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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
President Trump says that he will attend this year's White House Correspondents' Association dinner, marking the first time he will do so as president — Donald Trump said that he will attend this year's White House Correspondents' Association dinner, marking the first time he will do so as president.
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Financial Times:
Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters says he is “nervous” about severe job cuts after Paramount's WBD acquisition and “a bunch of people are going to lose their jobs” — Co-chief Greg Peters is ‘nervous for the industry’, days after streaming group cedes WBD tie-up to David Ellison's company
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TVBEurope, The Streamable and Los Angeles Business Journal
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Bloomberg:
Sources: Paramount's proposed $110B acquisition of WBD remains under active review by US antitrust officials, even though the odds of a legal challenge are low
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@2xaught7.ing and Blockonomi
Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
Paramount says the Ellisons and RedBird pledged $47B in the WBD deal but won't say if Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, and Qatar are funding $24B announced in December
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@pkafka, @pkafka, @ddayen, Peter Kafka on LinkedIn and American Prospect
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Paramount President Jeff Shell was absent on Monday's WBD investor call, sources say amid an internal probe that he leaked details about a UFC deal in 2025
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@karlbode.com and Sportico
Lucas Manfredi / The Wrap:
Paramount says there are “no plans to divest or spin off a package of cable assets at this time”, after merging with WBD, creating a vast cable and TV portfolio
Jennifer Maas / Variety:
David Ellison says Paramount plans to combine Paramount+ and HBO Max into one streamer with 200M+ subscribers, but will let HBO “operate with independence”
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Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
A.G. Sulzberger encourages listeners “to support any news organization that's dedicated to original reporting”, in his first ad running across most NYT podcasts — The New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger has voiced a new ad encouraging listeners to support any news organization dedicated …
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Inside Radio, Ryan Frank on LinkedIn, @niemanlab.org, @jayrosen.bsky.social, @niemanlab.org, Slate and Crooks and Liars
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Mike Abrams / New York Times:
Q&A with three members of NYT's Tech team based in CA about seeking comment from subjects of their stories, tech companies “front-running” stories, and more — It's a tenet of independent journalism: Always offer the people you're writing about a chance to provide comment.
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@mikeisaac
Max Goldbart / Deadline:
Israeli media: the IDF destroyed the HQ of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting; the English-language site of Iran's official news agency is offline — Israel has been targeting the Iranian state broadcaster with its latest volley of bombs in the region, with Iran pushing back on the extent of the damage.
K.J. Yossman / Variety:
Source: HBO Max is proceeding with its UK and Ireland launch on March 26, offering TNT Sports as a standalone or add-on service, despite Paramount's WBD deal — HBO Max is still going ahead with its U.K. launch, despite questions over its future as a standalone platform.
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The Indian Express, Screen Rant, Los Angeles Times, Mashable and Broadband TV News
Blake Brittain / Reuters:
SCOTUS declines to hear a dispute over copyrights for AI-generated material, in a case where a computer scientist was denied a copyright for AI-generated art — The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to take up the issue of whether art generated by artificial intelligence …
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Engadget, Fortune, The Rundown AI, @alexanderchee.bsky.social, Social Media Today, IPWatchdog.com, @maho-studio.bsky.social, ARTnews, Catherine Zaller Rowland on LinkedIn, Marc Rotenberg on LinkedIn, Decrypt, The Verge, Courthouse News Service, @tyleraking.com and Bloomberg Law, more at Techmeme »
Lillian Rizzo / CNBC:
Versant reports 2025 revenue fell 5% YoY to $6.69B and net income fell 32% to $930M; platform revenue hit $826M, up 3.9% YoY, the only segment with YoY growth — Versant Media Group, the newly minted spinout of TV networks and digital assets from Comcast, released its first earnings report on Tuesday.
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Variety, Reuters, The Wrap, The Hollywood Reporter, Bloomberg and Business Wire
Maggie Harrison Dupré / Futurism:
Source: Ars Technica fired senior AI reporter Benj Edwards after his February 13 story had AI-fabricated quotes; Edwards admitted to using Claude and ChatGPT — Sign up to see the future, today — The Condé Nast-owned Ars Technica has terminated senior AI reporter Benj Edwards following …
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@davidgerard.co.uk and @baldurbjarnason.com
Lindsay Gellman / Wall Street Journal:
A profile of Christine Tyler Hill, a crossing guard in Vermont, whose print magazine about her job now has ~2,000 subscribers, making her about $14K per month — Christine Tyler Hill is among a number of creative types who have found people still really love to get things in the mail.
Discussion:
Newser
Mahmoud Aslan / Wired:
How journalists are reporting from Iran without internet, like using smuggled Starlink terminals, encrypted apps like Signal, and commercial satellite imagery — After strikes killed senior Iranian officials, Iran cut off internet access. Journalists are relying on satellite links …
Discussion:
Politico
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
NBC News plans to expand chief data analyst Steve Kornacki's role in the 2026 midterms with a “Kornacki Cam” that will stream on YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram — A live feed of Kornacki will stream on NBC's platform as well as on YouTube, TikTok and Instagram as the news division doubles down on the data wonk.
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