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5:45 AM ET, October 9, 2025

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Charles Gasparino / New York Post:
Sources: Paramount Skydance is in talks with private equity firms including Apollo Global Management to join its potential $60B bid for Warner Bros. Discovery  —  Paramount Skydance chief David Ellison is in talks with major private equity firms to join his possible bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery …
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”  —  Military officials are pushing forward with new restrictions on the Pentagon press corps despite objections …
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.
Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
A New York appeals court rules that Chris Cuomo can't revive his bid to disqualify the arbitrator overseeing his $125M claim against CNN over his 2021 firing  —  The former CNN anchor initiated the proceedings after he was fired by the network for giving advice to his brother, who was accused of sexual harassment.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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  —  If you liked this story, share it with other people.  —  Page link … See All Key Ideas  —  For Willie Shubert, journalism is a kind of cartography.
Discussion: Conservation news
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 …
Discussion: BMI, more at Techmeme »
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  —  A British SEO/digital PR agency is selling an automated AI PR tool which generates entire PR campaigns …
Glenn Peoples / Billboard:
Live Nation plans to offer $1.3B of convertible senior notes with 2031 due dates, seeking to repay existing debt and possibly fund concert venues  —  As of June 30, the concert giant had $6.48 billion of debt on its balance sheet. … Live Nation plans to offer $1.3 billion of convertible senior notes …
Jeremy Barr / @jeremymbarr:
[Thread] Filings in the Fox News/Smartmatic case show internal criticism from Fox employees about coverage, including their condemnation of opinion hosts  —  Some filings made public yesterday in the Fox News/Smartmatic case include some internal criticisms from Fox employees about coverage (I BELIEVE from an internal 2020 company survey) One said: “The content we produce has made the world, and especially our country, a worse [image]
 
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Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Lemonade Stand, a business podcast launched seven months ago by three Twitch streamers, grows to over 16,000 Patreon subscribers, generating $58K+ per month
Colby Hall / Mediaite:
On his two-year anniversary as CNN CEO, Mark Thompson talks about the core value proposition of CNN, cable news, CNN's alleged left-leaning bias, and more
Discussion: TVNewsCheck
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Filing: PA Media Group reports 2024 revenue up 3% YoY to £116.3M, its eighth consecutive year of revenue growth, but profit before tax declined by 4% to £8.6M
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Marc Caputo / Axios:
HarperCollins UK apologizes to Melania Trump and recalls a book that repeated unverified claims that Jeffrey Epstein helped introduce her to President Trump
Washington Post:
An analysis of 1,100 TikTok users' watch histories across six months in 2024 shows just how effective TikTok is at getting even its heaviest users to watch more
Lucy Schiller / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at low-power radio stations, which are hyperlocal, focused on emergency notifications and community voices, and usually very budget-constrained
Oliver Darcy / Status:
Sources: WaPo plans to launch video podcasts, one hosted by columnist Megan McArdle next month and a flagship show led by Opinion Editor Adam O'Neal in January
 

 
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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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