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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: WaPo officials told staffers a cyberattack compromised the email accounts of several journalists and was potentially the work of a foreign government — Reporters covering national security and economic policy were among the employees affected by the breach
Michael Savage / The Guardian:
Sources: senior BBC executives are considering charging US consumers for access to its journalism to boost revenues amid falling UK license fee incomes — Corporation has been targeting audiences across the Atlantic as it tries to shore up revenue streams — Senior BBC figures …
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Ben Johansen / Politico:
Sources: USAGM told employees of VOA's Persian-language service who were placed on administrative leave to return to their roles amid the Iran-Israel conflict — President Donald Trump ordered the service to shut down in March. — Employees of Voice of America's Persian-language service …
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Committee to Protect Journalists:
Saudi Arabia executes prominent Saudi journalist Turki al-Jasser, who was arrested in 2018 over Twitter posts alleging corruption within the Saudi royal family — Washington, D.C., June 14, 2025 — Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Interior announced the Saturday execution of prominent Saudi …
Michael Savage / The Guardian:
Hamish McKenzie says WaPo approached Substack about hosting its writers, and there has been a “change in mindset” of traditional media about the platform — Newspaper could join legacy media brands in embracing newsletter platform — The Washington Post has held talks …
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DhanushVignesh Babu / Reuters:
The UK CMA launches a probe into the planned $13.25B merger of ad giants Omnicom and Interpublic to assess potential competition reduction in the UK ad market — Britain's competition watchdog on Monday launched a probe into the proposed merger between advertising giants Omnicom and Interpublic …
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Isabella Simonetti / Wall Street Journal:
Vice Media hires ex-NBCUniversal executive Adam Stotsky as CEO, aiming to build up its studio and advertising arms with a focus on “provocative storytelling” — Under new CEO Adam Stotsky, the company will push provocative shows and podcasts — A longtime NBCUniversal marketing executive …
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Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Amazon Ads and Roku sign an ad initiative that will give media buyers access to 80%+ of US connected-TV households, set to launch by Q4 2025, using Amazon's DSP — In a milestone agreement, Amazon Ads and Roku are teaming on a new advertising initiative that will give media buyers access …
Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg:
TikTok rolls out new AI ad features as part of its Symphony ad suite, including the ability for marketers to use text or images to generate five-second videos — TikTok is rolling out a set of new artificial intelligence-powered advertising features, including the ability for marketers …
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Bloomberg:
Statista expects the global influencer marketing industry to grow 36% between 2024 and 2025, reaching $33B, as brands tighten overall ad budgets — Ashton Hall's morning routine involves dunking his head in iced Saratoga Spring Water. For the company that sells the bottled water …
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Alisha Buaya / Mediaweek:
MAGNA: Asia Pacific ad revenue grew 7.9% in 2024 to $288B led by digital advertising; TV budgets declined by 1.9%, print dropped by 3%, and radio fell by 4.2% — Ros Allison: ‘Some return to growth evident for the Australian market in 2025.’ — Global advertising revenues for media owners …
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Mumbrella, Radio & Television … and Radio Ink
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Mediahuis Ireland, which owns the Belfast Telegraph, Irish Independent, and others, says it has 100K+ digital subscribers after launching paywalls in 2020 — Mediahuis Ireland has crossed the 100,000 digital subscriber mark, just over five years after first launching its paywalls.
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