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Joe Mandese / MediaPost: 2 hours ago
The Media Rating Council's quarterly accreditation status updates show VideoAmp and Nielsen One have pulled out of the accreditation process
Denise Petski / Deadline: 4 hours ago
Netflix adds Alan's Universe to its library and will carry new episodes the same day they appear on YouTube, expanding its partnership with Alan Chikin Chow
Anna Betts / The Guardian: 5 hours ago
Pete Hegseth announces that the DOD and DOJ have created a joint taskforce to identify and prosecute “unauthorized disclosure” of information to the press
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Gene Maddaus / Variety:
A coalition of 12 states led by California files an antitrust lawsuit to block Paramount's WBD merger, alleging it lessens competition in three markets
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Rohan Goswami / Semafor:
Sources: David Ellison's advisers are urging him to move Paramount's HQ and much of its spending out of California if AG Rob Bonta sues to block the WBD merger
New York Times:
Sources: the White House directed FBI Director Kash Patel to personally oversee the probe into NYT reporting about Air Force One, before subpoenas were issued
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
The Trump administration issued subpoenas to several NYT reporters after the outlet reported on security concerns involving the new Qatari-donated Air Force One
Natalie Korach / Status:
Memo: NYT CEO Meredith Kopit Levien says the five reporters subpoenaed by the DOJ, and the whole newsroom, have the “full weight of The Times” behind them
The Guardian:
Christopher Nolan says there's a “disdain” for AI, the idea that it “replaces” human creativity is “nonsense”, and he expects it to be useful in “imaging tools”
Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Lionsgate's Michael crosses $1B at the global box office, its first film to reach the milestone, per Rentrak, reviving Hollywood's last major independent studio
Scott Nover / Washington Post:
Four ex-VOA employees and contractors discuss their new careers in real estate, communications, interpreting, and at Trader Joe's since they lost their VOA jobs
Max Goldbart / Deadline:
The UK's culture secretary Lisa Nandy says she backs an expansion of the BBC license fee to include subscribers to streamers, though many ideas remain in play
Joe Mandese / MediaPost:
The Media Rating Council's quarterly accreditation status updates show VideoAmp and Nielsen One have pulled out of the accreditation process
Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Disney says its live-action Moana was set to collect ~$43M at the Box Office over the weekend, below its $60M goal, and just ~$95M worldwide; Moana cost ~$250M
Gautam Malkani / The Guardian:
The Guardian's tech team share their shoe-leather experiences covering AI data centers, as field investigation becomes increasingly important in tech coverage
Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Q&A with veteran media reporter Peter Kafka on the unbundling of Comcast and NBCUniversal, Versant's future, YouTube, net neutrality, Hollywood's fate, and more
Denise Petski / Deadline:
Netflix adds Alan's Universe to its library and will carry new episodes the same day they appear on YouTube, expanding its partnership with Alan Chikin Chow
Jake Kanter / Deadline:
BBC Director General Matt Brittin says he will review BBC's foreign content acquisition strategy amid criticism over outbidding rivals for shows like Scooby-Doo
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