Mediagazer: Sources: Meta is accelerating plans to use LLMs to review content and ads, replacing ~50% of human review requests in 2026 and aiming for 90% by year-end (Financial Times)

1:25 AM ET, June 25, 2026

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Source: Paramount is prepared to sell its film distribution joint venture with Universal Pictures to address EU antitrust concerns over its WBD acquisition — Paramount Skydance Corp (PSKY.O) is prepared to divest its film distribution joint venture with Universal Pictures …

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Sony Pictures Entertainment invests $100M in Cosm, a startup specializing in immersive, large-screen theaters, which has partnerships with NBCUniversal and WBD — Sony Pictures Entertainment is investing $100 million in Cosm, an operator of large-screen theaters that show films and sporting events.

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Financial Times:

Sources: Meta is accelerating plans to use LLMs to review content and ads, replacing ~50% of human review requests in 2026 and aiming for 90% by year-end — Facebook parent is accelerating plans to use large language models to review content and ads across its platforms.

Ethan Millman / The Hollywood Reporter:

Court docs: Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino spoke with President Trump in the weeks before the company settled with the DOJ in its monopoly lawsuit — In court filings this week, Live Nation confirmed Michael Rapino had spoken with Trump before the settlement but said that …

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Source: iHeartMedia has begun a new round of layoffs affecting dozens of workers in its local radio broadcasting units as part of a broader restructuring — iHeartMedia has begun a new round of layoffs affecting dozens of workers in its local radio broadcasting units, The Desk has learned.

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Alex Cooper described reports alleging that her husband, Matt Kaplan, verbally abused Unwell Media staff as “lies” and part of “a smear campaign” against her — The podcaster suggested the allegations are false and adds that “women are held to a different standard.”

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Scharon Harding / Ars Technica:

Disney agrees to pay $50M to YouTube TV and DirecTV subscribers to settle a lawsuit claiming Disney forced higher prices by requiring the bundling of ESPN — The Walt Disney Company has agreed to pay $50 million to subscribers of YouTube TV and DirecTV's live TV streaming services to settle …

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Bloomberg:

Sources: a Chinese court sentenced the former CIO of GroupM's Chinese operation to life in prison for taking ~$176M in bribes through rebate-driven deals — A former executive of WPP Plc, one of the world's biggest advertising companies, has been sentenced to life in prison by a Chinese court …

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A profile of NFL reporter Dianna Russini, who resigned from The Athletic after photos of her with the coach of New England Patriots prompted an internal probe — Dianna Russini had been busted. — It was January, and Ms. Russini — then the star N.F.L. reporter for The Athletic …

Reuters:

Sources: Sky has agreed on terms to buy ITV's broadcast and streaming unit in a £1.6B deal, which will include ITV Studios acquiring Sky's Love Productions — Sky, the Comcast (CMCSA.O)-owned British pay TV group, has agreed on terms to buy ITV's (ITV.L) broadcast and streaming unit …

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:

An interview with Bob Iger on stepping down as Disney's CEO, his legacy, new CEO Josh D'Amaro, Bob Chapek, Apple, Disney+, purchasing Pixar, AI, and more — For two decades, Hollywood's most indispensable executive has been synonymous with Disney. Can he really tear himself away?

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