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Eric Slivka / MacRumors:
Apple says that its Apple TV+ streaming service has been renamed Apple TV, “with a vibrant new identity”  —  Buried in its announcement about “F1: The Movie” making its streaming debut on December 12, Apple has also announced that Apple TV+ is being rebranded as simply Apple TV.
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Corbin Bolies / The Wrap:
WaPo joins Newsmax, the Atlantic, and the Guardian US in rejecting the Pentagon's new press restrictions ahead of a Monday deadline; OANN will sign the policy  —  Matt Murray, the executive editor of the Post, says the policy places “unnecessary constraints” on the First Amendment
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The New York Times Company:
The NYT says its journalists won't sign the Pentagon's revised press pass policy, arguing it threatens to punish them for First Amendment-protected reporting
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Bloomberg:
Sources: WBD has rejected Paramount's ~$20 per share takeover bid for being too low; WBD shares closed at $17.10 on October 10, giving WBD a $42.3B market cap  —  Warner Bros Discovery Inc. has rebuffed Paramount Skydance Corp.'s initial takeover approach for being too low, according to people familiar with the matter.
Derek Thompson:
How disparate forms of media and entertainment are converging on a continuous flow of episodic video, across streaming services, podcasts, and social media apps  —  A theory of culture and attention  —  A spooky convergence is happening in media.  Everything that is not already television is turning into television.
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Politico is using SMS to send news updates that sound “personal and urgent” to a select group of lawmakers, staffers, and lobbyists working at the US Congress  —  Everything from layoff plans to news that coffee shops will remain open in Government shutdown is good for text.
Steve Rose / The Guardian:
An interview with Ben Meiselas, who runs the left-leaning US media company MeidasTouch with his brothers Jordan and Brett, on Trump, right-wing media, and more  —  His channel, MeidasTouch, puts out 15 videos a day exposing Republican failings - and it is getting bigger audiences than Joe Rogan's.
Sohee Kim / Bloomberg:
A look at visual-effects studio Mofac, which is part of a wider rush in South Korea's film industry to integrate AI as it struggles with weak box office returns  —  When the pandemic shuttered studios and froze productions in 2020, many filmmakers saw their dreams collapse.
Discussion: The Korea Herald
Allison Johnson / The Verge:
Google updates Search to group paid results into a collapsible section with a single, larger “Sponsored” label at the top and a hide button at the bottom  —  Ads in your search results might be a little less annoying now. … Ads in Google search results are getting a more prominent label …
Sarah Ellison / Washington Post:
President Trump is using mainstream media as props in his show of force, while building a group of friendly influencers and journalists to advance policy goals  —  The president has long attacked the media as “fake news,” but the White House has created a new crop of journalists to advance its policy priorities.
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
The NBA takes full control of NBA TV and the NBA App for the first time since 2008, after ending its partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery  —  The league is taking full control over its cable channel and streaming platform, 17 years after Turner Sports and Warner Bros. Discovery first began running the operation.
Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net:
CNN plans a multiplatform initiative called CNN Creators, hoping to attract a younger audience, starting with a 30-minute weekly program on CNN International  —  A new show, called “CNN Creators - The Intro," will attempt to draw a younger news audience to the global channel.
Discussion: NCS | NewscastStudio, CNN and Variety
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Tyler Katzenberger / Politico:
California Governor Gavin Newsom signs AB 56, which requires that social media companies show users under 18 warning labels for “profound” mental health risks
 
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Alejandro Rojas / The Hollywood Reporter:
Parrot Analytics: movies made up ~50% of streaming revenue across Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, and WBD in 2024, up from ~27% in 2022, based on engagement data
New York Times:
How right-wing influencers, like Benny Johnson and Nick Sortor, are supplying the Trump administration's narrative around National Guard deployment in Portland
Mark Savage / BBC:
Sources: Paramount will stop airing five UK MTV channels at the end of 2025 but keep its flagship channel; some other non-US MTV channels are also set to close
Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:
Spotify users can now connect their accounts to ChatGPT so it can provide recommendations for tracks, artists, podcasts, and playlists
 

 
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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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