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A jury finds that Live Nation and Ticketmaster illegally maintained monopoly power in the ticketing market, in a case brought by state AGs after the DOJ settled — Live Nation has vehemently denied acting as a monopoly. — ADD NBC NEWS TO GOOGLE — A jury in a high-stakes antitrust trial …
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
Former NPR President and CEO Kevin Klose, who also had been Moscow bureau chief for The Washington Post, died Wednesday at 85 from Alzheimer's complications — Former NPR President and CEO Kevin Klose, a buoyant and transformative leader who helped to propel the public broadcaster …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
At a US Senate hearing on Paramount-WBD, Mark Ruffalo said the merger threatens the free press and democracy; Sen. Chuck Schumer called the merger a “nightmare” — Mark Ruffalo warned of “devastating” effects on film, TV and the news media if Paramount Skydance completes its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery.
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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 …
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Status, Daily Kos, @maxwelltani, FlatpanelsHD, Baller Alert, US Senate, Oh No They Didn't! and The Streamable
Maya Salam / New York Times:
Interviews with four early YouTube stars, including MatPat and Miranda Sings, about their success, monetization, changed relationship with YouTube, and more — MatPat, Miranda Sings, Grace Helbig and WheezyWaiter hit it big on YouTube long before it became a behemoth.
Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
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 …
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@jeffjarvis, @oliverbweber, @cszabla and @davidburton1971
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Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch:
Objection, which aims to use AI and experts to evaluate claims in news stories, debuts with funding from Peter Thiel, Balaji Srinivasan; evaluations cost $2,000 — After helping lead the lawsuit that bankrupted media firm Gawker, Aron D'Souza says he saw something broken in the American media system …
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@TechCrunch@mstdn.social, Rebecca Bellan on LinkedIn, @mgoldstein.nyc, TechCrunch, @rmac18, Aron D'Souza on LinkedIn, @glynmoody@mastodon.social, @david_ingram, @freddy_brewster, @rmac18, @tysonbrody, @thestalwart, @tysonbrody, @tysonbrody, @objectionupdate, @thestalwart and @katienotopoulos, more at Techmeme »
JD Knapp / The Wrap:
NBC News Now expands its live coverage to 14 hours every weekday, which it says is more original programming than any other streaming news service — Additionally, the streaming video news channel will soon move its headquarters to Studio 3A at 30 Rockefeller Plaza
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 …
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M. Scott Havens on LinkedIn
K.J. Yossman / Variety:
Directors from some of the UK's top shows sign a letter calling on streaming platforms to agree to a deal on establishing a royalty or residual scheme — Directors from some of the U.K.'s top shows have called on the streaming platforms to agree a deal on royalties.
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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.
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Jake Kanter / Deadline:
An internal BBC survey: 34% of workers said they had confidence in the executive leadership, down from 46% in 2025; 43% were “excited” about the BBC's future — In internal communication this week, the BBC revealed the findings of its staff survey, some of which were leaked to Deadline.
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David McCabe / New York Times:
WPP, Dentsu, and Publicis settle with the FTC over claims they colluded on misinformation policies that denied ad revenue to conservative publishers — WPP, Dentsu and Publicis settled claims they colluded on policies to combat misinformation, denying ad revenue to publishers on the right.
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