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10:35 AM ET, October 15, 2025

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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Spotify taps Netflix to distribute select sports, culture, lifestyle, and true crime video podcasts from Spotify Studios and The Ringer in the US in early 2026  —  Spotify is bringing its video podcasts to Netflix starting next year, the company announced on Tuesday.
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New York Times:
Spotify's deal to bring video podcasts to Netflix prevents shows from airing in full on YouTube; Netflix won't run ads, but Spotify's integrated ads will remain  —  Netflix will show video versions of 16 podcasts on sports, culture, entertainment and true crime.
Spotify:
Spotify's video podcasts deal with Netflix will bring 16 shows to the platform, including The Bill Simmons Podcast, The Rewatchables, and Serial Killers  —  Early next year, your favorite video podcasts are getting a bigger stage.  Spotify and Netflix are teaming up to bring sports, culture …
Scott Nover / Washington Post:
The WaPo, the NYT, the WSJ, the AP, Reuters, Newsmax, the Daily Caller, defense trade publications, and 40+ news outlets reject the Pentagon's new press policy  —  The network, which is generally supportive of the Trump administration, has joined ABC, CBS, NBC and CNN in not signing the Defense Department press policy.
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Fox News, ABC News, CBS News, CNN, and NBC News issue a joint statement declining to agree to the Pentagon's new requirements: “the policy is without precedent”
Isaac Schorr / Mediaite:
Trump shows support for Pete Hegseth's Pentagon press restrictions, saying “the press is very dishonest”, after expressing skepticism about the rules last month
Tom Bowman / NPR:
Longtime Pentagon reporter Tom Bowman explains why NPR won't be signing on to the Pentagon's press policy: “signing that document would make us stenographers”
Ben Croll / Variety:
As viewers move online, animation studios are forced to find new ways to finance their work; YouTube is emerging as a testing ground and launchpad for originals  —  To reach audiences migrating online, producers must develop new financing and distribution models beyond traditional broadcaster support
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
DMG Media launches two social publishers to produce original content for the Daily Mail's TikTok and Instagram; its social channels have 150M followers in total  —  'You are not selling around the content, you're selling the content.'  —  Daily Mail publisher DMG Media has launched …
Washington Post:
An internal Google email said it received many complaints over Israeli government YouTube ads about food access in Gaza, but ruled the ads could remain online  —  An internal Google email said it received many complaints about Israeli government YouTube ads about food access in Gaza, but ruled they could remain online.
Verity Townsend / IGN:
The Japanese government says it formally requested that OpenAI refrain from infringing on Japanese IPs, such as anime, calling them “irreplaceable treasures”  —  “We are a country that has captivated the world with the creative power of anime, games, and music.”
Brittany Gibson / Axios:
AdImpact: the US DHS has spent $51M+ in 2025 on ads thanking President Trump for securing the border, making it the most expensive political ad campaign in 2025  —  The most expensive political ad campaign of the year is being run by the Department of Homeland Security.
Jay Peters / The Verge:
YouTube starts rolling out a “cleaner and more immersive” video player, with rounded, slightly translucent on-screen buttons, across mobile, the web, and TVs  —  The ‘cleaner’ look is rolling out across mobile, web, and TV. … YouTube is updating the look of the video player to be …
 
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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
 

 
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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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