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Tony Maglio / The Hollywood Reporter:
Bob Iger says upcoming changes to Disney+ include “game-like features” and “mostly short-form” user-generated content made with generative AI — Disney CEO Bob Iger hinted at “productive conversations” with unnamed AI companies that would protect IP but add new features …
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Disney says it plans to “invest approximately $24B in content across Entertainment and Sports in fiscal 2026, an increase of $1B compared to the prior year” — The company says it expects to spend $24 billion in content in fiscal 2026, an increase from $23 billion in 2025.
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Bob Iger says 80% of new sign-ups to ESPN's streaming service, which was launched in August, opt for the bundle that includes Disney+ and Hulu
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Paul Tenorio / The Athletic:
Sources: Apple and Major League Soccer agree to make all MLS games available on Apple TV for no extra charge in 2026, ending the MLS Season Pass subscription — PALM BEACH, Fla. — MLS will no longer be behind a separate paywall on Apple TV beginning in 2026.
Kevin Collier / NBC News:
A group of former FCC members petition the FCC to repeal its News Distortion policy, invoked by Brendan Carr in the 60 Minutes case, arguing it violates the 1A — The policy was directly referenced by FCC Chair Brendan Carr in disputes over Jimmy Kimmel and “60 Minutes.”
Michael Savage / The Guardian:
Sources: the BBC is prepared to formally apologize to Trump for the Panorama edit; an apology would allow it to push back on wider criticisms of its US coverage — The US president has threatened the BBC with a lawsuit over the editing of a Trump speech in an edition of Panorama
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Source: the BBC board held a surprise meeting on November 12 after President Trump demanded the BBC retract a Panorama documentary about January 6 and apologize
Source: the BBC board held a surprise meeting on November 12 after President Trump demanded the BBC retract a Panorama documentary about January 6 and apologize
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Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg:
The EU opens a DMA investigation into Google over allegedly demoting news outlets with promotional content; Google says this is part of its anti-spam efforts — Google is under investigation by European Union antitrust watchdogs over concerns it unfairly demotes some news results in a probe …
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Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
TikTok launches Bulletin board, which lets brands and creators share public, one-to-many messages to their followers, similar to Instagram's broadcast channels — TikTok announced on Thursday that it's launching “bulletin board,” a new feature that lets brands and creators share public, one-to-many messages to their followers.
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Nicole Sperling / New York Times:
Netflix is shifting its video game strategy to focus on popular titles like Pictionary, Boggle, and Tetris, playable on TVs with smartphones as controllers — Netflix has an answer with how to deal with weird Aunt Marsha on Thanksgiving night: Boggle! — Four years after the streaming giant …
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Matt Kapko / CyberScoop:
WaPo confirms personal data on ~10K employees and contractors was stolen from July 10 to August 22; it is among dozens of Oracle customers hit by Clop hackers — The newspaper said a “bad actor” contacted the company in late September, prompting an investigation that nearly a month later confirmed the extent of compromise.
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Owen Huchon / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at outlets in Belgium and France that are prioritizing independence from Big Tech and opting for open source or in-house software — From Google to Microsoft, European newsrooms often rely on tools built in Silicon Valley. Some are trying to break free, turning to open-source alternatives or home-grown solutions.
James Pomfret / Reuters:
Beijing's High Court rejects an appeal by veteran Chinese state media journalist Dong Yuyu to overturn a seven-year jail term for “espionage”, per his family — - Court rejects journalist's appeal against seven-year jail term — Family calls sentence unjust; vows to fight on
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Laura Pitel / Financial Times:
Bertelsmann, which oversees Penguin Random House, BMG, and RTL, appoints Thomas Coesfeld as CEO; he beat his older brother to run the family-owned business — Thomas Coesfeld, 35, gets nod to run Penguin Random House and BMG owner in early 2027 — A 35-year-old scion of the family …
