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12:15 PM ET, February 24, 2026

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K.J. Yossman / Variety:
The UK plans to update the Media Act 2024 to bring streaming platforms with 500K+ users under “enhanced” Ofcom regulation, giving it power to investigate them  —  Streaming platforms in the U.K. are set to come under “enhanced regulation” from media regulator Ofcom …
Katie Campione / Deadline:
NBCU says the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics averaged 23.5M viewers on its platforms for US afternoon and primetime periods, up 96% from the 2022 Beijing Olympics  —  It appears NBCUniversal gets the gold for its presentation of the Milan Cortina Olympics, which were the most-watched Winter Games in more than a decade.
Zac Ntim / Deadline:
BAFTA tells members a “comprehensive review” is underway after a Tourette's campaigner involuntarily said a racial slur during the ceremony  —  BAFTA told its members this afternoon that it has started what it described as a comprehensive review of Sunday's Film Awards …
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Alex Ritman / Variety:
BAFTA says it takes “full responsibility” for putting its “guests in a very difficult situation”, after a Tourette's campaigner made several offensive comments
Jake Kanter / Deadline:
Source: Warner Bros. raised concerns about the involuntary racial slur during the BAFTA Film Awards and requested the incident be removed from the BBC broadcast
Aidan Ryan / The Boston Globe:
The Boston Globe won't print a paper for February 24 delivery due to the blizzard, the first time executives canceled a print edition in its 153-year history  —  For more than 153 years, the press workers of The Boston Globe have overcome the elements, technical snafus, and global pandemics to print a daily newspaper.
Max Tani / Semafor:
How The Economist, which has been consistently profitable, is bracing for change amid editorial tensions and questions about its long-term future and stability  —  The Scoop  —  Know More  —  Max's View  —  The View From ‘The Paper’  —  THE SCOOP  —  One of the English-speaking …
The Hollywood Reporter:
WBD confirms that it received a revised bid from Paramount to acquire the company, but says it still recommends that shareholders vote for Netflix's deal  —  The global streaming giant revised its takeover offer after a recent amended bid by Paramount. … The details of Paramount's revised bid were not immediately known.
Max Tani / Semafor:
Politico plans to launch in Australia later this year, starting with a Canberra Playbook, led by Ryan Heath, who launched the Brussels Playbook  —  THE SCOOP  —  Politico is headed for the southern hemisphere.  —  The Virginia-based media organization known for its political horserace coverage …
Lily Mae Lazarus / Fortune:
Profound, which tracks how AI models recommend brands across millions of prompts, raised a $96M Series C at a $1B valuation, bringing its total funding to $155M  —  Profound, an 18-month-old startup betting that the future of marketing will be shaped not by Google links but by AI answers, is now a unicorn.
Lee Yoon-seo / The Korea Herald:
South Korea's three major terrestrial broadcasters, KBS, MBC, and SBS, sue OpenAI, alleging it used their news content to train AI models without authorization  —  Korean broadcasters claim that while OpenAI has entered into paid licensing agreements with global media companies, it refuses negotiations with them
Emma Roth / The Verge:
Google says AI music generation platform ProducerAI is joining Labs and will be powered by a Lyria 3 preview version; ProducerAI was developed alongside artists  —  ProducerAI will use Google's Lyria 3 AI model to help users generate sounds, workshop lyrics, remix songs, and more.
Alice Brooker / Press Gazette:
B2B media brand DatacenterDynamics says revenue rose 175% to £11M+ per year since 2020 amid the AI boom, and it hit 22.5M views in 2025, up from 2024's 17.3M  —  B2B media brand Data Center Dynamics has seen its turnover increase by 175% to more than £11m a year since 2020 helped by the AI boom.
 
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Mark Maurer / Wall Street Journal:
Roku reported an $88.4M profit in 2025, after a $498M loss in 2022, a $709.6M loss in 2023, and a $129.4M loss in 2024, boosted by new ad deals and cost cutting
Alaina Demopoulos / The Guardian:
How true crime influencers on YouTube are compromising the search for Nancy Guthrie, the mother of Today show host Savannah, including by “investigating” tips
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Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
An interview with BBC Studios executives about BBC News' popularity in the US, WBD-Netflix merger, success of BritBox and BBC Select in North America, and more
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Rachel Scharf / Billboard:
Isaac Hayes' estate settles with President Trump to end its lawsuit over the allegedly unauthorized use of the song Hold On, I'm Comin' at 2024 election rallies
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Natalie Korach / Status:
Source: as WaPo dismantled its metro and sports coverage, The Baltimore Banner registered the domains dcbanner.com and thedcbanner.com and plans a DC expansion
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Peter Attia is stepping aside as a contributor to CBS News, after his correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein came to light in the release of US DOJ files
Michael Savage / The Guardian:
Source: a consortium led by Dovid Efune is considering legal action against the UK over lifting restrictions that stopped DMGT from acquiring the Telegraph
 

 
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Wall Street Journal:
Meta agrees to acquire up to 6GW of AMD Instinct GPUs in a deal valued at $100B+ that could see Meta own up to 10% of AMD; Meta plans to deploy 1GW in 2026

Tripp Mickle / New York Times:
How Silicon Valley has long ignored China's looming Taiwan invasion and its chip supply impact; US officials warned Apple, AMD, and Qualcomm about China's plans

Axios:
Sources: DoD told Anthropic it will invoke the Defense Production Act or label Anthropic a “supply chain risk”, if not given unfettered Claude access by Friday
 
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