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2:45 PM ET, May 7, 2025

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Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:
Netflix unveils its ChatGPT-powered search that lets users express preferences using natural phrases, to be rolled out this week to iOS users as an opt-in beta  —  After hinting at a new AI-powered search experience during its recent earnings call, Netflix officially unveiled the feature at its tech and product event on Wednesday.
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John Koblin / New York Times:
Netflix unveils a new homepage design for TVs, its first major update since 2013, featuring fewer titles but more video and animation, rolling out next week  —  The implications for the industry could be significant, given that most other streaming services have copied Netflix's design.
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Kari Lake says OAN will provide its newsfeed and video service “free-of-charge” to USAGM networks, including VOA, OCB, and Radio Martí  —  Senior presidential adviser Kari Lake appears to have resolved any doubts about what she wants to do with the Voice of America.
Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
In a letter, nine US senators urge Shari Redstone not to settle Trump's $20B lawsuit, saying it will only embolden him to “extort” CBS and other outlets  —  The letter signed by nine senators urges Redstone to “Stand up for freedom of the press and our democracy.”
Todd Spangler / Variety:
In Q2, Disney says Disney+ subscribers rose by 1.4M to 126M, while Hulu rose by 1.1M to 54.7M, and operating income hit $336M, up from $47M in Q2 2024  —  Despite gathering economic storm clouds, chief Bob Iger said the Mouse House remains “optimistic” about its current fiscal year guidance.
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The NYT reports adding 250K digital-only subscribers in Q1, taking its total subscribers to 11.6M+; digital ad revenue rose 12.4% YoY to $70.9M  —  The company had nearly 11.7 million total subscribers at the end of March.  Adjusted operating profit grew 21.9 percent compared with the same quarter a year ago.
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The New York Times Company:
The New York Times reports Q1 revenue up 7.1% YoY to $635.9M, subscription revenue up 14.4% YoY to $335M, and operating profit up 21.3% YoY to $58.6M
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Oliver Darcy / Status:
The Daily Dot laid off 15 people, or much of its staff, after a sudden and unexplained collapse in referral traffic starting April 10 that it couldn't fix  —  After a sharp and abrupt traffic collapse, the Daily Dot was forced to lay off much of its staff—and it may be a preview of the tough road ahead for digital publishers.
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
CPB is slated to receive $535M per year in the next two fiscal years; PBS and its stations get ~15% of their revenue from CPB, NPR stations 10%, NPR itself ~1%  —  Public-media leaders promise to challenge president's executive order slashing financial support
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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
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
NBCU reaches an agreement that will allow it to sell Versant's US ad inventory for the next two upfront cycles  —  NBCUniversal is parting ways with many of its cable networks, but the company will continue to sell all the commercials that appear on those outlets for the next two years.
Scott Feinberg / The Hollywood Reporter:
The Golden Globe Awards plans to add a best podcast category in 2026, featuring six nominees chosen from among the 25 most-listened-to podcasts  —  It would appear that Joe Rogan, Alex Cooper and Megyn Kelly could soon be invited to “Hollywood's Party of the Year.”
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Patreon rolls out an updated version of its iOS app that lets users make purchases via the web in addition to using in-app purchases
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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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

Mike Isaac / New York Times:
Meta says it is shifting some of its investment from metaverse toward AI glasses and wearables, and “we aren't planning any broader changes than that”
 
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