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Tipoffs: Media Newsletter for 2026-06-30 ( 27 items )  
Air Cargo is in Fashion at Hactl (10)
SURREY, England, June 30 -- Air Cargo News issued the following news: * * * Air cargo is in fashion at Hactl By Damian Brett It's not often that air cargo gets mentioned alongside high-end fashion, but a recent partnership between Hong Kong handler Hactl and the Hong Kong Trade and Development Council (HKTDC) sought to highlight the industry's important role in fashion supply chains. The two recently partnered on a Hong Kong designers' showroom at the Paris Men's Fashion Week running from 24-28 June. The handler said the initiative would more PR

Airfreight Demand Up 6% in May as Transpac Fuels Growth (10)
SURREY, England, June 30 -- Air Cargo News issued the following news: * * * Airfreight demand up 6% in May as transpac fuels growth By Damian Brett Rapid demand improvements on the transpacific trade lane helped boost cargo volumes in May, while macroeconomic indicators suggest a positive outlook for the remainder of the year. The latest figures from airline association IATA show that air cargo demand in tonne km terms (CTK) increased by 6% year on year in May. For the year to date, cargo volumes are up 4.1% on last year's levels. Meanwhi more PR

Azerbaijan: Towards a Ministry of Information 2.0 (10)
PARIS, France, June 30 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Azerbaijan: towards a Ministry of Information 2.0 * Azerbaijan is on the verge of establishing a media "super-regulator" with unprecedented powers. The bill creating a Media and Broadcasting Council -examined by Parliament at its second reading on Tuesday, 30 June -would concentrate the regulation, funding, training and oversight of the entire media sector in a single institution. For Reporters Without Borders (RSF), the reform amounts to  more PR

Brain tumor gives AMA's Mukkamala a patient's perspective on health care (10)
COLUMBIA, Missouri, June 29 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * Brain tumor gives AMA's Mukkamala a patient's perspective on health care * AMA President Dr. Bobby Mukkamala on 'tumor wisdom' and U.S. health care * Moderator: Usha Lee McFarling, Director, MIT Knight Science Journalism Program; AHCJ Board Member * Bobby Mukkamala, M.D., President, American Medical Association When Bobby Mukkamala, M.D., was six months away from becoming president of the American Medical Asso more PR

C-SPAN Launches Road to the Capitol: Candidate Coverage From the Trail to Deliver On-the-Ground Video Coverage of Competitive Midterm Races (10)
WASHINGTON, June 30 -- C-SPAN, a public affairs network providing Americans with unfiltered access to congressional proceedings, issued the following news release on June 29, 2026: * * * C-SPAN Launches Road to the Capitol: Candidate Coverage from the Trail to Deliver On-the-Ground Video Coverage of Competitive Midterm Races Funded by Leading National Foundations, This C-SPAN Campaign 2026 Initiative Sends Multimedia Journalists to Battleground States to Bring Voters Unfiltered Access to U.S. House, U.S. Senate, and Gubernatorial Candidates  more PR

CEO for Glasgow Prestwick Airport (10)
SURREY, England, June 30 -- Air Cargo News issued the following news: * * * New CEO for Glasgow Prestwick Airport By Damian Brett Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) has appointed Jules Matteoni as its new chief executive to replace Ian Forgie who is leaving the role after five years. Matteoni has worked at the airport for more than 33 years and will take up the role on 1 July. Most recently he served as operations director and "played a central role in developing PIK's position as a leading UK gateway for international cargo and e-commerce  more PR

China Southern Becomes First Chinese Carrier to Order Boeing 777-8F (10)
SURREY, England, June 30 -- Air Cargo News issued the following news: * * * China Southern becomes first Chinese carrier to order Boeing 777-8F By Damian Brett China Southern Air Cargo has ordered five Boeing 777-8 freighters and two 777 freighters as the carrier looks to capitalise on the continuing growth of the e-commerce market. In a stock exchange announcement, the carrier said that it has also secured options to purchase an additional three 777-8F aircraft. The deal, based on list prices, is valued at $3.6bn, although the airline s more PR

Civil Society Media: Regulator assessing concerns over Great Israeli Real Estate event hosting (10)
LONDON, England, June 29 [Category: BizMedia] -- Civil Society Media, an independent media company that says it is dedicated to supporting the charity sector, posted the following news: * * * Regulator assessing concerns over Great Israeli Real Estate event hosting * The Charity Commission is assessing concerns raised about an event, held on charity premises, which allegedly advertised properties for sale in illegal settlements. Earlier this month, the Edgware United Synagogue hosted the Great Israeli Real Estate event, which allegedly pro more PR

Civil Society Media: St John Ambulance reports PS5m income drop despite large legacy gift (10)
LONDON, England, June 29 [Category: BizMedia] -- Civil Society Media, an independent media company that says it is dedicated to supporting the charity sector, posted the following news: * * * St John Ambulance reports PS5m income drop despite large legacy gift * St John Ambulance has reported a PS5m drop in its annual income in its latest accounts. The health charity's income for the financial year ending 31 December 2025 was PS102m, down 4.6% from the 2024 total of PS107m. Its income from charitable activities dropped by PS1.8m, but that more PR

Civil Society Media: UK's largest 25 charity-owned events raised PS136m last year, report says (10)
LONDON, England, June 29 [Category: BizMedia] (TNSxrep) -- Civil Society Media, an independent media company that says it is dedicated to supporting the charity sector, posted the following news: * * * UK's largest 25 charity-owned events raised PS136m last year, report says * The 25 largest charity-owned mass participation fundraising events raised a combined PS136m last year, up PS4m on the previous one, according to a new report. Cancer Research UK's Race for Life retained the number one spot in the Massive Top 25 rankings by raising PS more PR

Comcast Announces Plans to Separate Media and Technology Businesses into Two Leading Public Companies (10)
NEW YORK, June 30 [Category: BizMedia] -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, posted the following news on June 29, 2026: * * * Comcast Announces Plans to Separate Media and Technology Businesses into Two Leading Public Companies Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) today announced its intention to separate into two independent publicly traded companies through a tax-free spin-off of NBCUniversal and Sky. Upon completion of the transaction, Comcast shareholders will own shares in both Comcast and NBCUniversal, creating two focused industry more PR

Discovery Channel July Programming Highlights (10)
NEW YORK, June 29 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * Discovery Channel July Programming Highlights * Week of July 13, 2026 Monday, July 13 * "120 Hours Behind Bars" New Season Debuts on Discovery Channel - 9pm ET/PT * Over five intense days, 120 HOURS BEHIND BARS delivers an unfiltered look inside America's toughest jails - where officers are outnumbered, cellblocks are overcrowded, and violence erupts without warning. * View the promo HERE more PR

ESPN Films' 'The Day Diego Returned to the Azteca' is now streaming on Disney+ and premieres on ESPN July 3 (10)
BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 29 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN Films' 'The Day Diego Returned to the Azteca' is now streaming on Disney+ and premieres on ESPN July 3 The day Diego returned to the Azteca - Trailer  - The Day Diego Returned to the Azteca, a new ESPN Films documentary revisiting Diego Armando Maradona's only return to Estadio Azteca in 2000, 14 years after leading Argentina to its historic World Cup win, is now streaming on Disney+ in the U.S. and in select i more PR

ESPN to provide extensive coverage of the 2026 NBA Summer League beginning July 9 (10)
BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 29 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN to provide extensive coverage of the 2026 NBA Summer League beginning July 9 * Championship Game set for July 19 on ESPN * NBA Today live from Las Vegas - ESPN platforms will present extensive coverage of the 2026 NBA Summer League, featuring all 30 NBA teams in action from the Thomas & Mack Center and The Pavilion on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The 11-day event begins Thursday, July 9, a more PR

Knight First Amendment Institute: Supreme Court Recognizes Fourth Amendment Protection for Digital Location Data (10)
NEW YORK, June 29 [Category: Media] -- The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University issued the following news release: * * * Supreme Court Recognizes Fourth Amendment Protection for Digital Location Data The U.S. Supreme Court today held that police conduct a Fourth Amendment search when they obtain digital location history through a geofence warrant, recognizing that people have a reasonable expectation of privacy in their location information. The Court remanded the case for the Fourth Circuit to determine whether the warran more PR

Mashreq Capital Adopts Bloomberg's Global Aggregate USD Sukuk Index for Fixed-Income Funds (10)
NEW YORK, June 30 -- Bloomberg issued the following news on June 29, 2026: * * * Mashreq Capital Adopts Bloomberg's Global Aggregate USD Sukuk Index for Fixed-Income Funds Bloomberg today announced that Mashreq Capital (DIFC) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mashreq Bank PSC and a leading investment and fund management firm in the region, has adopted Bloomberg Fixed Income Indices as benchmarks across its fixed income product suite. The adoption covers the Mashreq MENA Fixed Income Fund, the Mashreq Al Islami Income Fund (Sukuk), and th more PR

Mike Golic Sr. and Mike Golic Jr. return to ESPN Radio to host 'The Golics' (10)
BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 29 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Mike Golic Sr. and Mike Golic Jr. return to ESPN Radio to host 'The Golics' * UnSportsmanLike, The Rich Eisen Show, Freddie & Harry, Amber & Ian and GameNight continue to round out ESPN Radio's weekday programming  - ESPN Radio's new weekday lineup debuts Monday, August 3, highlighted by the return of Mike Golic Sr. and Mike Golic Jr., who will co-host The Golics, a new morning show from 10 a.m.-noon ET. As part of  more PR

Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest set for July 4 on ABC, ESPN Networks (10)
BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 29 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest set for July 4 on ABC, ESPN Networks * Simulcast coverage of the men's contest begins at 12:30 p.m. ET on ABC as part of its Disney Celebrates America initiative  * No. 1 overall eater Joey Chestnut looking for back-to-back wins; top-ranked female Miki Sudo looks for a fifth-straight Mustard Belt - The Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest is nearing its annual return to the  more PR

NewsNation Announces Special Programming for America's 250th Birthday on Saturday, July 4 (10)
IRVING, Texas, June 29 [Category: BizMedia] -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release: * * * NewsNation Announces Special Programming for America's 250th Birthday on Saturday, July 4 Network to Broadcast Live Throughout the Day from the National Mall  Four-Hour Special Primetime Broadcast Anchored by Leland Vittert, Elizabeth Vargas, Katie Pavlich, and Chris Stirewalt CHICAGO, IL -NewsNation, America's fastest-growing cable news network in total day and primetime, today announced that it  more PR

Nexstar Media Foundation Announces Honorees for Day Twenty-Eight of "30 Days of Giving" Initiative (10)
IRVING, Texas, June 28 [Category: BizMedia] -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release: * * * Nexstar Media Foundation Announces Honorees for Day Twenty-Eight of "30 Days of Giving" Initiative Lubbock Children's Health Clinic and Midwest Battle Buddies Named as Recipients of $5,000 Grants - Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST), today announced that the Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation is making a $5,000 contribution to both Lubbock Children's Health Clinic and Midwest Battle Buddies  more PR

Nexstar Media Foundation Announces Honorees for Day Twenty-Nine of "30 Days of Giving" Initiative (10)
IRVING, Texas, June 29 [Category: BizMedia] -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release: * * * Nexstar Media Foundation Announces Honorees for Day Twenty-Nine of "30 Days of Giving" Initiative Active Southern West Virginia and Community Music School of Springfield Named as Recipients of $5,000 Grants  - Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST), today announced that the Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation is making a $5,000 contribution to both Active Southern West Virginia and Community Mus more PR

One year behind bars: journalist Christophe Gleizes still hopes for presidential pardon (10)
PARIS, France, June 29 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * One year behind bars: journalist Christophe Gleizes still hopes for presidential pardon * One year after his imprisonment in Algeria, French sports journalist Christophe Gleizes remains detained despite an exceptional mobilisation of civil society, the football community, media outlets, and local authorities. Having withdrawn his appeal to the Court of Cassation, the contributor to So Foot and Society magazines now hopes for a potential pr more PR

SEC Network Takeover hands over the reins to SEC squads, July 3-18 (10)
BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 29 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * SEC Network Takeover hands over the reins to SEC squads, July 3-18 * For the 12th consecutive summer, the SEC Network Takeover returns to SEC Network, presenting all 16 Southeastern Conference schools a dedicated day of network programming. Beginning Friday, July 3, each school takes center stage as they team up with SECN to feature an entire day filled with the greatest moments from the past year, including NCAA Ch more PR

Tech Demand and Stockpiling Push Up APAC Volumes in May (10)
SURREY, England, June 30 -- Air Cargo News issued the following news: * * * Tech demand and stockpiling push up APAC volumes in May By Rebecca Jeffrey Asia Pacific carriers boosted volumes in May through increased technology shipments and stockpiling activity as businesses sought to safeguard against potential supply disruptions and higher costs arising from the conflict in the Middle East. This is according to the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA), whose preliminary May 2026 traffic figures showed demand, as measured in freight more PR

Wolters Kluwer Expands CCH Axcess Expert AI to Deliver Low-Touch Tax Preparation With AI-Powered Scan and K-1 Automation (10)
ALPHEN AAN DEN RIJN, Netherlands, June 30 -- Wolters Kluwer, a company that specializes in professional information, software solutions and services, issued the following news release on June 29, 2026: * * * Wolters Kluwer expands CCH Axcess(TM) Expert AI to deliver low-touch tax preparation with AI-powered Scan and K-1 automation New Scan capability tackles one of tax's hardest preparation challenges -- automating complex K-1 ingestion at scale -- as part of the continued expansion of CCH Axcess Expert AI - Minneapolis - Wolters Kluwer Ta more PR

Wolters Kluwer Streamlines Business License Research With the Introduction of CT License Intelligence (10)
ALPHEN AAN DEN RIJN, Netherlands, June 30 -- Wolters Kluwer, a company that specializes in professional information, software solutions and services, issued the following news release: * * * Wolters Kluwer streamlines business license research with the introduction of CT License Intelligence KEY TAKEAWAYS * AI-powered solution reduces a days-long, manual research process to fast, accurate results delivered in seconds * Combines proprietary data, expert insights, and coverage across 75,000+ jurisdictions to simplify complex licensing requir more PR

World Star Delivers Second Boeing 737-400SF to Skyway Airlines (10)
SURREY, England, June 30 -- Air Cargo News issued the following news: * * * World Star delivers second Boeing 737-400SF to Skyway Airlines By Rebecca Jeffrey World Star Aviation has delivered a second Boeing 737-400SF aircraft to Philippines-based Skyway Airlines. The regional carrier will use the converted aircraft to support its expansion across the Asia Pacific region. Andre Abreu, vice president marketing & sales, World Star Aviation, said: "This second delivery reflects the strong relationship WSA has built with Skyway Airlines since more PR