Netflix streamed a record number of hours of video in June: more than a billion. That's "a sign that its problems from late 2011 are fading and its service is becoming a more and more powerful force in home media," writes Ben Fritz.

After being petitioned by SPARK, a group that aims to stop the sexualization of girls in media, Seventeen editor in chief Ann Shoket pledged in her August editor's note to “never change girls’ body or face shapes…always feature real girls and models who are healthy,” and “be totally up-front about what goes into our photo shoots,” reports Emma Bazilian. Next mag the the group will target: Teen Vogue.

Print newspapers might be outsourcing local coverage, as we noted in another item today, but some TV stations are majoring in local news --  like Univision's WXTV in New York. "At the end of the day people want to know what’s happening in their community,” says the station's general manager, Ramon Pineda, in this post.  WXTV is a Spanish-language station, of course, and that means it has a particular focus. As an example, Pineda cites the station's choice to lead with an item important to the Hispanic community -- a hate crime against three Mexicans -- rather than …

Two think pieces examine how recent journalistic slip-ups -- like CNN and Fox inaccurately reporting the results of the Supreme Court healthcare ruling -- reflect the current state of media news companies. Former reporter Paul Wilson blames the healthcare goof on the media cult of "immediacy before accuracy" and the "deadline is now." He examines how these two beliefs are getting newspapers in trouble. "Whether realizing it or not, the news media is now focused on breaking news by a matter [of] seconds instead of working toward goals that are actually worthy of their duty to the …

"Shiny cars, action stars (by way of cover guy Jeremy Renner), and pretty girls" will be featured in Esquire's trailer for its August issue, out on newsstands July 10, writes Emma Bazilian. The trailer -- probably a first in magazine history, though the pub earlier shot a trailer publicizing a piece in its May ish -- "will be posted on the magazine’s website, YouTube channel and Facebook this week, and it will also be embedded in a QR code on the cover of the magazine so that newsstand buyers can preview the issue before they buy." (But can't …

Havas is disbanding its multicultural marketing unit Totality, which officially began operations last October. The company was struggling and reportedly only won five new accounts last year. Havas intends to integrate its multiculural business within the agency. Leo Olper and Mauricio Galvan, Hispanic experts hired for Totality, are looking for new jobs -- though Havas is also discussing new opportunities for them within the company.

Despite being out to family, friends and colleagues, what kept CNN anchor Anderson Cooper from publicly acknowledging his homosexuality sooner -- as he finally did yesterday, in an widely publicized email to columnist Andrew Sullivan? As a journalist, Cooper was expected to be objective, unlike actors, who can profess all kinds of opinions on controversial subjects like gay rights without it affecting their work, writes Peter Sterne. For one, "It’s possible that anti-gay politicians and organizations will see him as biased and refuse to talk to him," writes Sterne. Also, "Cooper frequently reports from dangerous regions of the …

Andy Griffith, star of TV Land mainstay "The Andy Griffith Show" (1960-1968)  and "Matlock" (1986-1995),  died this morning. Though he "first gained prominence in the starring role in film director Elia Kazan’s epic film, 'A Face in the Crowd' (1957)," Griffith was perhaps best "known for his television roles as the folksy Southerner who was the sheriff or lawyer people always wanted and the father figure people rarely had," writes Nikki Finke. Alan Sepinwall writes a perceptive analysis of Griffith's work in TV, including his collaborating with the writers of his eponymous show to milk his co-star Don …

The hills will be alive again on national TV, as "Smash" producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron begin work on a new production of the 1959 Broadway hit "The Sound Of Music" set for live broadcast on NBC. No lip-synching allowed! The network is thus reviving "a tradition of broadcasting musicals live" that was part of 1950s TV, according to NBC Entertainment Chairman Robert Greenblatt. Airdate isn't available yet, but "casting will begin immediately," writes Lesley Goldberg.

More layoffs at Dow Jones: 12  positions are being eliminated due to the sale of FINS.com, a career resources website, to Dice Holdings. This announcement came soon after reports that 25 jobs would be eliminated at Smart Money mag as it went digital-only.