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Mediagazer @mediagazer.com · 3h

Survey of six countries, including the US, finds 6% use AI to get news, and 12% feel comfortable with fully AI-generated news vs. 62% with human-made news (Reuters Institute)

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Mediagazer @mediagazer.com · 10h

Pew: 62% of US parents say their child under 2 watches YouTube and 84% say their child age 2-4 does; daily use for ages 2-4 grew from 38% in 2020 to 51% in 2025 (Pew Research Center)

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Mediagazer @mediagazer.com · 10h

Allen Media's free streaming app Local Now adds the FAST version of Fox Sports, Fox Weather, LiveNow from Fox, Fox Soul, and a channel re-airing TMZ episodes (Matthew Keys/TheDesk.net)

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Mediagazer @mediagazer.com · 12h

A federal judge in NY dismisses Drake's defamation lawsuit against record label UMG; Drake sued UMG for publishing and promoting Kendrick Lamar's Not Like Us (Aaron Katersky/ABC News)

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Mediagazer @mediagazer.com · 13h

Newsroom union members at the Los Angeles Times vote to authorize a strike as they raise the pressure for a new contract after three years of negotiations (Katie Kilkenny/The Hollywood Reporter)

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Mediagazer @mediagazer.com · 13h

YouTube launches a pilot program to give terminated creators a "second chance" by letting them apply to create a new channel (Zach Vallese/CNBC)

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Mediagazer @mediagazer.com · 14h

Adam Mosseri says Instagram is exploring building a TV app as part of a deeper push into video but isn't interested in licensing live sports or other content (Bloomberg)

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Mediagazer @mediagazer.com · 14h

A federal judge in Illinois temporarily blocks federal officers from using riot control weapons or other force against members of the press and others (Alex Woodward/The Independent)

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Mediagazer @mediagazer.com · 15h

The CEO of the Illinois Press Association says he has resigned after his board told him to pull out of a lawsuit supporting Chicago-area journalists (Mary Randolph/Local News Initiative)

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Mediagazer @mediagazer.com · 15h

Tim Westwood, a BBC radio presenter for nearly 20 years before leaving in 2013, is charged with rape and sexual assault related to events between 1983 and 2016 (Jake Kanter/Deadline)

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Mediagazer @mediagazer.com · 15h

DC Comics President and Publisher Jim Lee says the company won't support AI-generated storytelling or artwork, as long as he and SVP Anne DePies are in charge (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge)

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Mediagazer @mediagazer.com · 16h

Fox Entertainment takes an equity stake in Holywater, which primarily uses AI to create vertical microdramas on platforms such as My Drama and My Muse (Tony Maglio/The Hollywood Reporter)

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Mediagazer @mediagazer.com · 17h

In a meeting with news agencies, Pope Leo XIV urged journalists to stand firm against manipulation of information, conveyed respect for war reporters, and more (Kristina Millare/Catholic World Report)

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Mediagazer @mediagazer.com · 17h

Memo: People Inc., formerly called Dotdash Meredith and holding 40+ digital and print lifestyle brands, is laying off 6% of its workforce, or 226 people (Axios)

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Mediagazer @mediagazer.com · 18h

Duolingo launches a five-episode anime series in collaboration with Titmouse, premiering October 13 on YouTube, as a marketing campaign (Todd Spangler/Variety)

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Mediagazer @mediagazer.com · 19h

SoundCloud evolves into a more social platform with the introduction of new community-oriented features, including playlists based on friends' likes (Lauren Forristal/TechCrunch)

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Mediagazer @mediagazer.com · 19h

Megyn Kelly will spearhead her own channel on SiriusXM as part of a multiyear deal, starting November 4; she is currently on Sirius' Triumph channel (Brian Steinberg/Variety)

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Mediagazer @mediagazer.com · 20h

The Athletic partners with EA Games to provide written and short-form video content in the EA Sports app and be integrated into key EA Sports video games (Josh Sim/SportsPro)

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Mediagazer @mediagazer.com · 22h

Fremantle names James Duffen as CEO of its "AI native" Imaginae Studios, launched in April; Duffen is managing director of investment group Aurelius Advisers (Scott Roxborough/The Hollywood Reporter)

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Mediagazer @mediagazer.com · 22h

Sources: Disney has opted out of having its IP appear in OpenAI's Sora app; CAA says OpenAI is exposing artists to "significant risk" with Sora (Mrinmay Dey/Reuters)

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Mediagazer @mediagazer.com · 23h

A profile of Twitch streamer Kai Cenat, who has 19M followers on the platform, many of them young people, and drew nearly 50M viewers to a monthlong stream (Emmanuel Morgan/New York Times)

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Mediagazer @mediagazer.com · 1d

Sources: UEFA's next soccer broadcast rights sale could fetch £4.3B per year, up from £2.9B per year in the 2024 deal, as it targets streaming platforms (BBC)

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Mediagazer @mediagazer.com · 1d

Sources: CBS News staff are viewing Bari Weiss skeptically, as senior leaders cautiously get to know her; Weiss' "do the fucking news" line drew eye rolls (Status)

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Mediagazer @mediagazer.com · 1d

Q&A with Willie Shubert, VP of Programs at environmental news outlet Mongabay, about its global newsroom, publishing news daily in many languages, and more (Rhett Butler/Mongabay)

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Mediagazer @mediagazer.com · 1d

A New York appeals court rules that Chris Cuomo can't revive his bid to disqualify the arbitrator overseeing his $125M claim against CNN over his 2021 firing (Winston Cho/The Hollywood Reporter)

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