Mediagazer: Maryland passed a bill directing half of the state government's ad money to local news outlets, with a few exceptions, slated to take effect October 1 (Rebuild Local News)

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How UK tabloids, which once held a powerful grip on the national discourse, are struggling in an era of social media feeds, AI, and influencer-driven content — Social media feeds, AI summaries and influencer-driven content are luring readers away — For decades, Britain's red-top tabloids …

Discussion: @jeffjarvis, @cszabla, @davidburton1971 and @oliverbweber

Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:

The Sun reports revenue fell 8% to £273.1M in the year to June 29, 2025, citing Google changes; one-off charges rose to £36.7M on Prince Harry legal action — Prince Harry legal action prompted major hit to profits. — Revenue at the publisher of The Sun fell 8% last year blamed …

Discussion: @davidgerard.co.uk and Telegraph

Sara Fischer / Axios:

WSJ and Dow Jones plan a new sports vertical that will debut alongside an exclusive, invitation-only sports economy event in New York City this summer — The Wall Street Journal and its parent Dow Jones are launching a new sports vertical that will debut alongside an exclusive …

Discussion: Talking Biz News and M. Scott Havens on LinkedIn

Max Tani / Semafor:

Mediaite suspends Colby Hall, the writer of One Sheet, which aggregates newsletters about media and adds commentary, pending a probe into recent errors — The News — A series of mishaps at the media newsletter One Sheet, including misattributed information and made-up quotes …

Discussion: @alexweprin, @tim_bays, @benmullin, Status, @lopatto.bsky.social, @benmullin, @donohoe.dev, @semafor.com and @justinbaragona.bsky.social

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:

The BBC plans to cut around 2,000 jobs, or ~10% of its 21,508-person workforce, as part of radical downsizing ahead of the arrival of new DG Matt Brittin — New director-general Matt Brittin to replace Tim Davie next month — As many as 2,000 jobs are set to be cut by the BBC across …

Discussion: The Wrap, The Guardian, The Sun, City A.M., Deadline, Telegraph, @danielthomasldn and Daily Sabah

Max Tani / Semafor:

Source: a CNN booker privately said that it was concerned about booking a guest critical of Paramount's WBD acquisition; CNN denies any editorial restrictions — THE SCOOP — A CNN booker privately said that the network was concerned about booking a guest critical of Paramount's acquisition …

Discussion: @maxwelltani, FlatpanelsHD, US Senate, Axios and UPI

Ryan Joe / Adweek:

Ad tech company Viant agrees to acquire TVision, which measures audience engagement through sensors in 5,000 US households, for $40M in cash and stock — Viant, a public adtech company whose tech helps brands buy ads online and on streaming, has agreed to acquire TVision for $40 million.

Discussion: MediaPost, TVNewsCheck, TheDesk.net, Advanced Television, Jay Freedman on LinkedIn and Media Play News

Patrick Wintour / The Guardian:

Kuwait arrested journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin on March 3; many Gulf states are using anti-terror laws to restrict coverage of infrastructure attacks — Ahmed Shihab-Eldin was arrested after reporting on friendly fire incident during US conflict with Iran — The detention of a prize-winning …

Madison Mills / Axios:

Anthony Pompliano's ProCap Financial launches a fully AI-generated podcast called Best Stocks; an annual ProCap subscription costs $999 to $2,500 — Anthony Pompliano's ProCap Financial is pushing deeper into AI-powered finance with a fully AI-generated podcast.

Rachel Scharf / Billboard:

A US judge issues a $322.2M judgment against pirate library Anna's Archive for scraping Spotify, a largely symbolic victory as the site is anonymously operated — At least for now, the court judgment is largely a symbolic victory, as no one has identified the anonymous internet users behind Anna's Archive.

Discussion: Music Business Worldwide and TorrentFreak

Erik Hayden / The Hollywood Reporter:

ProdPro: movie and TV on-location production filming slowed across the US in Q1, except for New Jersey, based on count of projects and production spending — So far, California, New York and Georgia declined in filming counts while the Garden State saw gains.

Discussion: The Ankler and ProdPro

Rebuild Local News:

Maryland passed a bill directing half of the state government's ad money to local news outlets, with a few exceptions, slated to take effect October 1 — The legislation, backed by bipartisan support, will require state agencies to direct 50 percent of their advertising budgets …

Discussion: Rebecca Snyder on LinkedIn, Tom Lappas on LinkedIn and Steven Waldman on LinkedIn