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IAB survey: 86% of digital ad buyers use or plan to use generative AI for video ad creation, and expect it will account for 40% of all video ads by 2026 — More than half of advertisers are using generative AI to create spots, the IAB concludes in its latest report.
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IAB, Inside Radio, TV Tech, Marketing Brew and MarTech

Jessica Lessin's softball TITV interview with Mark Zuckerberg without disclosing their close personal ties raises thorny ethical issues and insults her newsroom — Jessica Lessin's glitchy Mark Zuckerberg interview raised eyebrows in tech-media circles—but not just because of the technical failure.

Sky and ITV renew their long-standing content partnership, ensuring major ITV shows remain on all Sky TV platforms in the UK, without disclosing financial terms — ITV's biggest shows, such as ‘Love Island’ and ‘Trigger Point,’ will remain available across all Sky TV platforms in Britain.
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Broadband TV News, Advanced Television, Press Centre, ITV Media and Decode TV
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Press Forward announces $22.7M in grants to 22 newsroom projects, after announcing $20M in grants to 205 small local newsrooms last fall — Press Forward, the philanthropic coalition that has vowed to grant at least $500 million to local news over five years, announced $22.7 million in grants to 22 newsroom projects on Tuesday.
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The Reporters Committee … and URL Media

Internal memo: NYT Culture Editor Sia Michel says four critics, including long-time music critic Jon Pareles, will be reassigned as the section seeks new voices — The New York Times is revamping its lineup of arts and entertainment critics — replacing four of the paper's TV …

A review of Empire of the Elite, NYT media reporter Michael Grynbaum's new book about the “insider-outsiders” who led Condé Nast titles in their heyday — “Empire of the Elite,” by Michael M. Grynbaum, is a story of (mostly) insider-outsiders who helmed the glossiest American magazines in their heyday.
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@xlorentzen and MSNBC

CBS Late Show host Stephen Colbert condemns parent company Paramount Global settling President Trump's lawsuit over a 60 Minutes story as a “big fat bribe” — This isn't a joke. They've made that clear. — CBS “Late Show” host Stephen Colbert condemned parent company Paramount …
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Variety, @tdogmedia.bsky.social, Mashable, RADAR, The A.V. Club, NewsMax.com, The Wrap, Newsbusters, Fox News, Breitbart, LateNighter, Wall Street Journal and Deadline

The BBC's annual report for 2025 shows that the corporation took an average of 119 days to resolve bullying and harassment complaints, up from 101 days in 2024 — The BBC's annual report, published on Tuesday, revealed that the corporation took an average of 119 days to close cases when an employee raised a grievance.
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
In 2024-25, 50 on-air BBC journalists earned above £178K, up from 46 in 2023-24; Nick Robinson and Fiona Bruce were the top-paid following Huw Edwards' exit
In 2024-25, 50 on-air BBC journalists earned above £178K, up from 46 in 2023-24; Nick Robinson and Fiona Bruce were the top-paid following Huw Edwards' exit
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Sky News, The Independent, Radio Times, SPORTbible, BBC, The Sun, Mirror, Deadline, Telegraph, BBC, BBC, BBC, Mirror, The Hollywood Reporter, BBC, GB News, GB News and Financial Times

Oxford University Press stops publishing a journal sponsored by China's Ministry of Justice after years of concerns it did not meet standards on DNA collection — Move follows concerns several papers in Forensic Sciences Research did not meet ethical standards on DNA collection

Lee Enterprises adds a $4.99-per-month “temporary” surcharge to its newspaper subscriptions, citing inflation and global tariffs — Lee Enterprises, one of the last remaining independent local newspaper companies, has added a $4.99 per month “temporary” surcharge to its newspaper subscriptions …
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@kennysmith.bsky.social, CBS News and New Republic

Nielsen: broadcast TV made up 18.5% of viewing in June, the first time it has fallen below 20% since Nielsen began tracking TV use by platform four years ago — Netflix, led by ‘Ginny & Georgia,’ has a strong June and streaming once again outpaces traditional TV.

CNN's Jeremy Diamond says Israeli settlers in the West Bank attacked the car he was in while on assignment; a Deutsche Welle team was attacked there on July 4 — CNN Jerusalem Correspondent Jeremy Diamond has reported that Israeli settlers attacked the car that he and his crew were traveling …