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10:30 AM ET, February 4, 2026

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New York Times:
Video call: WaPo Executive Editor Matt Murray says the paper plans to lay off hundreds of staff, cutting into its local, international, and sports coverage  —  The layoffs are slated to shrink the newsroom by hundreds of journalists, cutting into The Post's local, international and sports coverage.
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The Wrap:
Sources: WaPo plans to end the sports section in its “current form”, restructure the metro desk, and eliminate the books section as part of a “strategic reset”  —  The Jeff Bezos-owned newspaper has been plagued by management misfires, financial losses and staff departures
Dan Shanoff / The Athletic:
Sources: WaPo told its ~45-person sports staff that some will be re-assigned within the newsroom, as it cuts one of the great American newspaper sports sections  —  Share full article  —  The Washington Post eliminated its sports department on Wednesday, a process that will include laying off dozens …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Ex-WaPo Executive Editor Marty Baron says “this ranks among the darkest days in the history of” the paper; WaPo laid off Amazon beat reporter Caroline O'Donovan  —  The Washington Post, owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is making layoffs that will eliminate “hundreds” …
Max Tani / Semafor:
Sources: WaPo Executive Editor Matt Murray says that politics and government will remain the largest desk and are central to the paper, alongside national news  —  Max's View  —  The View From Post Journalists  —  The Washington Post is making significant cuts in a bid to usher …
Discussion: The Guardian and @danprimack
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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Katie Campione / Deadline:
In statements to the US Senate antitrust subcommittee, the DGA, PGA, and WGA raise concerns over the WBD sale amid hearings about Netflix's pending acquisition
Discussion: The Wrap
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Mason Leib / ABC News:
An interview with Disney's incoming CEO Josh D'Amaro and Bob Iger on the CEO transition, the company's future, including streaming and embracing AI, and more  —  D'Amaro talks company's future, AI and taking the reins from Iger.  —  Future and current CEO of The Walt Disney Company …
Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Email: Matt Murray says WaPo's organic search fell by 50% in three years, daily story output fell substantially, and “we often write from one perspective”  —  Notable bits from this email: - WaPo search has declined by half in three years - Daily story output has “substantially fallen” in the last five years - Murray argues: “we too often write from one perspective, for one slice of the audience.”
Ray Schultz / MediaPost:
People Inc. reports Q4 digital revenue up 14% YoY to $355M, total revenue down 2% YoY to $512M, print revenue fell 21% to $168.5M, and ad revenue up 9% to $209M  —  IAC's People Inc. (formerly Dotdash Meredith) had a stellar year in digital in 2025, judging by parent IAC's financial results released on Tuesday.
Discussion: IAC
Erik Pedersen / Deadline:
Unionized Hearst staffers represented by the WGA East conducted half-day walkouts on Tuesday after a month of contract negotiations with management failed  —  Unionized staffers at Hearst Magazines are taking to the streets for half-day walkouts today after a month of contract negotiations with management has failed to reach a deal.
Discussion: The Wrap
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.
Sam Bradley / Digiday:
Lego is building up an in-house programmatic media buying team and hiring programmatic staff in the US and Denmark, part of a trend of companies going in-house  —  Lego is building up an in-house programmatic media buying team and hiring programmatic experts in the United States and Denmark.
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  —  The BBC is proposing to close a unit dedicated to investigative journalism in the English regions less than four years after it was set up.
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.
New York Times:
Sources: the NFL is set to open negotiations to revise its broadcast and streaming contracts in the coming months despite a $120B deal that runs to the 2030s  —  The league is so important to the business of media companies that they are likely to have little choice but to agree to renegotiations.
 
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Substack-based investigative outlet Democracy for Sale says it now has nearly 50,000 subscribers and 1,500 paying readers; its stories had 3M+ views in 2025
Gabriel Sherman / The Hollywood Reporter:
Bonfire of the Murdochs book excerpt: how Rupert Murdoch bought into 20th Century Fox and learned about Hollywood, with the help of Barry Diller
Discussion: The Ankler
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
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Llamas will do the traditional Super Bowl pre-game interview with the president, to be taped on Wednesday with parts aired that day
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
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Jackie Strause / The Hollywood Reporter:
NBC's Savannah Guthrie cancels plans to travel to Milan for Winter Olympics coverage, amid a search for her missing 84-year-old mother
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
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”
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
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
 

 
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Anthropic:
Anthropic says “Claude will remain ad-free”, its users “won't see ‘sponsored’ links adjacent to” conversations, and responses won't be influenced by advertisers

Natalie Lung / Bloomberg:
Uber says it plans to expand its robotaxi services to Hong Kong, Madrid, Houston, and Zurich in 2026; Hong Kong will be Uber's first autonomous market in Asia

Ian King / Bloomberg:
AMD reports Q4 revenue up 34% YoY to $10.3B, Data Center revenue up 39% YoY to $5.4B, and forecasts Q1 revenue at $9.8B, below $10B projections; AMD drops 10%+
 
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