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3:15 PM ET, April 12, 2025

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Andrew Trunsky / New York Times:
A profile of Natalie Winters, a Steve Bannon protégée, War Room reporter, and Piers Morgan Uncensored contributor, who now has a White House press pass  —  Natalie Winters at Butterworth's, a restaurant in Washington popular with President Trump's supporters and associates.Justin T. Gellerson for The New York Times
Discussion: @hugolowell and The Independent
Harshita Mary Varghese / Reuters:
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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Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
Filing: WBD CEO David Zaslav's 2024 pay package was worth $51.9M, up 4% YoY, driven by $23.9M in non-equity incentive plan pay and $23.1M in stock awards  —  The company disclosed latest annual compensation details for its top executives.  —  Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav received …
Bloomberg:
India's JioHotstar now has 200M+ paid subscribers, driven by multi-language IPL cricket streams, ranking third-largest globally after Netflix and Prime Video  —  JioHotstar, India's largest streaming platform, has increased its paying subscriber base to over 200 million …
Julian Clover / Broadband TV News:
A group of current and former BBC World Service journalists warn that cuts to the international service risk fracturing “the core identity of the World Service”  —  About Julian Clover  —  Julian Clover is a Media and Technology journalist based in Cambridge, UK.  He works in online and printed media.
Bloomberg:
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.
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Copyright law professors and a trade group for academic and professional publishers file amicus briefs supporting authors suing Meta in an AI copyright case  —  A group of professors specializing in copyright law has filed an amicus brief in support of authors suing Meta for allegedly training …
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 …
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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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
Lauren Watson / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at the changes at Outside that prompted some contributors to request their bylines be removed, including directions to staff to avoid political stories
Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:
Gannett says it will stop publishing its workforce demographic and diversity data and has removed diversity mentions from its website, citing Trump's EO on DEI
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Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
People magazine launches its first standalone app, featuring a TikTok-style interface and exclusive content; e.l.f. Beauty is the app's launch sponsor
Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
In a tentative ruling, a US judge denies CBS' bid for a preliminary injunction to temporarily block Sony's efforts to distribute Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune
Andrew Marchand / New York Times:
Sources: MLB has held talks about licensing its MLB.TV game package; MLB.TV has been exclusively controlled by MLB since launch
 

 
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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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