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11:40 PM ET, May 6, 2026

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Ted Turner, a pioneer of 24-hour cable TV news who founded CNN, dies at 87; the Ohio-born Atlanta businessman eventually sold his networks to Time Warner  —  Ted Turner, the media maverick and philanthropist who founded CNN, a pioneering 24-hour network that revolutionized television news …
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Ken Dilanian / MS NOW:
Sources: the FBI launched a criminal leak investigation into Atlantic journalist Sarah Fitzpatrick after her report on Director Kash Patel's alcohol consumption  —  The FBI has launched a criminal leak investigation focusing on an Atlantic magazine journalist who wrote a deeply unflattering account …
Tony Maglio / The Hollywood Reporter:
WBD reports Q1 revenue of $8.9B, up 3% YoY, net loss of $2.9B, largely due to Netflix breakup fee, ad revenue down 8%, streaming up 7%, global subs hit 140M+  —  Here's what you're getting, Paramount.  —  It's a new year for Warner Bros. Discovery, and likely its last one as we know (and love?) it.
Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg:
Sources: Google has proposed changes to how it displays news results across Search in a bid to avoid adding to its €9.5B running total of EU competition fines  —  Google has proposed changes to how it displays news results across its search engine in a bid to avoid adding to its €9.5 billion …
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Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Google updates AI Mode and AI Overviews to add “a preview of perspectives” from firsthand sources like social media and Reddit, presented as “Expert Advice”
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Disney reports Q2 revenue up 7% YoY to $25.2B, above $24.85B est., and net income down 31% to $2.25B, largely due to a higher tax bill; DIS jumps 7%+  —  The Mouse House pulled in revenue of $25.17 billion, up 7%, for the three months ended March 28 (Disney's Q2 of fiscal 2026).
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Memo: Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro lays out his long-term vision for the company, including investing in IP and building Disney+ to be “beyond a premium” streamer
Ben Fritz / Wall Street Journal:
Disney reports Q2 streaming revenue up 13% YoY to $5.49B and operating income up 88% to $582M; ESPN operating income fell 5% to $652M and revenue up 2% to $4.6B
The New York Times Company:
The NYT reports Q1 revenue up 12% YoY to $712.2M, digital-only subscription revenue up 16.1% YoY to $389M, and operating profit up 27.2% YoY to $117.9M  —  NEW YORK, May 6, 2026 - The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT) announced today first- quarter 2026 results.  Key Highlights
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Murray Stassen / Music Business Worldwide:
ElevenLabs, creator of Eleven Music, says it crossed $500M in ARR and announces new investors including BlackRock and Jamie Foxx as part of a $550M+ Series D  —  ElevenLabs says it has crossed $500 million in annual recurring revenue, up from $350 million at the end of 2025.
Charlotte Klein / New York Magazine:
Some NYT staffers say a white male editor's claim that he faced discrimination is absurd and hands the Trump administration a weapon to persecute journalists  —  A white male New York Times employee filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging the paper …
Max Tani / Semafor:
Sources say Julie K. Brown's Epstein work didn't win a Pulitzer in 2018 due to at least one juror's concerns; this year's citation is seen as a “corrective”  —  The Scoop  —  A years-old fight among the judges of one of the most coveted prizes in media over a major investigation …
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Sony is in talks to acquire Recognition Music Group, which includes works of Justin Bieber and Neil Young, from Blackstone for between $3.5B and $4B  —  Sony Music is finalizing a deal to acquire a music catalog from Blackstone Inc. that includes works of Justin Bieber and Neil Young …
Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Ziff Davis acquired PopSci, Dwell, Business of Home, and Domino from Recurrent Ventures; one M&A executive estimated the price of the deal at less than $20M  —  The company acquired Dwell, Domino, Business of Home, and PopSci, extending a multiyear roll-up even as competitors pull back from the open web
Michael Savage / The Guardian:
WSJ EIC Emma Tucker says powerful figures are increasingly using the “PR strategy” of suing media outlets before they have even published a story  —  Editor-in-chief of Wall Street Journal says those with deep pockets launching legal challenges as a PR strategy
 
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Kelcee Griffis / Bloomberg:
Brendan Carr says an FCC inquiry into media sports rights might not lead to new rules; Fox and Sinclair have filed comments supporting sports on broadcast TV
Jonathan Vanian / CNBC:
Snap reports Q1 revenue up 12% YoY to $1.53B, in line with est., and says it ended its $400M Perplexity deal announced in November; SNAP drops 4%+ after hours
Elvira Pollina / Reuters:
Sky Italia sues Telecom Italia and DAZN, seeking up to €1.9B in damages, after Italy found TIM/DAZN deal for Serie A soccer matches violated antitrust rules
Etan Vlessing / The Hollywood Reporter:
Fubo reports Q2 revenue up 40% YoY to $1.57B, net loss of $6.2M, down from $40.9M in Q2 2025, and 5.7M North American subscribers, down from 5.9M in Q2 2025
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