radio Free Europe freelancer on treason charges; security services also have searched Novaya Gazeta's newsroom in Moscow — Russian authorities detained a former freelance journalist for Radio Free Europe on treason charges, accusing him of passing information …
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Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
Prime Video offers Masters Tournament coverage for the first time, with two hours of live broadcasts Thursday and Friday plus feeds from “Amen Corner” and more — Often called “a tradition unlike any other,” the Masters golf tournament has a non-traditional media partner this year.
Dominic Preston / The Verge:
Spotify is adding toggles to stop video from playing inside the app for both music and podcasts, rolling out worldwide on all platforms and devices — Controls are rolling out worldwide to stop videos playing alongside music and podcasts. … Spotify is adding new toggles to stop …
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Tom Jones / Poynter:
MS NOW announces financial backing for the Pulitzer Center, and collaborations with The Marshall Project on ICE and States Newsroom to feature state reporting — The network will partner with The Marshall Project, States Newsroom and the Pulitzer Center to power investigative and statehouse coverage
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Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
An analysis of the 200 most-recent tweets on X by 18 big publishers indicates links seem to hurt engagement, after debate arose over X's value for sharing news — Engagement for tweets from @nytimes (53 million followers) is dwarfed by engagement for tweets from @GlobeEyeNews (866,000 followers).
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Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Sources: Paramount is unlikely to appoint a direct successor to Jeff Shell after his departure; Shell had few direct reports and did not lead WBD negotiations — Jeff Shell is unlikely to be directly replaced as president of Paramount, numerous insiders and people who do business with the company tell Deadline.
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Sri Muppidi / The Information:
Documents: OpenAI expects ads to generate ~$2.4B in revenue in 2026, ~$11B in 2027, and ~$102B in 2030, or 36% of its total revenue for 2030 — OpenAI's advertising effort is so new that the company is still working out the kinks in it. That hasn't stopped it from setting ambitious aims for the business …
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Abner Li / 9to5Google:
YouTube launches a Shorts feature to let creators generate photorealistic AI avatars using a “live selfie” recording of their face and voice, powered by Veo — YouTube is now letting users create an AI avatar that looks and sounds like them for use in Shorts. This feature was teased earlier this year.
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