Jordan Peele Signs Deal Giving Amazon First Look at TV Series Ideas The streaming service looks to add to its slate of original programming with the Oscar-winning writer and director of “Get Out.” By JOHN KOBLIN
U.K. Clears Way for Bidding War Between Comcast and Disney Over Sky A decision by Britain’s culture secretary sets up a new phase in a battle between two media giants, as the industry rushes to consolidate. By MICHAEL J. de la MERCED
Bernard E. Trainor, 89, General Turned Military Analyst, Is Dead A Marine combat veteran of the Korean and Vietnam Wars, he collaborated on three books that took a critical view of American policy in the wars with Iraq. By RICHARD GOLDSTEIN
Facebook Tried to Rein In Fake Ads. It Fell Short in a California Race. Measures to prevent election interference remain spotty, as shown in the Fourth Congressional District’s Democratic primary. By SHEERA FRENKEL
I, Sy: Seymour Hersh’s Memoir of a Life Making the Mighty Sweat In “Reporter,” Mr. Hersh revisits his coverage of Vietnam, Nixon and Bin Laden. “I will happily permit history to be the judge of my recent work,” he said. By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM
Advertising A Sign of ‘Modern Society’: More Multiracial Families in Commercials A few years ago, Cheerios was the subject of racist vitriol online after showing a multiracial family in an ad. Now more companies are showing these relationships as a way of signifying their values. By JOANNE KAUFMAN
‘Solo’ Is Running on Fumes at the Box Office The “Star Wars” film dropped off steeply in its second week, making just $29.3 million domestically. By ANDREW R. CHOW
A Year in Media Apologies Crude jokes, slurs, offensive words — here are some of the high-profile TV personalities who have apologized for controversial statements over the past year. By AINARA TIEFENTHÄLER and ROBIN STEIN
Books News Want to Read Michael Lewis’s Next Work? You’ll Be Able to Listen to It First A growing group of successful authors, including Michael Lewis and Robert Caro, are releasing audio originals, hoping to take advantage of the exploding audiobook market. By ALEXANDRA ALTER
Hello, You Must Be Going: Hulu Parts With a Top Executive Last summer, Joel Stillerman joined the streaming platform as its first chief content officer. Now he’s out, and the job will not be refilled. By JOHN KOBLIN
Joy Reid, MSNBC Host, Apologizes Again as More Incendiary Blog Posts Surface Ms. Reid’s decade-old blog, which contained homophobic posts, also promoted a 9/11 conspiracy and an insulting photo of Senator John McCain. By DANIEL VICTOR
A Texas Wild Card Wins Spelling Bee With ‘Koinonia’ Karthik Nemmani, a 14-year-old who had never won a state or regional bee, bested veteran contenders to take the top prize at the Scripps National Spelling Bee. By LAURA M. HOLSON
Melissa McCarthy Movie Wins a Round in Sesame Street Lawsuit A judge said this week that the R-rated comedy, directed by a son of Jim Henson, can say “No Sesame. All Street” in its ads while legal arguments continue. By NIRAJ CHOKSHI
A Crackdown on Film Props Angers Hong Kong’s Cinephiles Two members of a film crew were sentenced for possessing counterfeit bills used in an award-winning movie. The case has baffled industry observers. By MIKE IVES and TIFFANY MAY
Bits Kevin’s Week in Tech: Pity the Tech B-List There seems to be a growing rift between the largest tech companies — Apple, Amazon, Google, Facebook and Microsoft — and the rest of the industry. Our tech columnist explains. By KEVIN ROOSE
the tony awards She’s Photographed Broadway for Years. Now Broadway Is Honoring Her. Sara Krulwich has been shooting plays and musicals for The New York Times since the 1990s. On June 4, her work is being recognized by the Tony Awards. By SARA KRULWICH and MICHAEL PAULSON
He Fixes the Worst P.R. Crises Imaginable. Then Came Harvey Weinstein. Michael Sitrick built his career on helping the rich and powerful deflect damaging headlines. There was no spinning this. By ABBY AGUIRRE
José Hawilla, 74, Central Figure in Soccer Scandal, Dies A prominent Brazilian sports marketing executive, he admitted bribing soccer officials to buy the media and marketing rights to major tournaments. By RICHARD SANDOMIR
Slur Toward Ivanka Trump Brings an Apology From Samantha Bee The White House called Ms. Bee’s show “not fit for broadcast” and criticized “the left and its media allies” for being silent a day after “Roseanne” was canceled. By JOHN KOBLIN
Never Mind the News Media: Politicians Test Direct-to-Voter Messaging Bernie Sanders is holding live-streamed town hall events, while others have started podcasts or even their own local news sites, bypassing traditional media. By SYDNEY EMBER
Jordan Peele Signs Deal Giving Amazon First Look at TV Series Ideas The streaming service looks to add to its slate of original programming with the Oscar-winning writer and director of “Get Out.” By JOHN KOBLIN
U.K. Clears Way for Bidding War Between Comcast and Disney Over Sky A decision by Britain’s culture secretary sets up a new phase in a battle between two media giants, as the industry rushes to consolidate. By MICHAEL J. de la MERCED
Bernard E. Trainor, 89, General Turned Military Analyst, Is Dead A Marine combat veteran of the Korean and Vietnam Wars, he collaborated on three books that took a critical view of American policy in the wars with Iraq. By RICHARD GOLDSTEIN
Facebook Tried to Rein In Fake Ads. It Fell Short in a California Race. Measures to prevent election interference remain spotty, as shown in the Fourth Congressional District’s Democratic primary. By SHEERA FRENKEL
I, Sy: Seymour Hersh’s Memoir of a Life Making the Mighty Sweat In “Reporter,” Mr. Hersh revisits his coverage of Vietnam, Nixon and Bin Laden. “I will happily permit history to be the judge of my recent work,” he said. By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM
Advertising A Sign of ‘Modern Society’: More Multiracial Families in Commercials A few years ago, Cheerios was the subject of racist vitriol online after showing a multiracial family in an ad. Now more companies are showing these relationships as a way of signifying their values. By JOANNE KAUFMAN
‘Solo’ Is Running on Fumes at the Box Office The “Star Wars” film dropped off steeply in its second week, making just $29.3 million domestically. By ANDREW R. CHOW
A Year in Media Apologies Crude jokes, slurs, offensive words — here are some of the high-profile TV personalities who have apologized for controversial statements over the past year. By AINARA TIEFENTHÄLER and ROBIN STEIN
Books News Want to Read Michael Lewis’s Next Work? You’ll Be Able to Listen to It First A growing group of successful authors, including Michael Lewis and Robert Caro, are releasing audio originals, hoping to take advantage of the exploding audiobook market. By ALEXANDRA ALTER
Hello, You Must Be Going: Hulu Parts With a Top Executive Last summer, Joel Stillerman joined the streaming platform as its first chief content officer. Now he’s out, and the job will not be refilled. By JOHN KOBLIN
Joy Reid, MSNBC Host, Apologizes Again as More Incendiary Blog Posts Surface Ms. Reid’s decade-old blog, which contained homophobic posts, also promoted a 9/11 conspiracy and an insulting photo of Senator John McCain. By DANIEL VICTOR
A Texas Wild Card Wins Spelling Bee With ‘Koinonia’ Karthik Nemmani, a 14-year-old who had never won a state or regional bee, bested veteran contenders to take the top prize at the Scripps National Spelling Bee. By LAURA M. HOLSON
Melissa McCarthy Movie Wins a Round in Sesame Street Lawsuit A judge said this week that the R-rated comedy, directed by a son of Jim Henson, can say “No Sesame. All Street” in its ads while legal arguments continue. By NIRAJ CHOKSHI
A Crackdown on Film Props Angers Hong Kong’s Cinephiles Two members of a film crew were sentenced for possessing counterfeit bills used in an award-winning movie. The case has baffled industry observers. By MIKE IVES and TIFFANY MAY
Bits Kevin’s Week in Tech: Pity the Tech B-List There seems to be a growing rift between the largest tech companies — Apple, Amazon, Google, Facebook and Microsoft — and the rest of the industry. Our tech columnist explains. By KEVIN ROOSE
the tony awards She’s Photographed Broadway for Years. Now Broadway Is Honoring Her. Sara Krulwich has been shooting plays and musicals for The New York Times since the 1990s. On June 4, her work is being recognized by the Tony Awards. By SARA KRULWICH and MICHAEL PAULSON
He Fixes the Worst P.R. Crises Imaginable. Then Came Harvey Weinstein. Michael Sitrick built his career on helping the rich and powerful deflect damaging headlines. There was no spinning this. By ABBY AGUIRRE
José Hawilla, 74, Central Figure in Soccer Scandal, Dies A prominent Brazilian sports marketing executive, he admitted bribing soccer officials to buy the media and marketing rights to major tournaments. By RICHARD SANDOMIR
Slur Toward Ivanka Trump Brings an Apology From Samantha Bee The White House called Ms. Bee’s show “not fit for broadcast” and criticized “the left and its media allies” for being silent a day after “Roseanne” was canceled. By JOHN KOBLIN
Never Mind the News Media: Politicians Test Direct-to-Voter Messaging Bernie Sanders is holding live-streamed town hall events, while others have started podcasts or even their own local news sites, bypassing traditional media. By SYDNEY EMBER