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4:15 PM ET, October 7, 2025

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Tyler Katzenberger / Politico:
California Governor Gavin Newsom signs a law banning excessively loud ads on streaming services like Netflix and Hulu, a US first, modeled on a 2010 federal law  —  “We heard Californians loud and clear, and what's clear is that they don't want commercials at a volume any louder than the level …
Erik Wemple / New York Times:
The US Defense Department says that journalists “are not required to submit their writings” before publication, in a revised draft of press access restrictions  —  The Defense Department on Monday loosened and clarified its new restrictions for press access to the Pentagon …
Erik Hayden / The Hollywood Reporter:
The Motion Picture Association calls on OpenAI to take “immediate and decisive action” to prevent copyright infringement on its Sora 2 service  —  The lobbying group, which counts all the major studios, called on the tech giant to at least acknowledge that it needs to follow established copyright law.
Associated Press:
Thirty Bob Ross paintings will be auctioned, and the proceeds, estimated at $850K-$1.4M, will go to public TV stations to help pay programming fees  —  Thirty paintings created by the bushy-haired, soft-spoken Bob Ross will soon be up for auction to defray the costs of programming for small …
Katie Drummond / Wired:
Q&A with Patreon CEO Jack Conte on social media algorithms, studying music at Stanford, streaming, paying out $10B, creators, TikTok, influencers, AI, and more  —  The man who cofounded Patreon is tired of influencers making content to get clicks.  He'd rather creators earn lifelong fans—and he has a plan for that.
Alex Ritman / Variety:
Amazon Prime Video quietly takes down James Bond artwork after facing a backlash for digitally removing guns from the posters  —  Last week, artwork for the franchise was posted on the Prime Video U.K. website in which, across each film image where a gun had previously been displayed, Bond had effectively been digitally disarmed.
Lauren Johnson / Adweek:
PayPal announces PayPal Ads Manager, which lets small and midsize businesses set up ads on their ecommerce websites, with a rollout planned in early 2026  —  The financial giant's new tool also manages ad spend.  —  Every company is an ad network these days—even your neighborhood coffee shop.
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Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
Sources: The Free Press hires Adam Rubenstein, who edited Senator Tom Cotton's controversial “Send in the Troops” NYT op-ed in June 2020, as its deputy editor  —  CBS News has tapped Adam Rubenstein — the conservative journalist who claimed in a viral essay that he was ostracized …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Paramount buys Bari Weiss' The Free Press, a source says for $150M; Weiss becomes CBS News EIC, reporting to David Ellison, not CBS News President Tom Cibrowski
Jim Magill / Dronelife:
The FAA's expansive ban on drones in Chicago raises concerns that restrictions will block aerial reporting on law enforcement actions during immigration raids  —  FAA issues expansive Chicago TFR to protect federal officers  —  By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill
Wall Street Journal:
How Israel's war in Gaza has engulfed the entertainment industry, including popular TV shows produced in Israel going dark on US streaming services like Netflix  —  The creators of shows such as ‘Fauda’ and ‘Tehran,’ along with critics of Netanyahu in the Israeli film industry, find themselves caught in the crossfire of war
 
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
MrBeast, who is set to earn an estimated $85M in 2025, says AI-generated videos could threaten creators' livelihoods, calling it “scary times” for the industry
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
UK filings: Piers Morgan's production company Wake Up Productions generated £17.1M in revenue in 2024, as he concluded his £50M, three year deal with News UK
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Swedish news giant Bonnier takes a majority stake in Danish digital outlet Zetland, which has 70,000 members, with subscriptions making up 80%+ of revenue
Josephine Walker / Axios:
A coalition of Chicago journalists, news associations, and others sue President Trump and top officials, alleging repeated 1A violations at an ICE facility
New York Times:
The US DOJ and Google wrap up a two-week remedies hearing in the US v. Google ad tech trial; both sides are set to offer closing arguments in November
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Instagram launches Rings, an awards program recognizing 25 top creators; the judging panel includes Spike Lee, designer Marc Jacobs, and Adam Mosseri
 

 
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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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