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8:15 AM 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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Loree Seitz / The Wrap:
Sinclair says it will preempt Jimmy Kimmel's show on its ABC affiliate stations starting Tuesday as it discusses the show's potential return with ABC  —  The broadcaster, which has demanded an apology and Turning Point USA donation from the late-night host, will replace the time slot with local news programming
CNBC:
Source: Disney CEO Bob Iger and Dana Walden, co-chair of Disney Entertainment, made the decision to return Jimmy Kimmel Live! to air
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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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
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
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  —  The writers join from Vanity Fair and The Wrap, with Darcy also working with Stacey Farish on advertising and sponsorship opportunities.
Max Tani / Semafor:
Some left-leaning audiences are turning to independent outlets like Bulwark and Crooked Media, abandoning legacy media over their pro-Trump transgressions  —  THE SCOOP  —  Establishment media corporations' capitulation to the Trump administration has alienated Democrats …
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 …
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones, and Rupert Murdoch file to dismiss Trump's $10B defamation lawsuit over Jeffrey Epstein report, saying “the article is true”  —  “In an affront to the First Amendment, the President of the United States brought this lawsuit to silence a newspaper …
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
A look at MrBeast's entertainment company, which has ~$450M in annual sales but faced three years of losses due to high production costs of $3M-$4M per video  —  The master of viral videos now has a CEO to rein in spending on Lambos—and give his “banger content” an even wider reach.
more at Techmeme »
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 …
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
BBC:
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  —  A secret Russian-funded network is attempting to disrupt upcoming democratic elections in an eastern European state, the BBC has found.
 
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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
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
The RIAA amends its lawsuit against Suno, now accusing it of unlawfully “stream ripping” songs on YouTube and violating the DMCA
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
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Skye Pillsbury / The Squeeze:
An interview with Heavyweight senior producer Kalila Holt on getting laid off from Spotify, the show's new Pushkin chapter, Spotify's cut of the deal, and more
Sarah Whitten / CNBC:
SEC filing: Versant, preparing for a Nasdaq IPO, reports 2024 revenue of $7B, down from $7.4B in 2023, and 2024 net income of $1.4B, down from $1.5B in 2023
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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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