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Fox’s $22 Billion Roku Deal Proves the Real Prize in Streaming Is the Operating System, Not the Content
Fox is paying about $22 billion for Roku on the theory that owning the operating system beats owning the shows — while two profitable European publishers make the complementary case that the only asset platforms and AI can’t strip away is a…
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Essays
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Governing WordPress AI: How Publishers Can Keep Their Voice
WordPress released an AI plugin that offers fundamental editorial features for publishers but requires extensions to meet specific brand needs.…
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Why Editorial Workflows Are Becoming the Competitive Advantage in 2026
Editorial workflows are the new competitive battleground for publishers. Most editorial work happens outside the CMS, but companies now see…
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Media
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Fox’s $22 Billion Roku Deal Proves the Real Prize in Streaming Is the Operating System, Not the Content
Fox is paying about $22 billion for Roku on the theory that owning the operating system beats owning the shows…
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A $110 Billion Merger Cleared Washington Without a Fight — and the Real Story Is Who’s Left in the Middle
Washington waved through the $110 billion Paramount Skydance–Warner Bros. Discovery merger without a single condition — while a profitable local…
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Publishers Have Stopped Optimizing for AI and Started Forcing It to Pay
Condé Nast’s CEO has told staff to assume Google search traffic is already zero — while a fast-growing publisher coalition,…
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WordPress
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June 2026 Developer Roundup: In-Browser Media Processing, the React 19 Pause, and Collaboration’s Road to 7.1
June 10, 2026 — The monthly developer roundup landed today on the WordPress Developer Blog, and it reads like a…
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Gutenberg 23.3: Per-Block Responsive Styles, a New Media Editor, and the React 19 Reckoning
June 10, 2026 — Gutenberg 23.3 shipped June 3 with the modal media editor promoted to the default cropping experience,…
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WordPress AI 1.0.0: Request Logging, Connector Approvals, and the Governance Layer Publishers Need
May 21, 2026 — The WordPress AI plugin reaches 1.0.0, and the milestone isn’t about flashy generative features — it’s…