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In an email to staff, Nick Bilton promises editorial independence for 60 Minutes and praises veteran staff members Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker, and Jon Wertheim — Nick Bilton said he had consulted with the program's remaining correspondents: Lesley Stahl, Jon Wertheim and Bill Whitaker.
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Sources: Nick Bilton is making $2.5M to lead 60 Minutes, or $1M more than Tanya Simon was paid for the same job before being ousted — It turns out Nick Bilton wasn't the only candidate that Bari Weiss considered for the top job at “60 Minutes.” — Multiple sources with knowledge …
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The Guardian's EIC says digital reader revenue rose 17% YoY to £125M in the year to March 31 and over 40% of revenue is from outside the UK, up from 8% in 2016 — More than 80% of revenue coming from outside the UK at The Guardian did not exist ten years ago, editor-in-chief Katharine Viner has revealed.
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Over 20 EU news publishers file a claim seeking €640M+ from Google following an EU decision that lets anyone harmed by Google's ad market abuse seek damages — More than 20 European news publishers are taking legal action against Google seeking damages of £550m for adtech monopoly abuses.
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Lauren Almeida / The Guardian:
Report: Goalhanger named UK's fastest-growing business, with £37.9M in 2025 sales, a 321% average annual rate of growth over the past three years, and 80 staff — Producer of The Rest is ... podcasts reports sales of £37.9m, boosted by rise in subscriptions and live events
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Financial Times:
Court filings: Trump's legal team has refused to hand over financial documents requested by the BBC in his $10B defamation case despite claiming financial harm — Broadcaster has sought documents under subpoena in effort to identify impact of ‘Panorama’ documentary on US president
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Reuters:
Filings: Xinhuanet, owned by China's official Xinhua news agency, plans to invest ~$162.38M on an “authoritative” AI agent to help promote Xi Jinping's thinking — Xinhuanet (603888.SS), owned by China's official Xinhua news agency, plans to invest over 1.1 billion yuan …
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Nicole Sperling / New York Times:
A profile of Netflix's film division chair Dan Lin, who's greenlit 88 films since 2024, shifting strategy toward budget discipline and in-house development — When Dan Lin, the chairman of Netflix's film division, read the script for a survival thriller set in the remote wilderness of Australia …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Thomas Pauken II, a US journalist who worked for Chinese state-run media, has pleaded guilty to working as an unregistered agent for China in the US — The agent alleged that Pauken gave a cell phone and a laptop to the administration official while believing there was about an 80 percent chance …
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Gene Maddaus / Variety:
SAG-AFTRA members ratified a new four-year contract with major studios, including AI terms and a pension merger, after 91.4% voted in favor on 19.3% turnout — Of those who cast ballots, 91.4% voted in favor of the contract and 8.6% were opposed. Turnout was 19.3% of eligible members.
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Austin Karp / Sports Business Journal:
Telemundo says it will not cut away to commercials during World Cup hydration breaks, but there will be “some commercial aspects” that won't interrupt viewers — Telemundo will not be cutting away to commercials during FIFA World Cup hydration break, which are being used for the first time.
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Julian Wyllie / Current:
Montclair State University won a competitive bid process to manage four NJ PBS TV stations; the WNET Group in New York had managed the stations since 2011 — Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 / Via Wikimedia Commons — Montclair State University has won a competitive bid to manage NJ PBS on behalf …
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