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The BBC says it should have cut the livestream of Bob Vylan's Glastonbury performance as it contained “utterly unacceptable” antisemitic sentiments — Officers investigating ‘public order incident’ after chants against IDF and Keir Starmer at festival
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Andreas Wiseman / Deadline:
The BBC didn't livestream Kneecap's Glastonbury set after criticism of the band from UK's PM; it aired British duo Bob Vylan leading chants of “Free Palestine”
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Steven Levy / Wired:
As top reporters continue to flock to Substack, subscription fatigue and challenges with building a wide audience pose threats to its long-term success — While star reporters continue to flock to Substack, subscription fatigue is only getting worse. — Before June 8, the skilled …
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Blake Brittain / Reuters:
SCOTUS will review a dispute between Cox and major music labels after an appeals court threw out a $1B jury verdict against Cox over alleged piracy by customers — The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide a copyright dispute between Cox Communications [RIC:RIC:COXC.UL] …
George Winslow / TV Tech:
The FCC enters into a consent decree with Sinclair to resolve a variety of issues; Sinclair won't admit to rules violations and will pay a $500K civil penalty — The station group has entered into a Consent Decree that resolves a variety of issues without admitting it violated the agency's rules
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Joe DePaolo / Mediaite:
In a Fox News interview with Maria Bartiromo, Trump suggests he will pressure CNN and NYT reporters to give up their sources on the Iran strike stories — President Donald Trump is suggesting his administration will pressure reporters into giving up sources on their recent stories on the impact …
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Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
The F1 movie gives Apple its first box office hit, opening to $144M worldwide and $55.6M in the US; it was pushed on Apple Music, Podcasts, Fitness+, and Wallet — It's a win for racing car movies. It's a win for the Zack Van Amburg- and Jamie Erlicht-led Apple Original Films on the big screen …
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
GB News launches a bureau in Washington, DC, with plans to hire its first US political editor and broadcast two hours of daily live programming from September — GB News is launching a bureau in Washington DC and hiring its first US political editor. — The four-year-old UK broadcaster …
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Bloomberg:
Pulling in $2B+, Ne Zha: Demon Child Conquers the Sea is 2025's top grossing film and China's biggest hit ever; China's overall ticket sales are down in 2025 — Ne Zha 2 is the most successful movie in Chinese history. So why is its producer so worried? — Good evening from the North Fork of Long Island.
Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
WGA West report: the number of members reporting earnings fell 9.4% YoY in 2024, while total earnings rose 12.7% to $1.5B in the same period, below 2022's $1.9B — The annual tally from the Writers Guild West shows that its members may have made slightly more money overall than during the 148 …
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Adam Jacobson / Radio & Television Business Report:
iHeartMedia signs a content distribution deal with Audacy, bringing Audacy's 240+ radio brands and on-demand audio offerings to the iHeartRadio app — More than four years after a big rebrand and substantial effort to draw audience and advertisers to its exclusive podcasts and streaming audio …
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Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
Spotify revamps its Discover Weekly playlist after ten years, adding new genre filters for Premium users, and says users streamed 100B+ tracks via the playlist — Spotify's Discover Weekly playlist, which shares new listening recommendations every Monday, is getting an update.
Samuel Axon / Ars Technica:
A look at AIFF 2025, Runway's third annual AI Film Festival featuring 10 shorts, as the film and TV industry remains divided over the role of AI in its future — We saw 10 AI films and interviewed Runway's CEO as well as Hollywood pros. — Last week, I attended a film festival dedicated to shorts made using generative AI.
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