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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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Sources: Nick Bilton hired TV production consultant Kelly Funke, to help manage his 60 Minutes transition, and a 24-year-old operations manager, Nick De Lucca — When Nick Bilton, the new head of “60 Minutes,” showed up at his first staff meeting last week, the CBS newsmagazine was already in turmoil.
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 Guardian, The Sun, Deadline, Digiday, The Hollywood Reporter, The Drum, Forbes and MediaPost
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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 — YouTube, podcasts and live events are opening new ways to monetise the tournament — It is the moment football media companies …
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The Indian Express, New York Times, CNET, iPhone in Canada, YouTube Official Blog and ScreenRant
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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Talking Biz News, The Wrap, Courthouse News Service, Mediaite, Raw Story, 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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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
James Faris / Business Insider:
Sources: Paramount is on pace to unify tech platforms for Paramount+ and Pluto TV this summer, keeping the services separate and “redeploying” some employees — Paramount Skydance is preparing to move around some streaming staffers as David Ellison's company wraps up its long-term project …
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TheDesk.net, Cord Cutters News, The Next Web and @karlbode.com
Lucas Manfredi / The Wrap:
Fubo and NBCUniversal reach a deal ending a months-long blackout, with NBCU's Spanish-language networks available Wednesday, English-language networks later — The agreement restores content from NBC, Telemundo, Bravo, Universo, the NBC Sports Network and regional sports networks in the Bay Area, Boston, California and Philadelphia
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 — Publisher Chris Longcroft says returns from digital investment are increasing. — The Times is close to “cresting the hill” …
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 …
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Esquire, Thurrott, Music Ally, The Next Web, Reuters, TechRadar, Digital Trends, Music Business Worldwide, Deezer Newsroom, MacRumors and Los Angeles Times
William James / Reuters:
After civil unrest in Belfast, Ofcom reminds social platforms to heed the Online Safety Act, including by mitigating risks of content that provokes violence — Britain's media regulator Ofcom on Wednesday warned online platforms of possible legal consequences if their services are used …
Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg:
The EU is reviewing Paramount's WBD takeover under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation, probing involvement of Middle Eastern funds; a decision is due by July 14 — Paramount Skydance Corp.'s $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. is being reviewed under the European Union's foreign subsidy regime …
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The Hollywood Reporter, The Movie Blog, Variety, Reuters and Yahoo Finance
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