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8:15 AM ET, November 17, 2025

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Scott Nover / Washington Post:
A look at MSNBC's rebrand as MS Now, as it builds an independent newsroom, hiring 36+ reporters, aiming to maintain its liberal opinion and news analysis  —  Going it alone without NBC's name or deep bench of reporting talent, the newly rebranded cable news network is staffing up.
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Emma Rossiter / BBC:
Sky Sports shuts down its new female-focused TikTok channel Halo after three days, following online backlash for “sexist” posts, saying it “didn't get it right”  —  Sky Sports has scrapped its new female-focused TikTok channel, Halo, after it faced a backlash online …
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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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Starz is interested in buying Hearst and Disney's A+E, the owner of its namesake channel and the History channel, but A+E is seeking a wealthier buyer  —  Who wants to buy a bunch of declining TV networks?  —  Good afternoon from Los Angeles, and thanks to those of you who came to the podcast business summit this past week.
Max Tani / Semafor:
Vox launches its subscriber-only program on Patreon, offering access to Vox.com, ad-free content, livestream events, two new exclusive video series, and more  —  The Scoop  —  A prominent platform for creators and podcasters has wooed one of the original unpaywalled digital media brands.
Megan Cattel / Nieman Reports:
An interview with Lynsey Addario, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist, on conflict reporting, sexism in the field, and balancing motherhood and work  —  A new documentary captures Addario's work as a photojournalist balancing conflict reporting and motherhood.
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Axios:
Ezra Klein is moving from an opinion writer to a powerbroker, as sources say his partisan influence is raising concerns in the Democratic Party and the NYT  —  New York Times columnist Ezra Klein isn't content with opining about the Democratic Party — he's positioned himself as a powerbroker inside of it.
Liam Scott / Columbia Journalism Review:
An interview with TPM's Josh Marshall on the political blog turning 25, lessons from being an outsider, staying independent, ads vs. memberships, and more  —  Josh Marshall reflects on building “a tabloid for smart people” and how his politics blog survived in a “chaotic and unstable and bad business.”
Sohee Kim / Bloomberg:
A look at Webtoon's IP partnerships, as it struggles to gain traction in the US, which only accounts for ~10% of its sales despite having 155M+ MAUs globally  —  The company that popularized scrolling web comics is tapping Spider-Man and Darth Vader as part of its most ambitious move yet to crack the US market.
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
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CNBC:
Google and Disney reach a deal to restore 20+ channels, including ABC and ESPN, on YouTube TV
 
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