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Yasmin Khorram / Politico:
Sources: Netflix's Ted Sarandos plans to attend White House meetings Thursday, amid the WBD bid battle and after Trump's demand that Netflix fire Susan Rice  —  The Warner Bros. board of directors said on Tuesday that no final decision has been made.  If Paramount gets the nod …
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Rob Golum / Bloomberg:
A group of 11 state AGs, led by two Republicans, send a letter to the DOJ opposing Netflix's proposed acquisition of WBD, saying it will harm consumers
Lauren Hirsch / New York Times:
WBD says Paramount's new $31-a-share offer could lead to a better deal than Netflix's, potentially triggering a four-day period for Netflix to revise its bid
Lucas Manfredi / The Wrap:
Paramount reports Q4 revenue of $8.15B, a net loss of $573M, and DTC revenue up 10% YoY to $2.213B; Paramount+ subs reach 78.9M, up 4%  —  But the David Ellison-led media giant posted an overall loss of $573 million in its fourth quarter  —  Paramount+'s revenue grew 17% to $1.84 billion …
Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net:
Nexstar lays off on-air staffers at LA's KTLA and New York's WPIX, after similar cuts at WGN in Chicago, as the company pursues a merger with Tegna  —  Nexstar Media Group has issued layoff notices to around a dozen on-air workers at television stations in the country's two biggest TV markets.
Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
Edison Research's Share of Ear survey: podcasts have overtaken talk radio for the first time in the US, capturing 40% listening time vs. 39% for radio  —  Podcasts have officially overtaken AM/FM talk radio as the more popular medium for spoken-word audio in the United States, according to Edison Research's Share of Ear survey.
Minho Kim / New York Times:
Sources: in a draft funding agreement, the Trump administration seeks to limit editorial freedom safeguards for two US-funded overseas news outlets  —  Two federally funded newsrooms received a draft funding agreement that could give President Trump's appointees the power to veto their new hires …
Bobby Allyn / NPR:
Kalshi says it has suspended an editor for MrBeast and a former GOP California gubernatorial candidate for insider trading, its first public enforcement action  —  An editor who works for YouTube's biggest creator, MrBeast, has been suspended from the prediction market platform Kalshi …
Corbin Bolies / The Wrap:
At Semafor's media summit, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said too much of the national news media is “drastically out of touch with where the American people are”  —  The FCC chairman speaks at Semafor's “Restoring Trust in Media” summit in Washington, D.C.
Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net:
Broadcaster Sinclair reports Q4 revenue of $836M, down 17% YoY, and net income down 38% YoY to $109M, core advertising revenue up 14% to $354M  —  Television broadcaster Sinclair, Inc. reported sharply lower fourth quarter and full-year earnings this week, as the broadcast television owner lapped …
George Winslow / TV Tech:
The FCC seeks comments on how sports rights changes are affecting consumers as more events move to streaming platforms; initial comment deadline is March 27  —  The Media Bureau is seeking comments on such issues as the shift of rights away from free-to-air broadcasts
 
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Sources: in a draft funding agreement, the Trump administration seeks to limit editorial freedom safeguards for two US-funded overseas news outlets   Find
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Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net:
Nexstar lays off on-air staffers at LA's KTLA and New York's WPIX, after similar cuts at WGN in Chicago, as the company pursues a merger with Tegna   Find
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Corbin Bolies / The Wrap:
At Semafor's media summit, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said too much of the national news media is “drastically out of touch with where the American people are”   Find
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Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net:
Broadcaster Sinclair reports Q4 revenue of $836M, down 17% YoY, and net income down 38% YoY to $109M, core advertising revenue up 14% to $354M   Find
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Lucas Manfredi / The Wrap:
Paramount reports Q4 revenue of $8.15B, a net loss of $573M, and DTC revenue up 10% YoY to $2.213B; Paramount+ subs reach 78.9M, up 4%   Find
 
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Beehiiv CEO Tyler Denk says creators on the platform are generating nearly $5M in collective annual earnings from subscriptions and its ad network
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Sources: Jasmine Crockett ejected an Atlantic reporter from an event and called police on a CNN reporter; the Atlantic's editor called the ejection unacceptable
 

 
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Prakhar Khanna / ZDNET:
Samsung unveils the $1,299+ Galaxy S26 Ultra with a Privacy Display that limits side-angle screen legibility, a new agentic AI, improved night mode, and more

Ian King / Bloomberg:
Nvidia reports Q4 revenue up 73% YoY to $68.13B, vs. $66.21B est., Data Center revenue up 75% to $62.3B, and forecasts Q1 revenue above estimates

Jason Hiner / The Deep View:
Perplexity launches Perplexity Computer, “a general-purpose digital worker” that can route work across 19 AI models, available initially for Max subscribers
 
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