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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Nielsen delays the release of The Gauge, its monthly snapshot of broadcast, cable, and streaming consumption, by a week; it will likely show a streaming decline — The viewership for streaming keeps growing and growing — or does it? — The next edition of “The Gauge,” …
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Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Nielsen: sports accounted for 29.2% of all ad-supported TV viewing by 25-to-54-year-olds in Q4; broadcast made up 9.8% of non-sports viewing and streaming 43% — While the rise of sports programming in recent years has been well-documented, new figures from Nielsen illustrate the extent of its dominance.
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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” — Like a mad dog with a bone, the Trump administration won't or can't let it go with CNN today …
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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
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@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
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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 …
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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.
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Paramount+ will absorb BET+ at the beginning of June, following Paramount's acquisition of Tyler Perry Studios' equity stake in BET+ — Paramount, which three years ago had three SVOD platforms available in the U.S., will soon have only one. … The news was just shared internally …
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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.
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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.
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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 …
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.
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Cameron Coats / Radio Ink:
A US judge stays Cumulus Media's antitrust lawsuit against Nielsen, following Cumulus' filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week — One of the most consequential legal battles in recent radio history is now on ice, and when, or if, it ever resumes is far from certain.
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Meta Newsroom:
Meta AI begins to offer a wider variety of real-time content, including breaking news, and partners with News Corp, Le Figaro, Prisa, and Süddeutsche Zeitung — Takeaways — Meta AI will now offer a broader range of real-time content, including global news, entertainment …
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