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4:10 PM ET, May 11, 2026

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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
NBC plans a game show based on the NYT's Wordle, hosted by Today Show anchor Savannah Guthrie; NYT and Jimmy Fallon will be production partners  —  The word puzzle published by The New York Times is the inspiration for a game show that will begin airing next year.  Jimmy Fallon is a producer.
Natalie Korach / Status:
Sources: some WaPo staff question Adam O'Neal's and Jeff Bezos' effort to embrace video for WaPo's opinion offerings, including $80K in new video equipment  —  On Monday, as The Washington Post celebrated its two Pulitzer Prize wins, the newspaper found itself scrambling to bring …
Michelle Cyca / @michellecyca.com:
The NYT says it wrongly used an AI-generated summary of a Canadian politician's views as his quote in an article, potentially violating its AI use policy  —  personally I think it's a very big deal that the Canada bureau chief for the @nytimes.com — certainly one of the highest-paid journalists …
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Letter to Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro: the FCC's Democratic commissioner Anna Gomez says ABC has been a victim of a “coordinated campaign of censorship and control”  —  In letter to Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro, Commissioner Anna Gomez criticizes agency for trying to curtail press freedom
Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
Texas AG Ken Paxton sues Netflix for allegedly spying on consumers by collecting their data without consent, and designing its platform to be addictive  —  Netflix (NFLX.O) was sued on Monday by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who accused the streaming company of spying on consumers …
David Folkenflik / NPR:
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution CEO Andrew Morse steps down after a three-and-a-half-year tenure, to be succeeded by Cox Media executive Paul Curran  —  Andrew Morse had helped usher ABC, Bloomberg and CNN into the digital age.  In January 2023, he turned his sights on Atlanta …
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Mediahuis joins the SPUR coalition, which includes the FT, The Telegraph, The Guardian, the BBC, and Sky News, to establish shared AI licensing standards  —  Mediahuis has joined the SPUR coalition of major news organisations aiming to develop shared AI licensing standards for the industry.
Alison Weissbrot / Adweek:
WPP US president Michael Houston will step down and transition to a new role as senior adviser; WPP will not backfill Houston's role  —  WPP U.S. president Michael Houston will step down from his role, according to an internal memo obtained by ADWEEK.  Houston, a 24-year veteran of the holding company …
Kathryn Lundstrom / Adweek:
Amazon unveils Dynamic TV Creative, which lets Prime Video advertisers automatically tailor their ads based on the viewer's previous exposure to the brand  —  Amazon is expanding its creative tools for advertisers … Amazon's Prime Video advertisers can now automatically tailor …
Discussion: Marketing Brew and AdExchanger
 
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Yash Roy / Bloomberg:
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy faces criticism for filming a reality show for The Great American Road Trip, sponsored by companies regulated by the DOT
Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Sony Music Group, via its JV with Singapore's wealth fund GIC, agrees to buy Recognition Music Group's catalogue of 45K+ songs from Blackstone in a ~$4B deal
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Sources: Kuaishou plans to spin off its Kling AI video unit for an IPO in 2027 and is seeking a $20B valuation in pre-IPO funding talks with potential investors
Discussion: Crypto Briefing
Jill Goldsmith / Deadline:
Fox reports Q3 revenue down 8.6% YoY to $3.99B, a profit of $175M, down from $354M YoY, cable revenue up 5% YoY to $1.74B, and ad revenue down 21% to $1.56B
Discussion: Fox and Variety
Max Goldbart / Deadline:
X partners with soccer journalist Fabrizio Romano to host Fabrizio 24/7, a series of 40 videos and three live streams across the World Cup in June and July
Discussion: Advanced Television and kottke.org
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Ian Youngs / BBC:
Bafta TV Awards: Netflix's Adolescence makes history with four wins, the most in a single year; the BBC's Celebrity Traitors won best reality program
Wall Street Journal:
A look at Barnes & Noble's turnaround under James Daunt, who has made aggressive cuts ahead of a potential IPO; B&N is on track to open 60 new stores in 2026
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
A look at the turmoil inside Kevin Hart's media company Hartbeat, once worth $650M, as some staff see his Authentic Brands deal as the beginning of the end
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
How The Daily Wire's relevance to the right may have irrevocably collapsed, as it faces intense competition, falling traffic, layoffs, and ideological battles
Frank DiGiacomo / The Hollywood Reporter:
Former staffers at Gawker, which shut down 10 years ago this August, describe the site's legacy of irreverent, humorous reporting and writing
 

 
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Amrith Ramkumar / Wall Street Journal:
President Trump signs two executive orders aimed at speeding the development of advanced quantum computers and mitigating the security threats they present

Chloe Taylor / CNBC:
South Korea's tech-heavy Kospi index falls 10%, dragged down by SK Hynix and Samsung; STMicro and ASML fall ~7%, and US tech stocks fall in pre-market trading

Bloomberg:
Sources: Tencent is negotiating exits from several game studio investments in Japan, including Tokyo-traded Marvelous, as it reassesses its global portfolio
 
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