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Sources: CNN CEO Mark Thompson told Paramount he would not share oversight of CNN with another exec, as David Ellison weighs whether to put Bari Weiss in charge — The tech scion David Ellison is close to completing a merger that would put the legacy broadcaster and the 24-hour cable news network under the same roof.

Discussion: TV Insider, @benmullin, Mediaite, Mediaite, @mikeisaac, RADAR, Mediaite, @dylanbyers, @josephwulfsohn, The Hollywood Reporter, The Wrap, Raw Story, New York Post and The A.V. Club

Matthew Belloni / Puck:

Although sources suggest Paramount wouldn't sell CNN to appease state regulators overseeing the WBD deal, it may save the company from a protracted legal battle — With Paramount's federally approved acquisition of Warner Bros. entering its endgame, the Ellisons will still need to placate regulators like California's Rob Bonta.

Discussion: @nickfield.bsky.social, Cord Cutters News, @matthewstoller, @zephyrteachout, @dylanbyers, @mattbelloni.bsky.social, Bloomberg, Entertainment Weekly, New York Post, Reality Tea, r/MediaMergers and r/Journalism

Washington Post:

The US Supreme Court paused a lower court order that would have forced ex-Fox News reporter Catherine Herridge to reveal a source or pay $800 a day in sanctions — Press freedom groups have decried efforts to compel former Fox News journalist Catherine Herridge to reveal a confidential source.

Discussion: The Guardian, Politico, @scottnover, Deadline and New York Post

Ryan McGrady / The Conversation:

An analysis of 20M blocks of users of English language Wikipedia shows a shrinking number of administrators relying on more-frequent blocks, to raise efficiency — This year, Wikipedia is celebrating 25 years as the internet's encyclopedia that anyone can edit.

Discussion: @eryk.bsky.social, @antisomniac.bsky.social, @antisomniac.bsky.social, The Free Press and Reclaim The Net

Nate Raymond / Reuters:

The US federal judiciary plans to temporarily increase PACER fees from $0.10 to $0.12 per page for five years starting January 1, 2027, to fund a system upgrade — The U.S. federal judiciary on Friday said it will temporarily hike fees to download documents from its online court records system known …

Discussion: @researchbuzz@researchbuzz …, @wolfereports.bsky.social, @jayshams, @fixthecourt, @ewess92, @nateraymond.bsky.social, United States Courts, Law360, @free.law, Bloomberg Law and Public Access …

Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net:

Two groups file a petition to deny FCC review of ABC's TV station licenses; they say they will seek revocations if stations restrict speech in trade for FCC OK — Two public interest advocacy groups have filed a formal petition to deny in the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) …

Discussion: @thedesk.net and Radio & Television …

Wall Street Journal:
Brendan Carr says ABC is running a “campaign of misinformation” about the FCC inquiry into The View and the agency isn't trying to control the show's guests

Discussion: Cord Cutters News, @richardgrenell, @marctshort, @nickfondacaro, @packardfan41083, Advanced Television, Techdirt, NewsMax.com, The Post Millennial, Deadline, Dow Jones Newswires, @amandacarpenter.bsky.social, The Guardian, Radio & Television …, The Reporters Committee …, Reuters and The Wrap

Scharon Harding / Ars Technica:

Netflix has been gradually requiring each profile under a Netflix subscription to use a unique email address; the rule doesn't apply to children's profiles — Recently, my father called me in a panic. — There were just a few minutes until Netflix would start streaming a live MMA event, and he couldn't get into my account.

Discussion: The Indian Express, @jayvipertv, @pirat_nation, Tom's Guide, @neonchinchilla.bsky.social, What's on Netflix, Digital Trends, Android Central, Android Police, r/netflix, Android Authority and r/technology, more at Techmeme »

Jeff Jarvis / Whither news?:

How California's Civic Media Program is wasting the chance to build a competitive local news landscape, and may instead send most of its money to hedge funds — Supporting the past instead of the future of news — California is about to hand out $20 million — half from Google …

Discussion: @jeffjarvis@mastodon.social

Christiana Sciaudone / A Media Operator:

Dave Jorgenson's LNI is profitable with 49% of 2025 revenue coming from ads, 21% from consulting, 14% from the newsletter, and plans for a long-form show in Q3 — It's been nearly a year since Dave Jorgenson left the Washington Post to start his own company, Local News International.

Discussion: Local News International

Michael Bürgi / Digiday:

Omnicom Media and Netflix strike a partnership that uses Acxiom audience data and Netflix' AI-powered Ads Suite to enable more relevant ads in shows — Digiday covers the latest from marketing and media at the annual Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. More from the series →

Discussion: Blake Cuthbert on LinkedIn, Mediaweek and Media Play News

Benoit Berthelot / Bloomberg:

Omnicom's top 150 customers now make up 50% of its revenue, versus 350 clients accounting for that portion prior to its merger with Interpublic — John Wren, the chief executive officer of ad giant Omnicom Group Inc., said he's starting to see results after closing the deal for rival Interpublic Group …

Anna Bawden / The Guardian:

A study of 408 teens in Australia finds 80%+ were still using social media three months after a ban came into force, citing inadequate age verification checks — Experts say law not enough to stop children accessing harmful content online and more ‘convincing strategy is required’

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Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Acast shows that have opted into Apple video podcasts have seen a ~25% jump in Apple consumption; only 10 shows in the top 200 US chart currently offer video

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
MS Now will move away from live shows on weekend evenings, instead using prerecorded video podcasts and expanding use of Crooked Media content, starting June 28

Discussion: Cord Cutters News, Mediaite, Deadline, @jakewilkns, @dylanbyers, @bristei, @bristei, New York Post, Los Angeles Times, @justinbaragona.bsky.social, Newsbusters, The Wrap, @devonheinen.bsky.social, Barrett Media and The Hollywood Reporter

Tyler Falk / Current:
The NYT plans to adapt the Wirecutter Show for public radio, to be distributed by American Public Media from July 9; APM has distributed The Daily since 2018

Discussion: Radio Ink and American Public Media

Benoit Berthelot / Bloomberg:
OpenAI's ad VP says OpenAI has attracted “thousands of advertisers”; the best-performing categories were travel, retail, health, beauty, and financial services

Discussion: The Drum and The Next Web

Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
The DGA ratifies a four-year deal with studios and streamers, committing them to sending key executives to DC to lobby for a federal film tax incentive

Discussion: Russell Wetanson on LinkedIn, Los Angeles Times, Variety, Deadline and The Wrap

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Bron Maher / A Media Operator:
Lifestyle publisher Apartment Therapy Media debuts its first paid membership offering, for The Kitchn, costing $40/year and including a quarterly print magazine

Washington Post:
Jacqueline Smith, the Stars and Stripes ombudsman who was fired in April, sues the Pentagon, claiming the government violated her First Amendment rights

Discussion: NewsMax.com, The Hill, MS NOW, Freedom of the Press … and Politico

Lucas Ropek / TechCrunch:
YouTube rolls out changes to Shorts, like adding a setting to double the playback speed, removing the “dislike” button, adding a Clear Screen mode, and more

Discussion: Tubefilter, Business Insider, Chrome Unboxed, Digital Trends, Mashable, The Indian Express, GSMArena.com, Android Police, The Verge, Android Authority, YouTube Official Blog, Droid Life and 9to5Google

Cade Metz / New York Times:
NYT amends its lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, specifically accusing Microsoft of encouraging OpenAI to train AI systems using copyrighted NYT articles

Discussion: Daily Caller News Foundation, Ars Technica, @ipcopyright.bsky.social, MediaNews4U, BMI and Bloomberg Law

Om's Family / On my Om:
Om Malik, a longtime technology writer, founder of Gigaom, and a partner at True Ventures, died on Wednesday at 59

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Wall Street Journal:
Researchers say Z.ai's GLM-5.2 matches latest US models at finding security bugs, as critics question the US' lax approach in restricting Chinese open models

Sebastian Herrera / Fortune:
A profile of Jacob Andreou, the 33-year-old former Snap exec leading Microsoft's consolidated Copilot team efforts to catch up with OpenAI and Anthropic

Financial Times:
Sources: Google told Meta around March it couldn't offer all the Gemini capacity Meta wanted to buy, disrupting and delaying some of Meta's internal AI projects

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