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3:00 PM ET, February 13, 2025

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Reuters:
CBS, Nickelodeon, and other Paramount channels will be unavailable on YouTube TV after February 13, as the two companies failed to reach a contract renewal  —  Media giant Paramount Global's (PARA.O) channels, including CBS and Nickelodeon, will be unavailable on YouTube TV starting Thursday …
Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
The Atlantic, Politico, Vox and others sue Cohere, alleging it used copyrighted works to train its LLM and shared versions of entire articles without permission  —  Lawsuit accuses Canadian company of sharing versions of entire articles without permission  —  The Atlantic, Politico …
Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
Bloomberg, The New York Times, Reuters, The Washington Post, and other major US news outlets say they don't plan to switch completely to “Gulf of America”  —  The White House's move to block AP's reporters over its house style has turned a debate about language into one about power.
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Anna Betts / The Guardian:
In a letter to the White House, AP Executive Editor Julie Pace called the move to block its journalists from events “a clear violation of the First Amendment”
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says the White House was holding “lies accountable” by barring the AP after it kept its name for the Gulf of Mexico
Patrick Brzeski / The Hollywood Reporter:
French cinema giant mk2 secures exclusive ad sales rights for Letterboxd in France, which is Letterboxd's second-largest non-English speaking market  —  Mk2 says the partnership “opens up opportunities to local distributors and brands who are seeking out Letterboxd's highly engaged film-loving audience.”
Discussion: Variety
Josh Beckerman / Wall Street Journal:
BuzzFeed expects to cut ~5% of its workforce as it seeks to streamline its HuffPost news operations, incurring restructuring charges between $1.8M and $2M  —  BuzzFeed unveiled a new AI-driven social platform it described as an alternative to “SNARF” on Tuesday
Discussion: Gizmodo, Bloomberg Law and TVNewsCheck
Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg:
Meta says it will let classified ad firms in Europe pay to place their listings on Facebook Marketplace, after a pilot with eBay, following the EU's €798M fine  —  - Company was fined €798 million by EU for abusing dominance  — Move to open up Facebook Marketplace will come with costs
Discussion: MLex and Reuters, more at Techmeme »
Aditya Kalra / Reuters:
Sources: the Reliance-Disney JV will no longer offer free streaming for IPL cricket matches and will adopt a hybrid model, and plans to launch a rebranded app  —  The Reliance-Disney joint venture will no longer offer completely free streaming for IPL cricket matches and will adopt a hybrid model …
Committee to Protect Journalists:
A record 124 journalists across 18 countries were killed in 2024, up 22% YoY, and one in three were freelancers; Israel was responsible for 70% of the deaths  —  Journalist killings reached unprecedented toll in 2024  —  Freelancers account for one in three killings worldwide
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: X agrees to pay ~$10M to settle Trump's 2021 lawsuit against Twitter and then-CEO Jack Dorsey over the ban on his accounts after the January 6 riot  —  Musk's platform becomes second social-media company to settle with Trump after Jan. 6, 2021 riot triggered bans
 
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Jim Saunders / News Service of Florida:
A Florida appeals court clears the way for Trump's defamation suit against the Pulitzer Prize board; the case stems from prizes given for Russiagate coverage
Ken Bensinger / New York Times:
Elon Musk and right-wing influencers redefine “doxxing” to include reporting on government employees; free speech advocates say they aim to intimidate the press
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Erik Hayden / The Hollywood Reporter:
Memo: Rebecca Kutler, who had been interim president of MSNBC, is officially promoted to president, succeeding Rashida Jones, who served as chief from 2021-2024
Jonathan Vanian / CNBC:
Reddit reports Q4 revenue up 71% YoY to $428M, vs. $405M est., and daily active uniques up 39% YoY to 101.7M, vs. 103.1M est.; RDDT drops 5%+
Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac:
Apple releases an Apple TV app for Android phones and tablets, limited to TV+, MLS Season Pass, and MLB Friday Night Baseball; the app doesn't support casting
 

 
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Suzanne Smalley / The Record:
Pennsylvania's Supreme Court rules that police can get Google search data without a warrant; an expert warns it may encourage warrantless searches nationwide

Meghan Bobrowsky / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Meta is developing a new image and video-focused AI model codenamed Mango, expected to be released in H1 2026 along with its new LLM dubbed Avocado

Lydia Beyoud / Bloomberg:
The US Senate confirms Trump pick Michael Selig as chairman of the CFTC, as lawmakers consider legislation to give the agency more control over digital assets
 
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