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The Chicago Tribune sues Perplexity for copyright infringement, alleging Perplexity's platforms lift Tribune content verbatim and divert traffic from the paper

Wall Street Journal: 54 mins ago

Sources: WBD is seeking another round of bids by Thursday's end and aims to finish the auction by year end; Netflix's bid is the highest so far, mostly cash

Jane Fonda / The Ankler: 3½ hours ago

Jane Fonda warns that a WBD merger in any form is an alarming escalation in media consolidation, threatening the entertainment industry and the First Amendment

Max Tani / Semafor: 4 hours ago

Sources: Atlas Obscura's co-founders were pushed out of the company amid clashes with CEO Louise Story, who has trimmed staff and changed editorial strategy

Mark Stenberg / Adweek: 5 hours ago

Bloomberg Media COO Julia Beizer is leaving the company, a source says to lead Microsoft's AI news product, working under Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman

Wendy Davis / MediaPost: 5½ hours ago

The New York Times, AP, RCFP, and other media organizations back an effort to block a new Texas law requiring app stores to verify users' ages

Kim Chandler / Associated Press: 7 hours ago

The University of Alabama suspends two student-run magazines, one focused on Black students and another on women's issues, citing federal anti-DEI guidance

The Guardian: 7 hours ago

Ireland, Spain, Slovenia, and the Netherlands exit Eurovision after Israel received an all-clear to compete; the BBC and Germany's SWR plan to participate

Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter: 8 hours ago

Versant says it has acquired Free TV Networks, which owns several digital broadcast and FAST channels, and INDY Cinema Group, which will fold into Fandango

Jamie Heller / Business Insider: 8 hours ago

Business Insider launches a monthlong pilot AI program to publish quick news stories, edited by BI editors, created using a GPT trained on its archives

Committee to Protect Journalists: 8 hours ago

Myanmar releases six journalists from prison, all detained following the military's 2021 coup, but continues to hold at least 27 journalists behind bars

Sara Fischer / Axios: 9 hours ago

MS NOW, formerly MSNBC, plans to launch membership subscriptions in the summer of 2026, offering events, curated insights, and moderated community spaces

James Faris / Business Insider: 9 hours ago

Kalshi strikes a deal with CNBC that will integrate Kalshi's prediction data into CNBC's channel, site, and app starting in 2026, days after striking a CNN deal

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter: 9 hours ago

CBS Evening News co-anchor Maurice DuBois will exit CBS News on December 18, as EIC Bari Weiss and President Tom Cibrowski overhaul the evening newscast

Sara Fischer / Axios: 10 hours ago

Thanksgiving NFL games averaged nearly 45M viewers each, up from 34.5M in 2024, driven by enhanced Nielsen measurement; streaming averaged 2.2M viewers, up 58%

Rob Waugh / Press Gazette: 10 hours ago

MyJobQuote, a trades-booking business, includes dubious “experts” who have provided AI-generated or misinformed commentary to the UK press at least 600 times

Mark Stenberg / Adweek: 11 hours ago

Condé Nast licenses its content for use across Microsoft Copilot experiences and hires Vasanth Williams as its new chief product and technology officer

Sam Becker / Fast Company: 11 hours ago

TBPN signs a partnership with the NYSE, giving the video podcast the same on-floor access enjoyed by major financial networks such as CNBC

Letter: Paramount expresses concern to WBD about the “fairness and adequacy” of the sales process, accusing WBD of favoring Netflix's offer

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Jane Fonda / The Ankler:

Jane Fonda warns that a WBD merger in any form is an alarming escalation in media consolidation, threatening the entertainment industry and the First Amendment

The Guardian:

Ireland, Spain, Slovenia, and the Netherlands exit Eurovision after Israel received an all-clear to compete; the BBC and Germany's SWR plan to participate

Robert Channick / Chicago Tribune:

The Chicago Tribune sues Perplexity for copyright infringement, alleging Perplexity's platforms lift Tribune content verbatim and divert traffic from the paper

James Faris / Business Insider:

Kalshi strikes a deal with CNBC that will integrate Kalshi's prediction data into CNBC's channel, site, and app starting in 2026, days after striking a CNN deal

Erik Wemple / New York Times:

The NYT sues the Pentagon in Washington, DC, arguing that the US DOD's new reporting restrictions infringed on its journalists' constitutional rights

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:

CBS Evening News co-anchor Maurice DuBois will exit CBS News on December 18, as EIC Bari Weiss and President Tom Cibrowski overhaul the evening newscast

Sara Fischer / Axios:

MS NOW, formerly MSNBC, plans to launch membership subscriptions in the summer of 2026, offering events, curated insights, and moderated community spaces

Max Tani / Semafor:

Sources: Atlas Obscura's co-founders were pushed out of the company amid clashes with CEO Louise Story, who has trimmed staff and changed editorial strategy

Mark Stenberg / Adweek:

Bloomberg Media COO Julia Beizer is leaving the company, a source says to lead Microsoft's AI news product, working under Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman

Kim Chandler / Associated Press:

The University of Alabama suspends two student-run magazines, one focused on Black students and another on women's issues, citing federal anti-DEI guidance

Sam Becker / Fast Company:

TBPN signs a partnership with the NYSE, giving the video podcast the same on-floor access enjoyed by major financial networks such as CNBC

Committee to Protect Journalists:

Myanmar releases six journalists from prison, all detained following the military's 2021 coup, but continues to hold at least 27 journalists behind bars

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