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Dominic Patten / Deadline:
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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Wall Street Journal:
Source: President Trump's team expects Paramount to make an eight-figure “allocation” for ads, PSAs, and other broadcasts that support conservative causes — Concerns about bribery allegations, angry CBS News staff and a looming high-stakes merger made for tense monthslong negotiations
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Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
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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Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
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
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Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
Doc: UK's Independent Publishers Alliance files an antitrust complaint with EU and the UK CMA against Google, alleging misuse of web content for AI Overviews — Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google has been hit by an EU antitrust complaint over its AI Overviews from a group of independent publishers …
Benjamin Lindsay / The Wrap:
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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Igor Bonifacic / Engadget:
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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Committee to Protect Journalists:
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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Will Oremus / Washington Post:
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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Brad Reed / Common Dreams:
NYT publishes an article based on hacked docs from a proponent of “race science” on Zohran Mamdani identifying as African American on his college application — The New York Times on Thursday published a story questioning New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's past statements …
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
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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Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
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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Adam Nossiter / New York Times:
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.
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