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Vince McMahon steps back from his roles as WWE CEO and chairman, as the board probes misconduct claims against him; his daughter, Stephanie, will be interim CEO — - WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon is stepping back from his duties as the company's board investigates alleged misconduct by the executive.
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Interviews with over two dozen current and ex-Washington Post staffers show conflict over social media rules, lack of trust in top editor Sally Buzbee, and more — The aim of Sally Buzbee, The Post's editor, is to broaden the newspaper's reach. A year into the job, she's dealing …
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Etan Vlessing / The Hollywood Reporter:
Roku unveils an e-commerce deal with Walmart, letting TV viewers use their remotes during a shoppable commercial to select a product and check out with Roku Pay — The pact could make TV streaming the next frontier in e-commerce shopping by blending entertainment and instant product purchases.
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Janko Roettgers / Protocol:
Roku raises its ad revenue share for ad-supported streaming channels to 45% from 40% and requires linear channels to use Roku's ad insertion technology and CDN
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USA Today has removed 23 articles from its website after an audit of the work of breaking news reporter Gabriela Miranda revealed fabricated sources — The articles were removed after an investigation identified fabricated sources in stories by a breaking news reporter. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Gerry Smith / Bloomberg:
Sources: Chris Licht is exploring ways for CNN to depend less on TV ratings, including new sponsored show segments and a premium section for the CNN website — Throughout much of his career in TV, Chris Licht has obsessed over ratings, often scrutinizing viewership data on a minute …
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James Davey / Reuters:
Kantar: Britons canceled 1M+ music streaming subscriptions in Q1, with 37% citing wanting to save money; under-35s with subscriptions fell from 57% to 53.5% YoY — Britons cancelled over 1 million music subscriptions in the first quarter as a worsening cost of living crisis forced them to make savings …
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The Guardian:
UK home secretary Priti Patel approves the extradition of WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange to the US; Assange's legal team is expected to file a fresh appeal — Fresh appeal likely after Priti Patel gives green light to extradition of WikiLeaks co-founder
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Matt Tamanini / The Streamable:
Some HBO Max subscribers are offered discounted access to Discovery+, likely the first step in Warner Bros. Discovery's bundling and merging of its services — The Great Rebundling has apparently begun over at Warner Bros. Discovery. After promising that the newly formed conglomerate's …
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Sydney Morning Herald:
Russia bans some Australian journalists and media executives from entering the country, including the editors of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age — Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size — London: Russia's Foreign Ministry has sanctioned a broad list …
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Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
BuzzFeed News names Karolina Waclawiak, its top culture editor, as editor in chief — Ms. Waclawiak, a six-year BuzzFeed veteran, has served as the site's top culture editor.
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BBC:
The remains of UK journalist Dom Phillips, who went missing in the Amazon rainforest along with indigenous expert Bruno Pereira on June 5, have been identified — The remains of one of the two bodies found in the remote Amazon rainforest are those of UK journalist Dom Phillips, Brazilian police confirm.
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
TikTok's global business solutions head says TikTok is an entertainment platform, not a social network like Facebook, and hasn't seen a slowdown in ad revenue — - Facebook is openly copying TikTok, and calling it out as a significant competitor. — But Blake Chandlee …
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