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10:15 AM ET, March 26, 2025

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The Atlantic:
The Atlantic publishes Houthi attack plans that Trump advisers shared on Signal, after Trump and other officials asserted no classified information was shared  —  The administration has downplayed the importance of the text messages inadvertently sent to The Atlantic's editor in chief.
Sara Guaglione / Digiday:
Mansueto Ventures tightens Fast Company and Inc. paywalls, reserving four daily stories for subscribers, up from one, to grow revenue amid traffic volatility  —  Fast Company and Inc. are tightening up their paywalls.  Up until a few weeks ago, the Mansueto Ventures-owned publishers would put one new story a day behind a paywall.
Matthew Keys / The Desk:
Trump withdraws the nomination of Media Research Center founder L. Brent Bozell III to head USAGM, naming him instead to serve as US ambassador to South Africa  —  President Donald Trump on Tuesday withdrew his nomination of Leo Brent Bozell III to lead the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM).
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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
Court docs: a federal judge has ordered USAGM to restore operational grants to RFE/RL, after the outlet sued to stop the blocking of funds allocated by Congress  —  A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) to stop depriving Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty …
Mia Galuppo / The Hollywood Reporter:
Amazon MGM selects Amy Pascal and David Heyman, the producers behind the Spider-Man and Harry Potter franchises, to produce the next James Bond movie  —  The producers are behind the Spider-Man and Harry Potter franchises.  —  It's official, the James Bond franchise has found its producers in Amy Pascal and David Heyman.
Anna Washenko / Engadget:
Game Informer, closed by GameStop in 2024, returns with its full staff and new owner Gunzilla Games; EIC Matt Miller says it will stay editorially independent  —  The publication resumes under the new ownership of Gunzilla Games.  —  Gaming journalism stalwart Game Informer has risen from the ashes.
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
UK-based agency Newsflare, which counts the NYT, the BBC, and Mail Online among its clients, withdraws AI-generated videos from social media after criticism  —  UK-based agency Newsflare has withdrawn a number of fake videos it distributed which appear to have been generated using AI.
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Alex Konrad / Upstarts Media:
Alex Konrad, who worked for 12 years at Forbes covering startups and broader tech stories, launches Upstarts Media on Substack, about the startup ecosystem
Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Nielsen: YouTube made up 11.6% of all US TV use, the most of among media providers; viewers over age 50, accounted for 36% of time spent watching YouTube on TV
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Megyn Kelly plans to launch podcast network MK Media, starting with shows hosted by Mark Halperin, columnist Maureen Callahan, and commentator Link Lauren
Reuters:
India's finance minister says the country will scrap a 6% tax on digital advertisements, easing costs for US tech giants, as a way of soothing US trade concerns
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Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
The UK CMA says Ticketmaster may have broken consumer protection law in how it sold 900K+ Oasis tickets in 2024 and told it to change how it gives pricing info
Melissa Heikkilä / Financial Times:
AI startup Synthesia says it's creating a $1M stock pool to pay actors with equity for the use of their likeness; Synthesia was valued at $2.1B in January 2025
Michael Burkhardt / 9to5Mac:
Apple Music is opening its catalog to DJs by integrating with popular DJ software and hardware platforms including Algoriddim's djay Pro and AlphaTheta
Ian Youngs / BBC:
Barb: Netflix's Adolescence becomes the first streaming show to top the UK's weekly TV ratings, with the first episode drawing 6.45M viewers in its debut week
Deadline:
No Other Land co-director Yuval Abraham says co-director Hamdan Ballal has been freed after being beaten by Israeli settlers and arrested by soldiers
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
PBS CEO Paula Kerger and NPR CEO Katherine Maher are set to testify to Congress on March 26 at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's “Anti-American Airwaves” hearing
 

 
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Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Apple says general counsel Kate Adams and policy chief Lisa Jackson will retire, and Jennifer Newstead, Meta's former chief legal officer, will replace Adams

Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg:
Sources: Meta is considering deep budget cuts to its metaverse efforts in 2026, potentially as high as 30% and most likely including layoffs as early as January

Will Oremus / Washington Post:
Two studies suggest AI chatbots can shift political views more effectively than TV campaign ads, especially by presenting many claims, regardless of accuracy
 
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