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Ibrahim Naber has been reporting from the Ukrainian war zone since the Russian invasion began in 2022, covering front lines and the civilian impact of the war.
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US presenter Jimmy Kimmel has announced that he will only show an interview with Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico from Texas on YouTube after the FCC threatened the show under pressure from Trump. The authority had reclassified late-night programs and exempted them from parity rules, which require local stations to offer equal airtime to running politicians. Critics see this as an attempt to restrict press freedom and influence congressional elections.

Following allegations from Collien Fernandes, Christian Ulmen has separated from the production company Pajama Pictures. The parties reached an out-of-court settlement and Ulmen's shares were divided. The public prosecutor's office is investigating.
The WDR documentary 'September' by Johan von Mirbach reconstructs the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The film combines eyewitness reports from politicians such as George Pataki and Joschka Fischer with the personal fates of those affected in New York.
Hannes Stein reports that his alternative historical novel “The Messiah Complex” was rejected by publishers as “too Jewish,” even though it outlines a peaceful coexistence between Jews and Arabs in the Middle East. He describes the creative process, the rejection and the ultimately successful path through private channels to a small publisher in Frankfurt.

ARD is ending the summer break from Tatort and Police Call with a new strategy: New episodes will be available in the media library on Fridays in the future, provided users register. The aim is to promote user accounts and personalized recommendations.

An analysis of the German film funding system using the example of the film “The Girl with the Leica”. The author criticizes the lack of differentiation between commercial cinema and artistic standards as well as the producers' systemic risk aversion.