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1:25 AM ET, October 28, 2025

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Matthew Belloni / Puck:
Sources: Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan is leaving Paramount after closing a major film and TV deal with NBCU; he was unhappy with Paramount's new regime  —  TV's top creator has just closed a massive deal with rival NBCUniversal for film and TV when his commitments with Paramount are up.
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Max Tani / Semafor:
Source: Bari Weiss is looking to poach conservatives from other networks and met with CNN personality Scott Jennings; Weiss reportedly approached Bret Baier  —  Bari Weiss hasn't said much publicly about the direction she wants to take CBS News in.  But her office meeting calendar is starting to show clues.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
CBS Evening News co-anchor John Dickerson says he plans to leave the network at the end of 2025
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
MSNBC President Rebecca Kutler says the news channel will officially rebrand from MSNBC to MS NOW on November 15, ahead of the planned spinoff into Versant  —  The rebrand of the cable news channel will take place Nov. 15, with a marketing effort launching next week.
Washington Post:
Grokipedia, a Grok-powered online encyclopedia, launches with over 885K articles; Elon Musk has touted it as a less biased alternative to Wikipedia  —  The right-leaning tech magnate is touting his own online encyclopedia as an unbiased alternative, but it went down after about an hour.  —  just now
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Etan Vlessing / The Hollywood Reporter:
Cinemark signs a deal with Imax to add 17 theaters, including four new US Imax laser projection screens, amid a rise in event cinema like Avatar: Fire and Ash  —  The rise of event cinema has exhibitors nabbing new Imax locations, even as they have their own branded premium large format screens …
Natalie Korach / Status:
Sources: CNN staff were taken aback when Mark Thompson suggested easing up on covering Trump's East Wing demolition after a rare White House visit last week  —  CNN chief Mark Thompson made a rare appearance at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., according to multiple people familiar with the matter.
David Folkenflik / NPR:
A look at the fight between NPR and the CPB over a $36M contract to operate a satellite distribution system for public radio stations  —  The chasm is widening between NPR and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the nonprofit that funneled federal dollars to public media until Congress killed that funding earlier this year.
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
NBC News unveils a marketing campaign that attempts to address low trust in news media, promoting the network as a place for “facts”, “clarity”, and “calm”  —  NBC News unveiled a new marketing campaign on Monday that attempts to address low trust in news media …
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Alice Brooker / Press Gazette:
How a focus on video helped News UK's Talksport transform from a radio station to a multi-platform sports brand, with 35M to 45M YouTube views per month  —  Talksport has invested in a studio upgrade to help boost video content as it further transitions from traditional radio station to being a more video-focused brand.
Michael Sainato / The Guardian:
ICE detained British journalist Sami Hamdi on October 26 at SFO; the Council on American-Islamic Relations says it was retaliation for his criticism of Israel  —  Trump ally Laura Loomer took credit for Sami Hamdi's detainment in move denounced as ‘affront to free speech’
 
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