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Erik Wemple / New York Times:
The NYT, WSJ, WaPo, NPR, The Atlantic, Guardian, CNN, and others say they will not sign the Pentagon's new press restrictions ahead of a Tuesday deadline — The Washington Post, The New York Times, Newsmax and others said their journalists would not agree to the Defense Department's policies …
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David Ingram / NBC News:
Instagram overhauls Teen Accounts to align with PG-13 movie rating standards, block them from seeing accounts that share sexualized content, and more — After outrage over teens' well-being on Instagram erupted, the company said it would adopt the film industry's approach to content and aim to give teens a PG-13 experience.
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Benoit Berthelot / Bloomberg:
Publicis reports Q3 net revenue up 5.7% YoY to €3.53B, above est., and raises its 2025 revenue growth forecast to between 5% to 5.5% on strong ad and AI demand — Publicis Groupe SA raised its forecast for growth for the second time this year, benefiting from strong customer demand for artificial intelligence-led advertising.
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Marketing Dive, Adweek, Reuters, Publicis Groupe S.A, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, BMI and campaignlive.co.uk
Michael Schneider / Variety:
TiVo confirms that it exited the hardware business on October 1 when it stopped selling DVR devices and accessories, but says it will continue to offer support — The TiVo box, which sat at the cutting edge of television's early 2000s time-shifting viewer revolution, is no more.
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TheDesk.net, Engadget, David Preisman on LinkedIn and The Verge, more at Techmeme »
New York Times:
Q&A with Marc Maron on ending his WTF With Marc Maron podcast after 16 years, having President Obama as the final guest, never winning a Peabody Award, and more — The comedian, actor, and former podcaster discusses his decision to bring “WTF” to a close after 16 years and interviewing its final guest, Barack Obama.
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Alyssa Ray / The Wrap:
SAG-AFTRA praises California Governor Gavin Newsom for signing new legislation to protect a performer's likeness, saying it takes action “against AI abuse” — SB 683 was signed into law by the California governor on Friday — SAG-AFTRA voiced their appreciation for California lawmakers …
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iThinkDifferent, AppleInsider, Governor of California, Politico and Politico
Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
SAG-AFTRA announces a new agreement tailored for serialized microdramas, or “verticals”, with budgets under $300K that it plans to circulate later this month — The union will be circulating a new agreement for microdramas with budgets under $300,000 later this month.
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The Ankler, Variety, TVNewsCheck, @lukebarnett and Deadline
Sara Guaglione / Digiday:
Daily email newsletter 1440, which has 4.5M subscribers, is repositioning itself from a newsletter-only brand to a destination for explainers on its website — A series talking to C-suite executives about the str → Daily email newsletter 1440 is evolving into what it's calling a …
Committee to Protect Journalists:
Israeli authorities release 14 journalists and others who had been detained, most of them for four days, after sailing aboard a Gaza-bound flotilla — Israeli authorities have released 14 journalists and others who had been detained, most of them for four days, after sailing aboard the Wijdan …
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Australian culture brand Broadsheet launches a London edition, including a website, newsletters, and a free quarterly print magazine, to compete with Time Out — Australian culture brand Broadsheet has officially gone live in London after eight weeks under soft launch.
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Broadsheet London on Instagram and Press Gazette
Dietrich Knauth / Reuters:
SCOTUS declines to hear a challenge by Alex Jones to the $1.4B libel judgment awarded to Sandy Hook families; Jones argues the judgment violates his 1A rights — - Families of 2012 school shooting victims won lawsuit — Jones made false statements that the shooting was a hoax
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
WPP and Google strike a $400M deal to embed Google's AI tools like Veo in WPP marketing and give WPP early access to Google's latest video and image models — Access to Gemini and video generator Veo will allow for faster campaigns following Cindy Rose's first move
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