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Gene Maddaus / Variety:
Most of California's Democratic congressional delegation sent a letter to state AG Rob Bonta urging him to “closely scrutinize” the Paramount-WBD deal — Most of California's Democratic congressional delegation sent a letter to Attorney General Rob Bonta on Thursday urging him to …
Bloomberg:
Sources: Elliott Management selected Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase to lead a combined London IPO of book retailers Barnes & Noble and Waterstones Booksellers — Elliott Management Corp. has selected banks to lead a combined initial public offering of book retailers Barnes & Noble Inc …
Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
A look at the career of wildlife filmmaker and TV innovator David Attenborough, who first appeared on British TV screens in the 1950s and turns 100 on Friday — Career of wildlife filmmaking pioneer has mirrored the evolution of TV itself — For more than seven decades …
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Time, ABC, Mirror, Deccan Chronicle and LiveScience
Corbin Bolies / The Wrap:
News Corp reports Q3 revenue up 9% YoY to $2.19B, vs. $2.11B est., WSJ subscriptions up 8% to 4.7M, and News Media circulation and subscription revenue up 7% — The company saw its revenue grow 9% during its third fiscal quarter boosted by its Dow Jones, real estate services and book publishing divisions
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New York Post, News Corporation, A Media Operator and News Corp
Lucia Moses / Business Insider:
Microdrama actors say their images were used to create misleading, sexual promos, pushing them to include contract clauses requiring consent for AI manipulation — - Actors say micro drama apps manipulated their images to create misleading, sexual promos. — The AI-generated ads showed …
Etan Vlessing / The Hollywood Reporter:
Starz reports a Q1 net loss of $164.9M on revenue of $306.9M, compared with $330.6M in Q1 2025, and forecasts positive YoY streaming revenue growth in FY 2026 — No longer disclosing subscriber counts, the now-solo Starz marked a year from separating from Lionsgate as it looks to grow its streaming TV platform.
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The Wrap, Starz Entertainment LLC, Deadline, Media Play News and Decider
Brian O'Keefe / New York Times:
A profile of economist Justin Wolfers, who has teamed up with TPG-backed Initial Digital to launch his independent media startup Platypus Economics — With his crisp breakdowns of President Trump's trade moves and distinctive Aussie accent, Mr. Wolfers has become a TV constant.
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Neal Carruth on LinkedIn, Platypus Economics, @justinwolfers and @justinwolfers
Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
Australia's NBI incentivizes Google, Meta, and TikTok to bargain with news outlets, but should just distribute money levied from the platforms — Its proposed replacement for the News Media Bargaining Code retains its original sin: pretending that a public policy decision is actually just a little nudge to help the free market.
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eMarketer, Silicon UK, @dankennedy.net and @joshuabenton.com
TVNewsCheck:
Nexstar reports record Q1 net revenue up 13.1% YoY to $1.396B, net income up 64.9% YoY to $160M, and ad revenue up 19.1% YoY to $548M — Save this article for later! Login or create a Free Member Profile to bookmark it. — Net revenue was $1.396 billion, up 13.1% year over year, while net income was up 65%.
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The Motley Fool, TV Tech, Business Wire, Cord Cutters News, Variety, Deadline, Barrett Media and Morningstar
Terrence O'Brien / The Verge:
Spotify launches Save to Spotify, a command-line tool that allows AI agents to upload generated audio summaries and personal podcasts to a user's account — A new command-line tool lets AI agents save audio alongside your other podcasts. … Save to Spotify is a new command-line tool designed specifically …
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TechCrunch, MacStories, Neowin, Android Authority, iPhone in Canada, Thurrott, Digital Trends, Engadget, Spotify, 9to5Google, Podnews and GitHub
Jonathan McEvoy / Daily Mail:
Formula 1 says Sky Sports will remain its exclusive live broadcaster in the UK until at least the end of 2034; a source says the deal is worth £1B — Formula One have signed one of the most lucrative TV rights deals in history - worth £1billion - to be broadcast on Sky until 2034.
Lizbeth Diaz / Reuters:
UK-based journalist advocacy group Article 19 says eight journalists disappeared or were murdered in Mexico in 2025; four journalists were murdered in 2024 — Eight journalists disappeared or were murdered in Mexico in 2025, the UK-based journalist advocacy group Article 19 said in a report published …
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Committee to Protect … and Middle East Monitor
Associated Press:
A look back at Ted Turner's invention of global 24-hour cable TV news and how it dramatically changed politics, journalism, and civic engagement — When the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded in 1986, Beth Knobel, a future TV news correspondent, was in graduate school.
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CNN:
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, 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
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