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12:55 PM ET, August 12, 2025

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Austin Karp / Sports Business Journal:
Sling TV debuts shorter-term packages aimed at sports fans: a day pass for $4.99, a weekend pass for $9.99, and a week pass for $14.99  —  Sling TV today is debuting shorter-term packages aimed at bringing in more sports fans ahead of the start of football season — which is the streaming service's busiest …
Nik Roseveare / Advanced Television:
Sky Sports plans to launch a Multiview format for Premier League games in the UK with up to four games at once; Sky will show 215+ live matches in 2025-26  —  At a press event at its Osterley HQ, Sky Sports has showcased how sport fans will be able to follow the Premier League like never before with …
Andrew Deck / Nieman Lab:
In a July 11 arbitration hearing between Politico and the PEN Guild, Politico argued that some Politico AI experiments aren't subject to editorial standards  —  In a July arbitration hearing, Politico faced allegations that two generative AI tools violated its union contract.
Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net:
Sinclair's board authorizes a strategic review for its broadcast business and will consider separating its Ventures division, which includes the Tennis Channel  —  Sinclair, Inc.'s board of directors has authorized a comprehensive strategic review of its broadcast operations …
Emma Roth / The Verge:
Google launches Preferred Sources in the US and India, allowing users to personalize the news in Search's “top stories” section by selecting favorite outlets  —  A new feature will let you pick the news outlets you see in Google Search's top stories.
Michael Liedtke / Associated Press:
YouTube plans to start testing an age verification system in the US that uses AI to differentiate between adults and minors, first with a small number of users  —  YouTube on Wednesday will begin testing a new age-verification system in the U.S. that relies on artificial intelligence …
Max Tani / Semafor:
Henry Blodget is launching Solutions, an interview podcast in partnership with Vox Media, on August 18, focusing on challenges in science, business, and society  —  THE SCOOP  —  Almost two decades after launching Business Insider, Henry Blodget wants to return to the things that brought …
Abid Rahman / The Hollywood Reporter:
HBO Max and Asian streamer Viu announce a bundle with both services in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand, set to launch in Q4 2025  —  The offer will launch in Q4 2025 and be available in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.
Tatum Hunter / Washington Post:
Katie Miller, a former top aide to Trump and Musk and the wife of Stephen Miller, aims to attract conservative women with her new podcast, which debuted Monday  —  Katie Miller says the right-wing mediasphere is dominated by men.  She wants a slice of the pie.
 
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Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net:
Hub survey: 42% of Americans say they were more likely to keep subscribing to a streaming bundle over an individual app; only 14% say they were less likely
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Andrew Deck / Nieman Lab:
The Yomiuri Shimbun, Japan's largest newspaper by circulation, sues Perplexity, alleging unauthorized use of copyrighted material, and seeks ~$14.7M in damages
Raquel ‘Rocky’ Harris / The Wrap:
Crunchyroll partners with Delta Airlines to offer over 2,000 anime titles on more than 169,000 seatback screens later in 2025
Jay Peters / The Verge:
Reddit says it will block the Internet Archive from indexing every page but its homepage, after catching AI companies scraping its data from the Wayback Machine
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Nicole Sperling / New York Times:
Netflix and Archewell Productions, the company of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, sign a new deal; source: it is worth less for the royals than their last deal
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Fox and ESPN plan to launch a bundle of their upcoming streaming services, Fox One and ESPN respectively, on October 2 for $39.99 per month
Dan Kennedy / Media Nation:
The Associated Press plans to end its weekly book reviews, beginning September 1, citing low audience engagement, but will continue to cover books as stories
Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Paramount acquires the US rights to UFC for $7.7B over seven years, beginning in 2026, making all 43 annual live events available exclusively on Paramount+
Sam Tobin / Reuters:
A UK judge dismisses Wikimedia's Online Safety Act challenge over requiring Wikipedia to verify users and contributors' IDs, but says it can file new challenges
 

 
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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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