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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announces dedicated “new media” seating and restoration of credentials for 440 people “wrongly revoked” under Biden — In her first press briefing, Leavitt started with a question from an Axios journalist and made several criticisms of the media.
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
In her first White House press briefing, Karoline Leavitt criticized legacy media, encouraged digital content creators, and cast Trump as a savior for the US
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Justin Baragona / The Independent:
In a short video, Jim Acosta says he's “going independent, at least for now” and launching a new show on Substack — 'To President Trump and his allies, you may think you have silenced me. But guess again,' Jim Acosta noted just hours after signing off from CNN for the final time
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Jim Acosta says he is leaving the network after nearly 20 years; sources: Acosta is stepping down after CNN wanted to move his show to the 12am ET slot
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Gene Maddaus / Variety:
The US Copyright Office says using AI tools to assist in creative processes doesn't compromise copyright protections as long as the content has human authorship — The U.S. Copyright Office declared Wednesday that the use of artificial intelligence tools to assist in the creative process does not undermine the copyright of a work.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
David Field steps down as Audacy's president, CEO, and a member of its board; board member Kelli Turner will become interim President and CEO — Board member Kelli Turner appointed interim CEO as company commences executive search … The board has appointed Kelli Turner …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Prime Video signs a deal with Lionsgate to get exclusive streaming rights to Lionsgate films after an initial run on Starz, starting with its 2026 slate — Amazon's Prime Video entered into a multiyear theatrical output agreement with Lionsgate, under which it will get an exclusive streaming window …
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: Fox has sold at least ten 30-second Super Bowl ad spots for $8M+, a record; pre and post-game ad prices have also increased, reaching $4.5M and ~$4M — Super Bowl LIX is still days away, but someone has already scored a key Big Game touchdown.
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Netflix now lets iPhone and iPad app users download an entire TV show season with one tap, a much-requested feature that launched on Android in 2021 — The new feature lets users download an entire season of a show with one tap.
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The Marshall Project names Katrice Hardy as its next CEO, effective March 2025; Hardy is currently the executive editor of The Dallas Morning News — Ms. Hardy, now the executive editor of The Dallas Morning News, will lead the business and newsroom sides of nonprofit news organization.
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Bill Donahue / Billboard:
A US judge dismisses the MLC's lawsuit against Spotify accusing it of illegally cutting royalties by bundling audiobooks, saying Spotify's bundle is legal — The case accused Spotify of using audiobooks as a pretext to illegally cut music royalties, but a federal judge now says the streamer did nothing wrong.
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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Sony names CFO Hiroki Totoki as CEO, succeeding Kenichiro Yoshida, and PlayStation co-CEO Hideaki Nishino as CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, from April 1 — The corporate shuffle, effective April 1, was approved late Tuesday by the electronics and entertainment giant's board of directors in Tokyo.
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Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
The Jewish Chronicle appoints Daniel Schwammenthal as editor, replacing Jake Wallis Simons, and unveils a revamped website and reader membership program — The Jewish Chronicle has announced the appointment of a new editor and unveiled a revamped website and reader membership scheme.
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The BBC says BBC World Service will cut a net 130 jobs, including in the UK, to save £6M/year; the UK announced an extra £32.6M in World Service funding in 2024 — BBC World Service will cut a net 130 jobs, including in the UK, as it battles to save £6m in the year ahead.
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