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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Memo: Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker, and Jon Wertheim say they will stay at 60 Minutes as they don't want to see it die and are “working to build trust with Nick” — The three remaining fill-time correspondents on 60 Minutes — Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim …
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New York Times:
In an email to staff, Nick Bilton promises editorial independence for 60 Minutes and praises veteran staff members Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker, and Jon Wertheim — Nick Bilton said he had consulted with the program's remaining correspondents: Lesley Stahl, Jon Wertheim and Bill Whitaker.
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The Wrap, The Guardian, Business Insider, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Verge, Washington Post, Raw Story, Puck, New York Times, The Washington Free Beacon, CinemaBlend, Poynter, Newser, @justinbaragona.bsky.social, @dagrtnpwrflmrfixit …, @jeremymbarr, @benmullin, @brianstelter, @benmullin, @jeremymbarr, NewsMax.com, The Hollywood Reporter, New Republic, New York Post, Variety, Townhall, RADAR and @benmullin
Page Six:
Sources: Nick Bilton is making $2.5M to lead 60 Minutes, or $1M more than Tanya Simon was paid for the same job before being ousted
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Steady, New Republic, The Wrap, New York Post, Raw Story, @benmullin, The Hollywood Reporter, RADAR, The Hollywood Reporter, Deseret News, Deadline, @justinbaragona.bsky.social, Mediaite, @rusty.todayintabs.com, @joshsternberg.com, @theophite.bsky.social, @cawitches.bsky.social, @stevetownsend0.bsky.social, @passantino.bsky.social and CNN
Jody Godoy / Reuters:NEW!
Sources: a group of US states is preparing a lawsuit against Paramount's WBD acquisition; California's AG has said his office would make a decision soon — A group of U.S. states including California and New York are preparing a lawsuit to block Paramount Skydance's (PSKY.O) …
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Bloomberg Law, The Streamable, The Movie Blog, Variety, TheDesk.net, Media Play News and The Wrap
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Sabrina Willmer / Bloomberg:
A judge orders Paramount Skydance to reveal some internal docs from its 2025 merger, in a lawsuit by investors who say the deal unfairly enriched Shari Redstone — A Delaware Chancery Court judge ordered Paramount Skydance Corp. to hand over some internal communications tied to the 2025 merger …
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The Guardian's EIC says digital reader revenue rose 17% YoY to £125M in the year to March 31 and over 40% of revenue is from outside the UK, up from 8% in 2016 — More than 80% of revenue coming from outside the UK at The Guardian did not exist ten years ago, editor-in-chief Katharine Viner has revealed.
Nicole Sperling / New York Times:
A profile of Netflix's film division chair Dan Lin, who's greenlit 88 films since 2024, shifting strategy toward budget discipline and in-house development — When Dan Lin, the chairman of Netflix's film division, read the script for a survival thriller set in the remote wilderness of Australia …
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The Wrap, Variety, @cinephiliabeyond.org, Yahoo Finance, World of Reel, ScreenRant, Actor Anthony Head …, The Independent, Decider and The Sun
Jennifer Maas / Variety:
Paramount Skydance unveils Paramount Games Studio, which combines Skydance's two game studios with Paramount's IP, to be headed by Tony Driscoll — David Ellison has been moving pieces around the board in reshaping the new Paramount Skydance over the past year.
Isabella Kwai / New York Times:
How LinkedIn is transforming into a “post-cringe” social network as it courts high-profile influencers, who are building audiences on corporate-friendly topics — Celebrities and paid influencers have transformed the career-focused platform, which for some users, has become a job unto itself.
Lauren Almeida / The Guardian:
Report: Goalhanger named UK's fastest-growing business, with £37.9M in 2025 sales, a 321% average annual rate of growth over the past three years, and 80 staff — Producer of The Rest is ... podcasts reports sales of £37.9m, boosted by rise in subscriptions and live events
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Mark Oliver on LinkedIn, GB News, @profbillmcguire.bsky.social, The Independent, The Times and Mirror
Financial Times:
Court filings: Trump's legal team has refused to hand over financial documents requested by the BBC in his $10B defamation case despite claiming financial harm — Broadcaster has sought documents under subpoena in effort to identify impact of ‘Panorama’ documentary on US president
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The Guardian, Lawyer Monthly, New York Sun, Bloomberg, @annmlipton@esq.social, The Independent, GB News and Reuters
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Over 20 EU news publishers file a claim seeking €640M+ from Google following an EU decision that lets anyone harmed by Google's ad market abuse seek damages — More than 20 European news publishers are taking legal action against Google seeking damages of £550m for adtech monopoly abuses.
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European Commission and Global Competition Review
Reuters:
Filings: Xinhuanet, owned by China's official Xinhua news agency, plans to invest ~$162.38M on an “authoritative” AI agent to help promote Xi Jinping's thinking — Xinhuanet (603888.SS), owned by China's official Xinhua news agency, plans to invest over 1.1 billion yuan …
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Modern Diplomacy and The Japan Times
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