Mediagazer: Warner Bros. Discovery says John Malone is not seeking re-election to the board of directors and will instead take on the role of chairman emeritus (Harshita Mary Varghese/Reuters)

8:20 PM ET, April 11, 2025

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Warner Bros. Discovery says John Malone is not seeking re-election to the board of directors and will instead take on the role of chairman emeritus — Cable TV pioneer John Malone is not seeking re-election to the board of Warner Bros Discovery (WBD.O) and will instead take on the role of chairman emeritus …

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Netflix is testing an OpenAI-powered search engine that lets users find shows via inquiries that go beyond genres or actors' names, like the subscriber's mood — The OpenAI-powered search engine lets customers look for shows using far more specific terms, including the subscriber's mood, for example, the company said.

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Elsa Keslassy / Variety:

Netflix files an appeal to France's Council of State over the windowing rules that force the streamer to wait 15 months to access newly released films — Netflix has published a letter about an appeal it lodged with France's Council of State calling out the windowing rules which force …

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Katcy Stephan / Variety:

The Academy adds an Oscar award for achievement in stunt design, beginning with the 100th Academy Awards in 2028 for films released in 2027 — The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today the creation of an annual competitive Academy Award …

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Reach and Yahoo News delete or amend articles that quoted fake experts; ResponseSource, which connects reporters to experts, plans to add ratings for sources — Dozens of stories have been deleted and amended by leading publishers after a Press Gazette investigation into fake and dubious experts …

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Matthew Keys / The Desk:

The European Broadcasting Union launches Eurovision News Spotlight, a network of 18 public broadcasters to collaborate on fact-checking and OSINT — The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has launched a new collaborative network that will engage in fact-checking an open source intelligence …

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Peter Kafka / Business Insider:

A.G. Sulzberger says NYT didn't walk out of the briefing room in solidarity with the AP so as not to “stumble into the very reaction” the White House hoped for — - Donald Trump has spent years complaining about the media. — In his second term, he appears to be turning those complaints into actions.

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Felix Light / Reuters:

RSF says Georgia refused entry to two French journalists in recent months; both had covered the protests and crackdown that followed the October election — Two French journalists have been refused entry to Georgia in recent months, press freedom advocacy group Reporters Without Borders …

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Natalie Korach / Vanity Fair:

Q&A with Bloomberg's Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway on covering Trump's tariffs; their Odd Lots newsletter saw sign-ups jump 142% in April vs. March average — The stalwart financial reporters and podcasters rode Donald Trump's tariff roller coaster with the help of a lot of tweeting and, sure, a little nicotine.

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