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9:30 AM ET, October 9, 2025

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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 …
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
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.
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.
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
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: TVNewsCheck and The Gateway Pundit
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.
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.
 
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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
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
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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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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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