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Search warrant against Florida journalist to be made public
Federal prosecutors have agreed to unseal a portion of the search warrant against Florida journalist Timothy Burke, according to court records reviewed by The Desk.

Fox Corp promotes David Espinosa to distribution president
Fox has promoted David Espinosa to the role of president of distribution, overseeing all aspects of content distribution across traditional and new media platforms.

KNX says NewsBreak article on simulcast is wrong
KNX says an article written by a robot and posted to the app NewsBreak wrongly claims it stopped airing news programming on AM radio.

Vodafone loses 120,000 subscribers in Germany
Vodafone says a shake-up in German law could hurt its business in one way while providing growth opportunities in other sectors.

Sportworld launches on Samsung TVs in 190 countries
Sportworld launched on Monday in 190 countries via Samsung smart TVs and across most popular phones and tablets.

Global plans to consolidate radio operations in U.K.
Global Media will lay off some local radio journalists and centralize news output to major metropolitan hubs.

FCC will allow several Channel 6 radio stations to remain on-air
More than a dozen FM radio stations operating on analog TV channel 6 will be allowed to continue their transmissions.

FCC cracks down on pirate radio broadcasts in Miami
The FCC sent a letter to nine pirate radio operators and their landlords urging them to stop transmitting illegal, unlicensed broadcasts.

Disney holds talks with pro-sports leagues about ESPN investment
Disney executives have held discussions with the NBA, NFL and others about taking a minority stake in ESPN, according to a new report.

Congressman demands AT&T, Verizon remove lead-shielded cables
Congressman Pat Ryan has sent a letter to AT&T, Verizon and U.S. Telecom demanding answers over the leaded cable problem.

Streaming helps boost Televisa-Univision revenue during Q2
Televisa-Univision said premium subscriptions to Vix Plus and a boosted ad business in Mexico helped increase the company's revenue.
