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Democrats Flip House and Senate in Midterm Landslide; Mike Johnson to Step Down as GOP Leader
Democrats won control of both chambers in Tuesday's midterms, prompting House Speaker Mike Johnson to say he will not seek a minority leadership post and settin
Deadline · +14 outlets
Disney Plans Several Thousand Layoffs as Managers Are Asked to Cut Costs by Up to 20%
Disney is preparing broad workforce reductions in a push for roughly 20% cost savings, according to multiple reports.
CNBC · +14 outlets
Wall Street Rallies and Media Stocks Gain After Democrats Complete Midterm Sweep
Major indexes and media shares rose Wednesday morning as investors welcomed Democratic control of Congress, while Tesla and Trump Media moved in premarket tradi
Variety · +14 outlets
Snap Settles Social Media Addiction Bellwether Case Before Trial
Snap becomes the fourth company to settle claims in the bellwether litigation alleging social media platforms caused depression and eating disorders in teens.
The Hill · +14 outlets
New York Times Adds 420,000 Digital Subscribers in Q3, Stays on Track for 15 Million Goal
The Times now has 13.76 million total subscribers and beat Wall Street expectations, though CEO Meredith Kopit Levien fielded questions about AI risks to the su
Niemanlab · +13 outlets
Fox News Hosts and Media Figures Spar Over Blame for GOP Midterm Collapse
Fox & Friends hosts called on Republicans to self-reflect after the blue wave, while Bret Baier pushed back on Trump during a live call-in and a Fox guest accus
Mediaite · +4 outlets
UK Culture Secretary Issues Public Interest Intervention Notice on Sky's $2.1 Billion ITV Takeover
Lisa Nandy said public interest considerations warrant further investigation into Sky's bid for ITV.
Thewrap · +5 outlets
Elon Musk, Top GOP Donor of 2026 Cycle, Shrugs Off Midterm Blowout
Musk, the largest individual political donor of the cycle, reacted with jokes after Republicans lost both chambers, as SpaceX and Tesla shares fell in premarket
Mediaite · +14 outlets
Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and Microsoft to Support Common Robots.txt Signal for AI Scraping Opt-Out
The companies said they will back a shared opt-out mechanism, easing the burden on publishers who currently must block each AI crawler individually.
Niemanlab · +14 outlets
Jimmy Kimmel Tells Trump Exactly How the Blue Tsunami Took Shape: ‘His Priorities Are Insane’
Jimmy Kimmel, Joe Scarborough and CNN analysts celebrated the Democratic victories, with Kimmel mocking Trump and Scarborough pointing to immigration policy as
Thewrap · +8 outlets
Tinto Brass, Italian Director of 'Caligula,' Dies at 93
Brass, whose filmmaking spanned many genres but became associated with 1970s erotic films, died in Rome; he was 93.
Deadline · +10 outlets
News Media Association Chief Says Meta Is 'Holding Publishers Over a Barrel' on New Terms
The NMA CEO urged the UK government to back regulators on Meta's revised terms, as publishers complain they cannot quit Facebook despite the changes.
Pressgazette · +10 outlets
Toni Collette to Star in Apple TV Dramedy 'Lenni,' Based on Norwegian Format 'Pernille'
Apple has greenlit the series, with Collette playing a child welfare worker and divorced mother of two alongside Ciarán Hinds and Dan Wyllie.
Variety · +2 outlets
Daisy Ridley, Sosie Bacon and Simon Rex to Star in Horror 'Get Rid of It' at AFM
Ry Russo-Young directs the high-concept horror film, which Upgrade, CAA Media Finance and Range Select are pitching to buyers at the American Film Market.
The Hollywood Reporter · +1 outlets
DoorDash's $17 Billion Instacart Acquisition Raises Advertiser Questions on Costs, Data and Measurement
The deal points to growing pressure on delivery platforms to diversify, while brands want clarity on how combining the services affects advertising.
Digiday · +14 outlets
Canva to Cut or Redeploy 22% of Staff After 'Hardest Year Yet'
The design software company said 1,271 staff will lose jobs, be asked to relocate or change roles.
Adweek · +3 outlets
Meta Hires Former NBC Nightly News Producer Rich Latour to Lead In-House Content Studio
Latour joins the tech giant from BlackRock, where he was managing director and global head of content, creative and events.
The Hollywood Reporter
Amazon Advertisers Can Now Target Shoppers Who Buy at Walmart, Kroger and Other Retailers
Amazon will let advertisers target display and video ads to users who also shop at competing retailers including Walmart, Dollar General, Walgreens and Sephora.
Adweek

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