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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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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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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 …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Disney study: the Toy Story franchise has driven $16B in total revenue for the company over 30 years; nearly half of the revenue was generated domestically — Disney and Pixar's “Toy Story” franchise has driven $16 billion in total revenue for the company over the past 30 years …
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Tech Times, Extra and Gizmodo
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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Laura Wootton on LinkedIn, The Sun, GB News, The Guardian, Deadline, Digiday, The Hollywood Reporter and The Drum
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Kylie Madry / Reuters:
DAZN strikes a deal to bring DirecTV Latin America's DSPORTS channels with all World Cup matches to its platform in Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Uruguay
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DAZN, Media Play News, Advanced Television and Sports Video Group
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
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, Barrett Media, New York Times, CNET, iPhone in Canada, Nikkei Asia and YouTube Official Blog
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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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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Ethan Millman / The Hollywood Reporter:
The National Music Publishers' Association announces licensing agreements with AI music generation platforms Udio and Klay at its annual meeting — The National Music Publishers' Association used its annual meeting to unveil deals with Udio and Klay, even as the major trade org says its being vigilant about “bad actor” AI companies.
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CMU, Music Business Worldwide, Music Ally, Digital Music News and Billboard
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
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 …
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
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 …
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.
