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Roku Drives Up Revenue 15%, Turns in Surprise Profit in Solid Q2 Earnings Beat
https://variety.com/2025/digital/news/roku-q2-2025-earnings-revenue-profit-1236475732/...

Australia widens teen social media ban to YouTube, scraps exemption
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/australia-widens-teen-social-media-ban-youtube-scraps-exemption-2025-07-29/...

YouTube tells creators they can drop more F-bombs
https://www.theverge.com/news/715658/youtube-swearing-profanity-f-bombs-monetization...

YouTube pulls ahead of ITV as second-most watched UK channel
https://www.ft.com/content/3d3d2769-ea15-4454-91b2-b43a00cc4fe9...

WBD reveals new names for cable networks business, film studio
https://thedesk.net/2025/07/wbd-new-names-discovery-global-warner-bros/...

33% of US Internet Households Subscribe to a Direct-to-Consumer Sports Streaming Service
https://www.tvtechnology.com/news/study-33-percent-of-us-internet-households-subscribe-to-a-direct-to-consumer-sports-streaming-service...

Spotify, Netflix Partner On 'Happy Gilmore' Game Promo
https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/407663/spotify-netflix-partner-on-happy-gilmore-game-p.html...

NFL in talks to take a 10% stake in ESPN
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/24/nfl-media-espn-equity-ownership-deal.html...

MLS commissioner offers rare disclosure of Apple TV viewership
https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2025/07/mls-viewership-apple-tv-announced-garber/...

Jeff Bezos weighing possible acquisition of CNBC cable network
https://nypost.com/2025/07/23/media/jeff-bezos-has-been-weighing-a-possible-acquisition-of-cnbc-sources/...