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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Disney's ABC says it will take Jimmy Kimmel Live! off its schedule “indefinitely” after Nexstar said its ABC affiliates would pre-empt airings of the program — Disney's ABC said it would take Jimmy Kimmel's popular late-night show off its schedule “indefinitely” …
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Sean James / Mediaite:
Brendan Carr says the FCC may need to pursue “remedies” against Jimmy Kimmel, if ABC doesn't discipline him, for implying Charlie Kirk's killer was a MAGA fan — FCC Chair Brendan Carr threatened Disney, ABC, and Jimmy Kimmel over the comedian's “concerted effort to lie to the American people” …
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
President Trump applauded ABC's move to take Jimmy Kimmel's show off the air and urged NBC to do the same to Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers — Trump wrote on Truth Social, “Great News for America: The ratings challenged Jimmy Kimmel Show is CANCELLED. Congratulations to ABC for finally having the courage to do what had to be done.
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Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Google updates its Search app's Discover page to let users follow specific publishers and creators; it plans to add YouTube Shorts and X and Instagram posts — Google announced on Wednesday that it's updating the Discover page in its flagship Search app to allow you to follow specific publishers …
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Bloomberg:
Sources: Reddit is in early talks with Google to deepen integration of its content into Google's AI products, beyond its $60M data-sharing deal signed in 2024 — - Moving past a dollars-for-data model, Reddit seeks new deals — The social platform looks to bring new users into its forums
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Sources: NPR aims to trim $5M over the fiscal year starting Oct. 1 to balance its $300M annual budget but doesn't anticipate layoffs or major programming shifts — NPR executives are scanning the horizon for storm clouds even as they are planning a stand-pat budget for the upcoming fiscal year …
Emma Roth / The Verge:
Meta rolls out Horizon TV for Quest headsets, with apps including Disney+ and ESPN, and partners with Universal and Blumhouse to let users watch 3D movies — Disney Plus, Hulu, and ESPN are also joining the roster of Quest streaming apps. … Meta is making it easier to stream movies and TV shows on your Quest headset.
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
MSNBC's SVP of newsgathering, Scott Matthews, outlined key dates in the network's split from NBC News, leading to a full separation by the end of October — After nearly 30 years of sharing resources and editorial staff, the soon-to-be-renamed MS NOW will begin operating its own news operation Oct. 6.
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Reuters:
Comscore: movie auditoriums with enhanced formats like Imax or Dolby make up a record 14.9% of tickets sold in the US and Canada in 2025, up from 9.8% in 2019 — - Theater chains invest $1.5 billion in upgrades — Enhanced formats account for 14.9% of ticket sales
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Staff memos: Amazon MGM Studios Head of TV Vernon Sanders is stepping down; his longtime boss Jennifer Salke stepped down as Head of Amazon MGM Studios in March — After weeks of speculation, Vernon Sanders is leaving Amazon MGM Studios where he was Head of Global TV.
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CNN:
Half a dozen lawyers and scholars say President Trump's lawsuit against NYT lacks legal merit and its main purpose is to threaten criticism of the president — President Trump's defamation lawsuit against The New York Times is meritless, according to half a dozen lawyers and First Amendment scholars who spoke with CNN.
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Richard J. Tofel / Second Rough Draft:
David Ellison's lack of news expertise, combined with his changes at Paramount Skydance, indicate tough times ahead for CBS News and its staff — Learning about the limits of billionaires … Having a career that included stints as an executive at the Wall Street Journal …
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