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2:15 PM ET, December 2, 2025

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Bloomberg:
Sources: Netflix files a new bid for Warner Bros. Discovery that is mostly cash, and is working on a bridge loan that totals tens of billions of dollars  —  Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. was fielding a second round of bids on Monday, including a mostly cash offer from Netflix Inc. …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Sources: Comcast, Netflix, and Paramount submitted second-round WBD bids on December 1; Paramount's includes financing from Apollo and Middle East wealth funds  —  Netflix reportedly made a mostly cash bid for the Warner Bros. streaming and studios entity; Comcast is also in the mix
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: as Disney prepares to name Bob Iger's successor in early 2026, parks chief Josh D'Amaro and TV head Dana Walden met with Disney's board this summer  —  Company is expected to promote from within, with parks chief Josh D'Amaro and TV head Dana Walden considered leading contenders
Jessica Hammers / Marketing Dive:
Snapchat launches the Winter Village, a shoppable AR experience that includes Chopard, Lancome, and Boss virtual shops, available through December 31  —  Chopard and other luxury brands are featured in the Snapchat Winter Village, a digital activation meant to mimic the in-person shopping experience.
Ben Jiang / South China Morning Post:
Chinese short-video company Kuaishou launches Kling Video O1, saying it is the first multimodal AI model to unify video generation, editing, and post-production  —  Kuaishou expects the new model's abilities to drive its adoption by filmmakers, production studios, advertisers and influencers
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
YouTube launches Recap, which lets users review their most notable video habits over the past year, in the US on desktop and mobile, arriving globally next week  —  The new annual insights feature lets you review your top channels, interests, and other viewing habits.
Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
Luma AI opens its first international office in London and appoints former WPP and Monks executive Jason Day to lead its global expansion outside the US  —  Putting multimodal artificial generative intelligence (AGI) into “the hands of creative professionals around the world - be they marketers …
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
The UK's Observer says editor Lucy Rock stepped down in September after being announced as the title's first female print editor in December 2024  —  The Observer has confirmed the departure of Lucy Rock who was announced in December as the first female editor in the title's 234-year history.
Adamya Sharma / Android Authority:
Netflix quietly removes support for casting from its mobile app to most modern TVs and streaming devices, including Chromecasts, regardless of subscription tier  —  Netflix will no longer support casting from your mobile to most TVs and streaming devices, regardless of the plan you're on.  —  •
 
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David Bauder / Associated Press:
A survey by the News Literacy Project of US 13- to 18-year-olds shows 84% use negative words including “boring”, “fake”, or “biased” to describe news media
NBC News:
A Florida jury awards Megan Thee Stallion $75K in her defamation suit accusing blogger Milagro Gramz of being a “puppet” for Tory Lanez, who shot Megan in 2020
Blake Brittain / Reuters:
The US Supreme Court hears arguments in a copyright case between ISP Cox Communications and record labels; labels say Cox should be liable for user infringement
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Andrew Deck / Nieman Lab:
In a November 24 ruling, an arbitrator found Politico violated key safeguards for AI adoption that was negotiated into a contract with unionized journalists
Dominic Patten / Deadline:
The White House's “media bias” page has “Media Offender of the Week” and “Hall of Shame” sections, with CBS News making the inaugural Media Offenders list
Adweek:
Omnicom announces a restructuring following its $13.5B acquisition of IPG, including plans to cut ~4,000 jobs globally
 

 
From Techmeme:

Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg:
Sources: Meta is considering deep budget cuts to its metaverse efforts in 2026, potentially as high as 30% and most likely including layoffs as early as January

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

Will Oremus / Washington Post:
Two studies suggest AI chatbots can shift political views more effectively than TV campaign ads, especially by presenting many claims, regardless of accuracy
 
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