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10:25 AM ET, August 21, 2025

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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Wired and Business Insider remove articles by journalist Margaux Blanchard that appear to be AI-generated and feature people who do not seem to exist  —  Index on Censorship believes article it published by ‘Margaux Blanchard’ was generated by AI.  —  Wired and Business Insider …
John Koblin / New York Times:
Antenna: Americans buy ~30% of all new streaming subscriptions via third-party apps like Prime Video or Roku, rising 40% from 2023, a new kind of cable bundle  —  A battle is heating up in the streaming world as millions of Americans sign up for multiple services through a single provider instead of separate apps.
Abid Rahman / The Hollywood Reporter:
Nielsen and Adobe: the Premier League's opening weekend averaged 850K viewers across six matches on NBC/Peacock and USA Network, a record and up 4% on 2024-25  —  The Manchester United-Arsenal game scored 2.3 million viewers across NBC, Peacock, Telemundo and NBC Sports' digital platforms.
Discussion: TVNewsCheck
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Two House Democrats sent Paramount a letter on August 20 demanding documents, communications, and answers regarding the Skydance merger approval process  —  A pair of top House Democrats are launching an investigation into Paramount's $7 billion merger with fellow media conglomerate Skydance …
Discussion: Mumbrella and Fox News
Anna Nicolaou / Financial Times:
Fox launches Fox One, its $20/month streamer to reach younger viewers; Fox News' median viewer age is 69, and Emplifi says it had 332M YouTube views in July  —  App is aimed at growing the network beyond its ageing audience, with ‘modest’ expectations from executives
Committee to Protect Journalists:
India opens criminal investigations into The Wire editor Siddharth Varadarajan, the outlet's staff, and parent FIJ over articles on April attacks and Pakistan  —  Two police branches in northeastern Indian state of Assam opened separate criminal investigations into Siddharth Varadarajan …
Discussion: The Indian Express
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
WWE live events on ESPN's new streaming service will start earlier than expected, with Wrestlepalooza on September 20 and then a Crown Jewel and Survivor Series  —  ESPN is going to the mat for a special WWE event much sooner than expected.  —  The Disney sports-media giant will host …
Isabella Simonetti / Wall Street Journal:
Unredacted court docs in Smartmatic's Fox News lawsuit show how Maria Bartiromo and other Fox hosts privately aided Trump's bid to overturn the 2020 US election  —  Hundreds of pages of filings were unredacted this week; each party has asked a judge to rule in its favor without a trial
Dylan Byers / Puck:
Sources: CBS News is losing ~$50M per year, as David Ellison plans to right-size the division by reducing salaries, shrinking teams, and repackaging content  —  Greetings from Los Angeles and welcome back to In the Room.  I spent a fair amount of time over the weekend trying to figure …
 
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Igor Bobic / HuffPost:
A group of 17 Democratic senators urges US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to press Israel to protect journalists in Gaza and allow international media into Gaza
Michael Savage / The Guardian:
James Harding, ex-BBC director of news and current Observer EIC, says the BBC must gain complete independence to protect against defunding like CPB's in the US
Pew Research Center:
A survey of 9,000+ US adults: 59% say journalists are extremely or very important to the well-being of society, while 49% say journalists are losing influence
Tess Patton / The Wrap:
Ari Shapiro will leave NPR in September after a decade as host of All Things Considered and says it “has nothing to do with the challenges facing public radio”
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Yahoo Sports launches a free, ad-supported streaming TV channel called Yahoo Sports Network, featuring original programming covering the NFL, NBA, MLB, and more
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Alice Brooker / Press Gazette:
US newsletter publisher The Flyover now has 25 staff, 2.5M subscribers, nine state-specific daily editions, and one national edition, after its 2023 launch
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor / The Athletic:
Germany's Bundesliga awards part of its UK live broadcasting rights to a YouTube content creator, Mark Goldbridge, a first for a major European soccer league
Tom McArthur / BBC:
Kick says it is “urgently reviewing” the circumstances around the death of a French livestreamer subjected to violence and sleep deprivation during streams
Nicole Acevedo / NBC News:
A researcher found 88 TikTok accounts that used AI-generated versions of Jorge Ramos and other Spanish-language journalists to spread misinformation for profit
 

 
From Techmeme:

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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