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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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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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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  —  Disney reported its fiscal second-quarter earnings early Wednesday morning, beating Wall Street expectations …
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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 …
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
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
People Inc reports Q1 digital revenue up 8% YoY to $253M, driven by a 24% rise in non-website income; Google Search traffic is now only 25% of core sessions  —  US publisher's “inversion” strategy finds revenue outside website ads and subscriptions.  —  People Inc chairman Barry Diller believes …
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  —  Pay-TV operator Sky is seeking up to 1.9 billion euros ($2.2 billion) in damages from Telecom Italia (TIM) (TLIT.MI) …
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 …
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”  —  The new AI Mode and AI Overviews updates bring in perspectives from firsthand sources like social media and web forums.
 
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