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Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net:
The CPB Board votes to dissolve the 58-year-old organization following Congress' rescission of all federal funding at the behest of President Trump — After 58 years of service to the American public, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting Board of Directors has formally voted to dissolve the organization, it affirmed on Monday.
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Hannah Miller / Bloomberg:
Versant closed down 13% at $40.57 in its Nasdaq debut on January 5, giving it a market value of $5.85B; Comcast distributed the shares to investors on January 2 — Versant Media Group Inc., the parent of CNBC, USA and other cable-TV networks, fell 13% in its first official day of trading after being spun off from Comcast Corp.
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Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
Comcast completes the separation of most of its cable networks into a separate entity called Versant Media, led by Mark Lazarus as CEO
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Dade Hayes / Deadline:
NBCUniversal's Peacock plans to roll out Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos on live sports in 2026, saying it's the first streamer to use Dolby's full tech suite — Announced Monday evening at CES in Las Vegas, the initiative is designed to make pay-1 movies from Universal, marquee live sports like the NFL …
Daniel D'Addario / Variety:
After promising to be “more accountable” than Walter Cronkite, Tony Dokoupil didn't challenge Pete Hegseth in an interview or cite sources in another segment — The broadcast journalist, who since 2019 had been CBS' morning show co-anchor, came into the seat once held by Walter Cronkite …
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Jeremy Barr / The Guardian:
A look at Bari Weiss's chaotic first three months in charge of CBS News, as some staffers say Weiss has not laid out how she wants the network to change — Weiss is embroiled in her first major controversy as editor in chief as her handpicked anchor takes evening news show
Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
Netflix and WWE expand their partnership, making Netflix “the home of WWE's library in the US”, as Peacock's five-year deal for the WWE video library expires — The deal also covers documentaries and original programming, such as ‘WWE: Unreal,’ which is returning for season 2 later in January.
Max Goldbart / Deadline:
The UK's Global acquires a majority stake in The Overlap, the YouTube sports media network founded by ex-Manchester United soccer player Gary Neville — The UK's Global Media Group has acquired The Overlap, the sports media network founded by former England and Manchester United soccer player Gary Neville.
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Max Goldbart / Deadline:
EMC's Tattle TV launches in the UK, billing itself as Britain's “first dedicated vertical drama app”, initially with a pilot reality TV series and MMA drama — Tattle TV, which calls itself Britain's “first dedicated vertical drama app,” has launched with a pilot reality series …
Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Will Welch is stepping down as editor of GQ to work in a new role with Pharrell, the musician and men's creative director of Louis Vuitton, in Paris — Welch announced his upcoming departure after 7 years as editor. — GQ editor Will Welch is leaving the company.
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Dan Rys / Billboard:
UMG announces a partnership with Nvidia “to pioneer responsible AI for music discovery, creation, and engagement”, centered on Nvidia's Music Flamingo model — The collaboration will allow fans and artists to go in-depth on the music they love and create an artist incubator to explore AI in human creation.
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The New York Times Company:
NYT says a Trans News Network interview with ex-NYT editor Billie Jean Sweeney about NYT's gender identity coverage included “factually inaccurate criticisms” — A recent post from Trans News Network included numerous falsehoods about New York Times stories on gender identity …
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Erik Wemple / New York Times:
The NYT's lawsuit against the DOD over its new journalism rules is on a fast track, heading to oral arguments on March 6, as both sides filed to skip discovery — The lawsuit, over the Defense Department's new rules for journalists, is headed for oral arguments in March.
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