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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 …
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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 — Their weaponized wit made enemies, minted stars and helped define the internet as we know it. A decade after Peter Thiel engineered …
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 — Fox reported total quarterly revenue of $3.99 billion for its fiscal third quarter ended in March, down from $4.37 billion …
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.
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Sean Keach / The Sun:
TikTok plans to roll out TikTok Ad-Free, a £3.99-per-month subscription for UK accounts aged 18 or older in the coming months, after testing the option in 2023 — - Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) — Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
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Rebecca Tauber / The Athletic:
President Trump criticizes the NFL's media distribution model, saying that the cost of watching the league could “ruin the game”, amid a US DOJ investigation — President Donald Trump criticized the NFL's media deal in an interview on “Full Measure” on Sunday …
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Poynter, Breitbart, U.S. Home and Wall Street Journal
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 — The Daily Wire was once ascendant in right-wing media. Now, the “anti-woke” company faces contentious layoffs, ideological battles and dwindling relevance online.
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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 — A new deal with Authentic Brands is seen by some employees as the beginning of the end — When Kevin Hart announced in January …
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 — CEO James Daunt is unsentimental about books as he wrings out expenses ahead of a potential IPO — James Daunt is relentless when it comes to cost-cutting.
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@ellenenders.bsky.social
CNBC:
A look at “YouTube whisperers” like Paddy Galloway and Mario Joos, a booming class of advisers that help popular YouTube creators grow their audiences — When wildlife TV personality Forrest Galante sat down for his monthly call with YouTube consultant Paddy Galloway, he received some bad news.
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@mariojoos, @sherman4949, @sherman4949 and @gbaroth
Stephanie Kaloi / The Wrap:
Don Lemon's Lemon Media Network is expanding its newsroom and operations teams after surpassing 10M followers, with half of its growth in the past year alone — The Lemon Media Network has surpassed 10 million subscribers across multiple social platforms — Don Lemon announced Sunday …
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@dylanbyers and @chronotope.aramzs.xyz
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 — Netflix drama Adolescence was the big winner at the Bafta Television Awards on Sunday, with The Celebrity Traitors and Last One Laughing also scooping a share of the glory.
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