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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
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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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Deadline:
At a US Senate hearing, Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos committed to a 45-day theatrical window and discussed a meeting with Trump, YouTube, residuals, and more — Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) questioned Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos over reports that he met with President Donald Trump on Nov. 24 …
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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.
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Kevin Stanley / Press Gazette:
An internal email indicates the BBC plans to shut down its central regional investigations unit, launched in 2022, as part of new cuts to BBC Local — Eight jobs at risk with closure of Central Longform Investigations Team. — The BBC is proposing to close a unit dedicated …
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Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net:
Fubo's CEO says NBCUniversal has been unwilling to restart carriage talks with Fubo; NBCUniversal channels have been unavailable on Fubo since November 2025 — Comcast's NBC Universal stopped negotiating carriage of its channels on Fubo about four weeks after a contract covering its broadcast …
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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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Matt Donnelly / Variety:
Apple hosted an Apple TV media event to announce its original TV shows and movies for 2026, featuring star appearances and trailers for upcoming projects — Though Apple is still on an award season run with “F1,” the tech monolith popped the hood on numerous new movies they will release in 2026.
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Wren Graves / Consequence:
Sinclair's digital stations plan to stream Kid Rock from Turning Point's alternative Super Bowl halftime show, competing against their own NBC affiliates — During the Super Bowl, Sinclair's digital stations Charge! and National News Desk will stream Kid Rock on Turning Point USA's …
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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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Anu Adegbola / Search Engine Land:
Microsoft launches the Publisher Content Marketplace in partnership with Condé Nast, Hearst, AP, and others, to let publishers license content to AI companies — Table of Contents — New marketplace lets publishers set terms, track usage, and get paid when AI systems ground answers in premium, licensed content.
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Bloomberg:
US v. Google: the DOJ and a group of states will appeal the September 2025 ruling in the Search antitrust case in which Google dodged a forced sale of Chrome — The US Justice Department and a group of states will appeal a federal judge's ruling that imposed only modest limits …
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Nielsen plans to give panelists wearable devices that capture audio to better count viewers in bars, hotels, and offices, starting with the Super Bowl — TV networks and sports leagues rely heavily on Nielsen to to tell them how many people at home watch football games, tennis matches and auto races.
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Axios:
Axios is expanding local news coverage this year in nine communities, hiring more reporters in Colorado, Arizona, Florida, and Ohio in a partnership with OpenAI — Axios is expanding its local news coverage in 2026, launching in nine new local communities and hiring additional reporters in Colorado, Arizona, Florida and Ohio.
