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4:15 AM ET, October 14, 2025

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Scott Nover / Washington Post:
Newsmax, The Washington Times, and the Washington Examiner say they will not sign the Pentagon's new press restrictions; OANN says it has signed the policy  —  The Washington Post joined the New York Times, Newsmax and CNN in refusing to sign the restrictive new policy.
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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 …
Eric Slivka / MacRumors:
Apple renames its Apple TV+ streaming service to “simply” 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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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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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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
Elsa Keslassy / Variety:
Netflix's Ted Sarandos and filmmaker Guillermo del Toro plan to launch a stop-motion studio for training and research, located at the Gobelins school in Paris
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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:
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