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A US jury finds 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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Stevie Bonifield / The Verge:
YouTube now lets users set a zero-minute Shorts time limit, effectively removing them from its iOS and Android app; the lowest previous option was 15 minutes — All YouTube users are getting an option to set their Shorts time limit to zero minutes.
Alice Brooker / Press Gazette:
BBC Science Focus editor Daniel Bennett says Apple News helped the title nearly double its editorial staff from six to 11 and reach 3M monthly page views — All-you-can-read mags subscriptions are delivering serious revenue to science title. — BBC Science Focus has made “embarrassing amounts” …
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.
Rina Chandran / Rest of World:
Voice actors worldwide are mobilizing to protect their livelihoods and personality rights as Hollywood studios push AI dubbing to replace human performances — Voice AI tools are quickly replacing voice-over and dubbing artists, raising concerns not only about jobs but also loss of cultural relevance in non-English-speaking nations.
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@restofworld.org and GoNintendo, more at Techmeme »
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Analysis: global Chartbeat clients' traffic from Twitter/X has fallen 70% since Elon Musk's October 2022 acquisition; Facebook traffic has also declined sharply — Globally, Chartbeat clients' traffic from Twitter has fallen by 70% since 2022, when Elon Musk acquired the platform.
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@werd.io, @remixtures@tldr.nettime.org, @hackintimseeley.bsky.social and PR Daily
Dylan Byers / Puck:
Sources: Vox Media CEO Jim Bankoff is likely to strike multiple deals in coming weeks to sell company assets, including the Vox Media Podcast Network and NYMag — News, notes, and all the scuttlebutt pertaining to Jim Bankoff's admirable, atom-splitting attempt to sell off Vox Media in parts …
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@ethangach.bsky.social and @mattbrown.bsky.social
Pew Research Center:
A survey of US teens: ~90% say entertainment is a reason they use TikTok, Instagram, or Snapchat, 57% Snapchat message daily, and 37% say TikTok impacts sleep — Teens largely turn to TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat for fun and connection. But experiences around messaging, screen time and cyberbullying vary.
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Tubefilter, Social Media Today, SheKnows, iPhone in Canada, Mashable, MediaPost, Engadget and Business Insider, more at Techmeme »
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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@rmac18, @david_ingram, @freddy_brewster, @rmac18, @tysonbrody, @thestalwart, @tysonbrody, @tysonbrody, @thestalwart, @katienotopoulos, @objectionupdate, @mgoldstein.nyc, Aron D'Souza on LinkedIn, Rebecca Bellan on LinkedIn, TechCrunch, @glynmoody@mastodon.social and @TechCrunch@mstdn.social, more at Techmeme »
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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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 …
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@josiahmortimer.bsky.social and @davidgerard.co.uk
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