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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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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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New York Times, The Indian Express, CNET, Barrett Media, iPhone in Canada and YouTube Official Blog
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.
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
WSJ asks a judge to toss out Trump's revised defamation lawsuit over its Jeffrey Epstein letter story, saying it is a “re-package” of claims already dismissed — Trump's new lawsuit, the Journal's legal team wrote, “does not remedy any of the defects identified in the court's dismissal order.
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Bloomberg Law, Talking Biz News, The Wrap, Courthouse News Service, Mediaite, Bloomberg and Raw Story
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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Wired, Business Insider and Variety
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
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 …
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
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.
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 …
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
Terrence O'Brien / The Verge:
Deezer launches an AI music detection tool for users of 20 services, including Spotify and Apple Music, after no company licensed its AI detection tech — Since the competition won't buy their tech, they're bringing it directly to users. … Deezer will now scan your playlists …
Gene Maddaus / Variety:
Ex-Paramount president Jeff Shell settles with a gambler who accused him of leaking confidential information and sought $150M for off-the-books crisis PR work — Jeff Shell, the former president of Paramount Skydance, has resolved litigation with a gambler who accused him of leaking …
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The Wrap, Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter and Page Six
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