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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Trump threatens to sue the BBC over the Panorama edit, seeking “no less than $1B in damages” if he does not get a full retraction and an apology — A lawyer for President Trump said the BBC's editing of a speech he gave was “defamatory.” The broadcaster apologized on Monday for an “error in judgment.”
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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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Michael Savage / The Guardian:
Sources: BBC board member Robbie Gibb, who has links to the Conservative party, “led the charge” in pressuring the BBC's leadership over claims of systemic bias — Sources say Robbie Gibb amplified criticisms of Trump, Gaza and trans rights coverage, and had ‘a lot of oxygen in the room’
Michael Savage / The Guardian:
Inside the downfall of the BBC's top bosses: many see their departure as part of a wider political effort to shift BBC reporting to the right on key issues — The whirlwind that started when Deborah Turness came under attack at a board meeting is part of a wider political story, some say
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
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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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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Hannah Miller / Bloomberg:
Paramount plans an additional 1,600 job cuts as part of a goal to achieve $3B+ in cost savings; the new goal is $1B higher than Paramount's previous target
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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
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
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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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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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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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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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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.
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 …
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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.
