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5:50 AM ET, September 10, 2025

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Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
WBD sues Sling TV over its short-term offerings that let viewers access its bundle for as little as a day; Disney filed an identical suit in August  —  The filing comes after Disney sued Dish over the offering of day passes, which allow viewers to bypass monthly subscriptions.
Dell Cameron / Wired:
Q&A with EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn, who will leave the role later this year after leading the nonprofit since 2015, on privacy, encryption, AI, and more  —  After 25 years at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Cindy Cohn is stepping down as executive director.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
In a new ad campaign, TelevisaUnivision says Google plans to move Univision from YouTube TV's basic bundle to a Spanish-language package that costs extra  —  TelevisaUnivision, one of two major Spanish-language broadcasters in the U.S., has unveiled a new consumer ad campaign warning customers …
Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer:
Plex tells customers to reset their passwords after suffering data breach that includes email addresses, usernames, and passwords  —  Media streaming platform Plex is warning customers to reset passwords after suffering a data breach in which a hacker was able to steal customer authentication data from one of its databases.
Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Ten years in, Stat has 520 group licenses, 7.5M monthly paid views, and a staff of around 100; summer subscriptions rose 45% YoY, thanks to a Trump bump  —  STAT proves a sharp concept and patient money can beat the odds in a brutal news economy  —  STAT, a health care, medicine and biotech news site …
Nicole Sperling / New York Times:
Study: between August 2024 and June 2025, the number of women working as creators on US streaming originals hit 36%, a record and up from 27% the year prior  —  Far more shows on streaming services are being created by women, a new study found.  That number on broadcast networks, though, remained stagnant.
Neel Dhanesha / Nieman Lab:
Q&A with Dave Jorgenson on his new media venture, LNI, his plans for longform video, media literacy, language he can use now that he's not at WaPo, and more  —  The former Washington Post video star talks about launching a new company with old colleagues, the importance of media literacy, and building a Daily Show for the internet.
Laura Rodríguez Salamanca / Rest of World:
How AI is upending the music industry in Latin America, as artists push back against a flood of AI-generated music on Spotify, Deezer, and YouTube Music  —  Musicians from Chile to Mexico say bots are stealing streams, siphoning income, and shortening the lifespan of songs.  Even Bad Bunny isn't safe.
James Cridland / Podnews:
Todd Cochrane, a podcasting pioneer who started in October 2004 and founded podcast hosting company Blubrry, has died at age 61  —  Todd Cochrane was born in Quincy, Michigan.  Given a strong work ethic by his parents and grandparents, he graduated from a small, country high school in a class of less than a hundred.
The Hollywood Reporter:
CBS aired MTV's VMAs for the first time, prompting a 42% YoY increase in audience to 5.5M viewers, a six-year high  —  Welcome to broadcast, MTV. … Sunday's show, which also aired on MTV and streamed on Paramount+, delivered 5.5 million viewers, according to Nielsen's earliest-available numbers (that include out-of-home viewing).
 
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Minute Media, owner of The Players' Tribune, acquires VideoVerse, a software platform for distributing real-time sports highlights, in its largest deal to date
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A profile of the intensely private Lachlan Murdoch, who moved to Sydney in 2021 and whose control of the Murdoch empire ensures it retains its conservative tilt
Alice Brooker / Press Gazette:
US-based Refinery29 closes its UK office, lays off staff, and shuts down the UK operation of its Black women-focused sub-brand Unbothered
Fred Vogelstein / Crazy Stupid Tech:
A profile of Techmeme, which turns 20 this week yet oddly works and looks the same way it did in 2005, as its executive-heavy readership expands in the AI boom
Charlotte Klein / New York Magazine:
Major outlets have cut or reassigned cultural criticism roles, amid industry contraction and the difficulty of stand-alone reviews generating traffic
Reuters:
The Nepalese government lifts its social media ban after 19 people were killed and 100+ were injured in anti-corruption protests that were triggered by the ban
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Paramount appoints Kenneth Weinstein, former president and CEO of the conservative think tank Hudson Institute, as the ombudsman for CBS News
 

 
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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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