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5:55 AM ET, July 17, 2026

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Gene Maddaus / Variety:
In a filing disputing state AGs' request for a temporary restraining order, Paramount argued its merger with WBD would increase theatrical motion picture output  —  Paramount Skydance began to lay out its legal argument Thursday against an antitrust lawsuit brought by a dozen states …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
A Paramount shareholder lawsuit claims David and Larry Ellison made an illegal deal with Trump in trade for approval of the WBD merger, promising to revamp CNN
Emma Roth / The Verge:
Netflix says roughly 300 titles used generative AI this year, mostly in post-production, “to deliver higher quality output more quickly and at a lower cost”  —  Some titles used AI to create ‘enhanced crowds, historical battle sequences, and worldbuilding establishing shots.’
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Lillian Rizzo / CNBC:
Netflix reports Q2 revenue up 13% YoY to $12.56B, vs. $12.59B est., and says it will give fewer engagement updates starting in 2027; NFLX drops 7%+ after hours  —  Netflix reported second-quarter revenue and earnings that were in line with analyst estimates on Thursday as Wall Street is keeping …
Ariel Zilber / New York Post:
Madison Square Garden files a defamation suit against Wired over an article alleging MSG kept a list of gay celebrities; Wired says it stands by its reporting  —  Wired Magazine used stolen data to falsely accuse Madison Square Garden of creepily surveilling a “list” of gay celeb fans …
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Borys Kit / The Hollywood Reporter:
Marvel Comics is moving from NYC to Burbank, CA, asks 100+ employees to relocate by July 2027, and names Stephen Wacker editor-in-chief, replacing C.B. Cebulski  —  The Disney-owned publisher is also getting a new editor in chief as 100 employees are being asked to relocate to Burbank by next July.
Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Newsweek's publishing revenue is set to drop ~20% this year but it's on track for $100M in revenue due to its healthcare-focused DSP contributing 40% of revenue  —  The publisher is on pace to surpass $100 million in revenue, powered by ad-tech, a rankings business, and events
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Trump Media plans to launch the Truth API on August 1, providing real-time data from trending Truth Social accounts to news organizations and trading firms  —  Trump Media & Technology Group is launching a backend interface that will allow financial services companies to access real …
Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
The EU accepts X's plan to meet DSA transparency obligations and give researchers access to data, giving X six months to implement it, following a €120M fine  —  The European Union, which fined Elon Musk's social media network X €120 million ($137.2 million) last year …
Tim Ingham / Music Business Worldwide:
Sony Music Publishing completes its acquisition of the full music rights portfolio of Recognition Music Group, backed by Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC  —  Sony Music Publishing (SMP) has completed its acquisition of the entire music rights portfolio of Recognition Music Group.
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Gary Baum / The Hollywood Reporter:
Peter Thiel-backed Objection, initially an AI “tribunal” assessing reporters' articles, rebrands as The Primary to rank journalists “on the rigor” of their work  —  Rebranded as The Primary, the service ranks media outlets and reporters.
Kashmir Hill / New York Times:
An NYT reporter finds AI-generated, unauthorized biographies of herself and other journalists on Amazon, where AI-made books with elusive “authors” proliferate  —  Recently, I received a strange text from a new acquaintance.  “You have your own biography???” it read.
 
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
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Ashley Wong / Wall Street Journal:
How Prime Video has cornered the market on young adult fiction, notching hit after hit by tapping into the fervent BookTok community and catering to women
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Versant plans to overhaul its free streaming service, dropping the “Fandango At Home” branding in favor of a streamlined “Fandango” name and adding new features
Mizy Clifton / Politico:
Ofcom launches a probe into TikTok over Online Safety Act compliance, citing doubts about the effectiveness of using age inference to determine users' ages
Riddhi Setty / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at Privacy Act lawsuits against the government that result in journalists being subpoenaed to reveal their sources, and their impact on press freedom
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
A US federal judge rules the State Department engaged in unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination by denying visas to researchers studying misinfo and disinfo
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Brendan Carr proposes repealing the national ownership cap, which restricts amassing TV stations that cover more than 39% of households, and sets an Aug. 6 vote
 

 
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Kimi:
Moonshot AI releases Kimi K3, a 2.8T-parameter AI model that it says rivals Opus 4.8 and GPT-5.5, and plans to release model weights by July 27

Bloomberg:
Sources: Google is months behind schedule on delivering Gemini 3.5 Pro as it tries to improve its capabilities, particularly in coding; GOOG closes down 4.43%

Matt Burgess / Wired:
San Francisco sends legal notices to Apple and Google demanding they take down 13 AI apps used to make deepfake nude images; Google says it has deleted the apps
 
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