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12:50 PM ET, January 6, 2026

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Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net:
The CPB Board votes to dissolve the 58-year-old organization following Congress' rescission of all federal funding at the behest of President Trump  —  After 58 years of service to the American public, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting Board of Directors has formally voted to dissolve the organization, it affirmed on Monday.
Hannah Miller / Bloomberg:
Versant closed down 13% at $40.57 in its Nasdaq debut on January 5, giving it a market value of $5.85B; Comcast distributed the shares to investors on January 2  —  Versant Media Group Inc., the parent of CNBC, USA and other cable-TV networks, fell 13% in its first official day of trading after being spun off from Comcast Corp.
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Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
Comcast completes the separation of most of its cable networks into a separate entity called Versant Media, led by Mark Lazarus as CEO
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
NBCUniversal's Peacock plans to roll out Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos on live sports in 2026, saying it's the first streamer to use Dolby's full tech suite  —  Announced Monday evening at CES in Las Vegas, the initiative is designed to make pay-1 movies from Universal, marquee live sports like the NFL …
Daniel D'Addario / Variety:
After promising to be “more accountable” than Walter Cronkite, Tony Dokoupil didn't challenge Pete Hegseth in an interview or cite sources in another segment  —  The broadcast journalist, who since 2019 had been CBS' morning show co-anchor, came into the seat once held by Walter Cronkite …
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Jeremy Barr / The Guardian:
A look at Bari Weiss's chaotic first three months in charge of CBS News, as some staffers say Weiss has not laid out how she wants the network to change  —  Weiss is embroiled in her first major controversy as editor in chief as her handpicked anchor takes evening news show
Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
Netflix and WWE expand their partnership, making Netflix “the home of WWE's library in the US”, as Peacock's five-year deal for the WWE video library expires  —  The deal also covers documentaries and original programming, such as ‘WWE: Unreal,’ which is returning for season 2 later in January.
Max Goldbart / Deadline:
EMC's Tattle TV launches in the UK, billing itself as Britain's “first dedicated vertical drama app”, initially with a pilot reality TV series and MMA drama  —  Tattle TV, which calls itself Britain's “first dedicated vertical drama app,” has launched with a pilot reality series …
Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Will Welch is stepping down as editor of GQ to work in a new role with Pharrell, the musician and men's creative director of Louis Vuitton, in Paris  —  Welch announced his upcoming departure after 7 years as editor.  —  GQ editor Will Welch is leaving the company.
The New York Times Company:
NYT says a Trans News Network interview with ex-NYT editor Billie Jean Sweeney about NYT's gender identity coverage included “factually inaccurate criticisms”  —  A recent post from Trans News Network included numerous falsehoods about New York Times stories on gender identity …
Erik Wemple / New York Times:
The NYT's lawsuit against the DOD over its new journalism rules is on a fast track, heading to oral arguments on March 6, as both sides filed to skip discovery  —  The lawsuit, over the Defense Department's new rules for journalists, is headed for oral arguments in March.
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Paul Farhi / The Atlantic:
Trump-related nonfiction book sales have sharply declined, with weak sales over the past year compared to his first term, when 20+ titles became NYT bestsellers
Christopher Palmeri / Bloomberg:
Amazon says 2025's Thursday Night Football was the most watched in the program's 20-year history, averaging 15.3M viewers/game, up 16% from the previous season
Jesse Whittock / Deadline:
Ireland launches Europe's first unscripted tax credit, offering a 20% rebate on the lowest eligible expenditure, capped at €15M per production, until 2028 end
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Amazon unveils a Fire TV UI redesign that puts more focus on the content, including Alexa+, and launches the $899+ Ember Artline TV series with colorful frames
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Patrick Brzeski / The Hollywood Reporter:
Universal Music India acquires a 30% equity stake in Mumbai-based Excel Entertainment in a deal valuing the Indian production house at $290M
Drew Millard / Bloomberg:
The music industry is racing to replace an aging pool of engineers, programmers, and technicians essential to concerts, a primary driver of industry revenue
Dan Perry / MediaPost:
The US federal government's role in merger approvals gives the Trump administration an easy way to coerce big media companies, and other industries may be next
Discussion: Techdirt
 

 
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Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg:
Researcher: Grok generated ~6,700 sexually suggestive or “nudifying” images per hour on X between January 5 and January 6; 85% of Grok images are sexualized

xAI:
xAI raised a $20B Series E, exceeding its $15B targeted round size, with participation from Valor, Nvidia, and others, and says Grok 5 is currently in training

Financial Times:
Polymarket is disputing that the US mission to capture Nicolás Maduro constituted an “invasion”, refusing to pay out bets on a contract with $10.5M in wagers
 
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