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8:30 AM ET, January 23, 2025

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Journal Sentinel:
Milwaukee TV station WDJT-TV drops meteorologist Sam Kuffel after she criticized Elon Musk's gesture at the inauguration on her personal Instagram account  —  Daniel Bice Mary SpicuzzaMilwaukee Journal Sentinel  —  A Milwaukee TV weather forecaster has been dropped by her station …
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Donald Trump nominates Media Research Center founder L. Brent Bozell III to lead the US Agency for Global Media; the post requires Senate confirmation  —  L. Brent Bozell III, founder of the conservative watchdog group Media Research Center, is Donald Trump's choice to lead the U.S. Agency for Global Media …
Bloomberg:
An analysis of two years of episodes by nine prominent podcasters shows how they became mainstream sources for young men and rallied support for Trump's agenda  —  Podcasters including Joe Rogan, Theo Von and Logan Paul are mobilizing America's men to lean right.  An analysis of over 2,000 videos shows how.
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
FCC Chair Brendan Carr restores three of four complaints against TV stations that his predecessor had dismissed; all three align with Trump's gripes about media  —  Brendan Carr, newly installed as chairman of the FCC under the new Trump administration, is reviving a trio of complaints aimed at NBC …
Steven J. Horowitz / Variety:
Sean “Diddy” Combs files a defamation lawsuit against NewsNation parent Nexstar Media, a man who claims to have illicit tapes of Combs, and the man's attorney  —  The suit, filed today in New York, names Courtney Burgess, who was subpoenaed for grand jury testimony in Combs' case …
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Mark Thompson previews CNN's paid streaming service, says CNN plans to launch a subscription in 2025 for “lifestyle” content, and cuts ~200 jobs in its TV unit  —  Mark Thompson has promised to reinvent CNN since he arrived in 2023.  Now, he is remaking the network's TV lineup and its work force.
Katie Deighton / Wall Street Journal:
A look at growth of sponsorships and ads for independent newsletters on platforms like Substack and Beehiiv: rates, formats, and management tools vary widely  —  Authors are using DIY methods to moonlight as media sellers as ads begin to infiltrate their newsletters
Katie Campione / Deadline:
Luminate: TV production declined 7% YoY in 2024, Netflix produced 22% fewer US series in 2024 than in 2022 but remains far ahead of its competitors, and more  —  TV production was still down last year, albeit decreasing at a slower rate than the year prior, down 7% from 2023 …
Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
A New York Supreme Court judge clears the way for WBD's lawsuit over South Park streaming rights to proceed against Paramount Global and MTV  —  The summary judgment ruling opens the door to discovery on Paramount's understanding of its deal with WBD and, possibly, Paramount's viewership …
Discussion: TVNewsCheck, Deadline, AV Club and The Wrap
Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Chris Brown sues WBD and others for $500M over sexual assault claims in the documentary Chris Brown: A History of Violence, released on October 27, 2024  —  Chris Brown may like Donald Trump, but the ‘Weakest Link’ singer really doesn't like Warner Bros. Discovery.
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Max and Starz launch a streaming bundle on Prime Video in the US, costing $20.99/month, about 25% less than subscribing to each service separately  —  Max and Starz are joining forces in a new streaming bundle launching on Prime Video in the U.S.  —  The offering will cost $20.99 a month …
Emma Roth / The Verge:
Antenna estimates Netflix gained 650K+ new US subscribers in the days surrounding the NFL games; the Paul-Tyson fight drove 1.43M US subscription sign-ups  —  Netflix's big bet on live events is paying off.  New data published by the analytics firm Antenna indicates that Netflix added 1.43 …
Max Goldbart / Deadline:
Settlement: Murdoch's NGN apologizes to Prince Harry over “unlawful” phone hacking by The Sun and “extensive coverage and serious intrusion on his private life”  —  In the past few minutes, the BBC reported NGN apologizing for phone hacking, and the impact this had on Harry …
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
Prince Harry reaches a settlement with Rupert Murdoch's News Group Newspapers over allegedly gathering unlawful information, an abrupt end to the London trial
 
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Kerry Flynn / Axios:
Nielsen gains MRC accreditation for its Big Data + Panel measurement, which includes viewership data from 45M households across 75M+ set-top boxes and smart TVs
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Adobe makes an additional $5M commitment to support underrepresented film and TV creators and filmmakers, on top of its $6M pledge in 2024
Mia Galuppo / The Hollywood Reporter:
Annapurna Interactive hires Leanne Loombe, who previously oversaw Netflix's second- and third-party game development and publishing, as its head of games
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The UK's ITV News appoints Channel 4 News executive Laura Wilshaw as editor, succeeding Andrew Dagnell, who will become director of news and current affairs
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Suzanne Smalley / The Record:
Pennsylvania's Supreme Court rules that police can get Google search data without a warrant; an expert warns it may encourage warrantless searches nationwide

Lydia Beyoud / Bloomberg:
The US Senate confirms Trump pick Michael Selig as chairman of the CFTC, as lawmakers consider legislation to give the agency more control over digital assets

Meghan Bobrowsky / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Meta is developing a new image and video-focused AI model codenamed Mango, expected to be released in H1 2026 along with its new LLM dubbed Avocado
 
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