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11:20 PM ET, January 6, 2026

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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
Sibylla Brodzinsky / The Guardian:
Venezuela's union representing press workers said at least 14 were detained on Monday, including 13 from international media organizations; one was deported  —  Thirteen of those detained were released according to the country's National Union of Press Workers
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.
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.
Eva Baron / Publishers Weekly:
HarperCollins France says it is testing using AI-assisted translation, citing declining sales and following in the footsteps of Taylor & Francis and others  —  Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player...  After a press release issued by the French Literary Translators Association …
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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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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 …
Patrick Brzeski / The Hollywood Reporter:
An MPA report forecasts total screen revenue across Asia Pacific rising from $171B in 2025 to $196B by 2030; premium VOD is expected to rise by $12.5B to $52B  —  The report says AI is reshaping workflows across Asia's content ecosystem, lowering costs and speeding delivery …
Discussion: Variety and Deadline
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 …
Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
The New York Times announces it has hired eight journalists with backgrounds in video production and has another 14 video-related roles open  —  The New York Times has hired eight new journalists for its video department, the news organization announced today.  Another 14 video-related roles remain open.
 
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Grupo Televisa's co-CEOs acquire $106M worth of the company's shares in a swap with ex-chairman Emilio Azcarraga, who upped his stake in sports spinoff Ollamani
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Dan Rys / Billboard:
UMG announces a partnership with Nvidia “to pioneer responsible AI for music discovery, creation, and engagement”, centered on Nvidia's Music Flamingo model
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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
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”
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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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Dish files counterclaims against Disney and ESPN over the launch of limited-time passes for Sling TV and alleges antitrust violations and breach of contract
 

 
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Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:
A look at the 2026 Super Bowl ads from Anthropic, Amazon, OpenAI, and others, as AI continued to take center stage in ad creations and AI product promotion

Bloomberg:
The European Commission sends a statement of objections to Meta over WhatsApp blocking rival AI chatbots, warning it will take measures to avoid “serious” harm

Brayden Lindrea / Cointelegraph:
Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek launches ai.com during the Super Bowl and opens up username handle registration to let users get a private, personalized AI agent
 
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