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4:30 AM ET, May 12, 2025

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Scott Macfarlane / CBS News:
The Trump administration fired US Copyright Office head Shira Perlmutter; her office had raised concerns about xAI using copyrighted content to train AI  —  The Trump administration has fired the head of the U.S. Copyright Office, two sources familiar with the situation confirmed to CBS News Saturday.
The Guardian:
Sources: the UK Foreign Office asks the BBC World Service to draw up a budget of up to £70M per year lower than the BBC management says it needs  —  Exclusive: David Lammy asks BBC bosses to draw up tightened budget amid criticism move could harm UK's global influence
Nicole Sperling / New York Times:
A look at the costs, incentives, benefits, and tradeoffs of filming in California as experienced by the show Fallout, which is shooting its second season in CA  —  The show's producer, Jonathan Nolan, has put himself at the forefront of Hollywood's push to get California to approve $750 million in tax rebates.
Discussion: TVNewsCheck
Zach Schonfeld / The Guardian:
The line between documentaries and PR is blurring as streaming platforms opt for docs produced by the subjects themselves and shy away from controversy  —  As Netflix scraps an epic series exploring the Purple Rain star's complexities, and Max takes down Leaving Neverland, we ask …
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Propagate Content acquires a majority stake in Parker, which represents dozens of influencers; sources: CAA Evolution is raising money to buy YouTube channels  —  Streaming services, talent agencies and studios are throwing money at social media influencers (and their managers)
Murray Stassen / Music Business Worldwide:
WMG launches the WMG Pulse app in beta to let artists and their teams access real-time information about streaming performance and more across various platforms  —  Warner Music Group has launched a new app called WMG Pulse, described as a “powerful new platform that puts clear …
CNN:
Memo: the Pentagon orders all military academies to identify and remove books from their libraries promoting “divisive concepts” like race and gender ideology  —  The Pentagon has ordered all military academies to identify and remove books from their libraries that deal with issues such as race …
Luke Plunkett / Aftermath:
Giant Bomb goes independent as Fandom sells the site to longtime staffers Jeff Bakalar and Jeff Grubb, and announces a new subscription model  —  'Giant Bomb has new owners, and you're looking at them'  —  Just over a week after being “blow up” by owners Fandom, a very exciting press release …
BBC:
Over 400 British musicians, writers, and artists ask Keir Starmer to back a rule requiring developers to be transparent about using their material to train LLMs  —  Dua Lipa, Sir Elton John, Sir Ian McKellen and Florence Welch are among a list of stars calling on the prime minister …
Andrew Marchand / New York Times:
Sources: YouTube is favored to stream the NFL's opening week Friday night game, its first exclusive NFL broadcast, which may be available globally for free  —  Google's YouTube has emerged as the heavy favorite to stream its first exclusive NFL game on Friday of the opening week …
 
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Matt Hughes / The Guardian:
Sources: Sky and TNT are asking for more access from English Premier League clubs, like the right to film in dressing rooms, after paying £6.7B for TV rights
Discussion: The Indian Express
New York Times:
Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk, who co-authored an op-ed criticizing Israel in a student newspaper last year, is released from ICE custody after a judge's order
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: ESPN will call its forthcoming flagship streaming app ESPN; the cheaper option will still be ESPN+, which doesn't include the most-watched live games
Scroll.in:
Indian news outlet The Wire says the government blocked access to its English site in India; the government blocked four outlets' social media accounts on May 8
Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
AMC Networks reports Q1 revenue down 7% YoY to $555.2M, operating income down 41.7% to $64M, streaming revenue up 8% to $157M, and 10.2M streaming subscribers
Kasey Moore / What's on Netflix:
Netflix plans to remove the two remaining interactive specials, Black Mirror: Bandersnatch and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend, on May 12
 

 
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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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