Mediagazer: Trump nominates Sarah B. Rogers, a State Department official, as chief executive of USAGM, after a judge ruled Kari Lake has been illegally running the agency (Washington Post)

10:30 AM ET, March 13, 2026

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Trump nominates Sarah B. Rogers, a State Department official, as chief executive of USAGM, after a judge ruled Kari Lake has been illegally running the agency — Lake, whom a judge found has been illegally running the agency, said that she will stay on as deputy CEO.

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Disney has sold out all its available commercial inventory for its Oscars telecast on Sunday; source: the event drew 18 returning sponsors and 24 new ones — Disney has sold out all its available commercial inventory tied to its March 15 Oscars telecast, according to John Campbell …

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In a comment on the BBC's charter, Reach says the BBC's “aggressive expansion” into local news and strong visibility in Google Search hurts local publishers — Mirror publisher Reach has accused the BBC of damaging the local news ecosystem. — The comments were included …

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At a meeting, Jeff Bezos told top Washington Post editors and reporters that he had spurned seven offers to sell the news organization — scooplet: at the meeting, Jeff Bezos also said he had spurned seven (!) offers to sell The Post

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Apple's Eddy Cue says viewership for F1's first race weekend on Apple TV was up compared to the first weekend in 2025 on ESPN, exceeding expectations — The Apple executive says that viewership for the Australian Grand Prix was up on Apple TV compared to last year's broadcast on ESPN.

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Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:

Substack launches the Substack Recording Studio, letting creators prerecord videos with up to two guests, share screens, and auto-generate clips and thumbnails — Publishing platform Substack is continuing to invest in video content as it launches the Substack Recording Studio …

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Kayla Cobb / The Wrap:

Disney+ is rolling out Verts, its new short-form video feed, to US users on its mobile app, featuring clips from movies and TV shows on Disney+ — Users will be able to swipe through a stream of scenes from movies and shows on Disney+ — Disney's experiment with vertical video begins this week.

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