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4:25 PM ET, September 22, 2025

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The Hollywood Reporter:
Disney says Jimmy Kimmel's show will return to ABC on Tuesday and the suspension was “to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment”  —  The Walt Disney company in a new statement says the move was made “to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country.”
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Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net:
Sinclair reversed a decision to air a documentary on the life of Charlie Kirk in a Friday evening time slot normally reserved for repeats of Jimmy Kimmel Live
Axios:
White House says TikTok's new US entity would lease a copy of ByteDance's algorithm, which Oracle would retrain; US users wouldn't need to re-download the app  —  TikTok's new U.S. entity would lease its algorithm from Chinese owner ByteDance under the terms of a proposed deal between the U.S. and China …
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Erin Doherty / CNBC:
Trump says Lachlan and Rupert Murdoch may join TikTok US' ownership group; source: Lachlan is not likely to join on his own, but Fox Corp. may be involved  —  President Donald Trump said in an interview that aired Sunday that conservative media baron Rupert Murdoch and his son Lachlan …
Bloomberg:
A White House official says the US will not hold a golden share or equity in TikTok US and the new board will not have a member selected by the US government
Digiday:
The US v. Google ad tech trial, in which a judge ruled that the company illegally monopolized the digital ad market, begins its remedies phase  —  The ad tech trial many thought would go nowhere has done the unthinkable: it delivered.  Judge Leonie Brinkema ruled that Google illegally monopolized …
Ethan Stark-Miller / AM New York:
NYC's Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani cancels a planned town hall with WABC News following ABC's suspension of Jimmy Kimmel's show  —  Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani announced Monday that he is cancelling a televised town hall with WABC News planned for Sept. 25 in the wake …
Doug Shapiro / The Mediator:
As GenAI disrupts media content creation by lowering barriers and costs, value will shift to complements such as merchandise, live events, and exclusive access  —  The Logical Conclusion of Plummeting Creation Costs … There are a lot of open questions about how GenAI will affect the media business …
Reuters:
RSF says Chinese journalist Zhang Zhan, jailed from 2020 to 2024, has been sentenced to four more years on a charge of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”  —  - China jails citizen-journalist for second time, RSF says  — Zhang Zhan initially jailed in 2020 after documenting COVID in Wuhan
Jessica Davies / Digiday:
The Sun is betting big on original long-form video, with video's share of its digital revenue doubling to 18% since January; ~50 people now work on Originals  —  This article was provided as an exclusive preview for Digiday+ members, who were able to access it early.
Andrew Liszewski / The Verge:
Google adds Gemini to Google TV, starting on TCL's new QM9K series TVs and expanding to Google TV Streamer 4K and other major TV brands later in 2025  —  TCL's QM9K series TVs will be the first to offer Gemini on Google TV, with more devices getting it later this year.
 
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Status, the newsletter founded by ex-CNN media reporter Oliver Darcy, hires Brian Lowry as Hollywood correspondent and Natalie Korach as media correspondent
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Sarah Whitten / CNBC:
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William Christou / The Guardian:
CPJ: Israel's attack on a newspaper complex in Yemen on September 10, which killed 31 journalists, was the second deadliest attack on journalists ever recorded
Associated Press:
Trump's tactics against the media resemble approaches used by authoritarian leaders in other countries, such as Hungary and Serbia, to curtail critical coverage
Olivia Empson / The Guardian:
Police arrest a man suspected of shooting at Sacramento's ABC affiliate a day after protesters gathered to condemn the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel's show
 

 
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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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