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Oliver Darcy / Status: Six months into Bari Weiss' CBS News overhaul, ratings data shows its flagship TV programs are losing viewers at a steep rate, while ABC and NBC post gains -
Michael Savage / The Guardian: The BBC names ex-Google executive Matt Brittin as its next director general, replacing Tim Davie, as the BBC negotiates its funding; Brittin left Google in 2025 -
Berber Jin / Wall Street Journal: OpenAI plans to discontinue products that use its Sora models, including its consumer app, a Sora version for developers, and a video feature inside ChatGPT -
Todd Spangler / Variety: Disney ends its partnership with OpenAI, signed in December 2025, in which it pledged to invest $1B and agreed to license some characters to Sora -
Ella Chakarian / Rolling Stone: A look at the growing deepfake problem for creators, how Vermillio and Kanary help them respond, and how likeness rights can create additional revenue streams -
Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter: The Creators Guild of America launches Mosaic, an “IMDb for creators”, in beta; creator economy workers can list their work credits and are given a Creator ID -
Axios: Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski say they have re-signed their Morning Joe contracts with MS NOW through the end of 2029, as their show enters its 20th year -
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: Elon Musk says X will “pause” new creator monetization rules that would base payouts on engagement from a user's local audiences, after criticism from creators -
Dan Whateley / Business Insider: Email: TikTok is casting actors for its own short-drama production; the company filed a US trademark application for the term “TikTok Drama” in November 2025 -
Yasutaka Tamura / Bloomberg: Sources: Japanese news aggregation app operator SmartNews considers a Tokyo IPO listing as soon as October; its valuation may fall from $2B after a 2021 raise -
Mike Scarcella / Reuters: The Trump administration settles the 2022 Murthy v. Missouri case, preventing the Surgeon General, CDC, and CISA from pressuring social media to suppress speech -
Los Angeles Times: A look at local TV news' struggles: aging audiences, less network content, shrinking ad revenue, and layoffs of anchors in favor of on-the-ground reporting -
Tony Maglio / The Hollywood Reporter: Law&Crime launches streaming service Law&Crime+, which includes crime scene footage and court documents, for $3.99/month or $40.99/year on Roku and platforms