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8:20 PM ET, May 6, 2025

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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Comcast's spinoff of the majority of the NBCU cable network portfolio will be named Versant; the “holding company” name is for “business-to-business purposes”  —  Comcast's spinoff of the majority of its NBCUniversal cable network portfolio will be named Versant …
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
CPB says the Department of Education has terminated Ready To Learn, the grant program that funded Sesame Street and would've provided $23M for children's shows  —  The termination of the federal grant program, called Ready To Learn, resulted in a loss of $23 million that would have gone to educational programs.
New York Times:
California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he wants to work with the Trump administration to craft a $7.5B federal film tax credit; the state allocates $330M annually  —  The proposal for a federal program came after the president called for tariffs on movies filmed overseas, causing confusion and concern across the industry.
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Scott Roxborough / The Hollywood Reporter:
Experts are baffled by Trump's “movie tariff” proposal, as what constitutes a “foreign” production is unclear, and tariffs won't make US filming any cheaper
Andrew Liszewski / The Verge:
Amazon updates its iOS Kindle app to add a prominent orange “Get book” button, enabling purchases via the mobile browser, after the recent Epic v. Apple ruling  —  Amazon has updated its Kindle iOS app to take advantage of recent changes to Apple's App Store rules.
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
NBC plans to use generative AI to recreate the voice of famed NBA narrator Jim Fagan, who died in 2017, to use in promos, title sequences, and show opens  —  Fagan passed away in 2017, but when the ‘NBA on NBC’ returns this fall, his voice will appear in promos, title sequences and other segments.
Erik Hayden / The Hollywood Reporter:
CNN hires Choire Sicha as SVP of features editorial; Sicha joins from Vox Media where he served as editor at large for New York Magazine  —  The editor, formerly at New York magazine and the Styles desk at The New York Times, is the latest to join as the brand rebuilds its digital operations
Vikas SN / Moneycontrol:
YouTube is piloting two-person Premium and Music Premium plan options in India, France, Taiwan, and Hong Kong  —  This move comes amid the Google-owned video platform's growing focus on subscriptions as a potential moneymaker in its effort to diversify beyond advertising.
Kendra Barnett / Adweek:
Google unveils AI Max for Search ad campaigns, a suite of AI-powered targeting and creative enhancements, rolling out to advertisers in beta later this month  —  AI Max for Search has led to an average lift of 14% in conversions without raising cost-per-acquisition
Alexandra Alter / New York Times:
MrBeast is teaming up with James Patterson on a thriller, to be published by HarperCollins in 2026 in 15 languages, after a reported eight-figure bidding war  —  Jimmy Donaldson, known to his social media fans as MrBeast, is teaming up with the mega-best-selling thriller author.
 
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Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
The family of an Afghan mine-clearer, who was killed by the Taliban after appearing in a Nat Geo documentary working with Green Berets, sues Disney and others
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Wendy Lee / Los Angeles Times:
Apple TV+ has gained critical acclaim as a creative haven for filmmakers trying to sell original ideas, but one analyst estimates it has just 57M subscribers
Arriana McLymore / Reuters:
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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

A.J. Vicens / Reuters:
US and Canadian authorities warn that Chinese hackers are using the Brickstorm malware to install backdoor access within unnamed government and IT entities

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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