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11:50 PM ET, September 26, 2025

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Lillian Rizzo / CNBC:
Sinclair says it will return Jimmy Kimmel Live! to its ABC affiliate broadcast stations today  —  Sinclair is returning “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” to its ABC affiliate broadcast stations beginning Friday, the company said in a statement.  —  The announcement comes three days …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Nexstar returns Jimmy Kimmel Live! to its stations and says its decisions were “independent of any external influence from government agencies or individuals”  —  Jimmy Kimmel is coming back nationwide on ABC stations across the U.S.  —  TV station group Nexstar said it will resume airing …
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
A profile of Nexstar CEO Perry Sook, who kicked Jimmy Kimmel off his stations and has criticized the “unbridled and ubiquitous reach of Big Tech and Big Media”  —  Nexstar's Perry Sook has taken aim at ‘unbridled and ubiquitous reach of Big Tech and Big Media’
Daniel Arkin / NBC News:
Sinclair asked ABC to hire an ombudsman, and says its decision to take down Jimmy Kimmel's program “was independent of any government interaction or influence”  —  The company, which operates 30 ABC affiliates, insisted that its “decision to preempt this program was independent of any government interaction or influence.”
Bloomberg:
Sources: ByteDance may get ~50% of TikTok US' overall profit, including a licensing fee of 20% of revenue, despite selling majority ownership to US investors  —  TikTok's Chinese parent company will likely get about half of the profit from the platform's US operation even after it sells majority ownership …
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Bloomberg:
The Trump administration's $14B valuation of TikTok's US business falls well below previous estimates of around $40B, considered a bargain by investors  —  The $14 billion valuation that the Trump administration has estimated for TikTok's US business falls well below projections …
Associated Press:
Trump signs an EO declaring that a proposed deal allowing TikTok to continue operating in the US will be a qualified sale that meets national security concerns
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
The Daily Caller's editor at large wrote a column calling for violence against progressive activists and “blood in the streets”; the EIC defended the column  —  The column, by editor at large Geoffrey Ingersoll, calls for “blood in the streets” in response to violence against conservatives.
Jay Peters / The Verge:
YouTube is testing AI hosts, who will share stories and trivia about the music users are listening to, in the YouTube Music app through its new Labs program  —  The hosts will share stories and trivia about the music you're listening to. … YouTube is adding AI hosts to radio and mixes …
Kevin Williams / CNBC:
As streaming services hike prices, consumer frustration grows, and streamers look to increase content stickiness and more to combat “serial churners”  —  The consumer TV landscape was once giddy with the prospect of cutting the cable cord, freeing viewers from increasingly high prices.
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Memo: Chris Rice steps down as co-CEO of Fifth Season, the production company behind Severance; Graham Taylor will be sole CEO, and Rice will remain an adviser  —  A 15-year partnership is coming to an end.  Chris Rice will be leaving his post as co-CEO of Fifth Season.
Bloomberg:
Meta plans to launch paid, ad-free versions of Instagram and Facebook in the UK, each costing £2.99 per month on the web, and £3.99 on iOS and Android  —  Meta Platforms Inc. will soon offer paid versions of Facebook and Instagram in the UK that will remove advertising from both platforms.
 
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Elissa Welle / The Verge:
As the lyricist behind AI artist Xania Monet signs a $3M record deal, experts say current copyright law may only protect the human-made expressive elements
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Filing: Lachlan Murdoch's fiscal 2025 compensation jumped to $33M, including a $3M salary and $10.6M in stock awards, up from $23.8M in 2024 and $21.8M in 2023
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
NBCUniversal warns customers that its networks may be dropped from YouTube TV if the two parties cannot reach a new distribution agreement by September 30
Juby Babu / Reuters:
Meta rolls out Vibes, a platform where users can create and share short-form, AI-generated videos, in the Meta AI app and on the meta.ai website
Blake Brittain / Reuters:
A US federal judge preliminarily approves Anthropic's $1.5B copyright settlement with authors
Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
Sources: Netflix will stream MLB's Opening Day game between the Yankees and the Giants in 2026, as part of a new three-year agreement with the streamer
 

 
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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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