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8:55 AM ET, May 22, 2025

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Betsy Morais / Columbia Journalism Review:
Several women attest to Pulitzer winner and author Wesley Lowery's pattern of predatory behavior toward young women in journalism between 2018 and 2024  —  Lowery rose to prominence as a reporter and media thinker.  Women in the industry say he engaged in sexual harassment and assault.
Andrew Romero / 9to5Google:
AI videos from Google's Veo 3, which features synchronized audio as well as crisper, more detailed video, are both impressive and terrifying  —  If the internet wasn't already full of misinformation and general filler content, Veo 3 is going to take it to an entirely new level.
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Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Google tests bringing ads to AI Mode, both below responses as well as “integrated into” them, and expands ads in AI Overviews to desktop in the US
CNBC:
Google announces new video and image generation models Veo 3 and Imagen 4, alongside a new AI filmmaking tool Flow and expanded access to Lyria 2
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: NBCUniversal made an offer to take over MLB rights after ESPN opted out of continuing its contract, but is offering far less than ESPN currently pays  —  Comcast's NBCUniversal has made an offer to Major League Baseball to take over the package of regular-season and postseason games …
Peter White / Deadline:
Danish podcast service Podimo hires Amazon's Georgia Brown as CCO as part of its push into English language content; Podimo has 1M+ paying subscribers  —  Georgia Brown, who was previously Head of Amazon Studios, Europe, is moving into the podcasting world.
Discussion: Podimo and Variety
Anthony Hughes / Bloomberg:
Austin-based CTV ad platform MNTN raises $187M in its IPO, selling 11.7M shares at $16 each, the top of its $14 to $16 range, and giving it a ~$1.24B market cap  —  The Austin-based company — that counts Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds as its chief creative officer — and the selling shareholders …
Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
Sources: Disney CEO Bob Iger and ABC News President Almin Karamehmedovic asked The View hosts to tone down their political rhetoric, particularly about Trump  —  COOL IT  —  Multiple sources shared details with the Daily Beast about a meeting in which the ABC News president delivered a message that left the co-hosts unnerved.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Epic v. Apple: Spotify says its recent update supporting web payments has resulted in “a significant increase in iOS users upgrading to a Premium subscription”  —  Spotify says its ability to direct its customers to external payment links in its iOS app has already had a positive impact on sales.
Wall Street Journal:
An overview of major streamers' revenues, subscriber churn, cancellation rates, shares of US TV viewing time, and shares of US sports TV rights deals since 2023  —  Media companies are seeing financial bright spots in their streaming businesses, but navigating the options is still tough for consumers
Ashley Spencer / New York Times:
How Disney's Lilo & Stitch, released in 2002, became one of its most merchandised characters, rivalling Winnie the Pooh and Mickey Mouse, ahead of a new movie  —  Step aside, Moana, Elsa and Simba.  In recent years, Stitch has quietly become one of Disney's most popular — and most merchandised — characters.
Discussion: The Movie Blog
Richard Headland / Press Gazette:
The Economist details its new engagement model, assigning different weightings to content types like narrated articles and podcasts, to reduce subscriber churn  —  The Economist has rolled out a new content engagement model designed to build habits and improve retention among its 1.2 million global subscriber base.
 
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Ira Boudway / Bloomberg:
Ampere: sports made up 12% of newly commissioned TV docs in Q2, up from 3% in Q1 2019, as the number of first-run unscripted shows rose from <600 to ~1.3K
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
DirecTV and Tribeca Festival partner to launch a streaming hub for films, festival talks, and behind-the-scenes content as one of DirecTV's FAST channels
Discussion: The Desk and TV Tech
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Live Nation, which is facing a US DOJ antitrust probe, adds Trump ally and the newly installed President of the Kennedy Center Richard Grenell to its board
The Wrap:
Atlas sues Comscore for allegedly leveraging its monopoly on box office data to “suppress competition” and forcing Atlas to shut down its CinemaCloudWorks app
Discussion: TVNewsCheck
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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
How animation startup Toonstar uses its AI tools to make animated content up to 90% cheaper than traditional methods; its YouTube series has 30M weekly viewers
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Ben Strauss / Washington Post:
A profile of Tony Reali as Around the Horn, the ESPN show that he hosts and which showcases sportswriters, draws to an end on May 23
Dan Kennedy / Media Nation:
The Chicago Sun-Times and the Philadelphia Inquirer ran a supplement featuring an AI-generated guide to summer books that do not exist
 

 
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Mariella Moon / Engadget:
Google says it needs more time to upgrade Assistant to Gemini on most Android devices; Google previously planned to complete the transition by the end of 2025

Business Insider:
Google advises some employees on visas, including H-1B visas, not to travel outside the US due to processing delays, following new social media screening rules

Isabelle Bousquette / Wall Street Journal:
The RAISE Act requires AI companies with $500M+ in revenue to publish safety protocols and disclose safety incidents within 72 hours, with fines up to $3M
 
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