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12:50 PM ET, April 9, 2026

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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: the DOJ is probing whether the NFL uses anticompetitive tactics that harm consumers; regulators and others have raised concerns about streaming deals  —  Government officials have raised questions about whether the league is engaging in anticompetitive tactics that harm consumers
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Disney is planning to eliminate as many as 1,000 positions in the coming weeks, many from the company's recently consolidated marketing department  —  Entertainment company is planning to eliminate as many as 1,000 positions in the coming weeks  —  Disney is preparing …
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
AMC Networks rebrands as AMC Global Media, filing new articles of incorporation in Nevada; CEO Kristin Dolan says streaming is its top domestic revenue source  —  The media company behind ‘The Walking Dead’ and Anne Rice universes is rebranding itself ahead of what it hopes will be its next genre-defining hit, ‘The Audacity.’
Dan Primack / Axios:
Meta begins removing dozens of Facebook and Instagram ads that trial lawyers placed to reach eligible plaintiffs, after social media addiction trial losses  —  Meta on Thursday began removing advertisements from attorneys who were seeking clients that claim to have been harmed by social media while under the age of 18.
Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
Prime Video offers Masters Tournament coverage for the first time, with two hours of live broadcasts Thursday and Friday plus feeds from “Amen Corner” and more  —  Often called “a tradition unlike any other,” the Masters golf tournament has a non-traditional media partner this year.
Dominic Preston / The Verge:
Spotify is adding toggles to stop video from playing inside the app for both music and podcasts, rolling out worldwide on all platforms and devices  —  Controls are rolling out worldwide to stop videos playing alongside music and podcasts. … Spotify is adding new toggles to stop …
Tom Jones / Poynter:
MS NOW announces financial backing for the Pulitzer Center, and collaborations with The Marshall Project on ICE and States Newsroom to feature state reporting  —  The network will partner with The Marshall Project, States Newsroom and the Pulitzer Center to power investigative and statehouse coverage
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
An analysis of the 200 most-recent tweets on X by 18 big publishers indicates links seem to hurt engagement, after debate arose over X's value for sharing news  —  Engagement for tweets from @nytimes (53 million followers) is dwarfed by engagement for tweets from @GlobeEyeNews (866,000 followers).
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Sources: Paramount is unlikely to appoint a direct successor to Jeff Shell after his departure; Shell had few direct reports and did not lead WBD negotiations  —  Jeff Shell is unlikely to be directly replaced as president of Paramount, numerous insiders and people who do business with the company tell Deadline.
Sri Muppidi / The Information:
Documents: OpenAI expects ads to generate ~$2.4B in revenue in 2026, ~$11B in 2027, and ~$102B in 2030, or 36% of its total revenue for 2030  —  OpenAI's advertising effort is so new that the company is still working out the kinks in it.  That hasn't stopped it from setting ambitious aims for the business …
 
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Carolina Abbott Galvão / Columbia Journalism Review:
Q&A with Jeremy Caplan, a journalism teacher and author of a newsletter about digital tools for journalism, on the potential of AI, its limits, and its dangers
Discussion: MarTech and mathewingram.com/work
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
An interview with Harvey Levin about TMZ adding resources to cover politics, including Congress, being “sometimes fun and sometimes intensely serious”, and more
Discussion: Raw Story
Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:
Tubi becomes the first streaming service to debut a native app within ChatGPT, letting viewers discover its 300K+ movies or shows via a conversational interface
Ali Swenson / Associated Press:
US HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces he is launching a podcast, billing it as a new way to expose “corruption” and “lies” making Americans sick
Alice Brooker / Press Gazette:
Le Monde says it has seen a “significant amount of new revenue”, including via subscriptions, after licensing content to OpenAI, Perplexity, and Meta
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Lachlan Cartwright / Breaker:
Sources: CBS News has invited Pete Hegseth to sit at its WHCD table; Fox News plans to host Tulsi Gabbard and Sean Duffy, and NY Post will host Scott Bessent
Reuters:
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis says Greece will ban social media access for kids under 15 from January 1, 2027, and calls for coordinated EU action
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
WSJ's head of video Maral Usefi explains its strategy focusing on original journalism, breaking news, explainers, live video, franchises, and IP-based projects
Mia Sato / The Verge:
Around 150 ProPublica Guild members announce a 24-hour strike beginning on Wednesday, seeking protections around the use of AI, layoff protections, and more
 

 
From Techmeme:

New York Times:
Analysis: ~1M $TRUMP retail buyers lost a combined $3.81B, while ~500K mostly-early wallets captured $4B in gains, a textbook memecoin wealth transfer

Katherine Bindley / Wall Street Journal:
How some high-income families use AI-powered private schools and tutors, such as Alpha School, to teach their children life skills and tailor their curriculum

Aisha Down / The Guardian:
Source calls UK- and OpenAI-touted plans in 2025 for Stargate's ~£20B Cobalt site a PR stunt; OpenAI and Nscale failed to visit Cobalt or lodge planning forms
 
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