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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” …
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.
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 …
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 …
The News Minute:
India's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting orders the takedown of 138 YouTube videos and 83 Instagram posts on Adani Enterprises, citing a court order  —  The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has warned digital publishers and commentators, including Ravish Kumar, Dhruv Rathee …
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.
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.
Jake Kanter / Deadline:
The UK says it wants to change the law to ensure public service media content appears prominently on major video sharing platforms, implicitly targeting YouTube  —  UK culture secretary Lisa Nandy has said that the government is prepared to change legislation to ensure that YouTube carries public service content prominently.
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