Mediagazer: The music industry is developing tools to detect AI-generated music across the music pipeline, focusing on proactive licensing and control rather than takedowns (Jack Buehrer/The Verge)

News Corp extends CEO Robert Thomson's contract through June 2030, as it faces AI headwinds; Thomson joined in 2013 and his previous deal expired in June 2027 — Thomson has pursued digital growth and focused the company on core areas of news, book publishing and digital real estate

Discussion: Mediaweek, The Wrap, The Times, News Corporation, Deadline, Australian Financial Review, Axios, New York Post, Sydney Morning Herald, Talking Biz News, The Hollywood Reporter and Reuters

Hailey Fuchs / Politico:

Senate disclosure: Florida judge Ed Artau was lobbying for a federal judiciary nomination when he sided with Trump in the case against the Pulitzer Prize board — Ed Artau was already meeting with Senate staff about securing a nomination to the federal bench when he sided with Trump in a case …

Discussion: @flingjore.com, Original Jurisdiction, @dejayk.bsky.social, @joshgerstein, @literaryeric, @fedtfupofthemall.bsky.social, @dicktofel.bsky.social, @annestclair.bsky.social, @davidenrich.bsky.social, @phds2.bsky.social, @cooperhamilton.bsky.social, @realworldrj.bsky.social, @GottaLaff@mstdn.social, Raw Story and Alternet.org

Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:

Will Payne, The Sun's director of digital (editorial), is leaving after almost 11 years to become deputy editor-in-chief of News Corp's New York Post Group — Will Payne, The Sun's director of digital (editorial), is leaving after almost 11 years to join fellow News Corp title the New York Post.

Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:

Apple strikes a first-look deal with Peter Chernin's North Road studio, which has been aligned with Netflix for five years, to give Apple access to new films — The producer of Ford v. Ferrari and Back in Action moves from Netflix to Apple … North Road's Chernin Entertainment …

Discussion: Deadline and Comic Book

Brooks Barnes / New York Times:

Disney's Elio, which cost $250M to make and market, collected just $21M from its opening domestic weekend, per Comscore, Pixar's worst opening weekend ever — The original space adventure sold about $21 million in tickets at domestic theaters from Thursday night through Sunday, putting new pressure on the once-unstoppable studio.

Discussion: The Hollywood Reporter, @aerocles, @moviemantz, @ingelramdecoucy, Animation Magazine, The Wrap, Forbes, Spyglass, Bloomberg, Variety and Deadline

David Marchese / New York Times:

Q&A with comedian Andrew Schulz about becoming America's “foremost political journalist”, interviewing Donald Trump and others, “podcast bros”, and more — Devin Oktar Yalkin for The New York Times — The comedian Andrew Schulz has risen to arena-headliner status …

Discussion: @chrisvannini.com

Jack Buehrer / The Verge:

The music industry is developing tools to detect AI-generated music across the music pipeline, focusing on proactive licensing and control rather than takedowns — With no way to stop the onslaught of AI music, the industry is taking a different approach: figuring out how to make money off of it.

Discussion: Jesper W. on LinkedIn, more at Techmeme »

Max Goldbart / Deadline:

The UK reveals its long-awaited Creative Industries Sector Plan, including asking the CMA and Ofcom to review how broadcaster consolidation can benefit viewers — The UK government wants to make it easier for legacy broadcasters to consolidate and partner up.

Discussion: TVNewsCheck

Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:

Inside Disney's plan to limit AI companies' use of its IP, which led Disney and Comcast to sue Midjourney; Disney is also in talks with companies like OpenAI — Disney's top lawyer says his lawsuit against Midjourney is just the first step in a plan to limit AI companies' use of the studio's most valuable characters.

Discussion: Business Insider and Computerworld, more at Techmeme »

TheDesk.net:

XR Extreme Reach: in 2024, only 9% of TV ads had closed captions and 1% had audio descriptions, despite over half of adults watching content with captions on — Less than one in 10 television advertisements have accessibility features like closed captions or audio descriptions, according to a new report released on Thursday.

Discussion: TV Tech and Advanced Television

Andrea Flores / Los Angeles Times:

An interview with Mexican reporter Jorge Ramos, who returns with a new independent daily news program on social media six months after leaving TelevisaUnivision — Six months after leaving TelevisaUnivision, the renowned Mexican journalist turns to social media programming with ‘Así Veo las Cosas’

Discussion: The Star News Network and @jorgeramosnews

Alexandra Alter / New York Times:

ByteDance's publishing imprint 8th Note Press began informing writers and agents in late May that it was closing and returning publication rights to authors — 8th Note Press informed writers and agents that it is abruptly shutting down and returning publication rights to authors.

Discussion: Jane Friedman, Tubefilter, BOOK RIOT and The Bookseller