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11:05 AM ET, May 7, 2025

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David Folkenflik / NPR:
Kari Lake says OAN will provide its newsfeed and video service “free-of-charge” to USAGM networks, including VOA, OCB, and Radio Martí  —  Senior presidential adviser Kari Lake appears to have resolved any doubts about what she wants to do with the Voice of America.
John Koblin / New York Times:
Netflix unveils a new homepage design for TVs, its first major update since 2013, featuring fewer titles but more video and animation, rolling out next week  —  The implications for the industry could be significant, given that most other streaming services have copied Netflix's design.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
In Q2, Disney says Disney+ subscribers rose by 1.4M to 126M, while Hulu rose by 1.1M to 54.7M, and operating income hit $336M, up from $47M in Q2 2024  —  Despite gathering economic storm clouds, chief Bob Iger said the Mouse House remains “optimistic” about its current fiscal year guidance.
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The NYT reports adding 250K digital-only subscribers in Q1, taking its total subscribers to 11.6M+; digital ad revenue rose 12.4% YoY to $70.9M  —  The company had nearly 11.7 million total subscribers at the end of March.  Adjusted operating profit grew 21.9 percent compared with the same quarter a year ago.
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The New York Times Company:
The New York Times reports Q1 revenue up 7.1% YoY to $635.9M, subscription revenue up 14.4% YoY to $335M, and operating profit up 21.3% YoY to $58.6M  —  NEW YORK, May 7, 2025 - The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT) announced today first- quarter 2025 results.  Key Highlights
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
CPB is slated to receive $535M per year in the next two fiscal years; PBS and its stations get ~15% of their revenue from CPB, NPR stations 10%, NPR itself ~1%  —  Public-media leaders promise to challenge president's executive order slashing financial support
Discussion: Tangle, Bloomberg and Inside Radio
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
CPB says the Department of Education has terminated Ready To Learn, the grant program that funded Sesame Street and would've provided $23M for children's shows  —  The termination of the federal grant program, called Ready To Learn, resulted in a loss of $23 million that would have gone to educational programs.
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Andrew Liszewski / The Verge:
Amazon updates its iOS Kindle app to add a prominent orange “Get book” button, enabling purchases via the mobile browser, after the recent Epic v. Apple ruling
 
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Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
The Guardian relaunches its app with a personalized My Guardian tab, an audio section, and puzzles, and redesigns its four global online editions' homepages
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Hunter Walker / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Media's Truth+ streaming service, launched in September 2024, has “documentaries” that push conspiracy theories in its top 10 most watched programs
Malheur Enterprise:
The Malheur Enterprise, a rural weekly in Oregon, is closing after more than 115 years, as its owners plan to retire; the last print edition is May 7
Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
The family of an Afghan mine-clearer, who was killed by the Taliban after appearing in a Nat Geo documentary working with Green Berets, sues Disney and others
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
News reader Particle launches on the web, featuring news headlines and AI summaries, key quotes, links to sources, and reader questions answered by AI
Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Comcast's spinoff of the majority of the NBCU cable network portfolio will be named Versant; the “holding company” name is for “business-to-business purposes”
Kendra Barnett / Adweek:
Google unveils AI Max for Search ad campaigns, a suite of AI-powered targeting and creative enhancements, rolling out to advertisers in beta later this month
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
With Tim Cook likely to lead Apple through this decade, a look at Apple's executive succession challenges as many of Cook's direct reports near retirement age

Jacob Silverman / The Nation:
There's little evidence that UAE-based Aqua 1 Foundation, the largest investor in Trump's World Liberty Financial after buying tokens worth $100M, exists at all

Wall Street Journal:
Sources: SpaceX has agreed to invest $2B in xAI, as part of xAI's $5B equity fundraise announced by Morgan Stanley last month
 
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