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6:25 AM ET, March 9, 2026

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Ben Fritz / Wall Street Journal:
An interview with Pixar Chief Creative Officer Pete Docter, who wants the studio to return to universally relatable concepts after recent box office failures  —  The ‘Toy Story’ studio used to print money for Disney but hasn't made an original blockbuster in nearly a decade.
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Ben Fritz / Wall Street Journal:
Pixar's Hoppers opened to an estimated $88M worldwide this weekend, the biggest debut for an original animated movie since 2017, as Disney tries to revive Pixar  —  Well-reviewed animated movie opened with $88 million worldwide this weekend.  ‘The Bride!’ flopped.
David Sims / The Atlantic:
How Hollywood's once-reliable bets are floundering, as stars matter less, auteur filmmakers become selling points, and sequels lose their grip on the box office  —  Auteur filmmakers have become as much of a selling point as the actors they work with.  —  Hollywood has been fretting …
Politico:
A US district court judge rules Kari Lake was not lawfully appointed CEO of USAGM, which oversees VOA, and her actions as CEO are void, including mass layoffs  —  “The Court finds that these expansive delegations were an unlawful effort to transform Lake into the CEO of U.S. Agency for Global Media in all but name," the judge wrote.
Nick Harris / Sporting Intelligence:
Sports media figure Fabrizio Romano calls himself a journalist, but he takes pay for social media posts, including about the “humanitarian” role of Saudi Arabia  —  The Italian “influencer” who has never worked as a real journalist, has 100m+ followers on social media and leverages them for cash.
Vauhini Vara / Bloomberg:
How James Patterson, one of the world's bestselling authors, is trying to revive waning book sales by co-authoring novels with Viola Davis, MrBeast, and others  —  After decades atop the thriller game, James Patterson is fending off waning sales by doubling down on collaborations—and dabbling in romantasy too.
Joe DePaolo / Mediaite:
Fox News apologizes after facing criticism for airing old footage of a ceremony honoring fallen soldiers instead of a new event where Trump wore a baseball cap  —  Fox News apologized, Sunday, for airing a clip showing footage of an old dignified transfer ceremony — rather than the one that took place …
Bloomberg:
Sources: Tencent mulls rejoining Paramount's WBD deal as a passive investor with several hundred million; filing: Tencent withdrew a $1B commitment in December  —  Tencent Holdings Ltd. intends to invest several hundred million dollars in Paramount Skydance Corp.'s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. …
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Bloomberg:
Sources: Live Nation is close to settling a DOJ antitrust lawsuit accusing it of illegally monopolizing the live music industry, without divesting Ticketmaster  —  Live Nation Entertainment Inc. is close to settling a federal antitrust lawsuit accusing the company of illegally monopolizing …
Laura Kelly / The Hill:
Ahmad Batebi, a journalist with VOA's Persian service, says he was fired over a clash about VOA limiting coverage of Iran's exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi  —  A journalist with Voice of America's (VOA) Persian service said he was fired this week over efforts to limit coverage of Iran's exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi.
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NewsNation's latest promo, which attacks CNN's Kaitlan Collins, shows how Nexstar is cozying up to MAGA as it seeks approval for its Tegna merger  —  CNN staffers dismissed NewsNation's latest promo attacking Kaitlan Collins as “pathetic”—but the episode showcased how Nexstar's network …
Emma Loffhagen / The Guardian:
Amazon withdraws from the Paris book festival, after the French booksellers' association said it will boycott the festival in protest at Amazon's involvement  —  Syndicat de la Librairie Française accused online retailer of trying to ‘flood the market with fake AI-generated books’
 
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Bron Maher / A Media Operator:
USA Today's US digital-only paid subscriptions in Q4 fell 30% YoY but digital revenue in 2025 was flat at $1.1B; CEO Mike Reed expects more AI deals in 2026
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
 

 
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Hartley Charlton / MacRumors:
Apple overhauls Apple Intelligence, with a new architecture built on Apple Foundation Models developed with Google and adapted to run on device and on servers

Jay Peters / The Verge:
Apple unveils iOS 27, iPadOS 27, watchOS 27, and visionOS 27, highlighting performance and design improvements, including smoother system animations

Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
A federal judge blocks President Trump's policy imposing a $100,000 fee for employer H-1B visa applications
 
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