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Politico Fires Back at White House Threats, Corrects Susie Wiles Story
The outlet’s lawyers reject accusations of deliberately misleading readers after the Trump administration demanded corrections to three reports
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Trump Must Sit for $10 Billion BBC Defamation Deposition by Early December, Judge Rules
The Dec. 11 deadline comes after the president canceled his planned Oct. 16 date due to a “matter of national importance,” though he was actually campaigning in Georgia
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YouTube TV Viewing Hits Record 15.8% in August as Streaming Usage Declines
Total TV usage fell 4.4% during the month as kids and teens returned to school and the World Cup concluded, while streaming fell 3.2%, per Nielsen
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Netflix’s Monster Show ‘Below’ Fends Off Classic Horror Characters to Take Top Streaming Spot | Charts
“Carrie” and “Crystal Lake” were no match for Josh Hartnett battling a sea creature
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Sarah Koenig Launches ‘Metro’ Podcast, Her First Since ‘Serial’ Premiered 12 Years Ago
“I can’t tell you what a pleasure it is to be able to just run out the door and find a great story,” the host says of her new partnership with the New York Times
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White House Pulls Reporter From Trump Press Pool After Oval Office Clash
The Independent’s Andrew Feinberg was removed from Thursday’s Iowa trip after the president berated him over his questions
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‘Ali G: Who Iz I?’ Review: Sacha Baron Cohen’s Schtick Is Old in Unfunny, Unsurprising New Film
The comedian revives his 2000s character for more shock jokes, but the bit doesn’t really work anymore
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J.J. Watt Nabs Permanent ‘NFL On CBS’ Lead Analyst Spot After Tony Romo’s Exit
The multi-year agreement will see the former football player continue working with Jim Nantz and Tracy Wolfson
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‘Carrie’ Scores Season 2 Renewal at Prime Video
Based on the Stephen King novel, Mike Flanagan’s adaptation was No. 1 on the streamer in over 105 countries
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‘The Daily Show’ Mocks Trump’s $50 Million Bribe Scandal: ‘Inflation Really Is Getting Bad!’
“What a way to get out of bribery — by doing more bribery,” host Ronny Chieng observes
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Bianna Golodryga Leaving CNN for ‘New Opportunity’
The “One World” co-anchor’s departure on Friday comes days after Christiane Amanpour announced plans to leave the network
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‘Heated Rivalry’ Is Heading to Theaters Ahead of Season 2
Regal will be screening all of Season 1, broken into three pairs of episodes, across more than 650 theaters in November
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Specialty Streamers Are Building Momentum by Tapping Niche Interests and Superserving Fandoms
Insiders say there’s a growth opportunity in being “everything to someone.” But can they overcome streaming fatigue, media consolidation and Wall Street’s profitability demands?
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Peacock’s Profitability Streak, World Cup, Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Lift NBCUniversal Ahead of Spinoff
But theme parks softness and a continued downturn in broadband and video weighed down Comcast’s third-quarter results
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Spotify Hits 306 Million Premium Subscribers as Revenue Grows 16%
Monthly active users for the streamer also grew 11%, accounting for 788 million users
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