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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Memo: Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker, and Jon Wertheim say they will stay at 60 Minutes as they don't want to see it die and are “working to build trust with Nick” — The three remaining fill-time correspondents on 60 Minutes — Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim …
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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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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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Jody Godoy / Reuters:
Sources: a group of US states is preparing a lawsuit against Paramount's WBD acquisition; California's AG has said his office would make a decision soon — A group of U.S. states including California and New York are preparing a lawsuit to block Paramount Skydance's (PSKY.O) …
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Q&A with BBC's Matt Brittin on the necessity of YouTube, growing the BBC's role in education and skills, streamers helping pay for public broadcasting, and more — The former Google executive on the challenges facing the public service broadcaster, his plans to cut 2,000 jobs — and what impartiality means in a polarised world
Madison Darbyshire / Bloomberg:
Profile of YouTuber Markiplier, whose 38.5M subscribers propelled Iron Lung, the movie he wrote, financed, and directed, to a $40M box office in its first month — The YouTube creator spent years building a devoted audience. Then he used it to bypass the traditional studio system.
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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 …
Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
This weekend, Lionsgate's Michael will become the studio's highest grossing movie; the Michael Jackson biopic has earned $346.6M domestically and $508M+ abroad — You know it's a great summer when myriad studios are hitting all-time company records at the global box office.
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Max Tani / Semafor:
Kalshi and Polymarket sponsored X posts promoting viral LA mayoral election fraud conspiracy theories; Kalshi says it asked its paid influencers to remove posts — The Scoop — Kalshi on Friday asked some of its paid political influencers to remove X posts that sowed doubt about the integrity …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Reed Hastings departs Netflix's board following the June 4 annual shareholders meeting; Jay Hoag, Netflix's lead independent director, is named chairman — Shareholders last year had voted to oust Hoag, previously lead independent director at the streamer — It's a changing for the guard at the top of Netflix's board.
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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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Jennifer Maas / Variety:
Paramount Skydance unveils Paramount Games Studio, which combines Skydance's two game studios with Paramount's IP, to be headed by Tony Driscoll — David Ellison has been moving pieces around the board in reshaping the new Paramount Skydance over the past year.
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