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Trump tells reporters, “We did a deal for about $16M plus $16M, or maybe more than that in advertising” with CBS, which denies PSAs were part of the settlement — Someone's playing fast and loose with the real numbers, and, for once, it may not be Donald Trump …
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Paramount agrees to pay Trump $16M to settle his 60 Minutes lawsuit, stating the money will go to his future presidential library, without offering an apology — Paramount Global has agreed to pay President Trump $16 million to end his lawsuit over edits to a “60 Minutes” interview …
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Source: President Trump's team expects Paramount to make an eight-figure “allocation” for ads, PSAs, and other broadcasts that support conservative causes
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Paramount faces a backlash for settling with Trump; Democrat FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez says it “marks a dangerous precedent for the First Amendment”
Paramount faces a backlash for settling with Trump; Democrat FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez says it “marks a dangerous precedent for the First Amendment”
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The Independent Publishers Alliance and others submit a complaint to the UK CMA seeking to stop Google from “misusing” publisher content in its AI responses — A legal complaint has been submitted to the UK's Competition and Markets Authority over the impact of Google AI Overviews on news publishers.
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Crunchyroll blames a third-party vendor for AI-generated subtitles, with errors and references to ChatGPT, and says it is working to rectify the error — At the start of last year, Crunchyroll President Rahul Purini told The Verge the company was “very focused on testing” …
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Dr. Phil's Merit Street Media JV, launched in April 2024, files for Chapter 11 and sues business partner Trinity Broadcasting Network for breach of contract — The TV personality's high-rated daytime Dr. Phil show ended a 21-year run after the 2022-23 season although it lived on in syndication.
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Memo: HFPA members voted to oust President Helen Hoehne from her role and also ejected her from its board, as members aim to reverse HFPA's 2023 dissolution — Hoehne, who oversaw the organization through boycotts over diversity and its Eldridge acquisition, was also ejected from its board of directors
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Journalist Mario Guevara's lawyer says ICE has not allowed Guevara's family to post bond, leaving Guevara in custody despite a federal judge's order — The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the decision by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement authorities not to comply …
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ITV names Daniel Robinson the editor of Good Morning Britain, ahead of the program's transition to being produced by ITN; he was GMB's deputy editor since 2021 — Daniel Robinson has been named the next editor of ITV's Good Morning Britain ahead of the programme's transition to being produced by ITN.
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An interview with X VP of Product Keith Coleman about plans to let developers program AI agents to propose Community Notes, humans doing the rating, and more — The Washington Post's essential guide to tech policy news — Send news tips to: will.oremus@washpost.com
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The UK government rejects a proposed 5% levy on streaming services and a 25% tax rebate on ad costs for indie films, among other committee recommendations — The U.K. government has firmly rejected calls for a 5% levy on streaming platforms and mandatory IP retention rules …
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Sandy Gall, an ITN presenter for 20 years and war correspondent who covered Vietnam, Uganda, Kenya, Afghanistan, and more, has died at age 97 — He was in intrepid journalist in Vietnam, Africa and the Middle East before becoming a mainstay news presenter on British TV.

The BBC says future music performances deemed high risk won't be aired or streamed live; Bob Vylan and six others had been labeled high risk before Glastonbury — The BBC had deemed Bob Vylan “high risk” before their controversial Glastonbury set on Saturday, the corporation has said.
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