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Connor Hart / Wall Street Journal:
Hasbro launches Sixth Wall, an AI studio working with ElevenLabs and voice actors to create and license AI-native versions of its characters and franchises — Hasbro launched Sixth Wall, a new artificial-intelligence studio aiming to bring the toymaker's cast of characters into the new technological era
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Washington Post:
Two Stars and Stripes advisory board members sue the US Defense Department, saying new restrictions on the paper violate the First Amendment and federal law — The suit comes after Defense Department officials pledged to overhaul the publication and rid it of “woke distractions.” — Summary
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
On a staff call, Bari Weiss defends firing Scott Pelley, saying the foundation of “trust and mutual respect” was broken after Pelley's outburst on Monday — Bari Weiss, editor in chief of CBS News, on a staff call addressed the termination Scott Pelley, a longtime presence …
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Scott Pelley says Paramount “is casting this legend aside”, weakening 60 Minutes “to curry favor with” Trump, and CBS “instructed me to inject falsehoods”
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Source: CBS News fired Scott Pelley “for cause” hours after he met Tuesday with Bari Weiss, Nick Bilton, Tom Cibrowski, and CBS HR over his 60 Minutes criticism
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Adam Rose / The Guardian:
Police at an NJ immigration center's protests treated media inconsistently; the US Press Freedom Tracker counted 30 assaults by officers on reporters in a week — New Jersey police must not deny streamers press freedoms — The line of New Jersey state police blocked every exit on the street.
Bloomberg:
Bill Ackman's Pershing Square plans to sell its stake in Universal Music Group, days after the Amsterdam-listed group rejected his takeover bid — Bill Ackman is looking to sell his stake in Universal Music Group NV just days after the Amsterdam-listed group rejected a takeover bid by the hedge fund billionaire.
Katie Deighton / Wall Street Journal:
Run-A-Muck, a media startup that has launched a newsletter and is developing 20+ TV, movie, and podcast projects, raised a $10M seed at an $80M valuation — Run-A-Muck, the media company co-founded by Pamela Drucker Mann, announced a $10 million seed round ahead of its move into short-form fiction
Najat Kantouar / Wall Street Journal:
Comcast commits to investing £6B to develop its Universal United Kingdom Resort in Bedfordshire, its first resort complex in Europe; the UK is investing £1.3B — The project will be Universal's first resort complex in Europe — Comcast pledged to invest more than 6 billion pounds …
Mickey Djuric / Politico:
Canada's government says it will issue a new policy direction under the Online Streaming Act, forcing the CRTC to reduce or eliminate fees for US streamers — The Liberal government announced Wednesday it will issue a new policy direction under the Online Streaming Act …
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Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Prime Video releases its first weekly list of its most popular original series and films on the service, joining Netflix in making global top 10 lists each week — ‘Jack Ryan: Ghost War’ and ‘Off Campus’ are the No. 1 movie and series for the final week of May, the streamer says.
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Byron Kaye / Reuters:
Meta says Australia's proposed tax on domestic revenue for tech giants that don't sign news licensing deals violates the US-Australia Free Trade Agreement — Meta (META.O) accused Australia of violating a free trade agreement with the U.S. by proposing a new tax on certain tech giants …
Danielle Lerner / USA Today:
A look at the growing trend of active NBA and WNBA players appearing as broadcast contributors and analysts, a practice common in tennis and the NFL previously — When the NBA Finals begin airing on ESPN this week, Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green will return to “Inside the NBA” …
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Mandy Dalugdug / Music Business Worldwide:
Amazon Music Prime is including ads starting July 2 in India, as the company launches a paid subscription tier for Music Unlimited for roughly $1 per month — Amazon Music has launched Amazon Music Unlimited, a paid subscription tier, in India. — The tier costs INR ₹99 …
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