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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: James Murdoch's Lupa Systems is in advanced talks to buy Vox Media's New York Magazine and podcast division — A deal, which isn't finalized, would go through Murdoch's Lupa Systems investment company — Media investor James Murdoch is in advanced talks to buy Vox Media's …
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Angelique Chrisafis / The Guardian:
A French parliament inquiry report calls for 25% cuts to public broadcasting and more; the far right plans to privatize public broadcasting if elected in 2027 — Inquiry set up by rightwing politician recommends merging major channels and slashing TV entertainment budgets by 75%
Erik Wemple / New York Times:
The reporting of Hannah Natanson, whose home was searched in connection with a federal leak probe, anchored WaPo's winning entry for the public service Pulitzer — Hannah Natanson's reporting anchored a package of articles from The Washington Post that won a Pulitzer on Monday, four months after agents seized her devices.
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David Shepardson / Reuters:
FCC member Anna Gomez calls for a rigorous review of foreign investment in the proposed Paramount-WBD merger, citing potential control over CBS stations and CNN — The sole Democrat on the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday called for a rigorous review of the foreign ownership interests …
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Nicola M White / Bloomberg:
Elon Musk agrees to pay $1.5M to settle US SEC allegations that he cheated Twitter shareholders in 2022 by not disclosing the 5%+ stake he had in the company — Elon Musk agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle Securities and Exchange Commission allegations that he cheated Twitter shareholders …
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Jason Zinoman / New York Times:
Q&A with David Letterman on his “disbelief” at The Late Show ending, CBS citing financial reasons to cancel it, Byron Allen, his favorite memories, and more — He no longer feels a sense of ownership, but the program's former host has harsh words for the network.
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
CBS' Tracker is moving production from Vancouver to Los Angeles for Season 4 after receiving a $48M California tax credit, the biggest ever for a series — Its studio 20th Television is currently locking down production facilities in and around L.A., with filming on Season 4 slated to begin in late June.
Alice Brooker / Press Gazette:
Axios says Axios Local will expand from 35 to 43 US cities by 2026's end and paying members more than doubled to 15K since 2025's end, as it seeks profitability — Axios will have a local newsletter in 43 US cities by the end of 2026 as it continues to expand.
Oliver Darcy / Status:
Sources: after Ankler's Substack exit, other outlets like The Bulwark, Zeteo, and Feed Me have quietly explored other platforms to grow their businesses — A few months ago, Janice Min, the chief executive of The Ankler, phoned Substack co-founder Hamish McKenzie with some news …
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Alexandra Alter / New York Times:
Hachette, Macmillan, McGraw Hill, Elsevier, and Cengage, alongside novelist Scott Turow, file a class-action copyright lawsuit against Meta and Mark Zuckerberg — The class-action lawsuit accuses the tech giant and its founder and chief executive of infringing on authors' copyrights.
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Six months in, The Nerve, launched by Carole Cadwalladr and four others, has 30K paying and free subscribers, and has hired two journalists and two columnists — The Nerve, the publication launched six months ago by five former Observer journalists including Carole Cadwalladr, is expanding its team.
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Christiana Sciaudone / A Media Operator:
People Inc. reports Q1 revenue down 2% YoY to $385.7M, adjusted EBITDA down 46% to $43.5M, digital revenue up 8% YoY to $253.2M, unique site visits fell 18% — People Inc.'s overall revenue fell for the first quarter as losses continued at parent company IAC.
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