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2:30 AM ET, May 28, 2026

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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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Jeremy Barr / The Guardian:
Sharyn Alfonsi says her 60 Minutes contract expiration “was a deliberate choice to penalize a journalist for refusing to sanitize factually accurate reporting”
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Sources: NPR lays off 10 journalists, including some veteran reporters, and gives buyouts to at least 18 news staffers to save $8M amid federal funding cuts  —  NPR has laid off 10 journalists, including some veteran reporters, in an attempt to save money and reorganize the newsroom.
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 …
Mariella Moon / Engadget:
Last.fm announces it is an independent company again, 19 years after being acquired by CBS; it plans to keep its current team and continue the service as normal  —  Don't worry: It will keep your profiles and scrobbles.  —  Last.fm is an independent company again, it has announced on its forum …
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.
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 …
Amanda Meade / The Guardian:
Sources: Reuters news executive Simon Robinson is expected to be appointed news director of Australia's ABC, replacing Justin Stevens, who resigned on Wednesday  —  Hugh Marks refuses to confirm or deny to Senate estimates that he threatened to terminate Stevens if he didn't resign
Discussion: ABC and Mediaweek
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Pamela McClintock / The Hollywood Reporter:
Advaya Capital acquires Comscore Movies, which collects box office data, for $70M in cash; it will be renamed Rentrak, and Chris Aronson will join the board  —  Longtime Hollywood studio distribution chief Chris Aronson has been part of the team working behind the scenes to make the deal happen.
Discussion: The Wrap, Deadline and Media Play News
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Byron Allen formally closes on a majority stake in BuzzFeed, buying 40M shares at $3/share, with $20M in cash and a $100M note due in five years  —  Media entrepreneur and stand-up comedian Byron Allen now is the majority owner of BuzzFeed — the struggling digital media player that Allen plans …
Discussion: Business Wire, Deadline and TheGrio
Reuters:
Companies are using AI at their global capability centers in India to bring more creative work in-house, cutting turnaround times and reliance on ad agencies  —  Global companies are using AI at their Indian hubs to bring more creative work in-house, cutting turnaround time and their reliance …
Loree Seitz / The Wrap:
Unscripted producer Wheelhouse acquires Anomaly Entertainment, best known for delivering a slate of unscripted programs for Discovery's annual Shark Week  —  Anomaly has produced 40 shows for Discovery's annual Shark Week  —  Unscripted producer Wheelhouse has acquired Matthew Kelly …
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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Oliver Darcy / Status:
Nearly 200 journalists, academics, and advocates sign a letter against the Paramount-WBD merger, saying it would enable political meddling in editorial choices
 
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Patience Haggin / Wall Street Journal:
Trade Desk's market cap fell ~70% from a December 2024 peak as it contends with frustrated agency partners, competition from Google, and a new entrant, Amazon
Discussion: AdExchanger
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
Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Jay Shetty signs a deal, sources say worth as much as $100M over multiple years, to bring video episodes of his podcast exclusively to Spotify and Netflix
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Roku launches its first major homescreen overhaul in over a decade, including a large “marquee” ad spot to tout apps or shows, in a bid to drive more engagement
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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
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”
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
Aysun Bora / Financial Times:
Netflix and other streamers criticize Germany's plans to require streamers seeking subsidies to reinvest between 8% and 12% of sales in Europe as protectionist
Max Tani / Semafor:
A 2023 California law that requires creators to disclose payments for political ads reveals how paid influencers have radically changed political communication
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
 

 
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Financial Times:
Sources: Amodei, Altman, and Hassabis called for US-led collaboration on AI rules at the G7 summit; Macron and Modi raised concerns over the US block on Mythos

Eleanor Mueller / Semafor:
Sources: Trump officials discussed how to structure government equity stakes in AI companies, with Commerce Secretary Lutnick preferring a sovereign wealth fund

Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer:
A newly discovered data leak has exposed what appears to be a collection of Fortinet and FortiGate VPN credentials for 73,932 firewall URLs across 194 countries
 
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