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5:15 PM ET, July 7, 2026

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Financial Times:
The High Court in London rules against Prince Harry and six other claimants in the privacy lawsuit against Daily Mail publisher Associated Newspapers  —  Judgment marks potentially fatal setback in self-declared crusade to hold British tabloid press accountable
Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Early Nielsen numbers show 30M people watched the US-Belgium World Cup match through Fox, clearing the record for an English-language soccer telecast in the US  —  Fox's telecast drew 30 million viewers Monday night, according to early Nielsen numbers.  —  The game was a letdown for fans …
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
In a filing, ABC says the FCC has targeted daytime and late-night TV the administration doesn't like while “leaving untouched the vast landscape of talk radio”  —  ABC contends that a “broad and cross-ideological consensus of commenters” backs the editorial independence of The View …
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Max Tani / Semafor:
Analysis: ABC's The View hasn't featured a single candidate running in a competitive midterm race since the FCC launched an “equal time” rule probe in February
Scott Nover / Washington Post:
A district court judge dismisses Trump Media and Technology Group's $3.8B defamation lawsuit filed in 2023 against WaPo; TMTG is considering an appeal  —  The social media company failed to identify convincing evidence that The Post acted with actual malice, a federal judge in Tampa ruled.
Discussion: Reason
Alice Brooker / Press Gazette:
Sky's ITV deal sees ITV's 40% stake in news producer ITN split equally between Sky and ITV Studios; Sky says ITV News and Sky News will stay distinct until 2030  —  Sky's takeover of ITV's media and entertainment business for £1.6bn will make it responsible for commissioning ITV News.
Sam Spratford / Publishers Weekly:
Employees at Hachette Book Group vote 388 to 130 to unionize; the company joins HarperCollins in the ranks of unionized Big Five publishers  —  The majority of employees at Hachette Book Group have voted 388 to 130 to unionize with the Washington-Baltimore News Guild, Local 32035, the union announced today.
Discussion: The NewsGuild
William Earl / Variety:
Netflix signs deals with Penske Media, Condé Nast, Hearst, People, and other publishers to carry a range of programming from 2 to 20+ minutes, starting August 3  —  Netflix is further expanding the mix of content available on its platform through licensing partnerships with a range of top publishers …
Meta:
Meta launches Muse Image in Meta AI, Instagram, and WhatsApp, and previews Muse Video, the first media generation models from its Superintelligence Labs  —  We're excited to launch Muse Image and preview Muse Video, the first media generation models developed by Meta Superintelligence Labs.
Tife Owolabi / Reuters:
Nigeria's competition regulator will investigate tech companies over news content use and alleged anti-competitive practices, after complaints by media groups  —  Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has directed the country's competition regulator to investigate major technology companies …
Sammy Hudes / Canadian Press:
Rogers Sports and Media is closing its Sportsnet 650 radio station in Vancouver, Sportsnet 960 station in Calgary, and four other stations, affecting 80 workers  —  Rogers Sports and Media is shutting down its Sportsnet 650 radio station in Vancouver and Sportsnet 960 station in Calgary …
Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Q&A with United Talent Agency executives Ali Berman and Raina Penchansky about UTA's Creators division, helping creators launch products, AI, and more  —  Raina Penchansky and Ali Berman on helping human creators in the age of AI  —  We've got another special episode of Decoder today …
 
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Lucas Manfredi / The Wrap:
The FTC approves James Murdoch's $300M+ purchase of New York magazine, Vox.com, and Vox's podcast network, per an early termination notice on the FTC's website
Lily Mae Lazarus / Fortune:
A profile of David Senra, whose popular Founders podcast attracts billionaire CEOs and generates millions of dollars annually through a flat ad partnership rate
Anna Tobin / Press Gazette:
An interview with Le Monde CTO Paul Laleu about “fiercely defending” the French outlet's journalism from AI bots, including by generating infinite content mazes
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Natalie Lung / Bloomberg:
Reddit says its AI-powered content moderation systems caught 25K “spammy posts and comments” per day in Q1, reducing users' exposure to such content by 20% YoY
Alex Ritman / Variety:
AI-focused studio Particle 6 plans a full-length feature film to be led by the AI “actor” Tilly Norwood, as a hybrid production using film and TV professionals
 

 
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Fanny Potkin / Reuters:
Sources: China met with Alibaba, ByteDance, Z.ai, and others to discuss potentially limiting foreign access to advanced AI models, penalties for AI theft, more

Zac Hall / 9to5Mac:
Anthropic extends Claude Fable 5 access to all paid plans through July 12; access to the model was set to shift to token-based usage on July 7

Maxwell Zeff / Wired:
OpenAI Chief Futurist Joshua Achiam is leaving the company later this month after nearly nine years
 
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