Author: Michael

Political podcasts increasingly look and function like television. Distributed through YouTube and available on connected TVs, they compete with cable and broadcast news for political attention — raising a consequential question for the television business: Are advertising dollars leaving for the newer, sexier medium? TheWrap’s findings suggest that, at least for now, the growth of political podcasts is expanding the advertising market rather than simply siphoning dollars from TV news. That distinction matters as the midterm elections approach, with a record $11.6 billion in political-ad spending projected for the 2026 cycle — including $5.6 billion for broadcast television, according to…

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A federal judge ordered the Trump administration Thursday to immediately restore White House access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico, handing the three news organizations an early victory in their legal fight against President Donald Trump’s press ban. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly granted the outlets a 14-day temporary restraining order, finding they were likely to succeed on their claim that the White House revoked their press credentials without constitutionally adequate due process. He ordered officials to “immediately return, reinstate, and restore” the hard passes revoked last week. “This is a high bar, but Plaintiffs have met it,” Kelly wrote…

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