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Laurel Rosenhall / New York Times:
Gavin Newsom files a $787M defamation suit against Fox News in Delaware, accusing the network of falsely claiming he lied about a June 6 phone call with Trump — The lawsuit, which seeks at least $787 million in damages, comes as the California governor adopts an increasingly combative style with the president and his allies.
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Miranda Bryant / The Guardian:
Denmark plans to clamp down on AI-generated deepfakes by changing copyright law to give its citizens rights to their own body, facial features, and voice — Amendment to law will strengthen protection against digital imitations of people's identities, government says
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Internal memo: Warner Bros. Discovery's TNT Sports will stop making content for NBA TV, ending a partnership that has been in place since 2008 — Warner Bros. Discovery will cease making content for NBA TV, the basketball league's cable network, ending a partnership that has been extant since 2008 …
Andrew Demillo / Associated Press:
NetChoice sues Arkansas over two laws that would put limits on social media content and let parents of children who died by suicide sue over platform content — A tech industry trade group sued Arkansas Friday over two new laws that would place limits on content on social media platforms …
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Fred A. Bernstein / Washington Post:
Bill Moyers, former press secretary to President Lyndon B. Johnson and an influential broadcast journalist for 40+ years, dies at age 91 from prostate cancer — He was White House press secretary under Lyndon B. Johnson and Newsday publisher before becoming an acclaimed television journalist, mostly for PBS.
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
The New York Times doubles down on cooking videos by partnering with cooking creators, expanding its video lineup, exploring more brand collaborations, and more — The Times plans to work with cooking creators and its own staff to build up a video slate, beginning with a weekend baking series …
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Michael Pooler / Financial Times:
Brazil's supreme court rules that platforms like Facebook and X can be held liable for user posts, requiring them to remove content even without a court order — Ruling risks stoking tensions with US amid accusations of censorship of social media groups — Brazil's supreme court has ruled …
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Gene Maddaus / Variety:
California legislature approves increasing the annual film and TV production tax credit cap from $330M to $750M, following months of lobbying from Hollywood — California legislators have voted to approve a major expansion of the state's tax credit for film and TV production, which has been a key priority for Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Aaron Royce / Daily Front Row:
Anna Wintour told staffers she is stepping down as American Vogue's EIC but will remain Condé Nast's chief content officer and Vogue's global editorial director — Surprise! Anna Wintour is stepping down from her role at American Vogue. Wintour—who's led American Vogue as editor …
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Jake Kanter / Deadline:
Filing: Disney's EMEA revenue rose 4.4% YoY to £3.97B in the year to September 2024 and profits rose 3% YoY to £589K after the launch of Disney+ ad tier — The U.S. media giant's sales hit £3.97B ($5.45B) in EMEA in the year to September 28, 2024, according to earnings filed at UK Companies House.
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Financial Times:
RTL Group agrees to acquire Sky Deutschland from Comcast for €150M in cash upfront, and up to €377M in cash or shares over five years, to compete with Netflix — Deal would make broadcaster Germany's third-largest streamer, leapfrogging Disney — RTL has agreed to buy Sky's …
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Jake Kanter / Deadline:
Nearly 80 BBC journalists, including presenter Martine Croxall, call on the NUJ to schedule a vote on a strike over colleagues facing compulsory layoffs — In a letter seen by Deadline, nearly 80 BBC journalists have written to Laura Davison, general secretary of the National Union of Journalists …
