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Q&A with Stars and Stripes EIC Erik Slavin on his firing, the DOD referring even innocuous questions to higher commands under the Trump administration, and more— Last week, the Pentagon fired three journalists at military newspaper Stars and Stripes: editor-in-chief Erik Slavin …
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Stars and Stripes' publisher Max Lederer, EIC Erik Slavin, and reporter Lara Korte sue the DOD, claiming their firings were retaliatory and broke federal law— The publication's publisher, its editor in chief and a reporter allege that the government violated their First Amendment rights to free speech.
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New York Times,CNN,@sccdp@sfba.social,Stars & Stripes,Joe.My.God.,@lara_korte,UPI,Al Jazeera,@brooklynmarie.bsky.social,Politico,The Gateway Pundit,Newser,The Wrap,The Independent,The Hill,@kylegriffin1.bsky.social,Associated Press,MS NOW,@normeisen.bsky.social,NOTUS,@frankamari.bsky.social,@scottnover.bsky.socialandCBS NewsApple TV raises prices in the US, with the monthly price up by $2 to $14.99, its fourth increase in four years; the individual Apple One tier rises $2 to $21.95— Tech giant also ups price of Apple One multi-service bundle's individual plan — It's going to cost Americans a few more bucks to watch …
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The Hollywood Reporter,Awful Announcing,TVLine,TechCrunch,The Wrap,Digital Trends,Thurrott,Appleosophy,CNET,Apple Must,iPhone in Canada,Pocket-lint,Streaming Better,Deadline,The Verge,Android Authority,MacRumors,The Apple Post,@devonheinen.bsky.social,9to5Mac,AppleInsiderandMacTech.com,more at Techmeme »Soccer player Jamie Vardy's YouTube channel, owned and produced by Banijay, will broadcast seven of Germany's Bundesliga games live during the 2026-2027 season— Former England and Leicester City forward Jamie Vardy has become a Bundesliga rights holder. — Vardy's YouTube channel …
Google changes its spam policy to prevent manual demotions in the EU after publishers complained that it demoted their websites and content in search results— Alphabet's Google (GOOGL.O) on Friday said it had changed its spam policy in Europe to address EU concerns that could have resulted in an antitrust fine.
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PYMNTS,Light ReadingandLivemintUnsealed court documents and testimony show Rupert Murdoch could make a renewed attempt at recombining Fox Corp and News Corp, after a failed attempt in 2022— Rupert Murdoch's longstanding wish to reunite his Fox Corp (FOXA.O) and News Corp (NWSA.O) could happen in a potential merger …
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MediaPostCoComelon parent Moonbug is experimenting with AI; its “Studio AI Bible” notes “we can only own (copyright) what a human has created” so human input is needed— Moonbug Entertainment, which makes Cocomelon, Blippi, and other popular content for children …
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@charleswlogan.bsky.socialandThe A.V. ClubBBC DG Matt Brittin suggests turning an “iPlayer 2.0” into a YouTube-style site hosting appropriate content from creators with a “public service algorithm”— Speaking at Edinburgh TV festival, Matt Brittin says BBC platform would be free from interests of US tech giants
The New York Post signs a first-look film and TV deal with Crazy Legs Productions, which will look to adapt material from the outlet's archives— The pact with Crazy Legs Productions will see the Rupert Murdoch-owned tabloid develop movie, series, documentary and streaming projects based on its reporting and archives.
Democrats and Republicans are pressuring TV stations in opposite ways over the rates they charge political parties and super PACs for ads after a court ruling— National Democrats and Republicans are pressuring local TV stations to respond in opposite ways to a new federal court ruling on political ad rates, Axios has learned.
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Ars Technica,@ddayen.bsky.social,DocumentCloudandDocumentCloudSources: the FTC has been investigating whether YouTube broke consumer protection laws by violating its own policies when suspending accounts or banning content— The US Federal Trade Commission has been investigating whether Alphabet Inc.'s YouTube violated consumer protection laws …
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Cord Cutters NewsandReutersYouTube adds Amazon to its shopping affiliate program, enabling US creators to tag Amazon products in Shorts, longform videos, and livestreams— The retailer just finally joined YouTube Shopping's affiliate program. — YouTube has landed one of the biggest possible gets for its creator ecommerce platform.
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