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The WHCA says it is “disturbed” that the Trump administration barred wire service reporters from traveling with Trump on Air Force One to the Middle East — The group representing White House journalists said Monday it was disturbed that the Trump administration barred …
Scott Roxborough / The Hollywood Reporter:
Film-focused social media platform Letterboxd plans to launch the Letterboxd Video Store, a curated transactional VOD service themed around rental “shelves” — The film lovers' social media platform is looking to leverage its 20 million-strong community with a curated online rental store.
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Gene Maddaus / Variety:
The MPA, SAG-AFTRA, WGAW, the Teamsters, and other Hollywood unions urge President Trump to support tax deductions for the industry, without mentioning tariffs — A coalition of entertainment unions, joined by the Motion Picture Association, urged President Trump on Monday to support tax deductions …
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Reuters:
Czech investment group PPF launches a bid to lift its stake in German broadcaster ProSieben to 29.99%, countering MediaForEurope's plans to increase control — Czech investment group PPF on Monday launched a bid to lift its stake in German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 (PSMGn.DE) to just under 30% …
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Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Spotify updates its AI DJ to let Premium subscribers use English voice commands to customize its music selection, taking requests for artists, genres, and moods — Voice commands allow users to change the vibe or play specific artists and genres.
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Melissa Heikkilä / Financial Times:
Dealroom.co: content licensing and data marketplace startups like Pip Labs and ProRata have raised $215M since 2022 to help artists sell content for AI training — New crop of companies are offering artists ability to sell content to big tech firms to train AI
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Taylor Lorenz / User Mag:
Progressive streamer Hasan Piker says he was detained by US CBP and questioned about his journalistic activities and political beliefs; Piker is a US citizen — To unlock more of my reporting on how the internet is reshaping politics, business, media, and culture, and to read my deep dives …
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Anna Brakha / Committee to Protect Journalists:
Analysis: more than 60 Belarusian journalists in exile are under investigation or facing criminal charges in cases that were opened after they left Belarus — Documentary filmmaker Maryia Bulavinskaya's love of history led her to buy a traditional wood home in the Belarusian village of Rogi-Iletsky in 2019.
Columbia Journalism Review:
Semafor Executive Editor Gina Chua, The Atlantic CEO Nicholas Thompson, NYT Editorial Director of AI Zach Seward, and others share how they are using AI — The rapid development of AI is already changing how journalists operate. Reporters, editors, executives, and others across …
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Rana Foroohar / Financial Times:
Trump's film tariffs may be economically flawed but politically strategic, targeting precariat Hollywood workers worried about cheap foreign productions and AI — Trump's new film tariff proposal is bad economics but smart politics — Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free
Maggie Harrison Dupré / Futurism:
Gannett is using AI to generate automated lottery result articles across local papers, often with vague bylines and affiliate links to lottery site Jackpocket — The media giant Gannett, the largest owner of American local newspapers and the publisher of USA Today, is using AI to churn …
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Filing: Google considered letting publishers opt out of their content being used for AI grounding while still appearing in search results, but rejected the idea — Google considered allowing publishers to opt out of their data being used for AI grounding and still appear in search results but described it as a “hard red line”.
Jill Goldsmith / Deadline:
Fox announces Fox One, its new streaming service that includes news, business, and sports content, launching ahead of the 2025 NFL and college football seasons — Lachlan Murdoch said the new Fox streaming service he's been teasing for months will be called Fox One and will launch before the start of football season this fall.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Fox Corp reports Q3 revenue up 27% YoY to $4.37B, ad revenue up 65% to $1.2B, driven by Super Bowl, Tubi, and news, and a $354M net income, vs $704M in Q3 2024
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