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2:50 PM ET, October 24, 2025

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Charles Gasparino / New York Post:
Sources: Trump administration prefers that Paramount Skydance buy Warner Bros. Discovery; a source says “who owns WBD is very important to the administration”  —  The Trump administration favors Paramount Skydance to buy Warner Bros. Discovery - and a number of rival bidders …
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Hannah Miller / Bloomberg:
The WGA says a deal combining Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery would be “a disaster” and that it will press regulators to block any such deal  —  The Writers Guild of America, which represents screenwriters and newsroom staffers, said it will oppose …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Automattic files counterclaims against WP Engine's October 2024 lawsuit and alleges that WP Engine has been abusing the WordPress trademark  —  On Friday, WordPress maker Automattic filed its counterclaims in the lawsuit initiated by hosting company WP Engine in October 2024 …
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Jessica DiNapoli / Reuters:
Oreo-maker Mondelez plans to use a generative AI tool in which it has invested $40M to cut marketing campaign costs by 30%-50%  —  - AI tool cuts ad production costs by 30% to 50% - exec says  — Mondelez has invested $40M in AI tool - exec says  — Rivals Kraft Heinz, Coca-Cola also using AI for ads
Jay Peters / The Verge:
Netflix shuts down Boss Fight Entertainment, the game studio behind mobile game Squid Game: Unleashed, after acquiring it in March 2022  —  More than three years after acquiring Boss Fight Entertainment, Netflix is closing it. … Netflix acquired Boss Fight in March 2022 …
Austin Fuller / Current:
National Federation of Community Broadcasters gets a $1.25M MacArthur grant; NFCB represents ~200 stations mostly serving rural and underrepresented communities  —  The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has awarded a $1.25 million grant to the National Federation of Community Broadcasters, NFCB announced Wednesday.
Discussion: @current.org and NFCB
Bloomberg:
Sources: Canal+ is exploring buying the remaining 30% stake in Showmax, Africa's biggest streaming service, from Comcast  —  Canal+ SA is studying the possibility of buying out the remaining stake in African streaming platform Showmax from Comcast Corp., people familiar with the matter said …
Discussion: Broadband TV News
Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Disney is alerting viewers that its networks, including ABC and ESPN, could go dark on YouTube TV if the two sides don't reach a deal by 11:59pm ET October 30  —  Just a month after reaching an agreement with NBCUniversal to avoid dropping its networks, YouTube TV has another potential blackout on its hands — this time with Disney.
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Former movie executive Bill Block launches GammaTime, a microdrama platform with more than 20 shows, with $14M in seed funding  —  Hollywood's next big bet is small—very small.  Traditional studios and startups are jumping on the microdrama bandwagon that has swept through China and is making inroads in the U.S. and elsewhere.
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Janko Roettgers / The Verge:
Microdrama platforms borrow aggressive, user-hostile monetization and retention tactics from free-to-play mobile gaming to fuel in-app purchases and ad revenue
Discussion: CMU and BBC, more at Techmeme »
 
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Kendra Barnett / Adweek:
WPP rolls out WPP Open Pro, a self-serve version of WPP Open, its AI-powered marketing platform that helps marketers build campaigns and develop creative assets
Marine Doux / Columbia Journalism Review:
Meta's removal of all ads on “political, electoral, and social issues” in response to an EU law has swept up thousands of promotional posts from news outlets
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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

A.J. Vicens / Reuters:
US and Canadian authorities warn that Chinese hackers are using the Brickstorm malware to install backdoor access within unnamed government and IT entities

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