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9:40 AM ET, May 1, 2025

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Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
The White House launches White House Wire, a website that looks similar to the Drudge Report, to promote pro-Trump news stories  —  The White House has launched a new Drudge Report-like website devoted to promoting pro-Trump news stories.  —  Why it matters: The site, called “White House Wire …
Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Steve Doocy says he will move to a new role as the dedicated host of Fox & Friends remote assignments; the show will continue to be hosted from its NYC studios  —  After 6,828 days of waking up at 3:30 a.m., Fox & Friends co-host Steve Doocy decided he wanted to sleep in a bit.
Discussion: TVLine and The US Sun
Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
BBC Studios and the Agatha Christie estate partner to launch a writing course on education streaming service BBC Maestro, using AI to recreate Christie's voice  —  Actress Vivien Keene and the technology will bring the iconic mystery author to life in the result of a partnership between BBC Studios and the Christie estate.
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Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Study: UK ad spend hit a record £42.6B in 2024, with Meta and Google capturing ~£25.4B; online display ads grew 15.1% to £16.7B, and search rose 12.8% to £16.9B  —  Google and Meta accounted for at least half the record £42.6bn spent on UK advertising last year, according to Press Gazette estimates.
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Meta:
Meta reports Q1 revenue up 16% YoY to $42.3B, vs. $41.4B est., net income up 35% to $16.6B, family daily active people up 6% to 3.43B on average for March 2025
Dylan Byers / Puck:
Sources: Shari Redstone asked CBS CEO if it would be possible to delay sensitive 60 Minutes stories about Trump until after the Skydance deal is closed  —  Amid Trump's legal torture of CBS, Shari Redstone has played the role of a spineless placater—a desperate seller eager to settle and liquidate her position in the family heirloom.
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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
Etan Vlessing / The Hollywood Reporter:
SiriusXM reports Q1 revenue down 4% YoY to $2.07B, a $204M net income, down from $241M in Q1 2024, and self-pay subscribers down 303K, for 33M total subscribers  —  The auto giant, led by CEO Jennifer Witz, reported its first-quarter results as it faces the impact of U.S. tariffs on new car sales.
Discussion: Deadline, Benzinga and SiriusXM
Daniel Boffey / The Guardian:
Court document: Rebekah Brooks took a “deeply concerning interest” in the phone hacking campaigner Tom Watson, and one journalist wrote that he “must die”  —  Exclusive: Sun reporter also wrote that former MP ‘must die’, according to claims in newly disclosed document
Kelcee Griffis / Bloomberg:
FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez, the sole Democrat after Geoffrey Starks left, is set to offer a dissenting voice against FCC Chairman Brendan Carr's media policies  —  She'll soon be the lone Democrat on the commission, which is supporting the president's combative stance against the media.
Discussion: TVNewsCheck and The Dispatch
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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
 
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