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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
ABC is airing direct appeals to its audience for The View and for stations it owns, asking viewers to comment on FCC actions challenging the show and stations — The spots, which will start airing on Monday, are the latest pushback from The Walt Disney Co. and the network …
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Ben Fritz / Wall Street Journal:
Google invests in independent movie studio A24 as part of a new AI partnership; sources say Google is investing ~$75M, roughly equal to Thrive's 2024 investment — Search giant is putting about $75 million into the film company as part of an artificial-intelligence research partnership
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Jake Kanter / Deadline:
UK ministers are advancing a bill requiring YouTube and TikTok to promote BBC and ITV content, as well as forcing streamers to show big sports events for free — YouTube, TikTok, and other major video-sharing platforms will be told to carry public service content prominently under new legislation being drawn up by the UK government.
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Perry Stein / Washington Post:
Source: the US DOJ sought to force WaPo and WSJ reporters to testify before a grand jury but withdrew the subpoenas this month after the outlets challenged them — Subpoenas for reporters to appear before a grand jury are exceedingly rare. The journalists have not testified. — Summary
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Financial Times:
OpenAI debuts at Cannes Lions, pitching its new ChatGPT ad business and Codex to marketers, as it tries to build a multibillion-dollar business ahead of its IPO — Lossmaking AI group is presenting at Cannes Lions advertising conference for the first time — OpenAI is making its debut …
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John Koblin / New York Times:
Netflix orders a spinoff of Hot Ones, the hit YouTube series hosted by Sean Evans, titled Hot Ones: Extra Heat, set to stream after major live sporting events — The streaming giant bought a spinoff of a popular online interview series that features celebrities eating fiery chicken wings, the latest salvo in its rivalry with YouTube.
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
NewsGuard launches NewsGuard AI, a $6/month chatbot that accesses information from news sources it rates as reliable, promising publishers a 50-50 revenue share — AI Fighting disinformation Media Corporate news — AI chatbots are fast becoming a way people find news.
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John Battelle's Search Blog, @brianstelter and @brianstelter
Deadline:
Piers Morgan's Uncensored raised $27M led by Raine Ventures and Antenna Group, with Elisabeth Murdoch participating, sources say at a $145M valuation — Among those backing the former CNN anchor is Elisabeth Murdoch, an interesting detail for media watchers, given that Morgan carved …
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Ben Sisario / New York Times:
Clive Davis, one of music's most powerful executives who guided the careers of Aretha Franklin, Barry Manilow, and Whitney Houston, dies at 94 — He rose from a midlevel position at Columbia Records to become one of music's most powerful executives, shepherding stars like Barry Manilow and Whitney Houston.
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Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
Instagram is testing horizontal video on Instagram for TV, plans to experiment with longer-form storytelling and episodic series, and launches on Samsung TV — The Meta-owned company is going decidedly retro by experimenting with time-honored video formats with its creators.
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Rebecca Rubin / Variety:
Netflix names Hannah Minghella as head of its Animation Studios, as it streamlines its animation efforts; VP Kira Goldberg will lead live-action family division — Hannah Minghella was named head of Netflix Animation Studios in an effort by the streaming giant to streamline all things animated.
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Meredith Klein / Meredith & The Media:
Q&A with Brian Steinberg, senior TV editor at Variety, on covering the business of advertising, media, and TV, how the role of journalism has changed, and more — This week, I sat down with Brian Steinberg, senior TV editor at Variety. — Did you always want to be a journalist?
Sapna Maheshwari / New York Times:
A look at Ina Garten's new seven-figure deal with Vox Media for a video podcast where she'll make cocktails with guests, and the bidding war for the show — Ina Garten, the longtime Food Network Star, will start a new podcast this fall. Instead of cooking, she'll be making cocktails with her guests.
