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9:50 AM ET, July 21, 2026

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Gene Maddaus / Variety:
A US judge orders a temporary halt to the Paramount-WBD merger, as a 12-state coalition, led by California, argues it would violate federal antitrust law  —  Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin issued the order after hearing argument from both sides on Friday morning.
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Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
In the temporary restraining order, a US judge says Paramount's anticipated 27% market share in theatrical distribution is likely to violate antitrust laws  —  A court issued a temporary restraining order freezing the deal for a short period.  Next, it will consider whether to issue …
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Unsealed docs: the DOJ sought phone records of NYT reporters and their relatives in an extraordinary attempt to unmask sources of NYT's Air Force One coverage  —  The government is aggressively seeking the confidential sources of Times reporters who wrote about the president's new Air Force One.
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Jon Passantino / Status:
Sources: a US judge granted NYT temporary reprieve from Trump admin subpoenas targeting three reporters, ahead of a July 23 hearing over confidential sources
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Ben Fritz / Wall Street Journal:
Christopher Nolan's huge Odyssey opening weekend shows why Universal funded the R-rated adaptation, as directors become franchises and viewers tire of sequels  —  The big-budget epic opened with $264 million at the global box office, besting many big name brands  —  Every Hollywood studio wants its own Christopher Nolan.
Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey nets $124.5M at the domestic box office and $264.1M worldwide on its opening weekend; Universal spent ~$250M to make the film
Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
Sources: ESPN cuts ties with NFL analyst Ryan Clark, as part of wider layoffs at ESPN's Bristol, Connecticut campus and at NFL Network expected on Tuesday  —  ESPN has cut ties with NFL analyst Ryan Clark, sources briefed on the move told The Athletic.  —  Clark was on ESPN's “NFL Live” on Monday.
Blake Brittain / Reuters:
A judge approves Anthropic's $1.5B settlement with authors, the first major US case of its kind to settle; some authors opted out and have other ongoing suits  —  A federal judge in San Francisco on Monday signed off on artificial intelligence company Anthropic's landmark $1.5 billion settlement …
Bloomberg:
Source: Netflix raised $1B from a US high-grade bond sale, its first since a debut deal two years ago  —  Netflix's Growth Story Hits a Speed Bump Netflix Inc. raised $1 billion from a US high-grade bond sale on Monday, its first since a debut deal two years ago, as slowing sales growth fuels investor scrutiny of the company's future.
Amanda Meade / The Guardian:
Australia's biggest media company Nine Entertainment cuts ~30 newsroom jobs at the Sydney Morning Herald and the Age, blaming AI's “extreme state of disruption”  —  Staff told positions will be cut via voluntary and targeted redundancies as part of ‘evolution’
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Murray Stassen / Music Business Worldwide:
Sony Music files a second copyright suit against Udio, alleging the AI music company copied 30,117 recordings without permission to train its AI models  —  Sony Music Entertainment has filed a second copyright infringement lawsuit against Udio, asserting 30,117 sound recordings …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
YouTube clarifies its policies around AI slop and upsetting videos, including breaking down such content into three non-monetizable categories  —  A recent change sees YouTube further cracking down on AI slop by clarifying its policies around how content on its platform can be monetized.
 
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Fox Corp.'s Red Seat Ventures becomes the latest entity to partner with Amazon to integrate its programmatic ad inventory into Amazon's demand-side platform
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Ned Holmes / Radio Times:
Netflix and Goalhanger agree to a new two-year deal to broadcast The Rest Is Football podcast through the next two Premier League seasons and the Euros in 2028
The Athletic:
A profile of ESPN analyst Matt Miller, who is accused of stiffing winners of his charity fantasy football leagues and was nearly killed in a car crash in June
Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
Q&A with Fox podcast executive Chris Balfe on podcasts being synonymous with video and how clipping is shifting ad dollars from creators to short-form platforms
 

 
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Abner Li / 9to5Google:
Google launches Gemini 3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash-Lite, and 3.5 Flash Cyber, and says it has started its “most ambitious pre-training run yet” for Gemini 4

Financial Times:
Sources: China is weighing tightening AI and chip export controls and is consulting leading domestic AI companies, in a bid to slow advanced tech acquisitions

Philippa Wain / BBC:
UK PM Andy Burnham abolishes the Department for Science, Innovation, and Tech and elevates UK AI Minister Kanishka Narayan, who oversees AISI, to attend cabinet
 
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