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7:20 AM ET, November 15, 2025

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The Guardian:
President Trump plans to sue the BBC “for anywhere between a billion and $5B” next week, after the BBC rejected his compensation demands over a misleading edit  —  US president tells reporters he will sue the corporation for ‘anywhere between a billion and $5bn’
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Henry Mance / Financial Times:
A look at challenges BBC DGs face due to its vast size, like frequent ideological and commercial attacks, and maintaining impartiality in a polarized climate  —  As complaints over the editing of a Donald Trump speech topple another director-general, leading the broadcaster is once again looking like an impossible job
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Joel Simon / Columbia Journalism Review:
Sources: President Trump is being deployed against the BBC by those who want to defund the broadcaster, as its mandated license fee expires at the end of 2027
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr says he won't end the FCC's news distortion policy despite a petition from a bipartisan group of former FCC chairs and commissioners  —  Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr says he won't scrap the agency's controversial news distortion policy despite calls …
CNBC:
Google and Disney reach a deal to restore 20+ channels, including ABC and ESPN, on YouTube TV  —  Alphabet and Disney on Friday announced that they've reached a deal to restore content from ABC and ESPN onto Google's YouTube TV.  —  The deal comes after a two-week standoff between the two companies that started on Oct. 31.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Google and Disney's agreement gives YouTube TV users access to ESPN's full lineup of sports, including ESPN Unlimited, at no additional cost by the end of 2026  —  Through the new agreement, YouTube TV users will have access to ESPN's full lineup of sports including content from ESPN Unlimited
Jacob Bernstein / New York Times:
A profile of Olivia Nuzzi as she prepares for the December 2 publication of American Canto, a memoir about her career and her relationship with RFK Jr  —  The former political journalist has written a combustive portrait of America, President Trump and the scandal with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that upended her career.
Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
A look at Boston University's local news partnership, which provides local Boston news outlets with edited student-written articles they commission or approve  —  The Boston University Newsroom has published nearly 400 news articles in hyperlocal outlets in and around the city.
Sportico:
Sources: the MLS-Apple TV deal will end in 2029, three and a half years earlier than planned; compensation averages $250M for the three remaining full seasons  —  Major League Soccer's streaming partnership with Apple will now end three-and-a-half years earlier than the original decade-long term …
Ken Bensinger / New York Times:
US right-wing media first ignored the new Epstein emails, then was unified in focusing on a redacted name, showing how aligned it is with elected Republicans  —  Right-wing outlets have focused on a single redacted name in the 23,000 pages of correspondence related to Jeffrey Epstein that were released on Wednesday.
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Telegraph:
BBC Newsnight spliced footage in 2022 of Trump's Jan. 6 speech and then ignored concerns; Trump's legal team says the BBC “engaged in a pattern of defamation”
Austin Fuller / Current:
Chicago Public Media partners with alt-weekly Chicago Reader for a six-month pilot to sell ads and sponsorships; CPM brought in $13.1M in ads in 2024  —  Chicago Public Media is looking to boost advertising in a challenging environment by teaming up with a local alternative weekly to sell advertising and sponsorships.
Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
None of the 25 dramas and comedies in N. American theaters in the last three months had $50M+ in sales; October had the lowest box office on record, except 2020  —  It has been a brutal three months for dramas and comedies.  —  Some were heavily marketed.  Many were championed by critics.
 
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JTN Networks, parent company of Just the News, acquires The Post Millennial and Human Events, which has been featuring columns and podcasts from Jack Posobiec
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Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
RedBird Capital drops its £500M bid for the Telegraph Media Group, after intense pressure from the Telegraph newsroom and allies over the group's links to China
Melissa Korn / Wall Street Journal:
Despite price hikes, consumers aren't significantly recalibrating their streaming subscription habits, especially Netflix users who remain particularly loyal
 

 
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Bjarke Smith-Meyer / Politico:
Nikita Bier accuses the European Commission of trying to deceptively amplify the reach of its post about the €120M fine on X; X terminates the EC's ad account

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple's chip chief Johny Srouji told Tim Cook that he is seriously considering leaving soon; some execs floated elevating him to the CTO role

Lora Kelley / New York Times:
In recent months, several companies like Airtable, Handshake, and Opendoor have announced that they are “refounding”, as they scramble to add new AI features
 
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