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Netflix says its in-house ad platform Netflix Ads Suite, currently live in the US and Canada, will be available in all 12 of its ad-supported countries by June  —  The streamer announced new adtech, Wednesday partnerships, and more  —  Once upon at time there were no Stranger Things than watching ads on Netflix.
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Jeanna Smialek / New York Times:
The EU General Court rules the EU should not have denied an NYT journalist's request for text messages between Ursula von der Leyen and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla  —  The case revolved around whether texts between a top official and a drug company executive counted as a public record that might need to be disclosed.
Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
National Trust for Local News plans to sell 21 local Denver publications to Times Media Group, a for-profit media company with a history of reducing newsrooms  —  The Times Media Group is an out-of-state, for-profit media company with a history of reducing roles in local newsrooms.
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The BBC plans to expand its Local Democracy Reporting Service beyond local authorities and “dramatically” increase BBC's presence on YouTube and TikTok  —  BBC director-general Tim Davie has revealed plans to expand the Local Democracy Reporting Service outside of its current focus on local authorities.
A.G. Sulzberger / New York Times:
A.G. Sulzberger says the role of a free press is under attack, and that the anti-press playbook used in eroding democracies is now being deployed in the US  —  This essay was originally delivered as a talk at the Notre Dame Kellogg Institute for International Studies on Tuesday.
Will McCarthy / Politico:
Patrick Soon-Shiong has appeared with Trump on the first day of the president's Middle East trip, as he maneuvers into Trump's orbit and shifts LAT to the right  —  The billionaire newspaper owner is getting closer to the president.  —  The billionaire owner of the Los Angeles Times has gotten closer …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Xumo founder Colin Petrie-Norris launches Fairground, a production studio focused exclusively on AI-generated TV series that has raised a $4M seed round  —  Now he's hoping to stake a claim on the future of AI entertainment.  —  Petrie-Norris' new company is Fairground Entertainment …
 
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