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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
CBS News terminates 60 Minutes veteran Scott Pelley's contract; Nick Bilton says Pelley's “antipathy to the future of the show has come through loud and clear” — CBS News has terminated “60 Minutes” veteran Scott Pelley after the journalist and executives felt they could not find …
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Source: CBS News fired Scott Pelley hours after he met Tuesday with Bari Weiss, Nick Bilton, Tom Cibrowski, and CBS HR over his criticism of new leadership — People in entertainment TV shows Media — CBS News fired veteran “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley on Tuesday …
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
The WHCA reschedules its annual dinner to July 24 with “significantly enhanced safety measures”; Trump says he'll attend the event at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel — WHCA President Weijia Jiang wrote in an email to members, “Rescheduling was not automatic.
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
A US federal judge orders NOTUS to temporarily suspend its planned rebrand as The Star, after The Washington Star's owner sued NOTUS for trademark infringement — NOTUS, a political news website, must temporarily suspend its plans to rebrand, a judge ruled in a trademark dispute brought by The Washington Star.
Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
AI image startup Black Forest Labs says Martin Scorsese became a partner and adviser in 2025 and used its tech to storyboard during preproduction for a film — Hollywood just hit the tipping point in its acceptance of artificial intelligence. — Martin Scorsese, the living embodiment …
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Imran Rahman-Jones / BBC:
The UK CMA says publishers in the country will be allowed to opt out of Google AI search results, giving the company nine months to implement the changes — Online publishers can choose not to appear in the AI Overviews of Google search results n the UK, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced.
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Igor Bonifacic / Engadget:
Google says it is testing a new toggle inside its Search Console with some UK domain owners, letting them decide whether their sites appear in AI search results
Google says it is testing a new toggle inside its Search Console with some UK domain owners, letting them decide whether their sites appear in AI search results
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Josh Dickey / The Wrap:
Nine media advocacy groups claim the Paramount-WBD merger is an “existential threat to the free press”, suggesting CNN would face firings like 60 Minutes has — The coalition of nine journalism advocacy groups calls the “60 Minutes” firings “a grotesque effort ... to appease a sitting president”
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Sapna Maheshwari / New York Times:
Condé Nast shifts Glamour's business model to prioritize affiliate-link commerce over journalism, a stark example of how women's magazines have declined — Job cuts at Glamour and a greater focus on posts with shopping tips offer one of the clearest examples of the waning reign of women's magazines.
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Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Meta is testing a Series feature, letting select creators make episodic Reels that are placed in a dedicated hub on their profile, using both old and new Reels — Meta is testing a new “Series” feature for Reels that's designed to make it easier to keep up with serialized content on Instagram and Facebook, the company told TechCrunch.
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
X launches a “React with Video” feature on iOS, pitching it as a Repost and Quote Post alternative that encourages creators to record a video rather than typing — On Tuesday, Elon Musk-owned social network X launched a new feature, “React with Video,” that aims to expand the types of commentary on the platform.
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Sanjai P R / Bloomberg:
Sources: Indian media giant JioStar is planning a slate of series that will be written, animated, voiced, and edited entirely by AI for its JioHotstar platform — Sign up for the daily India Edition newsletter by Menaka Doshi - an insider's guide to the emerging economic powerhouse, and the billionaires and businesses behind its rise.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Versant invests in microdrama streaming app GammaTime's Series A to take a minority stake; GammaTime raised a $14M seed in October 2025 — Versant Media wants to sweat the short stuff. — The media company, which owns MS NOW and CNBC and was spun off from NBCUniversal earlier this year …
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