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11:30 AM ET, February 26, 2026

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Lucas Manfredi / The Wrap:
Paramount reports Q4 revenue up 2% YoY to $8.15B, a net loss of $573M, and DTC revenue up 10% YoY to $2.213B; Paramount+ subscribers rise 4% YoY to 78.9M  —  But the David Ellison-led media giant posted an overall loss of $573 million in its fourth quarter  —  Paramount+'s revenue grew 17% …
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Kayla Cobb / The Wrap:
WBD says it plans to expand its crackdown on HBO Max password-sharing around the world, after starting enforcement in August 2025  —  The company announced the plan during its fourth quarter earnings call  —  HBO Max will be cracking down on password sharing around the world.
Discussion: The Verge, Media Play News and T3
Jill Goldsmith / Deadline:
WBD reports Q4 revenue down 6% YoY to $9.46B, net loss down 49% YoY to $252M, streaming revenue up 4% YoY to $2.8B, and 131.6M streaming subs, up 3.5M from Q3
Kerry Flynn / Axios:
The Athletic hires six former Washington Post sports reporters, including Candace Buckner, after the Post dismantled its sports section earlier in February  —  The Athletic is hiring a slew of sports reporters from the Washington Post to expand its coverage of D.C. teams.
Committee to Protect Journalists:
A record 129 press members were killed in 2025, the second consecutive YoY record; Israel was responsible for two-thirds of killings in 2025 and 2024  —  Key findings  — More journalists and media workers were killed in 2025 than in any other year since the Committee to Protect Journalists …
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Nagham Zbeedat / Haaretz:
Israel bans five Palestinian media outlets, alleging they operate as propaganda or media arms for Hamas without releasing evidence for the claim  —  The platforms were banned under Israel's Counter-Terrorism Law as security officials reportedly allege incitement and links to Hamas.
Reuters:
Sources: CNBC is planning an overhaul which will result in nearly a dozen layoffs, including the website's managing editor, and the introduction of a paywall  —  CNBC is restructuring its newsroom to unify its TV and digital operations in a move that would result in nearly a dozen layoffs including …
Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
WPP says it plans to cut £500M per year in costs by 2028 and sell non-core businesses, as part of a sweeping overhaul to restore growth after a difficult period  —  New chief executive Cindy Rose outlines strategy to restore advertising group to profit growth
Sam Roberts / New York Times:
Ann Godoff, a top Random House and Penguin Press editor who cultivated the careers of dozens of novelists and nonfiction authors over 30+ years, died at age 76  —  Considered an “author's publisher” at Random House and then Penguin, she cultivated the careers of dozens of celebrated novelists and nonfiction writers.
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
 
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Annie Bang / Bloomberg:
Instagram is testing Shop the Look, an AI feature that surfaces duplicates of influencers' clothes, angering some who say their image was used without consent
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A reporter writes about a visit from the FBI in 2020, following his story about a hack, and the long-term personal impact, along with eroding press freedoms
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
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”
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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
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
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
 

 
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Kai Nicol-Schwarz / CNBC:
Nvidia stock is down 4%+ in intraday trading, as investor concerns around the AI infrastructure boom dampen enthusiasm about its better-than-expected earnings

Citadel Securities:
Citadel rebuts Citrini's viral article, arguing that AI deployment is constrained by the marginal cost of compute vs. human labor, and needs far more compute

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Anthropic retired Claude Opus 3, its first model to undergo a new “retirement interview” process, and says Opus 3 asked to write weekly essays for a newsletter
 
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