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2:05 PM ET, February 19, 2026

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Julianna Bragg / Axios:
Stephen Colbert's interview on YouTube with US Senate candidate James Talarico draws 7M+ views after it was posted on Monday, bypassing TV restrictions  —  Stephen Colbert alleged that President Trump's talk show directive kept his interview with a Texas Democratic Senate candidate off CBS airwaves …
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
Stephen Colbert says CBS released its statement “without ever talking to me” and talk shows have long been exempt from “equal time” rules
Rohan Goswami / Semafor:
In a letter, six Democratic senators ask David Ellison to save communications with Trump, his family, lobbyists, and the DOJ about Paramount's pursuit of WBD  —  The Scoop  —  A group of Democratic senators, unhappy with Paramount CEO David Ellison's refusal to appear at a hearing two weeks ago …
Discussion: Variety and The Streamable
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Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Reddit is testing an AI search feature that takes community recommendations and shows matching products from its advertisers in the results  —  Reddit announced on Thursday that it's testing a new AI search tool that takes community recommendations and matches them with products …
Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Apple Podcasts' fresh leap into video podcasts accelerates the podcast industry's shift from an audio-centric medium to a decidedly video-focused one  —  Apple Podcasts' fresh leap into video podcasts refocuses the audio medium on visuals  —  Welcome back to Soundbite.
Selome Hailu / Variety:
Matthew McConaughey and Timothée Chalamet discuss AI's potential to replace actors and win awards; McConaughey said AI actors will “infiltrate” the Oscars  —  Matthew McConaughey and Timothée Chalamet are telling young people to brace themselves and lead the entertainment industry through the rise of AI.
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Reach makes its national UK newspapers' ABC print sales circulation figures private, joining News UK, Telegraph Media Group, and The Guardian  —  Print circulation figures for the Mirror, Express and Star newspapers will no longer be made public.  —  Publisher Reach has decided to keep …
Rob Tornoe / Editor and Publisher:
Q&A with Walt Handelsman, who retired at the end of 2025 as an editorial cartoonist at New Orleans' Times-Picayune, on the changes in a dwindling profession  —  Walt Handelsman reflects on retirement and the collapse of staff editorial cartooning  —  In 1987, Walt Handelsman sat …
Discussion: MediaPost
Deutsche Welle:
Germany public broadcaster Deutsche Welle's 2026 budget shrinks by €21M, prompting the closure of its Greek-language service, cuts to 160 positions, and more  —  The Broadcasting Council and the Administrative Board have, in a joint session with DW, discussed the Budget Reduction Plan.
Etan Vlessing / The Hollywood Reporter:
Imax partners with Apple TV to show five 2026 Formula One races across at least 50 US Imax locations, as Imax continues to push into live events  —  The partnership with Apple TV will see five races from Miami to Monza screen in 50 locations nationwide later this year.
Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
BAFTA Chair Sara Putt says the charity is adding “human creativity” as a guiding principle for its awards in 2026, as the film industry grapples with AI  —  Chair Sara Putt acknowledges concerns in production sector about artificial intelligence taking jobs
Discussion: FemaleFirst and Screen
 
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UCLA cancels Bari Weiss' Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture on “the future of journalism”, following student protests; a source says it will be rescheduled
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FCC Chair Brendan Carr says, “We're going to be moving forward” with Nexstar's acquisition of Tegna, a merger that requires lifting the station ownership cap
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Q&A with Synthesia co-founder and CEO Victor Riparbelli on growing the London-based enterprise AI video platform, hitting a $4B valuation, regulation, and more
 

 
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Bailey Lipschultz / Bloomberg:
Filing: SpaceX aims to raise $75B in its IPO, selling 555.6M shares at $135 each, which would value the company at almost $1.77T

Katherine Blunt / Wall Street Journal:
Alphabet upsized its equity raise to $84.75B, including $35B in underwritten public offerings, up from a planned $30B; a source says it contacted ~75 investors

Carl Franzen / VentureBeat:
Google introduces Gemma 4 12B, a unified, encoder-free open multimodal model that can run locally on devices with 16GB of VRAM or unified memory
 
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