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Axios:
PBS CEO Paula Kerger says she is “hopeful” more Republicans will back the public broadcaster, and PBS would defend “vigorously” if someone went after its board  —  PBS CEO Paula Kerger said Wednesday she's “hopeful” more Republicans will back the the public broadcaster …
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Axios:
A look at all the ways Trump targeted media in his first 100 days, including banning AP from White House events, FCC investigations, and defunding USAGM  —  News that Attorney General Pam Bondi is resuming the practice of trying to seize reporters' phone records to smoke out leakers is the latest …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Trump falsely claims CBS and 60 Minutes admitted to the “crime” of deceptively editing a Harris interview, says he'll sue NYT for calling his CBS suit baseless  —  President's comments come as his lawyers and Paramount Global's legal team are reportedly set to begin mediation in his $20 billion lawsuit
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New York Times:
Sources: the Paramount board has outlined acceptable financial terms for a potential settlement with President Trump ahead of mediation, set to begin April 30
Jake Kanter / Deadline:
Christiane Amanpour joins UK audio company Global to launch original podcasts; she will continue in her role as CNN's chief international anchor  —  Christiane Amanpour, the respected CNN anchor, is joining UK audio company Global to launch a number of original podcasts.
Discussion: Global and The Guardian
Trishla Ostwal / Adweek:
Google introduces channel-level reporting in Performance Max, providing ad campaign metrics broken down by ad format and what Google property it runs on  —  Advertisers can see how how campaigns perform across Search, YouTube, Gmail, and others  —  Google is cracking open the black box …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Stagwell, a publicly-traded ad holding group, plans to host a new NewsFronts event on October 16 to highlight ad opportunities around news content  —  Stagwell, a publicly-traded ad holding group, will host a new “NewsFronts” event this fall that will highlight advertising opportunities around news content …
Discussion: @sarafischer
Financial Times:
The US DOJ's antitrust lawsuit seeking to break up Live Nation and Ticketmaster may set the tone for how the Trump administration approaches competition policy  —  Rivals and competition experts fear the White House will not pursue its predecessor's antitrust case against the events giant
Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
SAG-AFTRA creates a digital creator committee to develop industry standards and hopes to introduce contracts covering non-branded influencer content  —  The group is expected to provide “guidance and leadership” as the union attempts to break into covering original work and not just branded content.
 
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Minho Kim / New York Times:
A federal judge orders the Trump administration to pay Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty $12M for its April funding, which USAGM has withheld
CNBC:
Snap reports Q1 revenue up 14% YoY to $1.36B, vs. $1.35B est., $2.96 ARPU, vs. $2.93 est., and 460M DAUs, but declines to provide Q2 guidance; SNAP drops 13%+
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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

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