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Tom Durante / Mediaite:
NBCUniversal settles a $30M defamation suit by a gynecologist who worked at a Georgia ICE facility; he disputed statements made about him on three MSNBC shows  —  NBCUniversal is settling a $30 million defamation lawsuit brought by an ICE detention facility gynecologist who was falsely branded a …
Enock Nyariki / Poynter:
A Maldita study of nearly 1.2M Community Notes on X published globally in 2024 shows that professional fact-checkers are among the three most cited sources  —  Notes that cite fact-checkers earn more trust from X users and combat misinformation faster  —  When Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced …
Kendra Barnett / Adweek:
X is rolling out Grok-powered AI tools for advertisers to generate ready-to-use ad copy and imagery and provide campaign performance analysis  —  The company is betting on AI to help recover some of the millions it has shed in ad revenue over the last two years
Kyle Buchanan / New York Times:
An interview with the Palestinian and Israeli filmmakers of Oscar-nominated No Other Land on making the documentary, relying on self-distribution, and more  —  “No Other Land,” about the destruction of a village in the occupied West Bank, is one of the year's most acclaimed films.
Discussion: The Wrap
Sarah Rumpf / Mediaite:
Ann Selzer asks to dismiss Trump's lawsuit over her inaccurate November 2024 Iowa poll, arguing the president's “fraud” framing is an attempt to evade the 1A  —  The legal team representing Iowa pollster Ann Selzer filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit filed against her by President Donald Trump …
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Researchers say dozens of fake news sites linked to John Dougan are posting disinfo ahead of Germany's election, recycling tactics used before the US election  —  From a fabricated sex scandal to a fake museum heist, disinformation aimed at influencing Germany's high-stakes election …
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: MSNBC chief Rebecca Kutler weighs more on-screen time for Jen Psaki and The Weekend hosts Symone Sanders-Townsend, Alicia Menendez, and Michael Steele  —  Rebecca Kutler, who was named president of MSNBC earlier in February, is considering expanding the on-screen presence of Jen Psaki …
Deadline:
Sources: Amazon paid $1B+ to gain creative control of the James Bond franchise and plans to expand it into its own universe akin to Marvel or Star Wars  —  Amazon originally overpaid on its purchase of MGM in a deal orchestrated by then-MGM board chair Kevin Ulrich.
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Justin Kroll / Deadline:
Amazon MGM Studios, Michael G. Wilson, and Barbara Broccoli form a JV to house James Bond IP rights, under which Amazon gains creative control of the franchise
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Ricardo Brito / Reuters:
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes orders the immediate and full suspension of Rumble in the country due to noncompliance with court orders  —  Brazilian Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered U.S. video-sharing platform Rumble (RUM.O) immediate and full suspension …
Marie Woolf / Globe and Mail:
Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge urges a near-doubling of funds for public broadcaster CBC, to bolster the broadcaster and end its reliance on ads  —  ////Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge is proposing that the CBC's public funding almost double, in a bid to bolster the public broadcaster …
Dan Sabbagh / The Guardian:
The BBC pulls a Gaza documentary from iPlayer to conduct “further due diligence” after criticism for not clearly disclosing narrator was a Hamas leader's son  —  Show removed from iPlayer as ‘further due diligence’ carried out and critics ask if any Hamas members were paid for filming
 
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Sources: India fines BBC ~£300K for alleged foreign exchange violations over its failure to reduce foreign ownership in a company BBC launched in India in 2023
Discussion: The Indian Express
Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
If X threatened an ad group with US government interference, we've hit a high level of coercion, and conservatives who complained of Big Tech bias should object
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New York Times:
Memo: MLB and ESPN mutually agree to end their national television deal after the 2025 season; ESPN was due to pay MLB around $550M/year in 2026, 2027, and 2028
Gene Maddaus / Variety:
Senator Warren urges the US DOJ to scrutinize Disney's deal to acquire a controlling stake in Fubo and merge it with Hulu + Live TV, citing antitrust concerns