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Sony Music and Warner Chappell sue Anthropic, Dario Amodei, and Benjamin Mann, alleging tens of thousands of copyrighted songs were used to train Claude's LLMs (Tim Ingham/Music Business Worldwide)

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/now-sony-music-publishing-and-warner-chappell-sue-anthropic-in-multi-billion-dollar-lawsuit-one-of-the-largest-and-most-blatant-ongoing-thefts-of-intellectual-property-in-history/
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Q&A: Ronan Farrow on his Sam Altman profile in The New Yorker, investigating salacious rumors amid a flood of funding for opposition dossiers, and more (Nilay Patel/The Verge)

https://www.theverge.com/podcast/911753/sam-altman-openai-ronan-farrow-new-yorker-feature-trust-liar-ai-industry
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A federal judge rules that two statutes Marco Rubio used to try to deport legal immigrants for their speech violate the First Amendment and are unconstitutional (The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression)

https://www.fire.org/news/breaking-federal-court-rules-statutes-trump-admin-used-its-speech-based-deportation-scheme-are
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Disney+ and The Pokémon Company announce a global distribution deal including a new Aardman stop-motion Pokémon series in 2027 and the classic animated series (Rick Porter/The Hollywood Reporter)

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/new-pokemon-animated-series-disney-plus-1236684445/
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Unsealed court documents and testimony show Rupert Murdoch could make a renewed attempt at recombining Fox Corp and News Corp, after a failed attempt in 2022 (Edmund Lee/Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/world/rupert-murdoch-considering-re-merger-fox-corp-news-corp-court-documents-video-2026-08-27/
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Meta begins removing dozens of Facebook and Instagram ads that trial lawyers placed to reach eligible plaintiffs, after social media addiction trial losses (Dan Primack/Axios)

https://www.axios.com/2026/04/09/meta-social-media-addiction-ads
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A district court judge in California issues a preliminary injunction blocking Nexstar's acquisition of Tegna while an antitrust lawsuit proceeds (Matthew Keys/TheDesk.net)

https://thedesk.net/2026/04/nexstar-tegna-merger-injunction-order/
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Filing: Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos received $53.9M in 2025 compensation, down from $62M in 2024; co-CEO Greg Peters received $53.2M, down from $60M in 2024 (Jennifer Maas/Variety)

https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/netflix-ceo-salary-ted-sarandos-greg-peters-1236724061/
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Hungary's Prime Minister-elect Peter Magyar says he plans to suspend state broadcaster MTVA and "create independent, objective, and impartial conditions" (Sandor Zsiros/Euronews)

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/15/magyar-vows-to-shut-down-hungarian-state-tv-accusing-it-of-north-korean-propaganda
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Canada's CBC makes 9/11 an exception to its policy of not labeling specific attacks as terrorism, after criticism over a leaked memo restating the policy (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/canada-cbc-terrorism-united-states-sept-11-00a2f6e3aca3ea783ffa05b1ea089369
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SiriusXM will drop Howard Stern's Howard 101 channel while keeping Howard 100 as part of a programming shuffle to make room for Audacy sports radio stations (Matthew Keys/TheDesk.net)

https://thedesk.net/2026/08/siriusxm-to-drop-one-of-two-howard-stern-channels/
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National Today, a site that mimics news outlets and includes subdomains for dozens of US cities, appears to use AI to plagiarize articles from multiple sources (Maggie Harrison Dupré/Futurism)

https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/national-today-ai-plagiarizing
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The US Treasury has denied credentials to specific reporters from The New York Times, WSJ, and Bloomberg for the G20 finance meeting in Asheville (Benjamin Mullin/New York Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/29/business/reporters-denied-g20-meeting.html?unlocked_article_code=1.9FA.RUOx.v3lDCzBl58id&smid=url-share
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California lawmakers unveil a bill that changes state film and TV production tax credits to soften the impact of a new tax credit cap set on corporations (Gene Maddaus/Variety)

https://variety.com/2026/film/news/california-partial-film-carveout-tax-credit-cap-1236845354/
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Sources: Roxanna Scott, hired by ESPN in December 2025 to serve as the top editor across TV and digital, is out after a reorganization of ESPN's news division (Ryan Glasspiegel/Front Office Sports)

https://frontofficesports.com/roxanna-scott-out-espn-top-editor/
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Profile of Jacqui Heinrich, Fox News' senior WH correspondent and incoming WHCA president, who prefers private negotiations with the White House to public feuds (Corbin Bolies/The Wrap)

https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/journalism/jacqui-heinrich-white-house-correspondents-dinner-interview/
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A profile of lawyer Beth Wilkinson, who is representing Paramount and Nexstar in lawsuits brought by state AGs, and Disney in its case against the FCC (Jessica Toonkel/Wall Street Journal)

https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/beth-wilkinson-paramount-dba6ca77?st=4RaTgu
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FCC Chairman Brendan Carr says regulators are scrutinizing media deals for sports leagues beyond the NFL; source: the DOJ plans to look at MLB rights and others (Bloomberg)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-16/baseball-streaming-rights-also-draw-federal-antitrust-scrutiny
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Former Disney CEO Bob Iger rejoins Joshua Kushner's Thrive Capital in an advisory role; he served as a venture partner at Thrive in 2022 (Wall Street Journal)

https://www.wsj.com/business/media/bob-iger-returning-to-joshua-kushners-thrive-in-post-disney-move-525d2d8e
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Q&A with Stars and Stripes EIC Erik Slavin on his firing, the DOD referring even innocuous questions to higher commands under the Trump administration, and more (Michael Calderone/New York Magazine)

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/erik-slavin-stars-and-stripes-pentagon-suit.html
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IAB and PwC: digital ad revenue hit $294.6B in 2025, up 13.9% YoY; social media advertising hit $117.7B, up 32.6%, and digital video hit $78B, up 25.4% (George Winslow/TV Tech)

https://www.tvtechnology.com/business/iab-digital-ad-revenue-to-hit-nearly-usd300-billion-in-2025
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The New York Post signs a first-look film and TV deal with Crazy Legs Productions, which will look to adapt material from the outlet's archives (Etan Vlessing/The Hollywood Reporter)

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/new-york-post-crazy-legs-productions-1236684176/
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Netflix says it will launch its redesigned mobile app, which will include a vertical video feed, at the end of April (Jay Peters/The Verge)

https://www.theverge.com/streaming/913539/netflix-mobile-app-update-vertical-video
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Google changes its spam policy to prevent manual demotions in the EU after publishers complained that it demoted their websites and content in search results (Bart Meijer/Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/google-changes-spam-policy-eu-avert-antitrust-fine-2026-08-28/
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The FTC ends a demand for info from NewsGuard after settling a case against Dentsu, Publicis, and WPP; NewsGuard has sued the FTC over restrictions on Omnicom (Wendy Davis/MediaPost)

https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/414415/ftc-withdraws-demand-for-information-from-newsguar.html
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Imax CEO Rich Gelfond signaled in December that the company was for sale, but no major suitors have appeared despite box office success and strong stock growth (Sarah Whitten/CNBC)

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/28/imax-sale-potential-buyers.html
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DHS is using customs summonses, which need no judge's approval, to get journalists' records, even in cases where there is no connection to customs issues (Sam Levine/The Guardian)

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/29/trump-dhs-1509-summons-records-journalists-nonprofits
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A look at Tom Rosenstiel's idea that journalists should "run toward" AI to improve journalism, using it to collect and analyze data, find false claims, and more (Jem Bartholomew/Columbia Journalism Review)

https://www.cjr.org/analysis/should-the-press-run-toward-ai-tom-rosenstiel-new-book-next-journalism-how-press-must-change-serve-democracy.php
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Hulu adds four video podcasts after launching its first one in February as part of a licensing deal with podcast network Headgum (Caitlin Huston/The Hollywood Reporter)

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/hulu-video-podcast-deals-1236566482/
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QVC Group, owner of TV shopping channels QVC and HSN, files for bankruptcy as part of a plan to cut more than $5B in debt; shares closed down 69% on Thursday (Reshmi Basu/Bloomberg)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-16/qvc-shopping-channel-files-bankruptcy-to-cut-5-billion-of-debt
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Sources: OnlyFans is in advanced talks to sell a below 20% stake at a $3B+ valuation; previous reports said it wants to sell a ~60% stake at a ~$5.5B valuation (Financial Times)

https://www.ft.com/content/e06cdb42-6967-4e7c-b6d5-9516883c73bc
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The firings of three Stars and Stripes journalists are on hold until September 4, when a judge set an injunction hearing to pause the firings during litigation (Josh Gerstein/Politico)

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/28/stars-and-stripes-journalists-facing-firing-get-one-week-reprieve-01055447
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As parts of the podcasting industry shift toward video content, some audio-only listeners report frustration with the lack of context for visual references (David Marcelis/Wall Street Journal)

https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/podcasts-video-armchair-expert-killer-stories-kristen-bell-0e07d0be?st=Lsxuik&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
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New AI-powered video tools have accelerated the surge in AI dramas in China; DataEye: 89 of the top 100 animated dramas on Douyin in May were AI productions (Financial Times)

https://www.ft.com/content/7117ff02-d495-4936-8f05-fa73a7a5c669?accessToken=zwAAAaBLaLWGkc9xF_8C1JVJNtOPBfpzp6XGaQ.MEQCIFGuqSfutn_UocRAm7JYhGeW-DYVeaeact7ej0Wrd9eAAiApOka72vyinW0K9_8Hj79C77UDtrqQvF5G56qoo_YlZw&sharetype=gift&token=4b592f2d-061a-476a-8247-6d3bb5e10e4b&syn-25a6b1a6=1
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Ina Garten, former host of Food Network's Barefoot Contessa, is launching a podcast, Happy Hour, on YouTube; Vox Media is handling marketing and distribution (Alex Weprin/The Hollywood Reporter)

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/ina-garten-launches-youtube-channel-happy-hour-1236684203/
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A look at the continued success of Korean content on Netflix, where subscribers watched 51B+ hours of Korean movies and TV shows between 2023 and 2025 (Janko Roettgers/The Verge)

https://www.theverge.com/column/913101/netflix-korean-movies-tv-shows
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An updating list of confirmed WHCD parties, starting Wednesday; nine events are hosted by media startups that are less than 10 years old (Axios)

https://www.axios.com/2026/04/14/white-house-correspondents-dinner-weekend-2026
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Q&A with Boston Globe journalist Emily Sweeney, whose news videos attract millions of views and likes due to her Boston accent, raising The Globe's profile (Kasia Pilat/New York Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/style/emily-sweeney-boston-globe-reporter.html
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Ad buyers say ad rates for ChatGPT are falling from $60 CPM to as low as $25 and the minimum spend to advertise is down to $50K from $250K at launch (Krystal Scanlon/Digiday)

https://digiday.com/marketing/everything-is-coming-down-chatgpt-ads-are-getting-cheaper/
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Meta intensifies its pressure campaign on TikTok and YouTube, running full-page ads in US newspapers demanding they adopt comparable teen safety protections (Alexandra S. Levine/Bloomberg)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-28/meta-s-newspaper-ad-blitz-ups-pressure-on-social-media-rivals
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AI video startup Luma launches Innovative Dreams, a production company, in partnership with Wonder Project, a religious film and TV streamer on Amazon Prime (Rebecca Bellan/TechCrunch)

https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/16/luma-launches-ai-powered-production-studio-with-faith-focused-wonder-project/
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Sources: Disney told advertisers it's seeking $10M for a 30-second Super Bowl LXI ad, but the price has some marketers holding back (Brian Steinberg/Variety)

https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/disney-10-million-super-bowl-commercials-advertisers-balk-1236723850/
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Bauer Media Group announced company-wide restructuring this week, citing traffic loss to AI Overviews; sources: 20%-30% of its publishing division will be cut (Ronan Shields/Digiday)

https://digiday.com/media/bauer-media-group-slashes-publishing-headcount-in-company-wide-restructure/
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