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12:35 PM ET, March 19, 2026

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Charlie Warzel / The Atlantic:
Q&A with Emanuel Fabian, who says he faced death threats from Polymarket bettors over his reporting on a missile strike in Israel, making him doubt what he saw  —  A disturbing new low in the Polymarket era  —  On March 10, the journalist Emanuel Fabian reported on a missile that had been launched from Iran.
David Shepardson / Reuters:
Eight US states, including CA, CO, and NY, sue to block Nexstar's proposed $3.54B merger with Tegna on antitrust grounds; DirecTV files a separate suit  —  A group of eight states filed suit late on Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Sacramento, California, to block Nexstar's (NXST.O) …
Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:
Tubi partners with TikTok to launch the Creatorverse Incubator, giving creators support like promotions and potential funding to make Tubi originals  —  In a move to appeal to its younger viewers, the Fox-owned streaming service Tubi has launched its “Creatorverse Incubator” in partnership with TikTok.
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Zach Vallese / CNBC:
Meta debuts Creator Fast Track for Facebook, offering big Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube creators $1,000 to $3,000 per month and more reach to post on Facebook
Lucas Manfredi / The Wrap:
Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro details priorities in a staff memo: maintaining creative excellence, leveraging technology, and operating as “One Disney” to align teams  —  The entertainment giant's new chief says “great storytelling” and “creative excellence” will remain the company's north star
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Disney CEO Bob Iger officially passes the torch to incoming CEO Josh D'Amaro, who says Disney+ will evolve “to become the digital centerpiece of our company”
Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Q&A with LightShed Partners' Rich Greenfield on Paramount's WBD deal, the need to ramp up content production, media as a trophy asset, streaming tech, and more  —  Today on Decoder, let's talk about the big Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger.  —  This deal could reshape all of media and entertainment if and when it closes.
Sarah Young / Reuters:
The UK government pledges £11M per year for the next three years for the BBC World Service, up 8% YoY; the Foreign Office provides ~30% of World Service funding  —  Britain said on Thursday it would increase funding for the BBC World Service over the next three years …
Discussion: BBC and The Guardian
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Adobe launches Firefly Custom Models in public beta, letting users train AI image generators on their own assets; the custom models are private by default  —  Firefly custom models analyze your assets to preserve character designs and emulate illustration and photography styles.
Michael Schneider / Variety:
Netflix execs refute Matt Damon's claim that creatives making movies or shows are told to repeat plot points in dialogue as viewers are distracted by phones  —  Despite Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's recent suggestion, Netflix execs say they're not asking filmmakers to repeat their film or TV plots in show dialogue.
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
Cloudflare says it has appealed Italy's €14.2M fine for refusing to block access to pirate websites on its 1.1.1.1 DNS service, calling the amount “staggering”  —  Cloudflare said it has appealed a fine issued by Italy over the company's refusal to block access to websites on its 1.1.1.1 DNS service.
Lara O'Reilly / Business Insider:
LinkedIn signs The Trade Desk as its first DSP partner for connected TV ads, allowing ad buyers to layer in LinkedIn data to target audiences of professionals  —  Follow Lara O'Reilly … - LinkedIn wants to help B2B advertisers reach key businesspeople as they watch TV.
 
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The Times and Sunday Times had 659,000 digital subscribers at the end of 2025, up 7% YoY; editor says digital subscribers now cover cost of 700-strong newsroom
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
Sources: Sky is in talks with IMI about terminating the Sky News Arabia brand, after accusations the UAE joint venture is involved in broadcasting propaganda
Discussion: Telegraph
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Rob Salkowitz / Forbes:
Comics platform GlobalComix raised $13M, following a $6.5M raise in 2023, and acquires digital manga platform INKR, adding 200K+ volumes of Asian comics
Brent Lang / Variety:
Director Coerte Voorhees says he is using AI to feature Val Kilmer in “a significant part” in an indie film, with the cooperation of the late actor's estate
 

 
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Dario Amodei:
An essay on policy responses to AI's exponential progress across regulation and public safety, macroeconomics and taxes, science, civil liberties, geopolitics

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch:
Cybersecurity researchers complain that Claude Fable's guardrails are too strict, rejecting “innocuous tasks” like reading blog posts or performing code reviews

Jason Schreier / Bloomberg:
Sources: Microsoft's Xbox division is planning major layoffs next month and significant budget cuts for marketing and some other areas
 
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