Check out Mini-Mediagazer for simple mobiles or Mediagazer Mobile for modern smartphones.
8:50 AM ET, January 6, 2026

Mediagazer

 Top News: 
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.
RELATED:
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  —  Mark Lazarus, as CEO, and his team will set an independent strategy for the new cable networks company that could become a potential partner and acquirer of complementary media businesses.
Max Tani / Semafor:
Sources: NYT and WaPo learned of the Venezuela raid soon before it was scheduled to begin but held off publishing what they knew to avoid endangering US troops  —  The Scoop  —  The New York Times and Washington Post learned of a secret US raid on Venezuela soon before it was scheduled …
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  —  Dish Network is firing back at Disney and EPSN in a legal dispute over its launch of limited-time passes for Sling TV …
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  —  The recently ended Thursday Night Football season was the most watched ever in the 20-year history of the program, Amazon.com Inc. said.
Discussion: Collider
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 …
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  —  As part of the deal, which values Excel at $290 million, Universal Music Group will receive global rights to all future original soundtracks attached …
Max Goldbart / Deadline:
The UK's Global acquires a majority stake in The Overlap, the YouTube sports media network founded by ex-Manchester United soccer player Gary Neville  —  The UK's Global Media Group has acquired The Overlap, the sports media network founded by former England and Manchester United soccer player Gary Neville.
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
The UK's countrywide ban on TV junk food ads before the 9pm watershed and an online ban for high fat and sugar products officially takes effect  —  Watchdog will also monitor online ban for high fat and sugar products as part of wider effort to tackle childhood obesity
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  —  A decade into the Trump era, readers who were once hungry to learn about the man seem to have had their fill.
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 …
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of Mediagazer at 8:50 AM ET, January 6, 2026.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 See Also: 
Mediagazer: site main
Mediagazer River: reverse chronological Mediagazer
Mediagazer Mobile: for phones
Mediagazer Leaderboard: Mediagazer's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
Mediagazer RSS feed
Mediagazer on X
Mediagazer on Mastodon
 
 
 More News: 
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
Jeremy Barr / The Guardian:
A look at Bari Weiss's chaotic first three months in charge of CBS News, as some staffers clash on issues that align with her worldview
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
Discussion: TheJournal.ie
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
 Earlier Picks: 
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
Ian Hodgson / Financial Times:
US immigration lawyers, talent managers, and creators say influencers and OnlyFans models now dominate O-1B visas, which are reserved for “exceptional” artists
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Tony Dokoupil began anchoring CBS Evening News on Saturday night, two days earlier than expected, after US military action in Venezuela
Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
How newsletter platforms attracted a wave of writers, comedians, publications, and brands, as publishers and creators relied less on Facebook and Google traffic
 

 
From Techmeme:

Kate Clark / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Anthropic plans to raise $10B led by Singapore's GIC and Coatue Management at a $350B valuation before the new investment, up from $183B in September

Financial Times:
Sources: Chinese officials are reviewing Meta's $2B Manus acquisition for possible tech export control violations, including Manus' relocation to Singapore

Ina Fried / Axios:
OpenAI unveils ChatGPT Health, which lets users import medical records and other data from health apps into ChatGPT, available to a small group via a waitlist
 
Sister Sites:

Techmeme
 Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web
memeorandum
 What US political commentators are discussing online right now
WeSmirch
 The top celebrity news from all around the web on a single page