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Julie Pace / The Associated Press:
The AP says it was blocked from a White House event after the WH threatened to bar the organization if it did not adopt Trump's renaming of the Gulf of Mexico — The Associated Press issued this statement on Tuesday from Executive Editor Julie Pace: — As a global news organization …
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Annual letter: YouTube CEO Neal Mohan says TV has overtaken mobile as the “primary device for YouTube viewing in the US”, indicating YouTube is “the new TV” — YouTube CEO Neal Mohan released his annual letter Tuesday morning, outlining his priorities for the video platform.
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Sources and a memo: Disney makes changes to its DEI programs, like scraping its Reimagine Tomorrow initiative and changing content disclaimers on some titles — - Other Performance Factors (OPFs): Beginning this fiscal year, Disney will replace the “Diversity & Inclusion” …
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Matthew Weaver / The Guardian:
A BBC study finds 51% of AI answers to questions about the news had “significant issues”, and 19% of answers citing BBC content introduced factual errors — Most answers had ‘significant issues’ when researchers asked services to use broadcaster's news articles as source
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Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Updated figures via Nielsen and Fox: Super Bowl 2025 averaged a record 127.7M viewers across Fox, Fox Deportes, Telemundo, Tubi, and NFL sources; Tubi had 13.6M — Fox says 126 million viewers watched the game across all platforms. — A blowout on the field didn't deter a record number of viewers from watching Super Bowl LIX.
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Kate Knibbs / Wired:
In a potential blow to AI companies, Thomson Reuters wins a major AI copyright case against AI startup Ross Intelligence, which copied Westlaw content — The Thomson Reuters decision has big implications for the battle between generative AI companies and rightsholders.
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Sources: Netflix is exploring licensing video podcasts and looked into doing a deal with Alex Cooper in 2024 that included creating original shows — - Netflix is exploring potential deals with video podcasters as it looks to its next phase of growth. — YouTube's success with video podcasts …
Maggie Severns / Wall Street Journal:
A look at Steve Bannon's War Room, an unscripted podcast and TV show that features lawmakers and is among the most popular politics podcasts on Apple Podcasts — How the former Trump adviser reclaimed his MAGA throne with a shoestring Gen Z crew
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
PBS closes its DEI office to comply with President Trump's EO and says affected staff are leaving, as it faces an FCC investigation and threats to its funding — The public broadcaster is also facing an investigation by the FCC and potential threats to its funding.
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David Weigel / Semafor:
Fake claims and conspiracy theories gain reach as networks like X and Meta refrain from fact checking and traditional newsrooms get painted as untrustworthy — The News — Shawn Ryan built one of the country's most popular podcasts, interviewed US President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance …
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Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Philo reveals $450M in 2024 revenue, 20% YoY growth in subscribers to 1.3M, the acquisition of TVOD outlet Row8, and the hiring of Tubi alum Edward King as CPO — The company has hit 1.3 million subscribers, posting a 20% year-over-year growth rate in 2024.
Michael Bürgi / Digiday:
Publicis Media debuts a women's sports investment unit, to help advertisers invest in women's sports media, and unveils a partnership with Disney Advertising — We may have just finished football season with a blowout Super Bowl, but women's sports is where the real competition is at — at least from an ad marketplace point of view.
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