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12:45 PM ET, September 8, 2025

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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Paramount appoints Kenneth Weinstein, former president and CEO of the Hudson Institute, as the ombudsman for CBS News  —  Paramount has tapped Kenneth R. Weinstein, former president and CEO of the Hudson Institute, to serve as ombudsman for CBS News.  —  Skydance committed to hiring …
Glenn Garner / Deadline:
After a USTA memo, ABC appeared to mute the audience booing President Trump before the US Open Men's Final on September 7, playing music over his appearance  —  Despite the United States Tennis Association's attempt to censor the U.S. Open audience's reaction to Donald Trump's presence …
Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Howard Stern returns to SiriusXM, after trolling viewers with a joke that Andy Cohen had taken over his channel slot; rumors suggested his deal was canceled  —  “What pisses me off is now I can't leave,” Stern said Monday.  “I've been thinking about retiring, now I can't.”
Jennifer Maas / Variety:
YouTube says its first exclusive NFL broadcast on September 5 averaged more than 17.3M global viewers, including 1.1M average minute audiences outside of the US  —  YouTube got into the game with its first exclusive NFL broadcast Sept. 5, which the platform says averaged more than 17.3 million global viewers.
M.G. Siegler / Spyglass:
Anthropic's $1.5B copyright settlement pulls up a drawbridge on its startup rivals that cannot afford such fines, setting a floor price on training infringement  —  $1.5B.  Damn.  Who can afford to pay that?  —  There I was, just sitting there enjoying life when I got the push notification …
Amy Mackinnon / Financial Times:
Sources: the US has informed European countries it is stepping back from joint efforts to combat disinformation from countries such as Russia, China, and Iran  —  Washington terminates agreements with European countries to fight disinformation from Russia, China and Iran
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
A reimagined Wizard of Oz draws 4,000 to 5,000 fans two or three times per day to the Las Vegas Sphere; a source says the 1939 film may gross $1B in its new run  —  A reimagined Wizard of Oz is a surprise hit at the Las Vegas Sphere  —  Good afternoon from Los Angeles.
Max Tani / Semafor:
Mehdi Hasan's Zeteo plans to launch a newsletter written from a progressive perspective this month, and has hired several political reporters from Rolling Stone  —  The Scoop  —  Later this month, Zeteo is launching a morning political newsletter written from a progressive perspective.
Max Tani / Semafor:
Former New York Times media reporter Ravi Somaiya is launching Bungalow, a longform journalism project, and plans to publish ten digital editions annually  —  A seasoned journalist wants to take a new approach to longform storytelling.  —  Next week, the former New York Times media reporter Ravi Somaiya …
 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
OpenAI is providing its tools and computing resources for Critterz, a largely AI-made feature-length animated film that is set to hit theaters globally in 2026
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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
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
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
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
 

 
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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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