Mediagazer: Email: the US Tennis Association requested that broadcasters censor any possible protests or other reactions to Trump's presence at Sunday's US Open men's final (Ben Rothenberg/Bounces)

4:15 PM ET, September 7, 2025

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Ben Rothenberg / Bounces:

Email: the US Tennis Association requested that broadcasters censor any possible protests or other reactions to Trump's presence at Sunday's US Open men's final — NEW YORK — Following up on the earlier news first reported by Bounces about Rolex's invitation, I have further new information …

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Ad Age:

Krishan Bhatia, Amazon's VP of global video advertising, is leaving; Bhatia joined Amazon in April 2024 after more than a decade as an ad sales leader at NBCU — Krishan Bhatia is leaving Amazon Ads less than two years after joining as VP of global video advertising and partnerships …

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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:

Sources: Paramount Skydance aims to revitalize its cable networks, including MTV, Comedy Central, and Nickelodeon, without increasing spending on them — The newly combined media company is exploring ways to revive MTV and other once-mighty channels while rivals spin them off

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Kenneth Li / Reuters:

Reuters withdraws Xi and Putin's longevity chat video, after China state TV pulls legal permission to use it; the video was distributed to 1,000+ media clients — Reuters News on Friday withdrew a four-minute video containing an exchange between Russian President Vladimir Putin …

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Washington Post:

A WaPo probe into BI's pulled articles finds links between fake journalist Margaux Blanchard and Onyeka Nwelue, a controversial figure with fake academic claims — “Margaux Blanchard” appears to be one dubious element of a broader scheme to peddle bogus articles to a number of publications.

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Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:

Business Insider deleted at least 34 essays written under 13 bylines; a memo by the EIC said they were removed over concerns about authors' identity or veracity — THROUGH THE CRACKS — Bogus “personal essays” were removed by Business Insider over fears they were written by con artists, possibly with the help of AI.

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Tim Higgins / Wall Street Journal:

A book excerpt details Spotify's decade-long push against Apple's App Store commissions and steering rules, including pushing the EU to pass new antitrust laws — The music service's rebellion against an App Store ‘tax’ over the past decade has significantly weakened Apple's grip on the mobile world

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Matt Hughes / The Guardian:

Sky Sports and TNT Sports are significantly increasing their tennis coverage, seeking to capitalize on female viewers, who make up 50%+ of tennis audiences — Sky Sports' overall audience is 31% female but that leaps to 58% with tennis: ‘No sport comes close,’ says one executive

Mike Scarcella / Reuters:

Two authors file a proposed class action lawsuit against Apple, alleging Apple knowingly used a dataset of pirated books to train its AI models — Technology giant Apple (AAPL.O) was accused by authors in a lawsuit on Friday of illegally using their copyrighted books to help train …

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Bloomberg:
Filing: Anthropic will pay $1.5B to resolve an authors' copyright lawsuit over the company's downloading of millions of pirated books

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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:

CBS News implements a new policy: “Face the Nation will now only broadcast live or live-to-tape interviews” following complaints from DHS — The Sunday public affairs show will now run live or live to tape interviews, after an edit to an interview with the Homeland Security Secretary drew pushback.

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Eric Fisher / Front Office Sports:

Senior analytics leaders from Fox and ESPN criticize Nielsen's opaque and unaccredited audience measurement method for YouTube's Chiefs-Chargers livestream — Even before YouTube streams its NFL game Friday night in Brazil between the Chiefs and Chargers, other league rights holders …

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Janko Roettgers / Lowpass:
How YouTube prepared to stream, for free, the Brazil NFL game globally: it partnered with NBC for production, ran multiple tests, and set up backup plans

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Joshua Hunt / New York Times:

A look at the history of anime in the US, its impact, and the forces that keep it distinct from other mass-market animation, including Japanese IP law — Like the name Walt Disney, the word “anime” brings to mind not just an aesthetic but a distinctive storytelling ethos.

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Josh Dzieza / The Verge:

How Wikipedia became the factual foundation of the web and why it's under attack from Musk, conservative groups, the Trump administration, and other governments — WhenWhen armies invade, hurricanes form, or governments fall, a Wikipedia editor will typically update the relevant articles seconds after the news breaks.

Wall Street Journal:

The EU fines Google €2.95B for abusing its dominance in digital ads, and says its preliminary stance is that Google must divest parts of its ad-tech business — Bloc's antitrust regulators say search giant may need to divest parts of its business — BRUSSELS—The European Union fined …

Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
After the EU fined Google €2.95B, Trump threatens a trade probe, saying the Trump administration “will not allow these discriminatory actions to stand”