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12:15 PM ET, June 1, 2026

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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
A24's Backrooms and Focus' Obsession join a wave of breakout films from young directors who started on YouTube; Backrooms opened to $82M in North American sales  —  “Backrooms,” a psychological horror flick opening this weekend, is part of a wave of breakout films from fledgling directors who honed their instincts on YouTube.
Corbin Bolies / Variety:
NYT's A.G. Sulzberger says AI companies are making choices that “violate settled law” and could lead to “a great deal of unnecessary harm” to the news business  —  A.G. Sulzberger made AI the center of his keynote address to the World News Media Congress
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Sulzberger says NYT has spent over $20M on legal fees over the past two and a half years on its AI lawsuits against OpenAI, Microsoft, and Perplexity  —  A.G. spoke today at the WAN-IFRA World News Media Congress, delivering these prepared remarks.  —  The era of artificial intelligence announced …
Sherry Su / Bloomberg:
Sky ends its UAE joint venture with IMI amid criticism of Sky News Arabia's Sudan war coverage; IMI will take full ownership, and Sky will license the brand  —  Sky UK is ending a news joint venture with International Media Investments in the United Arab Emirates that has come under criticism for its coverage of the civil war in Sudan.
Kathryn VanArendonk / Vulture:
An interview with Jimmy Kimmel, who says late night TV is “not just dying of natural causes” but being “poisoned”, ABC told him his show is profitable, and more  —  “There are a lot of people offering to help me who have no ability to help me,” Jimmy Kimmel says with a laugh.
Max Goldbart / Deadline:
UK TV personality KSI, who has 18.4M YouTube subscribers, says he is exiting his collective The Sidemen, which has 140M+ YouTube subscribers collectively  —  KSI, one of the world's most popular YouTubers, is exiting his collective The Sidemen.  —  In a video titled 'I'm leaving …
Jesse Whittock / Deadline:
The UK blocks YouTube political commentator Cenk Uygur and Twitch streamer Hasan Piker from entering the UK, meaning both will miss SXSW London talks this week  —  YouTube political commentator Cenk Uygur and his nephew, Twitch streamer Hasan Piker, have been blocked entry to the UK by the Home Office …
Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net:
DirecTV removes 50+ Scripps local channels from its satellite and online platforms, after a distribution agreement lapsed on Sunday without a new one in place  —  Satellite and streaming provider DIRECTV was forced to pull more than 50 local channels owned by the E. W. Scripps Company …
Jesse Whittock / Deadline:
RTL closes its acquisition of Sky Deutschland from Comcast for an upfront purchase price of €68M, down from the €150M announced in 2025  —  The deal completed this morning, bringing together two of central Europe's big players as entertainment businesses seek consolidation to reach scale and compete against the tech giants.
Sukhman Singh / The Athletic:
Inside JioStar's Mumbai-based production facility, the nerve center for IPL cricket streams that have attracted 1.1B+ viewers across TV and streaming in 2026  —  The humidity hits on a Mumbai summer afternoon.  —  The cab was headed to Urmi Estate in Lower Parel, a skyscraper home …
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Source: Barry Diller's People Inc. prepares an offer for MGM Resorts that values the casino giant at $18B+, seeking the 73.9% stake it does not already own
Max Tani / Semafor:
NYPR's new CEO Christy Tanner, a CBS News veteran, has eliminated many senior figures, surprising staff and unsettling some of its remaining leaders
Lucas Manfredi / The Wrap:
Analysis: the top 18 Hollywood executives received $746M in combined compensation in 2025, a 51% YoY increase, as their pay gap with employees remains massive
McKinley Franklin / The Hollywood Reporter:
2026 News & Documentary Emmys: HBO/CNN's Prime Minister won best documentary; ABC won the most news awards at eight, followed by Nat Geo's seven and CNN's four
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Jem Aswad / Variety:
UMG rejects the $64B acquisition offer from Bill Ackman's Pershing Square, saying the deal is not in the best interests of UMG, shareholders, and stakeholders
Brian Welk / IndieWire:
After backlash, animator Jorge R. Gutierrez drops plans to make an AI-generated animated series called Punky Duck for Amazon MGM Studios' GenAI Creators' Fund
ElevenLabs:
ElevenLabs launches Dubbing v2, which it says preserves the original speaker's emotion, tone, and pacing across 90+ languages while staying synced to content
New York Times:
Sources: early-stage talks over a potential sale of iHeartMedia to SiriusXM have stalled after the two sides were unable to come to terms
 

 
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Clara Murray / Financial Times:
Analysis: Anthropic may have talked itself into an export ban, as its 2026 official statements and posts used AI risk-related terms 8x more often than OpenAI

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: John Ternus gets ready to put his imprint on Apple's industrial design team, which has lost a true seat at Apple's executive table over the past decade

Sydney Morning Herald:
WiseTech's shares fell 11% after Australian police probed co-founder Richard White over sex exploitation claims; WiseTech shares are down ~67% in the past year
 
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