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4:40 AM ET, February 24, 2026

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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  —  The longevity researcher and health influencer had been named a contributor to CBS by Bari Weiss last month.
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Etan Vlessing / The Hollywood Reporter:
In response to President Trump's call to fire Netflix board member Susan Rice, co-CEO Ted Sarandos says the WBD deal is a business deal, “not a political deal”  —  The Netflix co-CEO also touted his deal for Warner Bros. ahead of a Monday deadline for rival bidder Paramount to submit a …
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
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
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 removed the BAFTAs from iPlayer after failing to cut the N-word shouted by an audience member with Tourette's during the two-hour delayed telecast  —  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.
Jake Kanter / Deadline:
The BBC cut the “Free Palestine” section from Akinola Davies Jr.'s BAFTA awards speech, saying the live event has to be cut to two hours for its on-air slot  —  Davies Jr.'s closed his winner's remarks by dedicating the Outstanding Debut for a British Writer, Director or Producer award to …
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.
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 …
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  —  Exclusive: Figures led by New York Sun owner may seek judicial review after restrictions lifted on DMGT offer
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.
 
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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
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
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
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Christopher Clark / Nieman Reports:
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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
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
 

 
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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

Rolfe Winkler / Wall Street Journal:
A look at Apple's efforts to reshore the US chip supply chain, as the company commits to buying 100M+ chips from TSMC Arizona in 2026, amid US-China tensions

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Anthropic says DeepSeek, MiniMax, and Moonshot violated its ToS by prompting Claude a combined 16M+ times and using distillation to train their own products
 
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