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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
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Deborah Cole / The Guardian:
Hungarian public media outlets Kossuth and M1 suspend their broadcasts; M1's message reads, “Public media should not lie. We are sorry for doing it for so long” — Péter Magyar hails ‘end of propaganda broadcasts’ as Kossuth radio and M1 TV channels suspend transmission
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 …
Reece Rogers / Wired:
As part of Meta's Muse Image rollout, Instagram users with public accounts need to opt out to block AI generations of their content by other users — As part of Meta's Muse Image model rollout, Instagram users with public accounts need to opt out to block AI generations of their content.
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Meta launches Muse Image in Meta AI, Instagram, and WhatsApp, and previews Muse Video, the first media generation models from its Superintelligence Labs
Meta launches Muse Image in Meta AI, Instagram, and WhatsApp, and previews Muse Video, the first media generation models from its Superintelligence Labs
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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.
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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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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 …
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 …
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Jody Godoy / Reuters:
Documents: Oregon's attorney general plans to ask a court to order Paramount to comply with investigative demands for records related to its bid to acquire WBD — The Oregon attorney general will ask a court to order Paramount (PSKY.O) to comply with investigative demands related to its bid …
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Puck, Cord Cutters News and r/MediaMergers
Corbin Bolies / Variety:
Suno hires ex-YouTube exec Christian Bowne as head of music business development and ex-Atlantic Records exec Grace James as VP and head of artist marketing — Suno, the controversial AI music generation company eager to partner with the music industry, has tapped two executives with longstanding ties to the business in VP roles.
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Jeremy Sirota on LinkedIn and Music Business Worldwide
Byron Kaye / Reuters:
Study: 50 test accounts created in Australia on nine platforms were never prompted for age verification despite the Australian law mandating a ban on under-16s — Australia's online platforms are stumbling at the very first step in implementing age checks for users, rendering a world …
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iPhone in Canada, PC Gamer, Digital Trends, Newser, Mashable, The Next Web and New York Magazine, more at Techmeme »
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.
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The NewsGuild and @mariyadelano@hachyderm.io
Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Netflix, Disney, and YouTube are interested in challenging Fox for 2030 and 2034 World Cup US broadcast rights; Amazon and Apple also potential bidders — As the FIFA World Cup captures massive global audiences, media companies are preparing to pay billions for the rights to the next two men's tournaments.
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Awful Announcing, Sports Media Watch, Benzinga, Sports Business Journal and Front Office Sports
