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9:45 AM ET, February 23, 2026

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K.J. Yossman / Variety:
BAFTA host Alan Cumming thanks the audience for its “understanding” after outbursts from Tourette's campaigner John Davidson that weren't cut from the broadcast  —  BAFTA Film Awards host Alan Cumming thanked the audience for their understanding on Sunday night after a number …
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Jake Kanter / Deadline:
The BBC cut “Free Palestine” from Akinola Davies Jr.'s BAFTA awards speech broadcast; the BBC says “the live event is three hours and it has to be” cut to two  —  Davies Jr.'s closed his winner's remarks by dedicating the Outstanding Debut for a British Writer …
Jake Kanter / Deadline:
The BBC removes BAFTAs, telecast on a two-hour delay, from iPlayer after failing to cut the N-word involuntarily shouted by an audience member with Tourette's  —  The BBC has removed from iPlayer the BAFTA Film Awards after failing to cut a racial slur shouted by an audience member with Tourette syndrome.
Sam Kim / Bloomberg:
Trump calls on Netflix to fire board member Susan Rice or face “consequences,” after she said corporations that “take a knee” to Trump would be held accountable  —  Donald Trump called on Netflix to fire board member Susan Rice or “pay the consequences,” …
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Variety:
Source: Paramount is expected to come back with a WBD offer above its previous $30 per share bid, seeking to outflank Netflix; Paramount has a Monday deadline  —  Monthslong M&A fight set to take another turn as WBD's negotiating window with Paramount Skydance expires later Monday
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Josh Sisco / Bloomberg:
Sources: the US DOJ review of Netflix's WBD deal examines whether Netflix wields anticompetitive leverage over creators in violation of Clayton and Sherman Acts  —  The Justice Department's investigation of Netflix Inc.'s proposed $72 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. includes scrutiny …
Bloomberg:
In a letter to Sen. Mike Lee, Ted Sarandos defends Netflix's WBD bid against James Cameron's criticism and reiterates his pledge for a 45-day theatrical window
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
California AG Rob Bonta says his office will give Netflix and Paramount bids for WBD a full and robust review; Netflix says 13-14 state AGs are probing the deal
Thor Benson / Long Lead Presents:
Q&A with TPM founder Josh Marshall on the rise of independent journalism, early blogging vs. newsletters, and feeling bullish about the media ecosystem  —  Talking Points Memo founder Josh Marshall says independent journalists' success is the “sustainable” solution to traditional media's woes.
Matt Grobar / Deadline:
Comedians weigh risks of video podcast licensing deals with Netflix, which would require them to remove new episodes from YouTube, potentially alienating fans  —  When Netflix unveiled its first wave of video podcasts, the lineup reflected a wide cross-section of the creator economy …
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Christopher Clark / Nieman Reports:
Left-leaning French alternative media startups surged over the past decade amid the country's rightward shift and consolidation of billionaire media ownership  —  Alternative media startups see themselves as a bulwark against billionaires and the far right.  Can they survive?
Tiffany Ap / Bloomberg:
A look at the electronic music scene in 2026, where bigger venues, higher ticket prices and social media have turned dance floors into spectator events  —  Electronic music's club culture is facing an existential moment as bigger venues, higher ticket prices and social media turn dance floors into spectator events.
Max Goldbart / Deadline:
The UK actors union Equity boycotts the BBC's charter renewal survey due to concerns over its use of AI and “airbrushing” workforce concerns  —  Equity, which has called the survey “unfit for purpose in either detail or scope,” said it was unhappy that public responses to the survey will be aggregated by AI software.
Jabari Young / Forbes:
A profile of Sherrese Clarke, who grew HarbourView Equity Partners' assets to $2.7B by acquiring 70 music catalogs with songs from Bruno Mars, Nelly, and others  —  Sherrese Clarke, founder and CEO of HarbourView Equity Partners, has turned the music catalogs of top artists—including Bruno Mars …
 
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Kate Conger / New York Times:
Google's AI Search is endangering the open web; Cloudflare: between June 2025 and April 2026, human traffic to sites of businesses in many industries fell ~40%

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