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2:30 PM ET, October 16, 2025

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David Bauder / Associated Press:
About 40 to 50 Pentagon reporters turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon rather than agree to new US government-imposed restrictions on their work  —  Add AP News to Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
CNN plans to launch its All Access streaming subscription tier on October 28 for $6.99 per month or $69.99 per year in the US  —  CNN is making another go of it with a subscription service, announcing an Oct. 28 launch for its “all access” service at a price of $6.99 per month.
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Apple and NBCUniversal announce an Apple TV and Peacock Premium bundle for $14.99 per month, a 30% discount over the individual subscriptions  —  In addition to getting both services at a discount of more than 30 percent, Apple TV will add select Peacock programming, while Peacock will get selected Apple TV shows.
Natalie Korach / Status:
Vox hires Astead Herndon from the NYT to host a new video podcast and serve as editorial director starting on October 20, a significant loss for the NYT  —  Vox has poached Astead Herndon from The NYT to host a new video podcast and serve as editorial director, contributing to political coverage across all mediums for the outlet.
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
CBS News' Standards chief Claudia Milne announces her departure, becoming the first senior executive to leave since the arrival of Bari Weiss as EIC  —  Claudia Milne, who has overseen standards and practices at CBS News since 2021, announced her departure from the Paramount Skydance unit Thursday morning …
Jagmeet Singh / TechCrunch:
India-based Kuku, which offers audio and vertical video stories, raised an $85M Series C led by Granite at a ~$500M valuation and says it has 10M+ subscribers  —  Kuku, an Indian storytelling platform backed by Google, has raised $85 million in fresh funding as it aims to scale its audio …
Kendra Barnett / Adweek:
Meta opted out of the MRC's annual auditing program for brand safety in September; it still holds MRC accreditation for metrics including video viewability  —  Meta's brand safety accreditation from the Media Rating Council (MRC) has been stripped less than four months after it was issued, ADWEEK has learned.
Ben Mullin / @benmullin:
WaPo internally releases a beta version of Ripple, its AI product “to curate quality opinion journalism” from across the US and offer context from WaPo stories  —  new: The Washington Post is rolling out a beta version of Ripple, its A.I.-enabled opinion product. “The intention is to provide a range of recent perspectives from other publishers across America.” [image]
Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Le Monde joins more than 20 publishers in offering NYT subscriptions to some subscribers at no extra cost, exposing NYT to new audiences  —  A new subscription bundle with Le Monde, coupled with the promise of AI translation, underscore its untapped international audience
Jesse Whittock / Deadline:
Canal+ takes a 34% stake in French cinema operator UGC, with the option to build a controlling stake in 2028, and says UGC's content library will expand its own  —  Canal has signed an agreement for a 34% stake in French cinema operator UGC, as the London-listed Euro giant announced plans for a secondary listing in South Africa.
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Steven J. Horowitz / Variety:
Spotify partners with Sony Music Group, WMG, UMG, Merlin, and Believe to develop “responsible” AI products and says it will build a generative AI research lab  —  In a significant step towards interfacing with AI and its impact on the music industry, Spotify has partnered …
Annie Aguiar / Poynter:
Indiana University fired the adviser for The Indiana Daily Student, whose alums have won Pulitzers, showing how easily universities can seize student papers  —  By firing the Indiana Daily Student's adviser, IU showed how easily universities can seize control of the press they claim to support
 
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
NBC News cuts about 150 jobs, or about 2% of the NBC News Group's workforce, ahead of the spinoff of MSNBC and CNBC into Versant
 

 
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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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