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K.J. Yossman / Variety:
The UK plans to update the Media Act 2024 to bring streaming platforms with 500K+ users under “enhanced” Ofcom regulation, giving it power to investigate them — Streaming platforms in the U.K. are set to come under “enhanced regulation” from media regulator Ofcom …
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Katie Campione / Deadline:
NBCU says the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics averaged 23.5M viewers on its platforms for US afternoon and primetime periods, up 96% from the 2022 Beijing Olympics — It appears NBCUniversal gets the gold for its presentation of the Milan Cortina Olympics, which were the most-watched Winter Games in more than a decade.
Zac Ntim / Deadline:
BAFTA tells members a “comprehensive review” is underway after a Tourette's campaigner involuntarily said a racial slur during the ceremony — BAFTA told its members this afternoon that it has started what it described as a comprehensive review of Sunday's Film Awards …
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Jake Kanter / Deadline:
Source: Warner Bros. raised concerns about the involuntary racial slur during the BAFTA Film Awards and requested the incident be removed from the BBC broadcast
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Alex Ritman / Variety:
BAFTA says it takes “full responsibility” for putting its “guests in a very difficult situation”, after a Tourette's campaigner made several offensive comments
BAFTA says it takes “full responsibility” for putting its “guests in a very difficult situation”, after a Tourette's campaigner made several offensive comments
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Aidan Ryan / The Boston Globe:
The Boston Globe won't print a paper for February 24 delivery due to the blizzard, the first time executives canceled a print edition in its 153-year history — For more than 153 years, the press workers of The Boston Globe have overcome the elements, technical snafus, and global pandemics to print a daily newspaper.
The Hollywood Reporter:
WBD confirms that it received a revised bid from Paramount to acquire the company, but says it still recommends that shareholders vote for Netflix's deal — The global streaming giant revised its takeover offer after a recent amended bid by Paramount. … The details of Paramount's revised bid were not immediately known.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
TelevisaUnivision reports Q4 revenue down 2% YoY to $1.32B, US revenue down 7% YoY to $777M, and a net loss of $234.7M, down from an $809.7M loss in Q4 2024 — Spanish-language media giant TelevisaUnivsion said it narrowed its losses in the fourth quarter as it generated profits …
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
YouTube updates its $7.99 per month Premium Lite subscription to let users download videos for offline access and play videos in the background — YouTube is expanding its more affordable, $7.99 per month Premium Lite subscription service with new features, including the ability to download videos …
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Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Mogul, founded by ex-SoundCloud execs to help artists track royalties, raised $5M and says it has helped track $1.5B in lost royalties since 2025 — Music rights and royalties are a complex world. There are multiple types of royalties, and artists need to make sure that their data …
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Lee Yoon-seo / The Korea Herald:
South Korea's three major terrestrial broadcasters, KBS, MBC, and SBS, sue OpenAI, alleging it used their news content to train AI models without authorization — Korean broadcasters claim that while OpenAI has entered into paid licensing agreements with global media companies, it refuses negotiations with them
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Emma Roth / The Verge:
Google says AI music generation platform ProducerAI is joining Labs and will be powered by a Lyria 3 preview version; ProducerAI was developed alongside artists — ProducerAI will use Google's Lyria 3 AI model to help users generate sounds, workshop lyrics, remix songs, and more.
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K.J. Yossman / Variety:
Disney and ITV extend their strategic content-sharing partnership, with two Hulu Original series set to air on ITV1 in prime-time slots as well as on ITVX — Disney and U.K. media conglomerate ITV have extended their strategic content-sharing partnership with two new titles.
Alice Brooker / Press Gazette:
B2B media brand DatacenterDynamics says revenue rose 175% to £11M+ per year since 2020 amid the AI boom, and it hit 22.5M views in 2025, up from 2024's 17.3M — B2B media brand Data Center Dynamics has seen its turnover increase by 175% to more than £11m a year since 2020 helped by the AI boom.
Max Tani / Semafor:
How The Economist, which has been consistently profitable, is bracing for change amid editorial tensions and questions about its long-term future and stability — The Scoop — Know More — Max's View — The View From ‘The Paper’ — THE SCOOP — One of the English-speaking …
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