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2:40 PM ET, October 15, 2025

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Spotify:
Spotify's video podcasts deal with Netflix will bring 16 shows to the platform, including The Bill Simmons Podcast, The Rewatchables, and Serial Killers  —  Early next year, your favorite video podcasts are getting a bigger stage.  Spotify and Netflix are teaming up to bring sports, culture …
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Spotify taps Netflix to distribute select sports, culture, lifestyle, and true crime video podcasts from Spotify Studios and The Ringer in the US in early 2026
New York Times:
Spotify's deal to bring video podcasts to Netflix prevents shows from airing in full on YouTube; Netflix won't run ads, but Spotify's integrated ads will remain
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Source: NBC News cuts about 150 jobs, or about 2% of its workforce, ahead of the spinoff of MSNBC and CNBC into Versant  —  The cuts come ahead of Comcast's Versant spinoff, which will see MSNBC and CNBC cleaved off from the rest of the NBC News Group.  —  Layoffs hit NBC News Wednesday …
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Verity Townsend / IGN:
Japan says it formally requested that OpenAI refrain from infringing on Japanese IP, including anime, manga, and games, calling them “irreplaceable treasures”  —  “We are a country that has captivated the world with the creative power of anime, games, and music.”
Ben Croll / Variety:
As viewers move online, animation studios are forced to find new ways to finance their work; YouTube is emerging as a testing ground and launchpad for originals  —  To reach audiences migrating online, producers must develop new financing and distribution models beyond traditional broadcaster support
Discussion: Screen Rant and Thurrott
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
An interview with YouTube CEO Neal Mohan on YouTube as the future of TV, paying out $100B+ to creators, partnering with the NFL, scripted content, and more  —  In two decades, the app has grown from a user-generated circus into the most powerful platform on earth.
Lucas Manfredi / The Wrap:
Netflix is merging Scanline, the VFX company it acquired in 2021, with Eyeline, its virtual production and R&D unit, to form a one-stop shop for digital tools  —  The streamer is merging its research lab Eyeline with longtime VFX house Scanline to create a one-stop shop for digital tools to better help creatives
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
DMG Media launches two social publishers to produce original content for the Daily Mail's TikTok and Instagram; its social channels have 150M followers in total  —  Daily Mail publisher DMG Media has launched two dedicated social publisher arms, “doubling down” on reaching young people and what they can offer advertisers.
Trishla Ostwal / Adweek:
Over 20 ad tech companies including PubMatic, Optable, and Yahoo launch the Ad Context Protocol, a new open standard to support future agentic advertising  —  A consortium of ad tech companies is laying the groundwork for the next evolution of automated advertising.
Brittany Gibson / Axios:
AdImpact: the US DHS has spent $51M+ in 2025 on ads thanking President Trump for securing the border, making it the most expensive political ad campaign in 2025  —  The most expensive political ad campaign of the year is being run by the Department of Homeland Security.
Scott Nover / Washington Post:
The WaPo, the NYT, the WSJ, the AP, Reuters, Newsmax, the Daily Caller, defense trade publications, and 40+ news outlets reject the Pentagon's new press policy  —  The network, which is generally supportive of the Trump administration, has joined ABC, CBS, NBC and CNN in not signing the Defense Department press policy.
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Isaac Schorr / Mediaite:
Trump shows support for Pete Hegseth's Pentagon press restrictions, saying “the press is very dishonest”, after expressing skepticism about the rules last month
 
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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

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

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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