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Erik Wemple / New York Times:
The NYT, WSJ, WaPo, NPR, The Atlantic, Guardian, CNN, and others say they will not sign the Pentagon's new press restrictions ahead of a Tuesday deadline — The Washington Post, The New York Times, Newsmax and others said their journalists would not agree to the Defense Department's policies …
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David Ingram / NBC News:
Instagram overhauls Teen Accounts to align with PG-13 movie rating standards, block them from seeing accounts that share sexualized content, and more — After outrage over teens' well-being on Instagram erupted, the company said it would adopt the film industry's approach to content and aim to give teens a PG-13 experience.
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Benoit Berthelot / Bloomberg:
Publicis reports Q3 net revenue up 5.7% YoY to €3.53B, above est., and raises its 2025 revenue growth forecast to between 5% to 5.5% on strong ad and AI demand — Publicis Groupe SA raised its forecast for growth for the second time this year, benefiting from strong customer demand for artificial intelligence-led advertising.
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Marketing Dive, Google Cloud, BMI, Adweek, Reuters, Publicis Groupe S.A, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times and campaignlive.co.uk
Dietrich Knauth / Reuters:
SCOTUS declines to hear a challenge by Alex Jones to the $1.4B libel judgment awarded to Sandy Hook families; Jones argues the judgment violates his 1A rights — - Families of 2012 school shooting victims won lawsuit — Jones made false statements that the shooting was a hoax
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UPI, Washington Examiner, Washington Post, USA Today, Deadline, The Hill, CBS News, MSNBC, CNN, Raw Story, Associated Press, NBC News, The Gateway Pundit, NewsNation, Baller Alert, ABC News, Forbes and SCOTUSblog
Michael Schneider / Variety:
TiVo confirms that it exited the hardware business on October 1 when it stopped selling DVRs, but says it will continue to offer support for the products — The TiVo box, which sat at the cutting edge of television's early 2000s time-shifting viewer revolution, is no more.
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Engadget, David Preisman on LinkedIn and The Verge, more at Techmeme »
New York Times:
Q&A with Marc Maron on ending his WTF With Marc Maron podcast after 16 years, having President Obama as the final guest, never winning a Peabody Award, and more — The comedian, actor, and former podcaster discusses his decision to bring “WTF” to a close after 16 years and interviewing its final guest, Barack Obama.
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The Hollywood Reporter, WTF with Marc Maron Podcast, @timothypmurphy.bsky.social, @barackobama.bsky.social, NPR, The A.V. Club, Inside Radio, Chicago Tribune, RADAR, HuffPost, Axios, Deadline, Daily Kos, Variety, The Guardian, The Wrap, Althouse, Rolling Stone, CNN, Podnews, WTOP News, Los Angeles Times, Associated Press and Oh No They Didn't!
Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
SAG-AFTRA announces a new agreement tailored for serialized microdramas, or “verticals”, with budgets under $300K that it plans to circulate later this month — The union will be circulating a new agreement for microdramas with budgets under $300,000 later this month.
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The Ankler, Variety, TVNewsCheck, @lukebarnett and Deadline
Alyssa Ray / The Wrap:
SAG-AFTRA praises California Governor Gavin Newsom for signing new legislation to protect a performer's likeness, saying it takes action “against AI abuse” — SB 683 was signed into law by the California governor on Friday — SAG-AFTRA voiced their appreciation for California lawmakers …
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iThinkDifferent, AppleInsider, Governor of California, Politico and Politico
Sara Guaglione / Digiday:
Daily email newsletter 1440, which has 4.5M subscribers, is repositioning itself from a newsletter-only brand to a destination for explainers on its website — A series talking to C-suite executives about the str → Daily email newsletter 1440 is evolving into what it's calling a …
Committee to Protect Journalists:
Israeli authorities release 14 journalists and others who had been detained, most of them for four days, after sailing aboard a Gaza-bound flotilla — Israeli authorities have released 14 journalists and others who had been detained, most of them for four days, after sailing aboard the Wijdan …
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Australian culture brand Broadsheet launches a London edition, including a website, newsletters, and a free quarterly print magazine, to compete with Time Out — Australian culture brand Broadsheet has officially gone live in London after eight weeks under soft launch.
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Broadsheet London on Instagram and Press Gazette
Emma Roth / The Verge:
DirecTV plans to roll out custom shoppable TV screensavers that feature AI likenesses of users, available on DirecTV Gemini devices in 2026 — You can shop for the items that look similar to the ones in the AI-generated screensaver, like clothing or furniture.
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