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Edition No. 22 · Tue 14 Jul 2026 · 7 stories · Source: Daily Newsletter Digest

Edition No. 22

Tuesday 14 July 2026

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  1. 01 · Status

    Paramount–Warner merger states lawsuit

    California and eleven other states sued to block Paramount's ~$111B acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, and Status flagged CNN as the asset the complaint barely names.

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    Politics and governmentAdTech and mediaBusiness and tech

    Regulation · M&A

  2. 02 · Puck

    Can Regulators Stop the WarnerMount Merger?

    Puck's Bill Cohan explained why Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery won't close on schedule after twelve states sued to block it.

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    Politics and governmentAdTech and mediaBusiness and tech

    Regulation · M&A

  3. 03 · Puck

    Inside the NYT's Bet on a Video-First Future

    Puck's Julia Alexander charted the NYT flooding its feeds with short-form video to survive the post-Google Zero era of ambient discoverability.

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    AdTech and media

    Climate

  4. 04 · Puck

    After Platner, Can the Left Win Competitive Senate Races?

    Further reading from the day's section on media mergers and the courts.

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    AdTech and media

  5. 05 · The Athletic

    Ten of the biggest World Cup 2026 controversies

    Further reading from the day's section on the business of the World Cup.

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    FIFA World Cup
    SportFIFA

  1. 06 · The Athletic

    FIFA to examine 64-team World Cup for 2030
    Why it matters

    The Athletic's Phil Hay noted Infantino is already floating a 64-team World Cup for 2030, even as the 48-team format quietly worked.

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  2. 07 · The Athletic

    The new(-ish) Home Run Derby, now on Netflix
    Why it matters

    Swing limits replace timed rounds as MLB streamlines the Home Run Derby for streaming.

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