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12:30 PM ET, June 12, 2026

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Janko Roettgers / The Verge:
Apple TV relies on a few tentpole titles to draw audiences, like HBO did in the past, while Netflix uses its catalog size and algorithms to keep viewers engaged  —  Unlike competitors like Netflix, Apple TV emphasizes tentpole titles over large catalogs.
Discussion: ScreenRant and The Wrap
Kayla Cobb / The Wrap:
MrBeast hits 500M subscribers on YouTube, a record for the platform  —  The creator is the first to ever reach this milestone  —  MrBeast has broken yet another record.  Jimmy Donaldson, aka MrBeast, hit 500 million subscribers on YouTube Friday, becoming the first creator ever to reach that amount.
Malcolm Ferguson / New Republic:
60 Minutes correspondent Cecilia Vega was fired while working on a feature on Francesca Albanese, UN special rapporteur on the Palestinian territories  —  60 Minutes correspondent Cecilia Vega was fired while she was in the midst of a feature on Francesca Albanese, U.N. special rapporteur …
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Tech Times and Extra
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.
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 …
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 …
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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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
Discussion: 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
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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
Discussion: Digiday
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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
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
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
Discussion: Televisual and BBC
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
 

 
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Alex Harring / CNBC:
SpaceX debuts on the Nasdaq at $150, after pricing at $135, making Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire; SPCX is up ~30% intraday, for a ~$2.3T market cap

Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
Google sues Chinese cybercrime network Outsider Enterprise, accusing it of using Gemini to create fake websites and scam hundreds of thousands of Americans

Luc Cohen / Reuters:
Sam Bankman-Fried loses his bid to overturn his fraud conviction and 25-year prison sentence over the collapse of FTX
 
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