Paramount to nominate directors to Warner Bros board to vote against Netflix deal Paramount also files lawsuit seeking disclosure of financial information related to $82.7bn agreement
Inside Tony Dokoupil’s chaotic first week as the CBS Evening News anchor The revamped US broadcast has endured a rough start with changed plans, big interviews, social media criticism and an abrupt firing
Premier League rights may end up at Netflix despite reluctant football romance As Netflix and Paramount Skydance clash over WBD, football rights once considered peripheral could become central to the future of UK streaming
X UK revenues drop nearly 60% in a year as content concerns spook advertisers Elon Musk-owned site reports plunging profits amid outcry over use of AI tool Grok to create sexually explicit imagery
Cable news networks scramble to cover fatal Minnesota ICE shooting – with both caution and commentary Networks brought on former federal and police officials, with varying reactions and responses to Minneapolis killing
Warner Bros Discovery tells investors to reject ‘inadequate’ $108bn Paramount bid Board unwilling to accept hostile takeover despite $40bn guarantee from billionaire Larry Ellison
Maga media stars back Trump on Venezuela … mostly: ‘It doesn’t make any sense’ Maga media used to hate US foreign intervention – now some are cheering it on
Global buys majority stake in Gary Neville’s YouTube group The Overlap European media giant aims to emulate success of sports podcast network Goalhanger, founded by Gary Lineker
Tuesday briefing: Will a ban on advertising junk food help to tackle obesity in the UK? In today’s newsletter: As new rules ban TV and online ads for high-fat, salt and sugar products, the curbing of junk food marketing has found cross-party support
Corporation for Public Broadcasting formally dissolves after federal funding cuts Board of directors vote to dissolve organization after nearly 60 years in operation after funding cuts under Trump
‘Blood in the water’: Bari Weiss’s chaotic first three months in charge of CBS News Weiss is embroiled in her first major controversy as editor in chief as her handpicked anchor takes evening news show
Ban on TV junk food advertising before 9pm comes into force in UK Watchdog will also monitor online ban for high fat and sugar products as part of wider effort to tackle childhood obesity
‘Social listening’: Unilever seeks to capitalise on Vaseline’s TikTok moment Multinational boosts online chatter after social media users showcase product’s widespread use in life hacks
UK ministers face increased pressure to restrict gambling ads Polling indicates strong public backing for a much less permissive approach to promotion, including sponsorship
ITV agrees to invest £3m in fitness app created by Joe Wicks The Body Coach app, launched in pandemic, will advertise on ITV’s channels and video platform ITVX under deal