Top News:
Politico:
Pornhub's parent company plans to stop serving adult content in France as soon as June 4, in protest of government measures forcing it to verify visitors' ages — Porn industry giant protests Paris' measures to verify the age of users. — This article is also available in: French
Lucas Manfredi / The Wrap:
Fubo and DAZN announce a multi-year deal to distribute their linear channels, which include exclusive sports rights, on each other's platforms in the US — The pact will see the streamers distribute their owned-and-operated linear channels on each other's U.S. platforms
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The Streamable, Awful Announcing, Sports Business Journal, Cord Cutters News, Fubo and Barrett Media
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
TikTok launches TikTok for Artists, which lets artists access data about their music and posts, and Pre-Release, a tool to promote upcoming album releases — TikTok announced on Tuesday that it's officially launching TikTok for Artists, a new music insights platform that is designed to help artists build their careers.
Discussion:
Billboard, NewsBytes, Digital Music News, Music Week, Music Business Worldwide and TikTok
New York Times:
Sources: the FTC is investigating whether roughly a dozen US advertising and advocacy groups violated antitrust law by coordinating boycotts among advertisers — The regulator is looking into whether roughly a dozen groups violated antitrust law by coordinating boycotts among advertisers.
Jesse Whittock / Deadline:
Spotify signs Dua Lipa's Service95 Book Club podcast and will make video episodes available from June 10; in the podcast, Dua Lipa interviews well-known authors — From 10 June, 2025, the music streamer will make episodes of the author interview series available to watch on Spotify.
Discussion:
UPROXX and Beyond Search
Alexander Lee / Digiday:
Some LGBTQ+ creators are seeing their brand partnership revenue for June's Pride Month dwindle in 2025, as advertisers pull back on their Pride marketing spend — In 2025, advertisers' Pride Month spending has cratered — and LGBTQ+ creators and influencers are feeling the squeeze.
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Breitbart, modernity, PJ Media, @keithmillsd7, New York Sun, @caddymarketing, @nmeyersohn, CBC News, Axios, Advocate, Social Media Today, @eros1405.bsky.social, Forbes, Fast Company, USA Today, Slate, Associated Press, Salt Lake Tribune, @scottdagostino.ca, @chados.bsky.social, CNN, @cnn.com, The Guardian, USA Today, campaignlive.com, NPR, Xbox Wire, The Indian Express, PR Daily, New Jersey Online and PRWeek
Andrew Deck / Nieman Lab:
Two cartoonists, Joe Dworetzky at Bay City News and Pulitzer-winner Mark Fiore, describe how generative AI tools can assist in, not replace, their work — Pulitzer-winning cartoonists are experimenting with AI image generators. — Long gone are the days when hundreds of full …
Andreas Wiseman / Deadline:
Ollie Madden, director of Film4 and Channel 4 drama, is leaving the broadcaster in October after an eight-year stint to join Netflix as director of UK film — Ollie Madden, Director of Film4 and Channel 4 Drama, is leaving the broadcaster after an eight-year stint to join Netflix as Director Of UK Film.
Discussion:
The Wrap, Variety, C21Media, Prolific North, @alexritman, The Hollywood Reporter, Screen and Broadcast
Rory Carroll / The Guardian:
An Amnesty report documents over 70 attacks and threats on journalists in Northern Ireland since 2019, with no prosecutions for threats from paramilitary groups — Paramilitaries and organised crime gangs make it UK's most dangerous place to be a reporter, rights group says
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
ISP Frontier Communications settles a lawsuit from record labels that demanded broadband users accused of piracy be dropped; SCOTUS may hear Cox's similar case — Internet service provider Frontier Communications agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by major record labels that demanded mass disconnections …
Andy Meek / Forbes:
An interview with Henry Blodget on BI's layoffs, media market changes in the past five years, why the future is direct distribution and subscriptions, and more — Following the announcement that Business Insider would lay off 21% of its staff, a move driven largely by Google's AI-centric search changes …
Discussion:
Media Nation, Press Gazette and @jayrosen.bsky.social
Todd Spangler / Variety:
SEC filing: Paramount nominates three directors to its board and schedules its annual meeting for July 2; board member Judith McHale won't stand for re-election — Board member Judith McHale will not stand for re-election — Paramount Global and controlling shareholder Shari Redstone …
Discussion:
The Ankler, Deadline, Reuters, Paramount Global, The Wrap, Bloomberg, The Hollywood Reporter and Wall Street Journal
