Mediagazer: A survey of 3K Irish adults finds 57% pay for traditional TV services, down from 70% in 2023, as the use of illegal TV streaming devices grows (James Wilson/Newstalk)

Axel Springer agrees to buy the Telegraph for £575M, ending the proposed acquisition by the DMGT, and plans to “turbocharge” the Telegraph's presence in the US — The German publisher outbid an existing offer from the Daily Mail for the British newspaper

Mikeie Honda Reiland / Nashville Banner:

A reporter for Nashville Noticias, Estefany Rodríguez, has been detained and is being sent to an ICE center in Louisiana; she had reported on ICE previously — A reporter who faced death threats in her home country could now be sent back by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Committee to Protect …, Reuters, WSMV-TV, Migrant Insider, The Tennessean, @thetnholler, @iamstevenhale.bsky.social, Mediaite, @rebeccaaguilar.bsky.social, @radleybalko.bsky.social, WZTV, @anitawadhwani.bsky.social, @evansd.bsky.social, @jhollymc.bsky.social, @nashvillebanner.bsky.social and @tennesseelookout.com

Max Tani / Semafor:

Sources: NOTUS founder Robert Allbritton has discussed taking advantage of WaPo's layoffs to significantly expand the outlet into a full-scale operation — The Scoop — One of Washington, DC's biggest media investors plans to revive one of the US capital's great historic rivalries …

Discussion: @ckrewson.bsky.social

Sophie Culpepper / Nieman Lab:

A look at local news outlets including The 51st, City Cast, and The Baltimore Banner expanding in Washington, D.C. to help fill a void created by WaPo layoffs — The 51st, City Cast, and The Baltimore Banner are among the outlets to announce expansions of Washington, D.C. metro area coverage since the Post layoffs.

Discussion: Poynter, @jayrosen.bsky.social and @niemanlab.org

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:

SEC filing: Byron Allen buys a 10.7% stake in Starz for $25M from investment fund Liberty 77, led by former Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin — Allen's family office acquired the 10.7 percent stake from Mnuchin's Liberty 77 Fund. — Byron Allen is back in the media M&A business.

Discussion: Canada NewsWire Group, The Wrap, Variety, Deadline and Media Play News

Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:

How AI is helping expand coverage; the Philadelphia Inquirer launched four AI-assisted newsletters in 2025, which have been a “massive subscription driver” — The Philadelphia Inquirer and other regional outlets turn to AI to automate elements of reporting and expand coverage

Discussion: Media Nation, Stephen Stirling on LinkedIn, LinkedIn, Jim Friedlich on LinkedIn, Alexandra Bruell on LinkedIn, NextDraft and TVREV

Liz Skalka / Columbia Journalism Review:

Patch's AI-generated newsletters, which carry local and national ads and rely on aggregation and event calendars, have ~1M subscribers across 14K US communities — Patch built a newsletter system to be not hard-nosed journalism but a community-building tool.

Discussion: American Press Institute and @columjournreview.bsky.social

James Wilson / Newstalk:

A survey of 3K Irish adults finds 57% pay for traditional TV services, down from 70% in 2023, as the use of illegal TV streaming devices grows — Dodgy boxes now pose an “existential threat” to the League of Ireland, a technology journalist has argued. — A recent survey by ComReg …

Discussion: Highland Radio and Irish Independent

Tom Friend / Sports Business Journal:

Sources: the NBA may launch a streaming hub for local broadcasts next season, a year earlier than planned, due to the upcoming demise of Main Street Sports RSNs — The NBA has informed teams that it may launch a streaming hub for local broadcasts as soon as next season — a year earlier than expected …

Discussion: The Streamable, Barrett Media, Cord Cutters News and Awful Announcing

Edna Tarigan / Associated Press:

Indonesia says it will ban “high-risk” platforms, including YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, and Roblox, for children under 16 from March 28 — Indonesia will ban social media for children under 16, Communication and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid said Friday.

Discussion: Bloomberg, New York Times, Reuters, Nikkei Asia, Türkiye Today, Variety, The Straits Times, Times of India, METRO TV, The Jakarta Post and Antara News, more at Techmeme »

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:

Some podcasters exclusive to Netflix see their YouTube channel growth slow; sources: Netflix limits how many clips podcasters can share on third-party platforms — Podcasters exclusive to Netflix are seeing their channel growth slow by as much as 50% compared to the year prior — Welcome back to Soundbite.

Discussion: Thurrott, Podnews, NextBigWhat and TechSpot

Max Goldbart / Deadline:

In a letter, Tim Davie explains why the BBC failed to edit out the N-word in its BAFTA stream: it was said twice, but the team did not hear it the first time — The BBC Director General has for the first time set out in detail the corporation's version of events that led to the N-Word debacle …

Discussion: The Wrap, New York Daily News, Variety, GB News, Screen and The Hollywood Reporter