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4:30 PM ET, March 22, 2024

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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
NBC News hires former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel as an on-air contributor for NBC and MSNBC; her NBC debut will be on the March 24 edition of Meet the Press  —  Her new role as a commentator on NBC and MSNBC programs comes shortly after she stepped down as the leader of the Republican National Committee.
Isaac Schorr / Mediaite:
The Daily Wire and right-wing commentator Candace Owens end their relationship after months of controversy over her antisemitic comments  —  The Daily Wire and controversial right-wing commentator Candace Owens parted ways on Friday, according to CEO Jeremy Boreing.
Bloomberg:
Sources: OpenAI is meeting with Hollywood studios, media executives, and others to form partnerships to encourage filmmakers to integrate Sora into their work  —  - Startup pitching its new AI video generation tool, Sora  — CEO Altman attended LA parties during Oscars weekend
Alex Kantrowitz / Big Technology:
Sources describe Google's generative AI tools for publishers, intended to be used for simple write-ups; Google is paying small publishers for feedback  —  Google wants to help journalists write stories with generative AI.  Will it succeed?  —  ∙ Paid
Antenna:
Seven weeks after the AFC Wild Card NFL game, 71% of the 3M people who subscribed to Peacock for the game remained subscribed  —  The first two months of 2024 brought some big moments for streaming and sports: in January, Peacock's exclusive broadcast of the NFL AFC Wild Card Game and Paramount+'s broadcast of Super Bowl LVIII.
Dan Primack / Axios:
Donald Trump's Truth Social is going public via a SPAC merger after DWAC shareholders approved the move; TMTG will be listed on the Nasdaq as early as next week  —  - As Axios reported earlier today, this ends a multiyear saga that's included civil lawsuits, criminal lawsuits, closing extensions and vote postponements.
Max Goldbart / Deadline:
The UK government sets a panel to assess the BBC's current licensing model, examine alternate funding options, and find ways to grow commercial income  —  Former ITV and Channel 5 bosses will examine the future funding model of the BBC.  —  The UK government has just set out the panel …
Discussion: Advanced Television
The Associated Press:
The AP and Texas Tribune enter a content sharing agreement; AP will distribute Tribune reporting on Texas and Tribune will get access to AP immigration coverage  —  The Associated Press and The Texas Tribune today announced a content sharing agreement, in which both organizations will benefit from each other's journalism.
Discussion: @fbajak and Julie Pace on LinkedIn
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Martin Sorrell's ad company S4 rejected merger offers from Stagwell, including one worth $700M in fall 2023; S4's stock price fell 75% in the last year  —  Madison Avenue titan Martin Sorrell has rebuffed merger offers for S4 Capital, the firm he founded after exiting WPP
Janko Roettgers / Lowpass:
A look at Redbox's decline, as it faces several lawsuits after it stopped paying many bills around the time it sold to Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment  —  Chicken Soup in the hole … “We still exist.  Thanks for asking.” … These days, however, the word “still” is doing a lot of work.
 
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Kanishka Singh / Reuters:
Tennessee passes the Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security (ELVIS) Act, aiming to protect musicians and other artists from unauthorized use involving AI
David Ingram / NBC News:
Changing its policy, X bans posting the real names of people behind anonymous accounts, after suspending accounts that unmasked a suspected neo-Nazi cartoonist
Jon Lafayette / Next TV:
The FCC fines Nexstar and Mission Broadcasting $1.8M+, alleging violation of US ownership rules in operating New York TV station WPIX; Nexstar plans to appeal
Karissa Bell / Engadget:
The Mozilla Foundation and 90+ research and advocacy groups urge Meta to keep CrowdTangle online until January 2025 to track election misinformation globally
 Earlier Picks: 
New York Times:
A survey finds US states have distributed over $25B to film incentive programs since 2002, but independent experts find the programs are break-even at best
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
How companies like iSpot and VideoAmp are trying to challenge Nielsen's ratings dominance, as the industry grapples with changing audience measurement protocols
Discussion: The Streamable
Neel Dhanesha / Nieman Lab:
Julia Angwin says Proof News aims to use “the scientific method” for investigative journalism, and expand beyond tech to cover corporate accountability, more
Discussion: @sarahscire and @juliaangwin
Aftermath:
Kotaku EIC Jen Glennon, who joined in October 2023, resigns, citing in a letter the management team's recent decision to deprioritize news in favor of guides
Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Spotify's TikTok-like redesign reveals top podcasters' follower counts: The Joe Rogan Experience has 14.5M, TED Talks Daily has 5M, and Call Her Daddy has 3.7M