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3:30 PM ET, January 13, 2026

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New York Times:
Sources: Bari Weiss has privately been deeply frustrated by the negative reaction to her CBS tenure and has blamed subordinates for not stanching the criticism  —  Her reimagining of “CBS Evening News” is under heavy scrutiny, and even became a punchline on her own network on Sunday at the Golden Globes.
Yang Tian / BBC:
The BBC files a motion to dismiss Trump's lawsuit over how his January 6 speech was edited in Panorama, saying the Florida court lacks “personal jurisdiction”  —  The BBC will file a motion to dismiss Donald Trump's lawsuit over how his 6 January 2021 speech was edited in a Panorama documentary.
Scott Nover / Washington Post:
A bipartisan bill agrees to provide $653M to USAGM, down from $867M in 2025, but over Trump's $153M request, as part of a package needing Congressional approval  —  The Trump administration has tried to eliminate funding for the U.S. Agency for Global Media, which oversees VOA.
Richard Sandomir / New York Times:
Scott Adams, creator of the Dilbert comic strip, syndicated to ~2K newspapers at its peak and dropped after he made racist comments in 2023, has died at 68  —  His chronicles of a corporate cubicle dweller was widely distributed until racist comments on his podcast led newspapers to cut their ties with him.
Erik Hayden / The Hollywood Reporter:
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson plans to invest $124M on venue space and a production campus in Louisiana; the state agreed to provide $50M in infrastructure funding  —  The ‘Power’ producer's G-Unit Film & Television has finalized a deal with the state on a development plan for three entertainment venues.
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Jake Kanter / Deadline:
Analysis: YouTube surpassed the BBC in monthly audience reach in the UK for the first time in Q4 2025, with 51.9M viewers in December, above the BBC's 50.8M  —  In an unprecedented moment, YouTube passed the BBC in monthly audience reach figures published by Barb, the UK's official ratings body.
Discussion: Telegraph and Cord Cutters News
Jesse Whittock / Deadline:
HBO Max nears a complete Europe rollout after launching in eight countries, including Germany and Italy; the streamer is now available in 100+ territories  —  The hotly-anticipated launches of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)'s global streaming service in Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland …
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Fanatics, the Michael Rubin-led sports company, partners with OBB Media to launch Fanatics Studios, starting with a Tom Brady docuseries  —  The joint venture with OBB Media is launching with a Tom Brady docuseries, a deal to produce the ESPY Awards and deals with LA28, MLB and the WWE.
Suzanne Vranica / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: OpenAI plans a 60-second Super Bowl ad during NBC's broadcast, the second straight year of doing so; ad buyers say clients pay $8M+ for just 30 seconds  —  AI companies are engaged in an expensive arms race to attract users and alleviate public anxiety about the technology
Lillian Rizzo / CNBC:
In a letter to WBD shareholders, David Ellison says Paramount filed a lawsuit in the Delaware Chancery Court seeking information in its hostile takeover attempt  —  Paramount Skydance is suing Warner Bros. Discovery and CEO David Zaslav as its latest step in a hostile pursuit to acquire WBD …
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Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
Paramount says it will nominate directors for election at WBD's annual meeting, usually held in June, to vote against the approval of WBD's deal with Netflix
 
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Isabelle Bousquette / Wall Street Journal:
Netflix CTO Elizabeth Stone and other execs discuss the challenges Netflix faces in streaming live events; it has broadcasted 200+ live events since March 2023
Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Interviews with Spotify founder Daniel Ek on his CEO exit, and new co-CEOs Gustav Söderström and Alex Norström, who face algorithmic fatigue and angry artists
Wall Street Journal:
Corporate and foreign interests that once relied on paid Washington lobbyists are now spending heavily on pro-Trump influencers, often without disclosures
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Lauren Skowronski / CNBC:
CNBC names Sally Shin as its EVP of Growth and Partnerships; her previous tenure at CNBC included launching the tech-focused program Squawk Alley
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Bloomberg:
SpaceX acquires xAI; sources say the deal is all stock and values the combined company at $1.25T, with SpaceX valued at $1T and xAI at $250B

Liv McMahon / BBC:
Paris prosecutors say they raided X's French offices with assistance from Europol; Elon Musk and ex-CEO Linda Yaccarino have been summoned to April hearings

David Gewirtz / ZDNET:
OpenAI launches a Codex app for macOS, designed to serve as a command center for managing AI agents, and says Codex usage has nearly doubled since mid-December
 
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