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9:15 PM ET, May 17, 2023

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Wall Street Journal:
Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signs the country's first bill that bans TikTok in a state, set to go into effect on January 1, 2024  —  Ban is slated to take effect next year—if it survives expected litigation  —  Montana's governor signed the country's first bill that outright bans TikTok …
Matthew Keys / Fierce Video:
Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch says the company still thinks cable and satellite TV offer the best consumer value and reach for its news and premium sports programs  —  Fox Tubi TV linear television sports  —  Fox Corporation CEO Lachlan Murdoch said the media company still believes traditional cable …
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Lachlan Murdoch says Fox settled with Dominion to avoid a distracting, long legal battle, which he says Fox would have won, and defends dropping Tucker Carlson  —  Fox Corporation CEO Lachlan Murdoch compared CNN's town hall last week with Donald Trump to Fox News' post-2020 election coverage …
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Netflix says its ad tier has nearly 5M global MAUs, with a median age of 34, six months after launch, and makes up 25%+ of signups in countries with the option  —  In its inaugural upfront advertising event, executives touted the the streaming service's growing ad tier, and unveiled new sponsorship options.
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Wall Street Journal:
Antenna: Netflix's $6.99 ad tier had 937,616 US subscribers in March 2023, out of ~55M, and Disney+'s ad tier, launched a few weeks after Netflix, had 863,791
Charlotte Klein / Vanity Fair:
The New York Times launches New York Times Audio for iOS after ~1.5 years in private beta, offering short-form stories, daily news show The Headlines, and more  —  While the rest of the audio industry craters, the Gray Lady debuts a one-stop app for subscribers, with new short-form stories and an even shorter daily morning podcast.
Jo Yurcaba / NBC News:
Penguin Random House, PEN America, and others sue a Florida school district for removing 10 books related to race and LGBTQ topics after a teacher complained  —  The publishing house, five of its authors, parents and an advocacy group allege that removing the books discussing race and LGBTQ people violates the First Amendment.
Associated Press:
Photographers pursued a car carrying Prince Harry and Meghan Markle after a NYC charity event on May 16, forcing them to briefly take refuge in a police station  —  Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, were trailed in their car by photographers as they left a New York City charity event Tuesday night …
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
CNN selects Kaitlan Collins, who hosted the Donald Trump town hall, to host a new 9pm ET weeknight show, elevating her to one of cable's most coveted time slots  —  The appointment caps a fast rise at the network by Ms. Collins, 31, who previously covered the Trump and Biden administrations.
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Jennifer Elias / CNBC:
Docs: Google plans to use new AI models for ads, customer service, and to help YouTube creators, and is working on an internal Stable Diffusion-like product  —  - Google has approved several ad-related artificial intelligence projects to help advertisers and YouTube creators, internal documents show.
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Wayne Friedman / MediaPost:
Warner Bros. Discovery launches WBD Stream, an in-house programmatic platform that lets marketers access digital video inventory from its networks and platforms
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CNBC:
Comcast CEO Brian Roberts says Disney is more likely to buy Comcast's 33% stake in Hulu than sell its 66% stake to Comcast in early 2024
Joann Muller / Axios:
A bipartisan group of US senators introduces a bill preventing EV carmakers from removing AM radio, arguing the medium is used to communicate during emergencies
Tech Transparency Project:
Researchers find that YouTube recommends videos on guns and school shootings to young gamers, despite the platform's policies against “violent or gory content”
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Reuters:
The Cyberspace Administration of China claims to have closed 107K counterfeit news outlet and anchor accounts and removed 835K pieces of content since April 6
Jennifer Schuessler / New York Times:
Masha Gessen resigns from the board of free expression group PEN America after the group canceled a panel with Russian writers when Ukrainian writers objected
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
A New York appeals court reinstates parts of a sexual assault lawsuit against former ABC News producer Michael Corn; a lower court dismissed the lawsuit in 2022
Jeanie Bergen / The Cut:
A TV writer describes her career path, sporadic income, side gigs, and expenses to explain why she is on food stamps now and why the WGA strike is necessary