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Michael Sainato / The Guardian:
The US OPM releases a draft NDA for federal workers to prevent leaks to journalists; the government would be entitled to all “royalties” received from leaks — The OPM released a draft NDA designed for federal agencies to use with new and existing employees
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Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Tegna names Fox Television Stations veteran Patrick Paolini as CEO; former CEO Mike Steib stepped down in March after Nexstar announced its merger with Tegna — Paolini spent 26 years at the Fox stations, including most recently as EVP of ad sales, departing the company last week.
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Sources: Bond Capital is leading a new investment for AI startup Suno, which would value it at ~$5B, up from $2.45B last fall; Suno is expected to raise $250M+ — Bond Capital is leading a new investment for AI music startup Suno, which would be valued at around $5 billion, Axios Pro has learned.
Max Goldbart / Deadline:
Gary Lineker's Goalhanger launches Goalhanger Ventures, an arm to provide infrastructure and funding, and makes an investment in Charlie Tymon's Invisible Media — It has also struck a partnership with Backyard Cricket, a sports creator brand. — Invisible Media said its videos …
Shannon Thaler Cherry / A Media Operator:
ProPublica launches its first in-house podcast, Paper Trail, an audio serialization of past investigations; filing: ProPublica had an $18.5M surplus in 2024 — ProPublica has entered the crowded podcast landscape. For an investigative newsroom whose donor base skews mostly white …
Tariq Panja / New York Times:
Sources: Fox is paying $485M for 2026 World Cup broadcast rights, an estimated $500M to $1B below market value, after FIFA moved to avoid litigation with Fox — A decision to stave off litigation between Fox and FIFA turned into a bonanza worth hundreds of millions of dollars in discounted World Cup rights to the broadcaster.
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The Mandalorian & Grogu opened to ~$81M over Memorial Day domestically, the lowest Star Wars opening under Disney, yet analysts are hopeful about summer revenue — A disappointing theatrical debut over the weekend for Star Wars' newest film “The Mandalorian & Grogu” …
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Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Spotify launches a library of over 650 narrated long-form magazine articles in English for Premium users; free users can buy articles “individually for $1.99” — More than 650 long-form articles are available starting today as part of Spotify's audiobook library.
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Jesse Whittock / Deadline:
UK private equity firm Goldenpeak acquires Ampere Analysis for an undisclosed fee, marking the entertainment analysis company's first institutional investment — Ampere Analysis today has a new owner and another research house in its stable. — Private equity firm Goldenpeak has acquired …
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
SpaceX filing: X's ad revenue was $1.8B in 2025, $1.7B in 2024, and $2.3B in 2023, below Twitter's $4B in 2021; X and Grok now have 6.3M active paid subscribers — SpaceX's IPO filing reveals ad revenue for X is still below what it was when Musk acquired Twitter, but it is growing again.
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Dalton Day / KING-TV:
The WA News Guild, representing workers at four McClatchy papers, held a one-day strike over wages and AI protection; Boise's Idaho Statesman also had a walkout — 31 workers at four Washington newspapers, including The News Tribune, Bellingham Herald, Olympian and Tri-City Herald, helped organize the one-day strike.
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Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
A look at Blooloop, a B2B publisher that has 11 staffers and covers the tourist industry; Muck Rack: it's the UK's ninth most-cited outlet in AI answers — Blooloop was launched 21 years ago and covers the visitor attractions industry globally. — A B2B newsbrand that was previously …
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Michael Schneider / Variety:
CBS issued takedown notices to YouTube users over Stephen Colbert's return to public access series Only in Monroe, but says it will stand down after outcry — Yes, it's true, Paramount/CBS had been issuing takedown notices to YouTube users who were uploading bootleg copies …
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