Media
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Fox Corp. Buys One-Third Stake in Penske Entertainment for $125 Million
The deal includes a multiyear extension of Fox’s IndyCar media rights, after the network began airing races earlier this year
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Dotdash Meredith Rebrands as People Inc.
The company’s portfolio of brands includes People, Entertainment Weekly, InStyle and Southern Living
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Media Columnist Erik Wemple Takes Washington Post Buyout, Will Join New York Times in September
The writer is the latest WaPo staffer to exit amid the ongoing turmoil at the Jeff Bezos-owned outlet
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Ziff Davis Lays Off 23 Across CNET, Mashable and More
“This massive reduction in force is the direct result of Ziff Davis’ poor management and decision-making,” a statement from the News Guild of New York reads
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Dave Franco Explains How His Crotch Dislocated Zac Efron’s Thumb on ‘Neighbors’: ‘Definitely Wasn’t Because My Penis Was Hard’ | Video
“I just think he came in with enough force from the wrong angle,’ the actor tells Alex Cooper
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Trump White House Says ‘Moronic’ Sydney Sweeney Criticism Shows Why He Won: Voters Are ‘Tired of This Bulls—t’ | Video
“Cancel culture run amok,” President Donald Trump’s communications manager Steven Cheung shares
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New York Times Seals $20 Million AI Deal With Amazon | Report
The tech giant will license the paper’s news, cooking and sports sections across its platforms in the multiyear deal first announced in May
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New York Times Corrects Story on Starving Gazan Boy, Says He Suffered ‘Pre-Existing Health Problems’
Critics of Israel said the image of Mohammed Zakaria al-Mutawaq’s protruding spine showed Gazans were being intentionally starved
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‘South Park’ Reveals How That Nude Trump Was Created — and It Wasn’t All AI
Co-creator Trey Parker did more than just direct the show’s shocking Trump advertisement, he also starred in it (sort of)
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‘Daily Show’ Slams Trump Administration’s Push to Discuss Religion at Work: ‘Absolutely Not’ | Video
“I don’t even feel comfortable telling my co-worker she should get bangs,” host Desi Lydic jokes
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FCC Investigating Comcast and NBCUniversal’s Treatment of Broadcast Affiliates
The company says it will “cooperate with them to answer their questions” and that it is “proud” of supporting local broadcasters
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Marc Maron on Anti-Woke Comics Let Down by Trump: ‘In for a Penny, In for a Reichsmark’
The “WTF” podcast host says pro-MAGA comedians did not realize they were helping “disassemble the entire democratic operation”
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Rachel Maddow Blasts Trump for Skimming Taxpayer Funds for Qatari Jet Reno: ‘Making Sure He Gets the Gold Inlay’ | Video
The Times reports that the $934 million in Pentagon funding is meant for a nuclear safety program for site maintenance
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Versant Taps NBC Nightly News EP Meghan Rafferty as VP of News Standards
Rafferty will focus on making sure MSNBC and CNBC are “fair, accurate and transparent” when she starts her new role in September
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Jon Stewart Jokes Trump Did What Anybody Who Was Innocent of Working With Epstein Would Do: ‘Fled the Country’ | Video
Plus, the “Daily Show” host gets a surprise appearance from “Shrinking” star and former senior correspondent Jessica Williams
