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2:45 AM ET, January 28, 2025

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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
MLS plans to produce its studio shows for Season Pass on Apple TV+ from the WWE headquarters in Connecticut as part of an expanded production deal with IMG  —  MLS will produce its studio shows for Season Pass on Apple TV+ from the TKO-owned facility in Connecticut.
Leo Lewis / Financial Times:
Japanese broadcaster Fuji TV's chair and TV head resign after criticism over their handling of a sexual misconduct investigation into an ex-entertainment star  —  Japanese media company has not gone far enough to resolve governance issues, say shareholders  —  The chair and head of television …
Max Tani / Semafor:
Source: LAT's Patrick Soon-Shiong enlisted Eric Beach, a Republican who ran a pro-Trump PAC, to recruit members for the editorial board and a new opinion forum  —  THE SCOOP  —  The owner of the Los Angeles Times has been leaning on a veteran Republican who ran a pro-Trump PAC to shape …
The Associated Press:
The AP disputes allegations made in The Stringer's documentary, which questions if AP photographer Nick Ut took the famous Vietnam War photo “The Terror of War”  —  The Associated Press issued this statement after a representative was able to view the film “The Stringer” …
Oliver Darcy / Status:
Sources: Jim Acosta is expected to exit CNN, after CEO Mark Thompson decided to remove Acosta from the 10am ET anchor slot and instead offer him a show at 12am  —  The anchor signaled to associates in private conversations over the weekend that he intends to depart the network, Status has learned.
Oliver Darcy / Status:
Q&A with Business Insider CEO Barbara Peng on her vision for BI, its AI approach, covering polarizing figures like Elon Musk, Trump's second term, and more  —  “Journalism is a critical part of a democratic society,” Peng told Status. … Barbara Peng became chief executive of Business Insider …
Hadas Gold / CNN:
Pulitzer Board seeks to pause Trump's 2022 defamation case against it, using his own argument that state courts shouldn't exert control over a sitting president  —  The Pulitzer Prize board is asking a judge to hit pause on a defamation case President Donald Trump filed against until his presidency is over …
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
The CBS Evening News debuted a new format on January 27, with a focus on fewer but more in-depth stories, reporters in the field, and nods to 60 Minutes  —  CBS is once again testing out new ingredients for one of its oldest, most recognizable programs, “The CBS Evening News.”
Patrick Kingsley / New York Times:
NYT says IDF assaulted reporter Aaron Boxerman, who was conducting interviews, and pointed a rifle at another, during a raid on the home of a freed Hamas member  —  Soldiers disrupted a Jerusalem gathering to mark the early release of an imprisoned Palestinian, arresting his brother and roughing up his father.
Megan DiTrolio / New York Times:
How the New York Times launched its website in 1996, acquiring the domain from its own reporter, Peter H. Lewis, who had registered nytimes.com in 1993 or 1994  —  The Times wanted to go online in 1996 with nytimes.com.  But the domain was already owned — by a Times reporter.
Tim Ingham / Music Business Worldwide:
Spotify and UMG announce a new multiyear deal, establishing a direct license between Spotify and Universal Music Publishing Group in the US and other countries  —  It's official: as MBW reported earlier, Spotify and Universal Music Group have inked a new multi-year licensing agreement.
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Jem Aswad / Variety:
Sources: the new Spotify-UMG deal reduces, but does not fully ameliorate, the payment cuts from Spotify music-audiobooks bundling deal from last year
Paul MacInnes / The Guardian:
WBD plans to merge Eurosport channels into TNT Sports in the UK and Ireland, ending Eurosport's 35-year legacy and casting doubts on future free-to-air coverage  —  - Eurosport 1 and 2 soon to be merged into TNT Sports  — Mixed signals over TNT acquiring rights to Six Nations
Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Apple releases iOS 18.3, iPadOS 18.3, and macOS 15.3, disabling AI summaries for news apps after complaints from news outlets that they were inaccurate  —  Apple on Monday released a software update for iPhones, iPads and Macs that turns Apple Intelligence on by default for users with supported devices.
Charles Pulliam-Moore / The Verge:
PBS and Amazon say 150+ local PBS stations and the PBS KIDS Channel will stream ad free on Prime Video, available to all users regardless of Prime subscription  —  Even if you aren't subscribed to Prime Video, you will be able to access live affiliate streams in the “Watch for Free” …
 
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Spotify launches Creator Milestone Awards, saying the Joe Rogan and Crime Junkie podcasts are the first to reach gold status, or 500M+ all-time global streams
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Tim Adams / The Guardian:
A profile of and an interview with Christiane Amanpour on Donald Trump's second term, Mark Zuckerberg removing fact-checking, threats to women, and more
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Max Tani / Semafor:
The Guardian says fundraising last week rose 250% YoY to $4M; Substack says the week of Jan. 13 was its biggest ever for new paid subs and app DAUs are spiking
Reuters:
Donald Trump denies talking to Oracle about a TikTok deal, saying he has spoken to “many people” and that he expects to decide “probably over the next 30 days”
Wall Street Journal:
Despite assurances, advertisers worry Meta's tools may not prevent ads from appearing near offensive content as the new content moderation approach takes effect