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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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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) …

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 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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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 …

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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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 …

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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.

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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Dade Hayes / Deadline:

YouTube launches the ad-free tier of Peacock on YouTube Primetime Channels, as part of a distribution agreement with NBCUniversal announced in October 2025 — YouTube has made good on a provision in a 2025 distribution agreement with NBCUniversal, launching the ad-free tier of Peacock on its channel store.

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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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