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12:15 AM ET, May 20, 2025

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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Memo: CBS News President and CEO Wendy McMahon is stepping down from the network, saying “it's become clear the company and I do not agree on the path forward”  —  Wendy McMahon, the president of CBS News and Stations, had allied herself with Bill Owens, the “60 Minutes” executive producer who recently resigned.
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Paramount Global co-CEO George Cheeks had a discussion with CBS News CEO Wendy McMahon on Saturday and asked for her resignation
Brian Steinberg / Variety:   Sources: CBS News is considering new changes to the Evening News as Wendy McMahon exits and the program falls further behind its rival programs at ABC and NBC
Andrew Webster / The Verge:
Netflix says Season 56 of Sesame Street will be available on Netflix “later this year”; Sesame Street had searched for a streamer since Max dropped it in 2024  —  It's coming later this year. … Sunny days are on their way to Netflix.  The streamer just announced that the next season …
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New York Times:
Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway re-sign their Vox Media deal using a novel revenue-sharing contract with no guaranteed payments, potentially earning them ~$70M  —  Kara Swisher's interviews made her famous among technology obsessives decades ago.  She persuaded the rivals Bill Gates …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
SAG-AFTRA files an NLRB unfair labor practice charge against Epic's Llama Productions for using AI to recreate James Earl Jones' Darth Vader voice in Fortnite  —  SAG-AFTRA said Epic-owned Llama Productions “chose to replace the work of human performers with AI technology” …
Max Tani / Semafor:
Vice renews Shane Smith's podcast for a second season after it got tens of millions of YouTube views, and launches the Vice News Collective for news influencers  —  THE SCOOP  —  The founder of Vice is hoping to use the recent success of his podcast to prop up a new talent network built around the show.
Discussion: @maxwelltani
ITV News:
Gary Lineker says he will leave the BBC after Match of the Day on April 25 and apologizes for his now-deleted Instagram post criticized as antisemitic  —  The BBC has confirmed Gary Linker will be leaving the BBC after hosting his final Match of the Day this Sunday.
Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
The Daily Wire names Mike Richards, former Jeopardy! producer, as president; he joined the company in December 2024 and will also serve as chief content officer  —  Richards, who joined the company in December 2024, will also serve as chief content officer.
Katie Hicks / Marketing Brew:
The Onion launches America's Finest Creative Agency, offering copywriting and creative strategy services for brands  —  America's Finest Creative Agency is “like a writer's room and like a strategic and conceptual laser in your pocket,” The Onion's CMO Leila Brillson said.
Matthew Keys / The Desk:
Source: about 60 of the 500 VOA workers whose contracts were terminated by the USAGM are likely to be deported within the next month due to losing their jobs  —  Dozens of independent contractors who were laid off at the Voice of America (VOA) last week are likely to be deported within …
Richard Headland / Press Gazette:
The Times and Sunday Times launch online subscription sharing, after 76% of test users with “bonus accounts” said they were more likely to keep subscribing  —  The Times and Sunday Times have added online subscription sharing as part of a range of tactics to improve customer loyalty.
Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
An interview with ESPN's sport commentator Stephen A. Smith about a potential 2028 presidential run, emulating Joe Rogan to build political clout, and more  —  Stephen A. Smith has had something on his mind for a while now.  —  “Let me switch to a subject near and dear to my heart,” he said on his podcast recently.
 
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Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
BBC Studios launches a reorganization, with a “Global Production” unit and “Unscripted Productions” division to capitalize on surging unscripted content demand
Discussion: Deadline
New York Times:
Some long-trusted Indian media news outlets and TV networks reported unverified information and fabricated stories during the latest India-Pakistan conflict
Max Tani / Semafor:
Sources: Bill Maher's podcast company Club Random Studios has ceased operations, after launching in March 2024
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A look at the reasoning behind David Zaslav's strategy to rebrand HBO Max as Max, its failure to broaden the streamer's appeal, and the push to bring “HBO” back
Charlotte Klein / New York Magazine:
A look at the NYT's Opinion section under Kathleen Kingsbury: the department has doubled in size to ~200 and encroached on newsroom sections like the magazine
 

 
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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

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”

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
 
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