Top News:
Yasmin Khorram / Politico:
The US DOJ approves Paramount's $111B purchase of WBD without forcing divestitures or behavioral remedies; state AGs could still try to block the move — The DOJ did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Paramount did not respond to a request for comment.
Discussion:
Engadget, CNN, Variety, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, CNBC, US Department of Justice, The Guardian, ABC News, The Next Web, The Hollywood Reporter, Washington Post, Reuters, @danprimack, @bedoyausa, @schiff.senate.gov, Axios, Deadline, Comic Book, TheDesk.net, Jamaica Observer, Mark Lemley on LinkedIn, Breitbart, Reuters, The A.V. Club, Business Insider, Financial Times, Newser, @senadamschiff, @stevegiglio.bsky.social, @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social, Reuters, The Wrap, The Daily Wire, Polygon.com, Yahoo Finance, Front Office Sports, @schumer.senate.gov, @chrisvanhollen, @danielnmiller.bsky.social, @marklemley.bsky.social, UPI, NBC News, Raw Story, NewsMax.com, The Daily Caller, Investing.com, New York Post, Wall Street Journal, Cord Cutters News, KTLA, @agrobbonta, @senwarren, @normeisen.bsky.social, The Independent, @emptywheel.bsky.social, Barron's Online, Straight Arrow, IndieWire, Vulture, CBS News, Deadline, @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social, NPR, Townhall, Forbes, Washington Examiner, TMZ.com, Bloomberg, Insider Gaming, @dorismatsui.bsky.social, Awful Announcing, The Hill, World of Reel, Mediaite, Barrett Media, Benzinga, The Guardian, Collider, Consequence, Lawyers, Guns & Money, BBC and r/MediaMergers, more at Techmeme »
Gary Baum / The Hollywood Reporter:
A look at the first “case” brought before Objection, which aims to use AI to evaluate news stories, and a Q&A with Objection's founder; the site is now dark — The billionaire has reteamed with the legal strategist who helped him bring down Gawker to start an AI-powered appeals court for the rich and aggrieved.
Discussion:
@ndhapple.bsky.social, @marisakabas.bsky.social, @marisakabas.bsky.social, @brandibuchman.bsky.social, @jeffjarvis.bsky.social, @karlbode.com, @jfruh.bsky.social, @daviddeanrobbins.bsky.social, @michaelsderby.bsky.social, @marisakabas.bsky.social, @bryantfrancis.me, @hunterwalk.com and Talking Biz News
Bloomberg:
Sources: Roku is in talks to sell itself; its shares have risen about 24% this year, giving the company a market value of $19.9B — Roku Inc., the streaming video platform, is in talks to sell itself, people with knowledge of the matter said. — The San Jose, California-based company …
Daniel Arkin / NBC News:
Gene Shalit, a longtime film critic for NBC's Today who was with the show from 1970 until his retirement in 2010, dies at 100 — He stood out from the TV pack with his bowties, bushy moustache and movie reviews studded with cheeky turns of phrase. … Gene Shalit, the longtime film critic for NBC's …
Discussion:
Variety, New York Times, @edeggans.bsky.social, BBC, HELLO!, Vulture, @simsjames.bsky.social, @mikebeauvais, The A.V. Club, @dansheehan.memyon.org, Daily Mail, @sagaftra.org, TMZ.com, People, Extra, Us Weekly, Los Angeles Times, TVLine, Reuters, Deadline, @darrenrovell, @debramayberry.bsky.social, @crobertcargill.bsky.social, The Wrap, USA Today, The Hollywood Reporter, Comic Book and Instapundit
Neel Dhanesha / Nieman Lab:
Q&A with Ian Coss, host of GBH's Big Dig podcast, on his multi-city live event tour in partnership with local NPR stations, the use of GBH archives, and more — “Ultimately bureaucracy is just people trying to accomplish something, and there's good stories in there.”
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:
Spyglass, Forbes, ScreenRant and The Wrap
Financial Times:
Palantir loses its legal bid to force Swiss magazine Republik to publish Palantir's responses to coverage of Switzerland's rejection of the company's services — Peter Thiel-chaired data intelligence group sued publication over reports that Switzerland rejected its approaches
Discussion:
The Guardian, Lawyer Monthly and @adfichter@infosec.exchange
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 …
The News Minute:
Delhi High Court quashes the case against NewsClick on foreign funding, saying investigators failed to establish cheating, conspiracy, or any scheduled offense — Justice Neena Bansal Krishna said that the investigators failed to establish cheating, criminal breach of trust, conspiracy or any scheduled offence.
Kayla Cobb / The Wrap:
MrBeast hits 500M subscribers on YouTube, becoming the first creator to reach the milestone, after crossing 100M subscribers in 2022 — The creator is the first to ever reach this milestone — MrBeast has broken yet another record. Jimmy Donaldson, aka MrBeast, hit 500 million subscribers …
Kari McMahon / A Media Operator:
6AM City is profitable as of Q1, expects a profit margin of 10%-20%, has 19 editor-led and 400+ AI-written newsletters with plans for 1500 in the coming months — 6AM City, the local newsletter publisher, hit profitability this year by changing the economics of the business—and with the addition of hundreds of AI-powered newsletters.
Discussion:
@6amcity and @ryanvailbrown
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
CBS News names prominent British Sky News broadcaster Trevor Phillips as a senior global correspondent; Bari Weiss says he sees “beyond groupthink” — Trevor Phillips, a longtime British writer and anchor and former U.K. politician, has been named senior global affairs correspondent at CBS News …
Discussion:
The Guardian, @jeremymbarr, Paramount Press Express, @bariweiss, Deadline, The Wrap, Barrett Media and Sky News
