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Melissa Fein moves from Asia Pacific to run and grow Accenture Song’s media business in the United States from 1 October.

Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín approved the Paramount settlement with the states on 30 September. Mattel chief Ynon Kreiz will join David Ellison as co-CEO.

Cory Booker and John Kennedy launched the Senate Creators Caucus on 16 September 2026, with six creators on the opening panel.

Later, a creator marketing company in Boston, says it has paid creators more than 300 million dollars so far. It is dropping the Mavely name and putting affiliate links and influencer campaigns under one brand.

Twelve states and the Writers Guild have asked a judge to reject Paramount Skydance's demand for a 1.88 billion dollar guarantee. Paramount says the court case is holding up its 110 billion dollar purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery.

Thieves took about 40,000 pounds of beer from Pabst Blue Ribbon in California. The brewer replied with a joking Instagram post giving them 18 days and 44 minutes to bring the truck back.

Apple TV now costs 14.99 dollars a month in the United States, two dollars more than before. The price also went up in Brazil, Chile and Mexico.

The American stock market regulator has sent the White House a plan to scrap the rule that lets investors put proposals to a shareholder vote. Investor groups say it takes away shareholder rights.

California has passed a bill that would pay news outlets $20,000 for each full-time journalist they employ, plus extra money for new hires. It now needs Governor Gavin Newsom's signature.

Nielsen has changed four things in the way it measures local television before the 2026-27 season. The main change counts viewing after one minute instead of five, which Nielsen says brings back up to 24% of viewing moments.

The US consumer watchdog is close to accusing YouTube of telling users one set of rules and then applying another, Bloomberg reports. YouTube has not commented.