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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
In the final 60 Minutes segment, Scott Pelley said Paramount “began to supervise our content in new ways” before executive producer Bill Owens' departure — All seemed normal in the first 98% of Sunday's broadcast of “60 Minutes” on CBS. But the remaining 2% may have shocked viewers.
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Bloomberg:
Sources: leaders at both Paramount and Skydance came to believe the FCC would not bless their merger until CBS had settled its fight with Trump over 60 Minutes
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Avery Lotz / Axios:
President Trump says “fake news organizations” should be “investigated for election fraud” after several prominent polls showed his approval ratings sinking — President Trump, in an early morning Truth Social post Monday, slammed “FAKE POLLS FROM FAKE NEWS ORGANIZATIONS” …
Jessica Testa / New York Times:
Spotify says it has paid $100M+ to podcast publishers and creators since January 2025 via a new creator program based on Premium subscribers' video engagement — The audio platform has branched out to video and has paid more than $100 million to podcast publishers this year as the war for creator talent heats up.
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Ethan Shanfeld / Variety:
Nathan Fielder's The Rehearsal depicts Paramount+ as Nazis after the streamer pulled a Nathan For You episode in 2023 citing “sensitivities” around antisemitism — In a 2015 episode of the reality comedy series “Nathan for You,” Nathan Fielder starts an outdoor apparel line called Summit Ice.
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Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
Sources: RedBird Capital is confident of tabling a deal to take control of the Telegraph Media Group as soon as May, after a RedBird IMI consortium deal failed — Guardian understands plan from US private equity firm to form a consortium or self-fund could come as soon as next month
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Ethan Millman / The Hollywood Reporter:
Billboard appoints Mike Van as its first ever CEO, overseeing editorial and business divisions, promoting Van from his previous post as president of the brand — Van has been promoted to CEO of the publication after serving as Billboard's president since 2022.
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The Wrap, @therealunclesam.bsky.social and Billboard
Pew Research Center:
A survey of adults across 35 countries finds a majority in over half of the nations say made-up news and information is “a very big problem” in their country — Made-up news and information seen as pervasive across the globe — Table of Contents Table of Contents
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@pewresearch.org, @johngramlich.bsky.social and Pew Research Center
Financial Times:
Sources: French media group Banijay is in early talks with ITV regarding an offer to acquire the UK broadcasting network or its production arm ITV Studios — Media group in early talks to buy UK broadcaster or its studio production arm — French media giant Banijay Group is working …
Charlotte Klein / New York Magazine:
A look at Semafor, which has differentiated itself as an outlet geared toward the powerful with events that convene big names, and now has 50 editorial staffers — The Smiths' newsletter-and-events business is both a modern media mash-up and a throwback to a pre-Trump era.
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@joshsternberg.com, @patrick_media, @semaforben and @charlottetklein
Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Note to staff: Vanity Fair's executive digital editor Mike Hogan says he is leaving the publication after 25 years — Per a note to staff, executive digital editor Mike Hogan says he's leaving Vanity Fair after 25 years... [image]
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The Wrap and @lapresmidi
Max Tani / Semafor:
Blaze Media licenses Nicole Shanahan's show, as part of a shift to a model in which Blaze acts as an ad seller and promoter for podcasters and journalists — The News — A deep-pocketed figure in the Make America Healthy Again movement is hoping to grow her podcast, and use a new platform as a means to further her political ideas.
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@maxwelltani and Blaze Media
Tony Maglio / The Hollywood Reporter:
Netflix says it will stream Tudum Live on Netflix, after previously streaming the fan fest on YouTube; a source says it is being reimagined as a variety show — The streamer's annual global fan event had previously live-streamed on YouTube. … What a concept.
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The Wrap, The Verge and Just Jared
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