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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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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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Michael Schneider / Variety:
TiVo confirms that it exited the hardware business on October 1 when it stopped selling DVRs, but says it will continue to offer support for the products — 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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The Verge and ME, more at Techmeme »
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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Adweek, Reuters, Publicis Groupe S.A, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times and campaignlive.co.uk
Max Tani / Semafor:
Bari Weiss faces three major challenges: leading CBS through a big-picture structural change, building trust with staff, and building trust with the audience — The News — Bari Weiss' television prospects once appeared to be fairly bleak. — Following her departure from the New York Times in 2020 …
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LastWeekTonight on YouTube, Columbia Journalism Review, Variety, The Post Millennial, TV Insider and Mediaite
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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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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The Hollywood Reporter, WTF with Marc Maron Podcast, The Guardian, RADAR, @timothypmurphy.bsky.social, HuffPost, @barackobama.bsky.social, Deadline, Axios, NPR, The A.V. Club, Chicago Tribune, Inside Radio, Variety, Daily Kos, The Wrap, Rolling Stone, Althouse, CNN, Podnews, WTOP News, Los Angeles Times, Associated Press and Oh No They Didn't!
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 …
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.
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Bloomberg, Media Play News, Sports Business Journal, Cord Cutters News, TheDesk.net, Front Office Sports, Barrett Media and The Wrap
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.
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CNN, NCS | NewscastStudio, The Hollywood Reporter and Variety
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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TVNewsCheck, Variety, @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 …
Wall Street Journal:
Paramount acquiring WBD would require it to take on WBD's massive ~$35B debt load; Paramount has a market cap of around $19B, while WBD's is above $40B — David Ellison's company could take plan to create a sprawling media conglomerate directly to shareholders — A battle for the future of Warner Bros. Discovery is brewing.
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New York Post, Sports Business Journal, @ionlysayfacts, Front Office Sports and Cord Cutters News
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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
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
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