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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Source: the FBI investigated NYT reporter Elizabeth Williamson after she wrote about Kash Patel's use of FBI staff for his girlfriend's security — The bureau said it is not pursuing a case, but the scrutiny is an example of the Trump administration weighing whether to criminalize routine news gathering.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Comcast: Q1 media revenue, which includes NBCU, rose 61% YoY to $7.28B due to the Olympics and the Super Bowl, and domestic ad revenue rose 135% YoY to $3.45B — What kind of business tightrope are media companies walking in 2026? Comcast generated an extra $2.2 billion due …
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Lillian Rizzo / CNBC:
Comcast reports Peacock's Q1 revenue rose 71% YoY to $2.1B, the quarterly loss rose to $432M from $215M a year prior, and subscribers increased 12% YoY to 46M
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Lucas Manfredi / The Wrap:
The FCC launches a review of TV Parental Guidelines, citing concerns that “gender identity issues are being included or promoted in children's programs” — The regulator is seeking public comment to ensure the ratings system is “empowering parents to make informed decisions for their children”
Brian Stelter / CNN:
WBD shareholders vote early Thursday on the Paramount deal, likely to be OK'ed; David Ellison will be in DC later for Paramount's event honoring the White House — Paramount's blockbuster acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, CNN's parent company, is poised to clear a pivotal hurdle later this week.
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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Filing: the NFL met with the FCC on Friday to defend the league's media rights strategy and said 87% of games are primarily aired for free on broadcast TV — League defends media-rights dealings as federal regulators investigate migration to streaming — As federal regulators scrutinize …
Joanna Stern / The New Things:
Joanna Stern, who has worked at WSJ, ABC, The Verge, and Engadget, launches New Things, her independent tech newsletter and YouTube channel — When I was cleaning out my attic a few weeks ago to make room for my new home video studio, I found a box. — Inside: an iPod with a click wheel.
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Dominic Patten / Deadline:
A NY state judge throws out Sean “Diddy” Combs' defamation suit against NBCUniversal for airing a documentary, Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy, in January 2025 — In fact, Empire State Supreme Court judge Phaedra F. Perry-Bond didn't just dismiss the action filed on February 25 …
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Peter Beaumont / The Guardian:
Israel strikes in Lebanon kill journalist Amal Khalil, making her the ninth journalist killed in the country this year — Media rights groups condemn killing of Amal Khalil, who said in 2024 she had been threatened by ‘an Israeli enemy’ — The Lebanese journalist killed in an Israeli attack …
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Substack adds translation tools, and says ~100K publishers earn on the platform, including ~30K outside the US; European creators earn $90M+/year collectively — Who changed your life today? Who stretched your way of seeing the universe? Who challenged you to think deeper about the culture around you …
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Music Ally, Mark Swierszcz on LinkedIn, @nbaschez, @hamishmckenzie, @jtes and @simonowens
Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:
Beehiiv rolls out metered paywalls, paid trials, AI analytics, and webinars for 10K people, and says it has 50K+ active users and hit $28M+ in ARR in April — It's been clear for a while that Beehiiv wants to be more than just a newsletter platform. The L.A.-based company announced a slew …
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Anna Koslerova / The Guardian:
Journalists at the Czech Republic's public broadcasters threaten to strike over plans to scrap license fees and move TV and radio funding to state control — Government aims to move TV and radio funding under state control, which critics say undermines independence
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Gil Kaufman / Billboard:
Spotify celebrates its 20th anniversary with a first-ever list of its 20 most streamed artists, albums, songs, podcasts, and audiobooks — But who else made the cut? … It was 20 years ago today that Spotify began to play. And to mark the streaming service's big anniversary …
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Ken Fisher / Ars Technica:
Ars Technica publishes its AI policy, saying its editorial text is written by humans, but reporters may use AI tools vetted and approved to assist with research — Earlier this year, we committed to publishing a reader-facing explanation of how Ars Technica uses, and doesn't use, generative AI.
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