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1:45 PM ET, October 9, 2025

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BBC:
Sources: UEFA's next soccer broadcast rights sale could fetch £4.3B per year, up from £2.9B per year in the 2024 deal, as it targets streaming platforms  —  Europe's top clubs could cash in on streaming rights as Uefa looks to raise over £4bn per year from its next TV deals.
Tony Maglio / The Hollywood Reporter:
Fox Entertainment takes an equity stake in Holywater, which primarily uses AI to create vertical microdramas on platforms such as My Drama and My Muse  —  “Development deals with top Hollywood talent will be unveiled soon,” the companies say.  —  Fox just went big into microdramas.
Scott Roxborough / The Hollywood Reporter:
Fremantle names James Duffen as CEO of its “AI native” Imaginae Studios, launched in April; Duffen is managing director of investment group Aurelius Advisers  —  James Duffen, who joins Fremantle from investment group Aurelius Advisers, will take over as CEO of the new …
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Mrinmay Dey / Reuters:
Sources: Disney has opted out of having its IP appear in OpenAI's Sora app; CAA says OpenAI is exposing artists to “significant risk” with Sora  —  Hollywood's premier talent agency, Creative Artists Agency, said on Thursday OpenAI is exposing artists to “significant risk” through its new AI video-generating tool Sora.
Axios:
Memo: People Inc., formerly called Dotdash Meredith and holding 40+ digital and print lifestyle brands, is laying off 6% of its workforce, or 226 people  —  While days like these are tough, we are confident in People Inc.'s future and focused on our plans," Vogel said in the staff memo, noting the cuts will impact various departments.
Discussion: AdExchanger and The Wrap
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Duolingo launches a five-episode anime series in collaboration with Titmouse, premiering October 13 on YouTube, as a marketing campaign  —  Language-learning app Duolingo has cast Duo — its adorable and plucky owl mascot — as the star of the company's first-ever anime series, “最 …
Status:
Sources: CBS News staff are viewing Bari Weiss skeptically, as senior leaders cautiously get to know her; Weiss' “do the fucking news” line drew eye rolls  —  It also allowed Weiss, some 72 hours into her new role, to get face time with the Tiffany Network troops she now leads.
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Netflix is making its video games available on smart TVs and streaming devices like Roku for the first time, with phones serving as controllers  —  Netflix Inc. wants you to play Boggle in between binges of Stranger Things.  —  The streaming service is making its video games available …
Emmanuel Morgan / New York Times:
A profile of Twitch streamer Kai Cenat, who has 19M followers on the platform, many of them young people, and drew nearly 50M viewers to a monthlong stream  —  With his boisterous antics, Cenat has gained 19 million Twitch followers and the attention of celebrities who covet that audience.
Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:
SoundCloud evolves into a more social platform with the introduction of new community-oriented features, including playlists based on friends' likes  —  Music streaming app SoundCloud is evolving into a more social platform with the introduction of new community-oriented features.
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Josh Sim / SportsPro:
The Athletic partners with EA Games to provide written and short-form video content in the EA Sports app and be integrated into key EA Sports video games  —  - The Athletic to be integrated into EA Sports' games  — Amazon Prime Video's ‘Faceoff: Inside the NHL’ docuseries to feature directly in NHL 26
 
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Rob Waugh / Press Gazette:
A UK PR agency offers a £250 per month AI tool called Olivia Brown that creates press releases and expert quotes, “relentlessly” emails journalists, and more
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The Pentagon Press Association formally objects to new US Defense Department rules “that appear designed to stifle a free press” and “further isolate reporters”
 

 
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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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