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CNBC: James Cameron blasts Netflix's proposed acquisition of WBD, in a letter to Senator Mike Lee, calling it “disastrous for the theatrical motion picture business” -
Bloomberg: Ted Sarandos says a winning Netflix bid for WBD would lead to more films in theaters because Netflix would distribute its films via WBD's distribution system -
James Hibberd / The Hollywood Reporter: After a backlash, AMC opts out of screening an AI short film during its pre-show, programmed by ad company Screenvision, before feature films -
Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab: Substack announces new tools to help writers use Polymarket data and adds Polymarket to its sponsorship pilot, prompting questions from some journalists -
Maxwell Zeff / Wired: Perplexity's retreat from ads signals a strategic shift as it recognizes its product is not for a mass audience and expects growth to come from enterprise sales -
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette: A look at The Sun's video strategy, which includes a shift to longform news and sponsored lifestyle content; it has 6.4M YouTube subscribers on its main channel -
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette: The UK CMA says Getty and Shutterstock's $3.7B merger could lead to a “substantial lessening of competition” in the UK editorial market for news events -
Anhata Rooprai / Reuters: Apple TV has signed a distribution deal with EverPass Media to bring live sports content to US businesses such as bars, restaurants, hotels, and gyms -
Selome Hailu / Variety: Matthew McConaughey and Timothée Chalamet discuss AI's potential to replace actors and win awards; McConaughey said AI actors will “infiltrate” the Oscars -
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: Reddit is testing an AI search feature that takes community recommendations and shows matching products from its advertisers in the results -
Julianna Bragg / Axios: Stephen Colbert's interview on YouTube with US Senate candidate James Talarico draws 7M+ views after it was posted on Monday, bypassing TV restrictions -
Rohan Goswami / Semafor: In a letter, six Democratic senators ask David Ellison to save communications with Trump, his family, lobbyists, and the DOJ about Paramount's pursuit of WBD — The Scoop