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8:25 PM ET, July 22, 2026

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Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg:
The European Commission grants conditional approval for Paramount's WBD acquisition as long as Paramount ends its EU distribution deal with Universal Pictures  —  Paramount Skydance Corp.'s $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. won conditional approval from the European Union …
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Variety:
WGA seeks an injunction to bar Paramount and WBD from “closing or consummating” their merger or “taking any steps to integrate or consolidate their operations”  —  Union's legal move comes after 12 state attorneys general won a temporary restraining order pausing megadeal
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
How major publishers in the UK are pivoting away from quantity of content towards quality as Google AI changes lead to falling traffic referrals  —  Hearst UK is publishing less articles but “more effective” content overall by asking journalists to explain why they are producing every piece.
Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Reddit, Politico, and others mull cutting Google's access to their content for AI as traffic drops; Reddit signed a $60M/year deal with Google in 2024
Todd Spangler / Variety:
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr says ABC's decision to not carry Trump's July 16 speech about elections live will be part of its review for ABC-owned station licenses  —  Are TV broadcasters obligated to carry the U.S. president's comments live on their government-licensed airwaves?
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Alphabet reports YouTube's Q2 ad revenue rose 13% YoY to $11.06B, vs. $10.8B est., and Google's ad revenue reached $81.63B, up from $71.34B in Q2 2025  —  Video giant YouTube, one of the world's biggest entertainment businesses, continues to turn in double-digit increases in ad revenue.
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
A US judge rules that Trump must turn over detailed financial information of 400+ companies owned by a family trust in his defamation suit against the BBC  —  MIAMI, Florida- A federal magistrate judge ruled Tuesday that President Donald Trump must turn over detailed financial information …
David W Fitzsimmons / David Fitzsimmons:
Lee Publishing blocks cartoonist David Fitzsimmons from donating 10K+ cartoons to the University of Arizona by requiring the college to sign a licensing deal  —  For years, Lee Publishing, owner of The Arizona Daily Star, has been blocking me from donating my professional life's work …
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State of California:
California's Rob Bonta and a 13-state group challenge the appointment of current and recent Nexstar personnel to Tegna's board, after a preliminary injunction  —  - Attorney General Bonta to Court: Nexstar/Tegna Violating Co...  Contact: (916) 210-6000, agpressoffice@doj.ca.gov
The Guardian:
A four-month probe reveals that employees of lobbying firm CT Group say they pay journalists to write news pieces favorable to CT clients for UK newspapers  —  Exclusive: Guardian investigation of CT Group uncovers practice that appears to seek hidden influence over public opinion
Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net:
Scripps names Dean Littleton president of media, a new position overseeing local stations, national networks, and Scripps News, its streaming news service  —  The reorganization places 60 local stations, ION, Scripps' multicast and digital networks and Scripps News under one executive.
Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Roundtable:
A US judge dismisses Google's lawsuit against web scraping service SerpApi, saying plain and aggregated search results are not protected under copyright law  —  Last December, Google sued SerpApi over scraping its search results, and now a court has granted SerpApi's motion to dismiss the case.
 
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James Faris / Business Insider:
Sources: Paramount+ is planning to test adding micro dramas in its mobile app in the coming months to drive visit frequency and keep people engaged for longer
Aric Mackey / Facebook:
John C. Dvorak, an early technology journalist best known for his column in PC Magazine and his groundbreaking work on the No Agenda podcast, has died
Mark Landler / New York Times:
France becomes the first European country to pass a law banning social media access for users under 15, which could go into effect as soon as September 1
Oliver Darcy / Status:
Source: Clarissa Ward signed just a one-year CNN extension, not a long-term contract, amid friction with executives and concerns over Bari Weiss taking control
Anushka Chourasia / Reuters:
UK publisher Bloomsbury says it is among the beneficiaries of the $1.5B Anthropic settlement; 14,087 of its titles are covered, with ~$3K in compensation each
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Joe Reedy / Associated Press:
NHL Productions plans to produce and distribute game telecasts for four teams when the season begins, since Main Street Sports shut down; more clubs might join
 

 
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Director Michael Kratsios / @mkratsios47:
White House OSTP Director Michael Kratsios says “we have information that Moonshot AI distilled Anthropic's Fable for the development of its K3 model”

Alphabet:
Alphabet reports Q2 revenue up 24% YoY to $119.8B, above $116.9B est., Google Cloud revenue up 82% YoY to $24.8B, and Services revenues up 15% to $94.5B

Andrew Romero / 9to5Google:
Samsung unveils the $2,100+ Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra, featuring its “most advanced foldable design”, a Flex Titanium display, a 5,000mAH battery, and Android 17
 
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