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9:40 PM ET, September 26, 2022

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 Top News: 
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Sources: Buckingham Palace told the BBC, ITV, and Sky News that they can only retain 60 minutes of approved footage from 10 days of the Queen's commemorations  —  Palace has said TV channels can only retain an hour of footage from events during the mourning period
Michael Schneider / Variety:
Oprah Winfrey's non-exclusive deal with Apple ends after four years; a source says both sides agreed to continue to work together on a project-by-project basis  —  Oprah Winfrey and Apple TV+ have concluded their mega overall deal, first announced in 2018.  Both sides have confirmed the evolution, but declined to comment.
Anthony Breznican / Vanity Fair:
A look at Kyiv-based Respeecher, which uses performers' archival voice recordings and AI to create new dialog, including for Darth Vader in Obi-Wan Kenobi  —  As the conflict raged, Ukrainian tech workers at Respeecher hurried to bring back James Earl Jones's legendary voice for Obi-Wan Kenobi.
New York Magazine:
On her new podcast, Kara Swisher interviews Chris Cuomo about his upcoming show on Nexstar's NewsNation, rebuilding trust, interviewing Andrew Cuomo, and more  —  Kara Swisher has a long, frank talk with the former CNN anchor.  —  Chris Cuomo is attempting a comeback — or at least, he's …
Baz Bamigboye / Deadline:
Discussion: The Independent, Variety, The Wrap and CNET
Jody Serrano / Gizmodo:
Report: Spotify let 40 white supremacist artists promote extremist content; Spotify removed 12K podcast episodes and 19K playlists in 2022 over its hate policy  —  A new report from the Anti-Defamation League criticized the platform for allowing extremist content to “flourish,” verifying artists, and promoting their music.
Viola Zhou / Rest of World:
Using translation apps, dubbing software, and VPNs, some Chinese creators are getting millions of views for TikTok videos summarizing Hollywood movies and shows  —  With machine translation, dubbing apps, and VPNs, Chinese creators are shortening movies for Americans.
New York Times:
A look at Germany's hate speech laws, more restrictive than other Western countries, as 1,000+ have been charged or punished since 2018 for online speech crimes  —  Battling far-right extremism, Germany has gone further than any other Western democracy to prosecute individuals for what they say online …
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Benj Edwards / Ars Technica:
A New York-based artist received copyright registration on their comic featuring artwork by Midjourney, the first known US copyright for latent diffusion AI art  —  Registration of AI-assisted comic comes amid fierce online debate about AI art ethics.  —  In what might be a first …
 
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The Sun:
The UK opens a war crimes probe into Graham Phillips, a British citizen and pro-Kremlin YouTuber, for a forced interview designed to “humiliate” Ukrainian PoWs
Nick Vivarelli / Variety:
Romanian 24-hour news channel Antena 3 will relaunch on September 27 in partnership with CNN, but won't be CNN-branded like CNN Portugal and other affiliates
Discussion: CNN and Broadband TV News
Bloomberg:
Pro sports leagues and teams keep getting more money for their media rights, increasing valuations and turning the industry into a recession-proof investment
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Mark Schilling / Variety:
A look at A4C, a nonprofit working on ingrained film industry problems in Japan, like the lack of support for arthouse movies and pervasive sexual harassment
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: in recent months, Netflix started licensing new specials from some comedians for two years for ~$200K, rather than buying them outright, to cut costs
David Folkenflik / NPR:
NPR Chief News Executive Nancy Barnes announces she will leave the network in November 2022, prompted by the CEO's move to create an executive role above her
 

 
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Eugen Rochko / Mastodon Blog:
Mastodon forms a new US non-profit, to receive tax-deductible US donations and in-kind support, with Twitter co-founder Biz Stone and others on its board

Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
Some founders say TikTok ban won't impact creator economy startups much, as they have diversified across multiple platforms after Trump tried banning it in 2020

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple has renewed discussions with OpenAI about using its technology to power some features in iOS 18; talks with Google on using Gemini remain ongoing

 
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