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11:00 AM ET, May 13, 2025

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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
ESPN's forthcoming standalone streaming service will cost $30 per month, or $36 per month in a bundle with Disney+'s and Hulu's ad-supported tiers  —  ESPN's new streaming application, featuring everything the sports media arm of Disney has to offer, will cost $29.99 per month.
Associated Press:
The WHCA says it is “disturbed” that the Trump administration barred wire service reporters from traveling with Trump on Air Force One to the Middle East  —  The group representing White House journalists said Monday it was disturbed that the Trump administration barred …
Scott Roxborough / The Hollywood Reporter:
Film-focused social media platform Letterboxd plans to launch the Letterboxd Video Store, a curated transactional VOD service themed around rental “shelves”  —  The film lovers' social media platform is looking to leverage its 20 million-strong community with a curated online rental store.
Discussion: The Verge
Melissa Heikkilä / Financial Times:
Dealroom.co: content licensing and data marketplace startups like Pip Labs and ProRata have raised $215M since 2022 to help artists sell content for AI training  —  New crop of companies are offering artists ability to sell content to big tech firms to train AI
Discussion: Advanced Television
Reuters:
Czech investment group PPF launches a bid to lift its stake in German broadcaster ProSieben to 29.99%, countering MediaForEurope's plans to increase control  —  Czech investment group PPF on Monday launched a bid to lift its stake in German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 (PSMGn.DE) to just under 30% …
Taylor Lorenz / User Mag:
Progressive streamer Hasan Piker says he was detained by US CBP and questioned about his journalistic activities and political beliefs; Piker is a US citizen  —  To unlock more of my reporting on how the internet is reshaping politics, business, media, and culture, and to read my deep dives …
Anna Brakha / Committee to Protect Journalists:
Analysis: more than 60 Belarusian journalists in exile are under investigation or facing criminal charges in cases that were opened after they left Belarus  —  Documentary filmmaker Maryia Bulavinskaya's love of history led her to buy a traditional wood home in the Belarusian village of Rogi-Iletsky in 2019.
Columbia Journalism Review:
Semafor Executive Editor Gina Chua, The Atlantic CEO Nicholas Thompson, NYT Editorial Director of AI Zach Seward, and others share how they are using AI  —  The rapid development of AI is already changing how journalists operate.  Reporters, editors, executives, and others across …
Rana Foroohar / Financial Times:
Trump's film tariffs may be economically flawed but politically strategic, targeting precariat Hollywood workers worried about cheap foreign productions and AI  —  Trump's new film tariff proposal is bad economics but smart politics  —  Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free
 
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Filing: Google considered letting publishers opt out of their content being used for AI grounding while still appearing in search results, but rejected the idea
Ben Schoon / 9to5Google:
YouTube rolls out TV app changes widely, including a dedicated Shorts feed that lives at the top of the subscriptions page, after announcing them in April 2025
Discussion: The Streamable
Ben Smith / Semafor:
PR firms are engaging with journalists from authoritative outlets to influence how AI chatbots represent brands; one firm launched a service called PreBunk
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Amazon says Prime Video's ad tier now reaches 130M+ US customers and it plans AI-powered tools for advertisers on and off Amazon, including contextual ad copy
Alisa Vasquez / Politico:
Politico announces The Playbook Podcast, a daily audio companion to its flagship newsletter, hosted by Jack Blanchard and new Chief Correspondent Dasha Burns
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Clare Malone / New Yorker:
How WaPo is struggling during Trump's second term: Jeff Bezos aligning himself with Trump, staff remain skeptical of Will Lewis' vision for the paper, and more
Jill Goldsmith / Deadline:
Fox announces Fox One, its new streaming service that includes news, business, and sports content, launching ahead of the 2025 NFL and college football seasons
Jake Kanter / Deadline:
YouTube suspends several fake movie trailer channels from its partner program after an investigation showed the scale of AI-generated fake movie trailers
Discussion: 92.5 XTU and TVNewsCheck
 

 
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Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg:
Sources: Meta is considering deep budget cuts to its metaverse efforts in 2026, potentially as high as 30% and most likely including layoffs as early as January

Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Apple says general counsel Kate Adams and policy chief Lisa Jackson will retire, and Jennifer Newstead, Meta's former chief legal officer, will replace Adams

Will Oremus / Washington Post:
Two studies suggest AI chatbots can shift political views more effectively than TV campaign ads, especially by presenting many claims, regardless of accuracy
 
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