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2:55 PM ET, September 23, 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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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Sinclair and Nexstar say they will preempt Jimmy Kimmel Live!, meaning about a quarter of the ABC stations in the US won't be airing the show  —  Together, the two TV station groups, Sinclair and Nexstar, control more than 20 percent of ABC's local affiliates.
CNBC:
Source: Disney CEO Bob Iger and Dana Walden, co-chair of Disney Entertainment, made the decision to return Jimmy Kimmel Live! to air
Lucas Manfredi / The Wrap:
Disney announces price hikes for Disney+, Hulu, ESPN Select, and certain bundles, starting October 21  —  The increase comes after widespread calls for a Disney boycott amid Jimmy Kimmel's temporary suspension  —  Disney+, Hulu and ESPN's Select plan will get more expensive starting in October …
Reuters:
Reuters launches its Arabic website, the company's third dedicated language platform after English and Japanese, and says it will provide 100+ stories daily  —  By: Reuters Communications  —  Reuters today launched its new Arabic website, marking the company's third dedicated language platform in addition to English and Japanese.
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Internal report: global revenue at the Financial Times Group grew by 6% YoY to £540M in 2024; UK accounts for Financial Times Ltd show revenue up 2% to £454.6M  —  Advertising dips but paid-for content and events revenue grows in 2024.  —  Global revenue at the Financial Times Group …
Discussion: Talking Biz News
Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
In a letter to Rep. Jim Jordan, YouTube says it will reinstate creators it banned for COVID and election misinfo, and blames Biden officials for the bans  —  YouTube's parent company, Alphabet, on Tuesday said it would reinstate creators previously banned for spreading misinformation about COVID-19 and false election content.
Alistair Gray / Financial Times:
UK High Court orders Doctor Who actor Noel Clarke to pay The Guardian at least £3M to cover the outlet's legal costs after he lost his £70M+ libel suit  —  Order comes after British actor loses case against the news organisation over sexual misconduct investigation
Discussion: The Guardian and Screen
Jason Zweig / Wall Street Journal:
Jonathan Clements, who wrote 1,009 personal finance columns for the WSJ between 1994 and 2008, died on Sunday at 62, after being diagnosed with cancer last year  —  He wrote more than 1,000 personal-finance columns for the Journal and was a favorite of readers
Quinn Moreland / New York Times:
An interview with Noah Johnson, the new editor of the fashion magazine Highsnobiety, about “authenticity” as a core editorial principle and more  —  Noah Johnson, the new editor of Highsnobiety, wants to bring the glossy down to earth.  —  “The most important editorial principle …
Julian Wyllie / Current:
Cascade PBS in Seattle lays off 12% of staff, or 17 employees, due to the federal funding rescission and will stop producing long-form written journalism  —  Cascade PBS in Seattle is cutting 17 employees in response to the rescission of federal funding to public broadcasting.
Discussion: KING-TV, FOX 13 Seattle and MediaPost
Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Note to staff: WaPo says journalists can now use video to respond in the comments section of their articles, and it's using AI to block “hateful” comments  —  In a note to staff, WaPo says it is introducing video comments for staff, allowing staff to engage in the comments section of their articles (while using AI to block “hateful” comments and surface interesting comments) [image]
Discussion: Fast Company and twitchy.com
Kerry Flynn / Axios:
Future launches Collab, an initiative that integrates creator-led content across its portfolio; creators are hand-selected and paid flat fees as contributors  —  Future has launched Collab, a new initiative for creator-led content that runs across its portfolio of media brands including Marie Claire …
Discussion: Future
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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
 
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Some left-leaning audiences are turning to independent outlets like Bulwark and Crooked Media, abandoning legacy media over their pro-Trump transgressions
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An investigation finds a Russian-funded news network aiming to disrupt Moldova's upcoming elections through fake news undermining Moldova's pro-EU ruling party
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
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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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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

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

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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