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Lewis Goodall / Goodall and Good Luck:
An ex-BBC editor says Panorama's editing error is a minor issue exaggerated by right-wing newspapers and social media, but the BBC needs major internal reforms — It is not for me to defend the BBC. I have spoken before about my views of the corporation and its limitations.
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Ellise Shafer / Variety:
Outgoing BBC DG Tim Davie acknowledges that the BBC “did make a mistake” in Panorama's Trump edit, but says “I think we've got to fight for our journalism” — Outgoing BBC director general Tim Davie, who resigned on Sunday amid a scandal over documentary program …
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Trump thanks the Telegraph for “exposing” that BBC Panorama had misleadingly edited his January 6 speech; BBC got a letter threatening legal action from Trump
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Ellise Shafer / Variety:
BBC Chair Samir Shah says the Panorama edit “did give the impression of a direct call for violent action” and apologizes for the “error of judgement”
BBC Chair Samir Shah says the Panorama edit “did give the impression of a direct call for violent action” and apologizes for the “error of judgement”
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Michael Savage / The Guardian:
BBC DG Tim Davie and BBC News CEO Deborah Turness resign, after the BBC was accused of “serious and systemic” bias on topics like Trump, Gaza, and trans rights
BBC DG Tim Davie and BBC News CEO Deborah Turness resign, after the BBC was accused of “serious and systemic” bias on topics like Trump, Gaza, and trans rights
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Greensburg Tribune-Review:
A US appeals court panel orders the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette to restore striking journalists' benefits from 2017, ruling the paper bargained in bad faith — Because you are coming from a location (Texas) covered by a Privacy Law, many of the features of TribLIVE.com, like videos and social media elements are disabled.
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Reuters:
Paramount says it will invest $1.5B+ to grow its streaming business and revitalize its film studio in 2026; David Ellison says its 2025 films “underperformed” — Paramount Skydance (PSKY.O) said it will make incremental programming investments of more than $1.5 billion next year …
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Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
Sony Music reports Q2 revenue up 21% YoY to ~$3.5B, operating income up 28% to ~$749M; Sony Pictures' revenue drops 3% to ~$2.2B, operating income falls to $90M — Sony Group Corporation lifted its annual earnings forecast after posting double-digit profit growth for the July-September quarter …
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Gian Volpicelli / Bloomberg:
Sources: the EU plans to designate WhatsApp's Channels as a Very Large Online Platform under the DSA, meaning it must meet moderation and transparency standards — Meta Platforms Inc.'s messaging service WhatsApp will face stricter rules under the European Union's content moderation rulebook …
Lucas Manfredi / The Wrap:
Paramount reports streaming business revenue up 17% YoY to $2.17B, driven by a 24% increase in Paramount+ revenue to $1.77B, with 79.1M subscribers globally — The media giant's revenue was flat at $6.7 billion, weighed down by declines in TV advertising and distribution
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Paramount releases its first earnings since the Skydance takeover, reporting Q3 revenue of $6.7B, DTC revenue up 17% YoY, and a $257M net loss; PSKY jumps 5%+
Paramount releases its first earnings since the Skydance takeover, reporting Q3 revenue of $6.7B, DTC revenue up 17% YoY, and a $257M net loss; PSKY jumps 5%+
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Adam Leventhal / The Athletic:
How US-based ACE, led by the MPA, took down illegal sports streamer Streameast, which had 136M global users per month, £4.9M in ad revenue, and £150K in crypto — Online reaction to the news about September's takedown of Streameast, the world's largest illegal sports streaming platform, was instructive.
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Major streaming platforms are increasingly adopting “pause ads”, which appear when viewers pause content and can include full-screen, interactive formats — A moment that is frozen in time has become one of the media industry's hottest areas of focus.
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Kat Tenbarge / Wired:
Amazon's House of David Season 2 had 350 to 400 AI-generated shots, up from 70+ in Season 1, using 10 to 15 tools from companies like Runway, drawing criticism — The show, which follows David's ascent to King of Israel, used four times as much AI this season, including for many of its battle scenes.
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Reuters:
A Munich court sides with Germany's music rights society GEMA in a case against OpenAI, saying OpenAI can't use song lyrics without a license; OpenAI can appeal — A German court on Tuesday sided with the country's music rights society GEMA in a closely watched copyright case against U.S.-based artificial intelligence firm OpenAI.
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CNN:
President Trump asks SCOTUS to toss the $5M civil case that found he sexually abused and defamed E. Jean Carroll, after an appeals court denied review in June — President Donald Trump on Monday asked the US Supreme Court to review the $5 million civil case that found he sexually abused and defamed magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll.
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Reach agrees to pay “substantial damages” to Bob Vylan frontman Pascal Robinson after the Manchester Evening News wrongly reported he performed Nazi salutes — Reach has apologised and will pay £16,000 in damages to Bob Vylan frontman Pascal Robinson after the Manchester …
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