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6:40 PM ET, November 13, 2025

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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”
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Disney reports Q4 revenue up 3% YoY to $22.5B, DTC revenue up 8% YoY, and 196M Disney+ and Hulu subscribers, up 12.4M in Q3; DIS closes down 7.8%
Paul Tenorio / The Athletic:
Apple and Major League Soccer agree to make all MLS games available on Apple TV for no extra charge from 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.  —  MLS and Apple have agreed to alter …
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: the first-round bid deadline for WBD is November 20; Paramount wants the full company, and Comcast and Netflix are eying movie/TV studios and HBO Max  —  Warner Bros. Discovery is holding an auction process in the hopes of having it completed by the end of the year
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.”
Noor Nanji / BBC:
The BBC apologizes to President Trump for a Panorama episode that spliced parts of his January 6 speech together but rejects his demands for compensation  —  The BBC has apologised to US President Donald Trump for a Panorama episode which spliced parts of a speech together, but rejected his demands for compensation.
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 …
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.
April Ossington / Channel News:
Australia begins consultations with publishers and platforms on its News Bargaining Incentive, requiring Big Tech to pay local publishers or face new taxes  —  Global technology companies are facing mounting regulatory pressure, with the Albanese government moving ahead on new laws …
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.
Reuters:
After an antitrust probe, South Africa announces a ~$40M media support package from Google, which will fund national, community, and non-English language media  —  South Africa's competition regulator announced on Thursday a series of concessions from global tech platforms, including a 688 million rand …
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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The Guardian:
CBS, NBC, ABC, and Fox News are not currently registered to attend UN global climate conference COP30, and their coverage of negotiations is sparse
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Elissa Welle / The Verge:
Spotify starts rolling out Recaps, an AI feature for audiobooks that summarizes what users have listened to so far, in beta on iOS for select English audiobooks
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
NBCUniversal plans to launch cable sports channel NBCSN, with NBA games, Big Ten college football, and more, on November 17; source: NBCU is closing an MLB deal
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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
Jaspreet Singh / Reuters:
Deezer-Ipsos survey of 9,000 music listeners in eight countries: 97% can't distinguish AI-generated music, 73% support clear labelling of AI tracks, and more
Lucia Moses / Business Insider:
Condé Nast employees rallied in New York to protest recent firings and suspensions following Teen Vogue layoffs; NY AG Letitia James joined the rally
Erik Wemple / New York Times:
Emails: Michael Wolff, the journalist whose proximity to sources has drawn scrutiny from his peers, advised Jeffrey Epstein on Trump during the 2016 campaign
 

 
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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

Casey Newton / Platformer:
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