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  • Thursday, 11 June, 2026
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    After the final whistle: media groups battle for World Cup attention

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  • Tuesday, 9 June, 2026
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  • Friday, 5 June, 2026
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  • Friday, 5 June, 2026
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    New York Knicks title run gives besieged owner a rare reprieve

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  • Friday, 29 May, 2026
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    Hedge fund billionaire argued moving record company’s listing from Amsterdam to New York would unlock value

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  • Friday, 29 May, 2026
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  • Friday, 29 May, 2026
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    FCC has ordered the ABC owner to reapply for broadcast permissions after clash with Trump administration

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  • Wednesday, 27 May, 2026
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    Bolloré deals blow to Ackman’s €55bn offer for Universal Music

    Chief of family group controlling nearly a third of UMG shares says bid should be rejected

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  • Wednesday, 27 May, 2026
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    Streamer among those criticising proposal as protectionist as government looks to boost industry

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  • Tuesday, 26 May, 2026
    Spotify Technology SA
    Spotify chief defends AI-generated music

    Streaming app strikes deal with Universal allowing subscribers to create ‘controlled’ covers and remixes

    Alex Norstrom speaks on stage with a headset microphone in front of a large Spotify logo during a presentation.
  • Saturday, 23 May, 2026
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    Starmer urges TNT to screen Champions League final for free

    UK prime minister says football fans should not have to pay to watch Arsenal-PSG match next weekend

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  • Saturday, 23 May, 2026
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    Classical music has survived for centuries. Will AI kill it?

    Composers have always experimented with new technology — but the latest advances threaten ‘skill death’ in this centuries-old art form

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  • Thursday, 21 May, 2026
    Streaming services
    Spotify targets high-spending superfans with AI-generated music

    Streamer and Universal Music Group strike licensing deal for a paid add-on tool within Spotify’s app

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  • Wednesday, 20 May, 2026
    Donald Trump
    Inside Trump’s AI ‘slopaganda’ machine

    US president’s stream of fake imagery on Truth Social is reshaping the boundaries of political communication

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  • Tuesday, 19 May, 2026
    Television
    ‘Married at First Sight’ allegations shock UK TV industry

    Two women have said they were raped during the filming of the Channel 4 dating show

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  • Sunday, 17 May, 2026
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    Publicis to buy US data company in $2.2bn deal as it deepens AI marketing push

    French advertising group to purchase LiveRamp and enhance its focus on disruptive technology

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  • Friday, 15 May, 2026
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    Lunch with the FT. ‘The US needed a shock to the system’: Brendan Carr, media watchdog

    The chair of the Federal Communications Commission on making the agency more ‘aggressive’, his fight with Disney — and playing golf with the president

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