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Kierra Frazier / CBS News:
After 11 years and over 1,800 episodes, Stephen Colbert hosted The Late Show's finale, which ran 17 minutes longer than usual, ending the 33-year franchise — Add CBS News on Google — Stephen Colbert said goodbye to “The Late Show” Thursday night in the franchise's finale after a 33-year run …
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Felix Gillette / Bloomberg:
As Stephen Colbert hosts the last episode of The Late Show, analysts attribute the ratings collapse of late-night talk shows to the rise of YouTube and podcasts
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Guideline: in 2025, Colbert's Late Show accounted for 27% of overall ad spending on late-night TV shows, which reached $209M, down from $519.7M in 2017
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Imax is exploring a sale and has approached entertainment companies as potential buyers — High-end movie screen company's search for a buyer comes as premium theatrical experiences are growing faster than overall box office — IMAX is exploring a sale and has approached entertainment companies …
Matthew Jordan / The Conversation:
A look at the history of US radio and how it grew with the idea that media should serve the public interest, as CBS Radio News goes silent on Friday night — When CBS Radio News goes silent on May 22, 2026, Americans will lose access to news programming they've tuned into from their living rooms …
Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Source: Penske Media is set to acquire Vox Media's unsold brands, including Eater, The Verge, SB Nation, Popsugar, and The Dodo, in an all-or-nothing deal — Penske Media is in line to acquire the brands left over from Vox Media's breakup, including Eater, The Verge, SB Nation, Popsugar …
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Christiana Sciaudone / A Media Operator:
Q&A with Hearst's Tim O'Rourke, VP for editorial innovation and AI strategy, on how Hearst's DevHub team of about 12 people collaborates with local newsrooms — We spoke with Hearst's Tim O'Rourke, vice president, editorial innovation and AI strategy, in charge of DevHub …
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JD Knapp / The Wrap:
Mediaite editor Colby Hall is stepping down after he was suspended in April for “editorial errors”, including fabricated quotes, in his media newsletter — There was no excuse for them; the responsibility was mine, and the only credible response was to own it," he writes
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Samantha Subin / CNBC:
Spotify closes up 13% after announcing new features and 2030 guidance, forecasting a compound annual growth rate in the mid-teens and gross margins of 35%-40% — Spotify shares jumped 13% on Thursday after the music streaming platform laid out guidance for 2030 and reached an artificial intelligence deal …
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Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Spotify Labs launches Studio, a NotebookLM-like desktop app to generate private, AI-powered podcasts, in research preview across 20+ markets
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Ethan Millman / The Hollywood Reporter:
Spotify partners with Live Nation to launch Reserved, a new feature that sets aside tickets for the most dedicated fans, starting with Premium users in the US
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Benoit Berthelot / Bloomberg:
Critterz, a feature-length AI cartoon, missed its planned 2026 Cannes Film Festival debut after OpenAI discontinued its Sora video generation tool in March — Critterz, a feature-length cartoon intended to showcase how OpenAI's video-generation capabilities could revolutionize filmmaking …
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Seth Abramovitch / The Hollywood Reporter:
A Q&A with Mike Richards, the Daily Wire's new CEO following the abrupt departure of Caleb Robinson, on the Daily Wire's continued entertainment push and more — Four years after a scandal ended his ‘Jeopardy!’ career, the former game show wunderkind has rebuilt himself inside the conservative media company — and is now its CEO.
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Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
ElevenLabs, which aims to build an all-in-one AI voice app, licensed 200K human-voiced audiobooks from major publishers, available in ElevenReader for $11/mo. — ElevenLabs is taking on Spotify and Audible in a looming battle over becoming the go-to platform for audiobooks — Welcome back to Soundbite.
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BBC:
BBC World Service launches websites and social media channels in Hungarian and Romanian using AI translation and human oversight, along with original reporting — They will serve people across Hungary, Romania, Moldova and beyond with independent and impartial coverage of key global and regional developments
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Globe and Mail:
Canada's CRTC formalizes rules requiring streamers to contribute 15% of Canadian revenue to support domestic programming, up from a 5% baseline set in 2024 — The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has formalized new rules for streamers that will force …
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