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Jake Kanter / Deadline:
Sources: new Doctor Who episodes are likely to remain off TV until at least 2028; the BBC says it will use a competitive process to find producers for Season 16 — That's the early verdict of UK industry insiders after the BBC dropped a TARDIS bombshell on Wednesday, when the broadcaster announced …
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
ITV says advertising revenues from the World Cup are about 30% higher than those from Euro 2024; Telemundo says it sold out of key World Cup ad inventory — Spending by US tech companies and major expansion of 2026 tournament lift revenues at struggling UK broadcaster
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GB News, The Sun, Laura Wootton on LinkedIn, The Guardian, Deadline, Digiday, The Hollywood Reporter and The Drum
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Samuel Agini / Financial Times:
A look at the race to capture audiences with FIFA World Cup-related content on YouTube, podcasts, social media, and at live events, beyond live match broadcasts
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TVREV, The Indian Express, New York Times, Barrett Media, CNET, iPhone in Canada and YouTube Official Blog
Sarah Rumpf / Mediaite:
The Washington Post faces a proposed class action lawsuit that claims the company covertly used surveillance pricing to charge loyal subscribers higher rates — A class action lawsuit was filed against The Washington Post Thursday, alleging its digital systems collected private data through …
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Filing: Fox Corp.'s board extends CEO Lachlan Murdoch's contract through 2030 and raises his target annual bonus to $9M and his annual equity award to $20M — Starting July 1, according to an SEC filing Thursday, his target annual bonus is rising to $9 million, and his target annual equity award increasing to $20 million.
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The Wrap, cdn.kscope.io and The Hollywood Reporter
Corbin Bolies / Variety:
Lionsgate and gen-AI company Runway expand their partnership, giving Lionsgate an equity stake in Runway and launching a program to develop and produce new IP — Lionsgate has taken an equity stake in the generative AI video company Runway and plans to pull from its existing catalogue …
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The Wrap
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
El País publisher says the Spanish newspaper, which launched its first paywall in May 2020, hit 442,092 digital subscribers by the end of 2025 and is profitable — The publisher of Spanish newspaper El Pais has set its sights on expansion in the Americas after six years of massive growth in terms of paying online readers.
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Digiday
Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk / Reuters:
Polish lawmakers pass legislation imposing prison sentences of up to five years for “trash streaming” of violent crimes, gambling promotion, and more — Polish lawmakers voted on Thursday to crack down on so-called ‘trash streaming’, imposing jail terms of up to five years …
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
Ted Cruz and Ron Wyden introduce the JAWBONE Act, which would let Americans sue federal officials who try to coerce broadcasters or platforms to censor speech — US Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today introduced the JAWBONE Act, a proposed law that could fuel lawsuits …
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Knight First Amendment …, ACLU, @glukianoff, Punchbowl News, Reason, The Verge, Roll Call, @thefireorg, Public Knowledge, @benbrodydc, @carolyniodice, @glukianoff, @spencekjell, @glukianoff, Expression, @adamthierer, @prestonjbyrne, U.S. Senate Committee …, Americans for Tax Reform, @patterico and @nicoperrino, more at Techmeme »
Sarah Rumpf / Mediaite:
CNN fact checker Daniel Dale has not appeared on the cable channel in months, raising speculation he's sidelined amid Paramount's WBD bid; CNN denies any link — Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego Daniel Dale? — CNN's resident fact-checker has been a familiar sight on the network for years …
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@aloysiusxg.bsky.social, The Independent, @nataliekorach and Crooks and Liars
Max Goldbart / Deadline:
BBC Storyville plans to start making premium short documentaries alongside features for the first time, with 10- to 40-minute films for BBC Four and BBC iPlayer — The storied BBC documentary strand will begin making premium short docs alongside features for the first time …
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Televisual and BBC
Clare Duffy / CNN:
Sen. Maggie Hassan's report: Spotify removed 3,500 podcast accounts and 57,000 episodes promoting illegal online pharmacies between May and November 2025 — Spotify has removed tens of thousands of phony podcasts promoting illegal online pharmacies, a new investigation has found …
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Inside Radio, Wired, Business Insider and Variety
Natalie Korach / Status:
Sources: Lesley Stahl has inked a new two-year contract to remain a correspondent on 60 Minutes; her most recent deals were year-to-year — It's done. Lesley Stahl has inked a new contract to remain as a correspondent on “60 Minutes,” according to people familiar with the matter.
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
An interview with The Times publisher Christopher Longcroft on digital revenue overtaking print soon, traffic growth despite Google changes, AI tools, and more — The Times is close to “cresting the hill” in terms of digital revenue overtaking print, according to executive vice president and publisher Christopher Longcroft.
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