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5:15 AM ET, April 4, 2025

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Agence France-Presse:
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty head Stephen Capus says the US government turned off satellite services that transmit its Russian-language program into Russia  —  The head of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty said on Thursday that the US government had switched off a satellite that transmitted its Russian-language programme into Russia.
Adam Satariano / New York Times:
Sources: the EU is preparing to penalize X this summer for breaking the DSA, including via product change demands and a fine that a source says could be $1B+  —  European regulators are considering fining X more than $1 billion, after weighing the risks of further antagonizing Mr. Musk and President Trump.
Ethan Shanfeld / Variety:
Director Carl Rinsch pleads not guilty to fraud and money laundering after allegedly taking $11M from Netflix for an unfinished series; trial is set for Sept. 8  —  Rinsch, who was out on a $100,000 bond, appeared in a downtown Manhattan courthouse Thursday afternoon for the arraignment …
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Janko Roettgers / Lowpass:
In a new lawsuit, the trustee for Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment's bankruptcy case says ex-CEO Bill Rouhana neglected “the most basic corporate duties”  —  Also: Trump's tariffs are bad news for TV makers … The executive leadership of Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment …
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The Hollywood Reporter:
How Wall Street's pressure for growth, the demise of the traditional theatrical release window, and Hollywood's risk aversion are impacting studio executives  —  High-flying execs are dropping like flies right now — at Amazon MGM, and possibly at Warner Bros. — turning what was once …
Jerusalem Post:
Jerusalem Post EIC Zvika Klein has been released from house arrest after police questioned him several times over four days about his coverage of Qatar  —  “Contrary to what the Attorney-General's statement suggests, he was not part of any 'apparatus,” representatives of Klein said.
Denise Petski / Deadline:
MTV's Video Music Awards will be broadcast on CBS for the first time this year; the show will simulcast on MTV and stream on Paramount+ on September 7  —  For the first time, CBS will broadcast the 2025 Video Music Awards, live from UBS Arena on Sunday, Sept. 7 (8-11 PM, ET/5-8 PM PT), and streaming on Paramount+.
Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
The Independent says it hired seven people for its AI-written summarization service, Bulletin, and that the stories often outperform the human-written originals  —  Independent UK editor Chloe Hubbard said the new AI-written service “works commercially”.  —  The Independent's UK editor …
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
A look at CBS' bet on its massive overhaul of the Evening News, with greater emphasis on in-depth reporting on the ground from places beyond NYC, DC, and LA  —  Billboard Women in Music 2025  —  The venerable “CBS Evening News” has, for many of its viewers, been something consumed along with dinner.
Yun Li / CNBC:
Newsmax shares fell 77.5% on Wednesday after a 2,230% surge in its first two days on the NYSE; NMAX rose 5%+ on Thursday  —  Shares of conservative news channel Newsmax plunged more than 70% on Wednesday as its meteoric rise as a new public company proved to be short-lived.
 
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Taylor Lorenz / User Mag:
YouTube quietly removed “gender identity” from its hate speech policy after President Trump took office; Google says enforcement of the policy hasn't changed
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Wikimedia:
Wikimedia says bandwidth usage for multimedia content grew 50% since January 2024, driven by AI training bots; 65% of resource-consuming traffic comes from bots
Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A look at the ascent of true crime podcaster John Allen, known as MrBallen, and the success of Ballen Studios, which employs 70 people and produces seven shows
Brendan Ruberry / Semafor:
Users complain that three well-known sites that help avoid paywalls, including archive.is, redirected them to Russia's RT for at least five days as of Tuesday
 

 
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Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg:
Sources: Meta is considering deep budget cuts to its metaverse efforts in 2026, potentially as high as 30% and most likely including layoffs as early as January

Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Apple says general counsel Kate Adams and policy chief Lisa Jackson will retire, and Jennifer Newstead, Meta's former chief legal officer, will replace Adams

Will Oremus / Washington Post:
Two studies suggest AI chatbots can shift political views more effectively than TV campaign ads, especially by presenting many claims, regardless of accuracy
 
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