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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
CBS News declines to renew the contract of 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi, six months after her segment on a Salvadoran prison was pulled by Bari Weiss — Sharyn Alfonsi, whose segment on a brutal Salvadoran prison was pulled abruptly in December, said that CBS News and its top editor, Bari Weiss, had let her contract expire.
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Liz Hoffman / Semafor:
Sources: US DOJ antitrust regulators appear ready to approve Paramount's $110B WBD takeover after a two-hour meeting Tuesday; DOJ staff grilled David Ellison — The Scoop — US antitrust regulators appear ready to approve Paramount's $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Amazon MGM Studios announces the GenAI Creators' Fund, greenlights three AI animated series for Prime Video, and launches an AI production platform with AWS — Amazon MGM Studios is touting the power of AI to help create “cinematic” entertainment in a big new initiative …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTube makes its AI content labels more prominent on desktop and mobile, and will apply them automatically if it detects “significant photorealistic AI use” — Is that YouTube video clip you're watching real or was it made with AI? — YouTube wants to make it easier for viewers …
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Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
Condé Nast and the NewsGuild of New York reach a settlement regarding the 2025 termination of four staffers after a confrontation with the Chief People Officer — The publishing giant is allowing workers to resign as active employees and paying a financial settlement.
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The Economist says President Luke Bradley-Jones will become group CEO on August 1, as Lara Boro steps down after seven years; he became president in 2024 — The Economist president Luke Bradley-Jones will become group chief executive as Lara Boro steps down after seven years.
Mia Sato / The Verge:
The New York Times Tech Guild, representing ~700 employees, files grievances over NYT's use of AI-powered performance tools to track and discipline staff — Unionized tech employees at the Times say the company is violating their contract by using AI tools to monitor employee performance.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Nielsen: Tony Dokoupil's CBS Evening News averaged 4M+ viewers and 605K in the 25-54 demographic for the week ending May 22, the show's best ratings in weeks — Tony Dokoupil is pushing back. — The “CBS Evening News” anchor, who has been under intense scrutiny since taking the role in early January …
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Bloomberg:
Bolloré, UMG's largest shareholder, says Bill Ackman's UMG offer undervalues UMG and it should reject the bid; the deal needs two-thirds shareholder approval — Bolloré SE's chief executive officer said billionaire Bill Ackman's offer for Universal Music Group NV undervalues the record label.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Meta rolls out Plus plans for Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp globally, will test $7.99/mo. and $19.99/mo. Meta AI plans, a $49.99/mo. creator plan, and more — Meta is doubling down on its subscription offerings. On Wednesday, the social networking giant announced it's now rolling …
Patrick Maks / The Associated Press:
The AP agrees to provide OpenAI with AP's vote count data for use in ChatGPT and other services through the 2028 general election — The Associated Press today announced that it will provide its U.S. election results to OpenAI, reinforcing AP's vote count as the undisputed standard …
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Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
ElevenLabs launches Music v2, which can switch genres mid-track and handle complex vocal compositions, built on licensed data and cleared for commercial use — Voice AI company ElevenLabs launched a new version of its music-generation model, called Music v2, that can switch genres mid-track.
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