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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
NPR retracts an article saying Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was retiring; he has made no such announcement, and a spokesman called the story “inaccurate” — The news outlet quickly removed the article, which was written by NPR's seasoned Supreme Court reporter, Nina Totenberg, from its website.
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Kelly McBride / NPR:
NPR's Nina Totenberg misheard a statement about retirements and told editor Krishnadev Calamur that Alito was retiring; Calamur then posted a prewritten story — NPR legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg misheard an announcement about retirements as she was leaving the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday.
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Reuters:
The UK says it is leaning towards intervening in Paramount's $110B WBD takeover, citing concerns over media freedom and the provision of on-demand programming — British culture minister Lisa Nandy said on Tuesday she was minded to intervene in Paramount Skydance Corp's (PSKY.O) …
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Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Netflix and Eureka Productions worked with ElevenLabs to re-create Gene Wilder's voice as Willy Wonka for a new unscripted series, Wonka's The Golden Ticket — The streamer had the permission of the late actor's estate to generate the voiceover. … Netflix and Eureka Productions …
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Axel Springer closes its £575M acquisition of Telegraph Media Group, ending a three-year saga, and names Carolin Hulshoff Pol as TMG CEO, replacing Anna Jones — Axel Springer's acquisition of The Telegraph will complete today (Tuesday 30 June), ending “three difficult years” without an owner for the UK national newspaper.
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Sky News Australia:
Sky News Australia says it will rebrand as News24 on July 27 after 30 years, with its broadcast, streaming, and digital assets transitioning to News24.com.au — After three decades as Sky News Australia, News24 launches on 27 July, marking the beginning of a bold new era in news with new digital products …
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Google launches Nano Banana 2 Lite, a low cost text-to-image model that delivers outputs in four seconds, and rolls out Gemini Omni Flash to developers — We're making it easier to experiment and scale your ideas with Nano Banana 2 Lite, our fastest, most cost-efficient Gemini Image model …
Bloomberg Law:
A federal judge blocks a DOD policy requiring staff escorts for credentialed reporters inside the Pentagon building, after NYT challenged the policy — A Washington federal judge blocked a Department of Defense policy requiring staff escorts for credentialed reporters inside the Pentagon building.
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The Guardian plans to create around 55 jobs in the UK, the US, and Australia over the next year across editorial, product development, analytics, and commercial — The Guardian plans to create around 55 new jobs in the UK, US and Australia over the next year.
Peter Vercoe / Bloomberg:
Australia's ACCC sues Amazon for allegedly introducing ads to Prime Video under unfair contract terms and forcing existing subscribers to pay more to avoid them — Amazon.com Inc. has been sued by Australia's consumer watchdog for introducing advertising to its Prime Video streaming service …
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Etan Vlessing / The Hollywood Reporter:
NBCUniversal unveils a deal to offer Starz to Peacock subscribers on the Select, Premium, and Premium Plus tiers as an add-on subscription for $11.99 per month — Select Peacock subscribers can get the ‘Outlander’ and ‘Power’ franchises' service for $11.99 per-month.
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Rebecca Rubin / Variety:
Industry sources estimate Supergirl could lose $100M to $120M during its theatrical run after a $37.1M domestic and $62.6M worldwide opening weekend, below est. — In “Supergirl,” a melodramatic cover of Jimmy Eat World's “The Middle” scores a climactic battle sequence …
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Wall Street Journal:
A profile of Michael Angelakis, who will lead Comcast after the NBCU spin-off; he was Comcast CFO in 2007-2015 and runs Comcast-backed investment firm Atairos — Michael Angelakis is one of a core group of co-CEO Brian Roberts's trusted advisers — When Comcast Chairman Brian Roberts decided …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Comcast plans to spin off its media and entertainment assets, including NBCUniversal and Sky, into a new publicly traded entity, set to close by mid-2027
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NPR:
SCOTUS finds that Trump's 2025 firing of FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter without cause was lawful, placing independence of several agencies in doubt — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday overturned a 91-year-old precedent that has prevented presidents from removing members of independent agencies at will.
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