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4:20 AM ET, February 26, 2025

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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says the White House, not the WHCA, will now decide which outlets will be in the pool covering presidential events  —  White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that the White House would now determine which outlets will be members of the press pool …
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Hadas Gold / CNN:
WHCA President Eugene Daniels said the White House move to take over the press pool “tears at the independence of a free press”; longtime reporters share alarm  —  The White House is stripping the White House Correspondents' Association of its role in managing the White House Press Pool …
Jason Schreier / Bloomberg:
WBD closes three game studios and cancels a highly anticipated Wonder Woman title in a bid to boost the profitability of its interactive entertainment business  —  - Company halts work on highly anticipated Wonder Woman title  — Closures follow several disappointing releases last year
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Jacklyn Wille / Bloomberg Law:
A US federal judge dismisses a lawsuit against TikTok and YouTube over “choking challenge” videos, saying the case failed on its merits and citing Section 230  —  Mothers who sued TikTok and YouTube over “choking challenge” videos that allegedly led to their children's deaths failed …
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Kristin Robinson / Billboard:
Q&A with Kobalt executives about Kosign, its new platform with an 80/20 royalty split for the growing ranks of mid-tier, DIY songwriters  —  Existing somewhere between traditional publishers and DIY publishing administrators like Songtrust, KOSIGN is designed to offer easy and flexible royalty collection for mid-level careers.
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Email: New York Public Radio, which operates WNYC, the Gothamist, and more, plans to lay off about 7% of its staff as it struggles with a financial shortfall  —  The elimination of 21 full-time roles is the latest in a series of reductions at the organization.
Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
The Writers Guild unit at MSNBC says 99 members are slated for layoffs and criticizes what it says are network plans to lay off and then rehire some workers  —  The Writers Guild of America East additionally alleges that staffers identified for cuts have been told they can reapply for their jobs.
Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A US district judge rules Trump Media and Rumble do not need to remove US-based accounts of a top Jair Bolsonaro supporter, despite a Brazilian judge's order  —  A U.S. judge said on Tuesday, in a case brought by Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT.O) and the video-sharing platform Rumble …
Katie Campione / Deadline:
NBCUniversal extends its partnership with Macy's via a 10-year rights deal that includes the Thanksgiving Day Parade, 4th of July Fireworks, and a new program  —  NBCUniversal is extending its partnership with Macy's via a 10-year programming rights deal.
Annika Pham / Variety:
Norway's Schibsted agrees to buy telco Telia's TV and media business, including TV4 in Sweden and MTV in Finland, for ~$615.3M in a deal set to close in Q3 2025  —  Oslo-based heavyweight news-led Schibsted Media has agreed to acquire from Nordic and Baltic telco Telia its TV and Media business led …
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Major UK newspapers blanket their front covers to protest government proposals to let AI companies train models on copyright-protected work without permission  —  The ‘Make It Right’ campaign is one of many protests against the governments proposed copyright protection updates.
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Dan Milmo / The Guardian:
Kate Bush and 1,000+ other musicians “co-write” a “silent” album to protest the UK's proposal to let AI train on their copyrighted work if they don't opt out
 
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Dow Jones CEO Almar Latour says Factiva's AI marketplace for publishers to license their content to corporations now has nearly 5,000 publishing partners
Wes Davis / The Verge:
YouTube will show fewer mid-roll ads that interrupt sentences or action sequences, and more ads at “natural break points” like transitions, starting May 12
Max Tani / Semafor:
Sources: during a Sunday staff meeting, Rachel Maddow said she had privately fought MSNBC's recent decisions, before making some complaints public on her show
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Jessica Testa / New York Times:
Jonathan Goldstein's podcast Heavyweight joins Pushkin Industries and plans to release new episodes this year, after being canceled by Spotify in 2023
Isabella Simonetti / Wall Street Journal:
Oliver Darcy's Status adds CNN Editor Jon Passantino, now has 70,000+ subscribers, and is on track to top $1M in annual recurring revenue by the end of 2025
BBC:
The BBC board apologizes over “missed opportunities” to tackle “bullying and misogynistic behaviour” by former BBC Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood
Carolyn Giardina / Variety:
Memo: Technicolor Group, which encompasses VFX brands MPC and The Mill, begins to shut down operations “due to inability to find new investors”
Matthew Belloni / Puck:
Three sources say Kathleen Kennedy, a legendary movie producer and Lucasfilm president for 13 years, plans to step down by the end of 2025
David Gilbert / Wired:
A profile of Dan Bongino, Trump's FBI deputy director pick and an ex-Fox News host who rose from online conspiracy circles to become a top right-wing podcaster
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: an exec overseeing Siri told staff the delays were ugly, made worse by Apple publicly promoting the new features, and it's unclear when they will ship

Bloomberg:
Klarna files for a US IPO, with plans to list on the NYSE under KLAR, seeking to raise at least $1B and reportedly targeting a valuation of more than $15B

Abner Li / 9to5Google:
Google says Gemini will replace Google Assistant on Android phones in 2025, except on phones with Android 9 or earlier and that don't have at least 2GB of RAM
 
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