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1:55 PM ET, May 13, 2025

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Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Audible partners with US publishers to convert print books and e-books into audiobooks narrated by 100+ AI voices across English, Spanish, French, and Italian  —  The audiobook platform wants to ‘close the gap’ between the number of print and e-books in existence and audiobooks
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 …
Andrew Webster / The Verge:
Moonbug Entertainment plans to release the first CoComelon feature film in 2027; Cocomelon's YouTube channel has 190M+ subscribers and averages 4B monthly views  —  The Dreamworks film is due out in 2027. … The Cocomelon empire is expanding once again.  A few years after the massively …
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
TelevisaUnivision says it plans to debut ~40 microdramas on ViX in ~1 min episodes before expanding into other genres, following the format's popularity in Asia  —  Music events, 24/7 live reality concepts and vertical video mini telenovelas are among the ideas the Spanish-language media company is pushing this year.
Discussion: Adweek and StreamTV Insider
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% …
 
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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
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
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
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
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
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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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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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