Mediagazer: LinkedIn says short-form video is its fastest-growing content category, and total video viewership grew 36% YoY between October 30, 2024 and January 29, 2025 (Alexander Lee/Digiday)

6:25 PM ET, January 31, 2025

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The FCC requested footage and a transcript of 60 Minutes' Kamala Harris interview as it reviews the Paramount-Skydance merger; CBS News is working to comply — Government has asked for footage, transcript from the segment, which is the subject of a lawsuit against CBS by President Trump

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New York Times:

Sources: Paramount is in talks with Donald Trump to settle his $10B 60 Minutes lawsuit, believing a deal would persuade Trump to not block its planned merger — A settlement, if reached, would be an extraordinary concession by a major U.S. media company to a sitting president.

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Brian Stelter / CNN:

Sources: some CBS News journalists express alarm over reports that Paramount is trying to settle a Trump lawsuit; others say a settlement may look like a bribe — Journalists, including some at CBS News, are expressing alarm at reports that CBS parent company Paramount Global is trying …

Discussion: @johnhatchard.bsky.social, Pocket-lint, The Gateway Pundit, New York Post, Livemint, Daily Kos, UPI and AV Club, more at Techmeme »

Stephanie Kirchgaessner / The Guardian:

WhatsApp says it disrupted a campaign in which 90 journalists and other members of civil society were targeted using spyware from Israel-based Paragon — Messaging app said it had ‘high confidence’ some users were targeted and ‘possibly compromised’ by Paragon Solutions spyware

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Sharon Knolle / The Wrap:

Eric Reinhart, who wrote an op-ed for the LAT, says his lines highly critical of RFK Jr. were deleted and a misleading headline was added supporting RFK Jr. — A writer who penned an op-ed for the Los Angeles Times warning of the dangers of confirming Robert F. Kennedy Jr …

Alexander Lee / Digiday:

LinkedIn says short-form video is its fastest-growing content category, and total video viewership grew 36% YoY between October 30, 2024 and January 29, 2025 — LinkedIn's ongoing efforts to woo video creators paid off in the past few months, according to new figures shared by the company.

Discussion: Andie Rodriguez on LinkedIn, Miranda Head on LinkedIn, Haley Deming on LinkedIn, Catherine Taibi Autorino on LinkedIn, @trevorjd.bsky.social and @alexleewastaken, more at Techmeme »

Geoff Weiss / Business Insider:

Sherwood, the media arm of Robinhood, lays off staff as it streamlines team structure and focuses on expanding its operations around breaking markets news — - Robinhood's media arm, Sherwood, has laid off staff. — “We made the decision to streamline team structure,” a spokesperson said.

Discussion: @jtemple.bsky.social, @jamiewilde.bsky.social and Talking Biz News

Mark Stenberg / Adweek:

Forbes announces layoffs that will affect roughly 5% of its total workforce; new CEO Sherry Phillips blames financial underperformance for the cuts — The cuts come after the publisher failed to meet its 2024 financial goals — The business news publisher Forbes announced a sweeping round …

Discussion: The Wrap, Talking Biz News and Mark Stenberg on LinkedIn

CBS News:

Sources: Trump officials plan to pause some federal websites to delete content contrary to Trump's thinking, including about climate change, gender, and equity — The Trump administration plans to pause some federal government websites in order to remove content contrary to the president's thinking …

Discussion: The Verge, Reuters, @laurenleharper, @jenniferjjacobs, Association …, @jenniferjjacobs, The Journalist's Resource, WUSA and Politico

Brian Steinberg / Variety:

Chuck Todd is leaving NBC News after joining in 2007; in a memo, Chuck Todd said his podcast Chuck Toddcast would be “coming with me” — Chuck Todd, the former “Meet the Press” moderator, is leaving NBC News, he told colleagues in a memo issued Friday, a move he's making in order …

Mark Stenberg / Adweek:

The conservative news outlet The Dispatch is staffing up and expanding its ad business; the outlet has ~50K subs and generated between $5M-$10M in 2024 revenue — With a subscriber base of nearly 50,000, the center-right title is now taking a measured approach to building its ads business

Discussion: @simonowens and @markstenberg3

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:

WBD and UK-based Cutting Edge Group strike a $1B+ deal to create a joint venture that will own and manage almost 100 years of film and television music — US company creates joint venture to own and manage almost 100 years of film and television music — Warner Bros Discovery has struck …

Discussion: Billboard, TVNewsCheck, The Hollywood Reporter and Cutting Edge Group

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