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11:25 PM ET, March 13, 2026

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Todd Spangler / Variety:
In a DOD press conference, Pete Hegseth says “the sooner David Ellison takes over [CNN], the better” as he complains about media coverage of the war in Iran  —  At a press briefing Friday, Hegseth claimed that a CNN report Thursday that the Trump administration …
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Dominic Patten / Deadline:
In a press release, the White House claims “CNN Is Lying to Undermine Operation Epic Fury's Crushing Success”; CNN's CEO says “We stand by our journalism”
@nancyayoussef:
The Atlantic's Nancy Youssef says she and print photographers were barred from the March 13 Pentagon press briefing, but all other media were allowed to attend
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
NBCUniversal will no longer produce first-run syndicated TV programming, ending shows including Access Hollywood, which has been in production for 30 years  —  The company will continue to distribute library content, but will end production of first-run syndicated programming in a strategic shift.
Emma Roth / The Verge:
Amazon Prime Video plans to raise the price of its ad-free plan, Ultra, to $4.99 per month, and add support for up to five simultaneous streams, from April 10  —  The revamped Prime Video ‘Ultra’ tier will cost $4.99 per month and come with ‘exclusive’ access to 4K streams.
Larry Neumeister / Associated Press:
Over 30 states will resume their antitrust trial against Live Nation and Ticketmaster on Monday; seven states joined the DOJ to settle with the ticketing giant  —  More than 30 states will resume their antitrust trial against Live Nation and Ticketmaster on Monday after negotiations …
Aidan Ryan / The Boston Globe:
The CEO of Boston NPR station GBH says “it would make a lot of sense to merge” with WBUR, another Boston NPR station; both have good short-term finances  —  Leaders of GBH and WBUR have long held to the conviction that there are enough ears in Greater Boston for two NPR stations.
Richard Lawler / The Verge:
Digg announces a “hard reset” and shuts down operations two months after it was relaunched by Kevin Rose and Alexis Ohanian, citing the scale of AI bot spam  —  Digg's Reddit-like relaunch failed fast, but its CEO is already planning another comeback.
Rose L. Thayer / Stars & Stripes:
Internal memo: the Pentagon expands oversight of Stars and Stripes, limiting the use of syndicated material, requiring uniformed staff outside the US, and more  —  The Pentagon has released a modernization plan for Stars and Stripes that affirms the publication's independence …
Alan Cowell / New York Times:
John F. Burns, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times foreign correspondent who reported from South Africa, Iraq, and other bureaus, dies at 81  —  In a 40-year career that brought him two Pulitzers, he reported from trouble spots around the world, eloquently conveying the chaos of war.
Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:
Peacock adds a new feature to its app that uses AI to curate personalized vertical video playlists, narrated by a generative AI avatar of host Andy Cohen  —  Peacock is making a clear bet on two things: AI and mobile-first entertainment.  —  Based on what the streamer previewed at a press event yesterday …
 
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SpaceX raises $75B in the biggest-ever IPO, pricing 555.6M shares at $135 each, giving it a market value of $1.77T

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Jeff Bezos' Prometheus, which is building AI models for physical tasks, raised a $12B Series B at a $41B valuation, following a $6.2B Series A

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