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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 …
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.
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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 …
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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.
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.
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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 …
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
TelevisaUnivision reports Q4 revenue down 2% YoY to $1.32B, US revenue down 7% YoY to $777M, and a net loss of $234.7M, down from an $809.7M loss in Q4 2024 — Spanish-language media giant TelevisaUnivsion said it narrowed its losses in the fourth quarter as it generated profits …
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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 — The late musician's heirs had alleged Trump played the track “Hold On, I'm Comin'” at 2024 rallies without permission.
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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
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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 — The British Academy has responded to the controversy surrounding the BAFTA Film Awards on Sunday night …
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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
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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 host Alan Cumming thanks the audience for its “understanding” after outbursts from Tourette's campaigner John Davidson that weren't cut from the broadcast
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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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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.
K.J. Yossman / Variety:
Disney and ITV extend their strategic content-sharing partnership, with two Hulu Original series set to air on ITV1 in prime-time slots as well as on ITVX — Disney and U.K. media conglomerate ITV have extended their strategic content-sharing partnership with two new titles.
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