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12:15 PM ET, December 16, 2025

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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump files a $10B defamation lawsuit against the BBC in a Florida court, alleging it deceptively doctored his January 6 speech in a Panorama documentary  —  President Donald Trump filed a defamation lawsuit against the BBC in Miami federal court on Monday night, seeking $10 billion in damages.
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Christal Hayes / BBC:
The BBC says “as we have made clear previously, we will be defending” against Trump's defamation lawsuit and “we are not going to make further comment”  —  The BBC has said it will defend itself against a $5bn (£3.7bn) lawsuit filed by US President Donald Trump …
Financial Times:
BBC lawyers argue that the Florida court has no jurisdiction over President Trump's case; Trump's lawyers counter that BritBox showed Panorama in Florida  —  US president's $10bn lawsuit over ‘Panorama’ documentary is branded ‘extravagant’ but adds to pressure on UK broadcaster
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
UK ministers say they are considering options for the BBC, including ads across its channels and subscriptions for older or more commercially oriented content  —  Broadcaster enters negotiations over new 10-year charter amid intensifying competition from online rivals
Discussion: Reuters, Deadline, The Guardian and The Drum
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Howard Stern signs a new three-year deal with SiriusXM, after a report earlier this year suggested that his show was about to be canceled  —  The radio host had been in talks with the satellite radio company for months, after a report suggested he would be exiting his post.
Byron Tau / Associated Press:
Sources: Bay Area radio station KCBS-AM, which faced MAGA backlash over ICE coverage, scaled back political reporting after Brendan Carr's threats of a probe  —  Before Jimmy Kimmel, there was KCBS.  —  Just six days into President Donald Trump's new administration, the San Francisco Bay …
Jacob Savage / Compact:
A writer argues that since 2014, DEI practices led to discrimination against white male millennials for entry-level and mid-level roles in Hollywood and media  —  For fifteen years I've scalped tickets to pay the bills.  But in January 2016 I almost managed a real career.
Lauren Thomas / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: DAZN is in advanced talks to acquire a majority stake in US regional sports broadcaster Main Street Sports Group, formerly Diamond Sports Group  —  British sports streaming company, eyeing U.S. growth, would take a majority stake in the broadcast partner for big league teams
Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg:
Instagram unveils its first TV app, initially available on Amazon's Fire TV as a test with plans to expand to other TV platforms  —  Meta Platforms Inc.'s Instagram unveiled its first dedicated TV app, which lets users watch the short-form video feature Reels on a larger screen.
Jessica Testa / New York Times:
Netflix announces a partnership with iHeartMedia to exclusively publish at least 15 video podcasts beginning in early 2026, including The Breakfast Club  —  The streaming service now has about 30 video podcasts lined up for 2026, including the influential radio show “The Breakfast Club.”
Jem Bartholomew / Columbia Journalism Review:
US Press Freedom Tracker: 32 journalists arrested or charged in 2025, vs. 50 in 2024, and 170 assaulted, nearly as many as the previous three years combined  —  A new report documents a hostile environment for US journalists this year, with 32 arrests and 170 assaults.
Reuters:
Russia calls Deutsche Welle an “undesirable organization”, a label it applies to entities it says undermine its constitutional order or national security  —  Russia's Ministry of Justice has labelled German media outlet Deutsche Welle an “undesirable organisation”, according to the ministry's website.
Discussion: Deutsche Welle
 
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