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2:50 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.
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
DC Comics President and Publisher Jim Lee says the company won't support AI-generated storytelling or artwork, as long as he and SVP Anne DePies are in charge  —  President Jim Lee says that fans value authentic human creativity in storytelling and artwork.
Discussion: Screen Rant, Futurism, Gizmodo and 80 Level
Jake Kanter / Deadline:
Tim Westwood, a BBC radio presenter for nearly 20 years before leaving in 2013, is charged with rape and sexual assault related to events between 1983 and 2016  —  Tim Westwood, the radio presenter who worked at the BBC for nearly 20 years, has been charged with rape and sexual assault by the Metropolitan Police.
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 …
Discussion: TVNewsCheck
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.
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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.
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: The Wrap and AdExchanger
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.
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
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 …
 
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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
Rhett Butler / Mongabay:
Q&A with Willie Shubert, VP of Programs at environmental news outlet Mongabay, about its global newsroom, publishing news daily in many languages, and more
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
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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
CNN:
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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