Mediagazer: A group of award-winning journalists, podcasters, and audiobook narrators sue Google for allegedly misusing recordings of their voices to train AI models (Blake Brittain/Reuters)

Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:

Source: Bari Weiss let Netanyahu choose Major Garrett to interview him over veteran reporter Lesley Stahl for 60 Minutes; Garrett also interviewed Pete Hegseth — Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to a newsy interview with “60 Minutes” with Major Garrett that aired …

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Adam Jacobson / Radio & Television Business Report:

Salem Media agrees to be acquired by The Christian Community Foundation, doing business as WaterStone, in a deal that will take Salem Media private — Salem Media Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by The Christian Community Foundation, Inc., doing business as WaterStone …

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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:

Grazia Editor-in-Chief Hattie Brett is stepping down in September after an eight-year tenure during which the outlet launched brand extensions like Grazia CASA — Grazia editor-in-chief Hattie Brett will leave the publication in September after eight years at the helm.

Gene Maddaus / Variety:

SAG-AFTRA's tentative contract lets studios use synthetic actors if they add “significant” value and requires bargaining if studios license performances for AI — The deal, unveiled on Monday, allows studios to use synthetic performers only if they bring “significant additional value” to a project.

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Blake Brittain / Reuters:

A group of award-winning journalists, podcasters, and audiobook narrators sue Google for allegedly misusing recordings of their voices to train AI models — Google (GOOGL.O) has been sued by a group of award-winning journalists, podcasters and audiobook narrators in Illinois federal court …

Rohan Goswami / Semafor:

Paramount sent a letter to California AG Rob Bonta last week saying “Paramount and WBD have every intention” to keep filling theaters in the state and worldwide — THE SCOOP — Paramount is racing to reassure Hollywood that its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery …

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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:

More TV news anchors are considering digital options like video podcasts and YouTube shows, as lucrative TV contracts become less valuable and more scarce — As cost cuts roil the networks, A-list talent (and their agents) are mulling ways to go indie to make up for slashed salaries — a move that's not only risky but expensive.

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John Koblin / New York Times:

YouTube is shifting its creator monetization strategy by acting as a matchmaker between creators and sponsors, as Netflix and TikTok increasingly woo creators — The company is trying to help streaming influencers, who are increasingly being wooed by competitors like Netflix and TikTok.

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Wall Street Journal:

Antenna: ad-supported tiers make up ~50% of all US premium subscription VOD sign-ups; ad tiers drove 78% of ~65M net subscriber adds in the past nine quarters — Advertiser spending on streaming is projected to hit $20 billion by 2029, as consumers flock to cheaper ad-supported plans

Discussion: eMarketer and Jamnews in English

Mark Sweney / The Guardian:

In a meeting, the BBC announces a pay freeze for executive committee members, the organization's 12 highest-paid bosses, including the director general — Workers told to be realistic about outcome of union talks as corporation aims to make savings with job cuts

Sarah Fielding / Fast Company:

BuzzFeed's shares jump 90.44% following the deal with Allen Family Digital; BuzzFeed plans to set up BuzzFeed Studios and Tasty as a new independent entity — Allen will become CEO, while founder Jonah Peretti will transition to a new role. BuzzFeed shares had been trading at under a dollar for most of 2026.

Sam Schube / Wall Street Journal:

A profile of Kareem Rahma, host of Subway Takes, which has 2M Instagram followers, as he prepares to launch 10-episode YouTube series Keep the Meter Running — Kareem Rahma is making programs for the one screen everyone's watching — | Photography by Tonje Thilesen for WSJ. Magazine

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