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2:30 AM ET, May 14, 2026

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Emma Roth / The Verge:
Netflix says its ad tier now has 250M monthly active viewers, up from 94M in 2025, and is expanding to 15 new countries, as it tests an ad personalization tool  —  The streaming service's ad-supported tier now reaches 250 million viewers each month. … For the second year in a row …
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Netflix says it is adding three NFL games, in addition to Christmas Day rights, plus the NFL Honors awards as it extends its NFL deal through the 2029 season  —  The streamer will get the Thanksgiving Eve matchup, a week 18 game and the Australia game as well as NFL Honors …
Tess Patton / The Wrap:
YouTube announces a full slate of new and returning shows, including four new series from Alex Cooper's company and a global travel series from Trevor Noah  —  “Recess Therapy” creator Julian Shapiro-Barnum will put his own twist on the late night talk show with “Outside Tonight”
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Over 100 former ABC News journalists sign an open letter supporting the network and Disney as ABC pushes back against the FCC's investigation of The View  —  The letter was organized by former ABC News correspondent Lisa Stark and former ABC News executive and senior producer Ian Cameron …
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Analysis: Advance Local, owner of The Oregonian, PennLive.com, and more, has posted 17K+ articles since 2022 pushing promo codes for various betting platforms  —  A large network of prominent regional newspapers has posted thousands of low-quality articles promoting gambling and prediction markets — and is pretending it's journalism.
Podnews:
Amazon Music starts rolling out video podcasts, initially in the US for customers across all subscription tiers on iOS and Android  —  Exclusive: Amazon Music begins rolling out video podcasts from today.  Video podcasts will initially be available for customers in the US on iOS and Android, across all subscription tiers.
Kendra Barnett / Adweek:
WBD unveils agentic AI ad tools at its upfront presentation, including a Kerv.ai integration for scene-level contextual targeting and shoppable ads  —  At its upfront presentation to advertisers, the entertainment behemoth showcased plans to enhance targeting and interactivity across media environments with AI
Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
Source: Bari Weiss let Netanyahu choose Major Garrett to interview him over veteran reporter Lesley Stahl for 60 Minutes; Garrett also interviewed Pete Hegseth  —  Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to a newsy interview with “60 Minutes” with Major Garrett that aired …
Rob Waugh / Press Gazette:
Four prolific crypto journalists who wrote for 30+ outlets ignored a reporter's ID verification requests; all had sparse LinkedIn profiles and likely AI photos  —  Authors behind more than 1,000 articles decline to share evidence they are real.  —  Four prolific financial journalists …
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Selome Hailu / Variety:
Netflix announces it plans a KPop Demon Hunters global concert tour, partnering with AEG Presents; cities, dates, and ticket details have yet to be announced  —  Netflix is launching a “KPop Demon Hunters” global concert tour.  —  The news was announced during the streamer's presentation to ad buyers at upfronts in New York City.
Max Tani / Semafor:
Sources: CBS News anchor Tony Dokoupil is broadcasting from Taipei this week after failing to obtain a Chinese visa in time for the Trump-Xi summit in Beijing  —  The Scoop  —  CBS News anchor Tony Dokoupil will broadcast from Taipei this week after failing to obtain a visa to China in time …
 
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Adam Jacobson / Radio & Television Business Report:
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John Koblin / New York Times:
YouTube is shifting its creator monetization strategy by acting as a matchmaker between creators and sponsors, as Netflix and TikTok increasingly woo creators
Rohan Goswami / Semafor:
Paramount sent a letter to California AG Rob Bonta last week saying “Paramount and WBD have every intention” to keep filling theaters in the state and worldwide
 

 
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David Sacks / @davidsacks:
David Sacks says Dario Amodei refused to “fix the jailbreak or de-deploy the model” after “a highly credible trusted partner” reported a Fable jailbreak

Allan Smith / NBC News:
Report: opponents blocked or delayed at least 75 US data center projects in Q1 2026 worth ~$130B; data center opposition groups doubled to 833 across 49 states

Shuhei Ochiai / Nikkei Asia:
After years of uncertainty, including delayed listings, memory chipmaker Kioxia's shares soared 56x in 18 months, making it Japan's most valuable company
 
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