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Disney names Josh D'Amaro, head of its theme parks and consumer products division, as CEO, replacing Bob Iger, effective March 18; D'Amaro joined Disney in 1998 — Dana Walden named president and chief creative officer of the company — The Walt Disney Co., after a more than two-year saga …
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Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Disney names Dana Walden, co-chairman of Disney Entertainment, as its president and chief creative officer, a newly created role, effective March 18 — Disney Experiences Chairman Josh D'Amaro has been elevated to CEO of the Walt Disney Co., capping a closely watched multi-year process of identifying Bob Iger's successor.
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Jennifer Maas / Variety:
Disney says new CEO Josh D'Amaro's initial annual package is set at ~$38.4M, with a $2.5M base, and President Dana Walden's is set at ~$24M, with a $3.75M base
Disney says new CEO Josh D'Amaro's initial annual package is set at ~$38.4M, with a $2.5M base, and President Dana Walden's is set at ~$24M, with a $3.75M base
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Adrià Calatayud / Wall Street Journal:
Publicis reports 2025 net profit of €1.65B, down from €1.66B in 2024, and total revenue up 8.5% YoY to €17.4B, but PUB falls 8%+ driven by AI fears — Shares in European afternoon trading were on track for their biggest one-day percentage drop since April 2020
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
New York Public Radio names Christy Tanner as its CEO; Tanner is a former AP reporter and spent eight years at CBS, expanding its streaming platform — Ms. Tanner was previously an executive at CBS News and serves on the board of Audacy, a major U.S. broadcaster and podcast producer.
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Hannah Abraham / Forbes:
Reliance's Jio Studios acquires a 50.1% equity stake in Sikhya Entertainment for ~$16.7M, uniting India's largest studio with the Oscar-winning production house — Sikhya Entertainment co-founders Guneet Monga Kapoor and Achin Jain with Jio Studios President Jyoti Deshpande
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
DMGT reports revenue down 1% YoY to £1.1B, adjusted operating profit up 11% to £97M, and digital ad revenue down 15% to £148.3M due to Google's AI Overviews — Digital advertising revenue at the publisher of the Daily Mail fell by 15% last year.
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Financial Times:
LexisNexis-owner Relx, Thomson Reuters, and other media and financial stocks fell 10%+ after Anthropic launched Claude Cowork tools that automate legal work — New Anthropic legal tool sends shares in companies including S&P Global and Intuit sliding — US tech stocks fell sharply …
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The Irish Times and Sydney Morning Herald
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Court docs: the US DOJ failed to tell a judge about a 1980 law protecting journalists when it sought to seize WaPo reporter Hannah Natanson's devices last month — The Justice Department did not address a 1980 law that generally bars warrants for reporting material when it sought to seize …
Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net:
The FCC approved the transfer of five broadcast TV licenses to Sinclair, in Oregon, California, Maine, Virginia, and Tennessee; DirecTV opposed the move — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved the transfer of five broadcast television licenses to Sinclair involving local TV stations …
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Radio & Television … and Inside Radio
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
LADbible-owner LBG Media reports adjusted revenue up 10% YoY to £92M in the year to September 30, pre-tax profit down 3% to £14M, and £49.7M in direct revenue — LBG Media reported total adjusted revenue up 10% in the year to 30 September.
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Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter:
CBS pulls a 60 Minutes segment with contributor Peter Attia that was set to re-air after the Super Bowl, as Attia's name appears ~1,700 times in Epstein docs — Attia, named a contributor to the network last week, is named in the latest release of documents related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Greg Evans / Deadline:
In an interview, Don Lemon says he offered to turn himself in to federal agents prior to his arrest, but the offer was ignored: “they want to intimidate you” — In his appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night, former CNN and current independent journalist Don Lemon said he offered …
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