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6:25 PM ET, June 27, 2024

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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
CNN responds to the WHCA on debate access: the print pool reporter gets studio access at the first ad break, and a tight pool of photographers gets full access  —  In a statement, CNN responded to concerns from the WHCA on press access to the debate room. The network says the “debate is being held without an audience in a CNN studio and is closed to press.” [image]
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Bloomberg
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Ben Mullin / @benmullin:
The WHCA says it is “deeply concerned” that CNN blocked repeated requests to let the White House travel pool in studio for tonight's presidential debate  —  scoop: The White House Correspondents' Association says it's “deeply concerned” that CNN “has rejected our repeated requests to include the White House travel pool inside the studio.” The full statement: [image]
@cbcpac:
The head of the Congressional Black Caucus PAC calls on CNN to give credentials to Black-owned media outlets for tonight's debate; none were credentialed so far  —  Full statement from @RepGregoryMeeks: [image]
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Song Jung-a / Financial Times:
Naver-owned online comics platform Webtoon raised $315M in its Nasdaq IPO at $21 per share, the top of its $18-$21 marketed range, valuing the company at $2.7B
Margaret Fleming / Front Office Sports:
A Los Angeles jury sides against the NFL in a Sunday Ticket antitrust trial, saying the league owes $4.7B+ to subscribers and $96M to bars and restaurants  —  A jury in Los Angeles sided against the NFL on Thursday in the Sunday Ticket trial that could cost the league billions.
Associated Press:
The Center for Investigative Reporting, which produces Mother Jones and Reveal, has sued ChatGPT maker OpenAI and Microsoft, saying OpenAI violated copyrights  —  The Center for Investigative Reporting said Thursday it has sued ChatGPT maker OpenAI and its closest business partner, Microsoft …
Haleluya Hadero / Associated Press:
Seven nonprofits including the Freedom of the Press Foundation file a brief saying the US law forcing ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban is unconstitutional  —  A group of nonprofits argued in a legal filing that the federal law requiring TikTok's parent company to sell the platform …
Discussion: MediaPost
Matthew Keys / The Desk:
Comcast is adding the sports-focused Fubo app to supported Xfinity Flex, Xumo TV, and Xumo Stream boxes  —  Customers of Comcast's broadband product Xfinity Internet now have access to sports-centric streaming service Fubo on the company's lased streaming boxes.
David Roeder / Chicago Sun Times:
Chicago Public Media names Vox co-founder Melissa Bell as its new CEO, starting September 3; CPM owns the Chicago Sun-Times and public radio station WBEZ  —  The founder and former publisher of Vox Media will take over in September.  —  Melissa Bell, former publisher of Vox Media …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Time strikes a multi-year content licensing deal with OpenAI; Time will gain access to OpenAI's tech and tools to develop new products  —  - It also gives the AI giant access to Time's real-time content to help answer user queries as news unfolds.  — Under the agreement …
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft plans to launch its Xbox TV app on Amazon's Fire TV Sticks in July in 25+ countries, letting Game Pass Ultimate subscribers access Xbox Cloud Gaming  —  The Xbox app will provide access to Xbox Cloud Gaming so subscribers to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate can stream a variety of games directly to Fire TV devices.
Brian Stelter / The Atlantic:
A look at WaPo's leadership issues under Jeff Bezos, as his hands-off approach and selection of publishers left the paper without a long-term strategy  —  How the world's greatest businessman drove his newspaper into a ditch  —  If you want to understand the current crisis at The Washington Post …
 
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Sewell Chan, EIC of The Texas Tribune, is named executive editor of CJR; Tribune managing editor Matthew Watkins will become EIC when Chan departs in September
Alex Sherman / CNBC:
A look at YouTube's growing dominance as Nielsen says it had ~10% of all viewership on connected and traditional TVs in the US in May, ahead of Netflix's 7.6%
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Jed Rosenzweig / LateNighter:
Paramount has shut down its Comedy Central website, which held The Daily Show clips and the full run of The Colbert Report, after its shutdown of MTV News' site
Andy Roberts / GolfMagic:
Caffeine TV, a streaming platform that has been carrying LIV Golf's content, announces it is shutting down due to a lack of profitability
 

 
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Lee-Anne Mulholland / The Keyword:
Google files its proposed remedies in the DOJ's search antitrust lawsuit, including letting browser companies have multiple default agreements across platforms

Wall Street Journal:
Gina Raimondo says holding back China in the chips race is a “fool's errand”, and investment, more than export controls, will keep US ahead of Beijing

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