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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
President Trump says that he will attend this year's White House Correspondents' Association dinner, marking the first time he will do so as president — Donald Trump said that he will attend this year's White House Correspondents' Association dinner, marking the first time he will do so as president.
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Peter White / Deadline:
Banijay and RedBird IMI-owned All3Media announce a merger, creating a production giant with $8B in annual revenue, in a deal expected to close in H2 — The deal between Banijay and All3Media to create a European media powerhouse is done. — The pact, which has been in the works for some time …
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Financial Times:
Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters says he is “nervous” about severe job cuts after Paramount's WBD acquisition and “a bunch of people are going to lose their jobs” — Co-chief Greg Peters is ‘nervous for the industry’, days after streaming group cedes WBD tie-up to David Ellison's company
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CNBC:
Brendan Carr says Paramount's deal for WBD has “real consumer benefits” and is “cleaner” than Netflix's and that he expects it to be approved “pretty quickly”
Bloomberg:
Sources: Paramount's proposed $110B acquisition of WBD remains under active review by US antitrust officials, even though the odds of a legal challenge are low
Sources: Paramount's proposed $110B acquisition of WBD remains under active review by US antitrust officials, even though the odds of a legal challenge are low
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Jennifer Maas / Variety:
David Ellison says Paramount plans to combine Paramount+ and HBO Max into one streamer with 200M+ subscribers, but will let HBO “operate with independence”
David Ellison says Paramount plans to combine Paramount+ and HBO Max into one streamer with 200M+ subscribers, but will let HBO “operate with independence”
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David Pierce / The Verge:
Yahoo sold tech news site Engadget to Static Media in a deal that was signed in early February and is scheduled to close later in March — The consolidation of iconic internet publishing brands continues, as Static Media takes over another site. … Engadget, the long-running tech news website, has a new owner.
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Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
A.G. Sulzberger encourages listeners “to support any news organization that's dedicated to original reporting”, in his first ad running across most NYT podcasts — The New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger has voiced a new ad encouraging listeners to support any news organization dedicated …
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Jake Kanter / Deadline:
BBC COO Leigh Tavaziva says she is leaving in September, making her the third board-level executive to quit in four months after Tim Davie and Deborah Turness — Per an internal email, Tavaziva has told employees that she will exit the BBC in September. She has worked at the corporation …
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Maggie Harrison Dupré / Futurism:
Source: Ars Technica fired senior AI reporter Benj Edwards after his February 13 story had AI-fabricated quotes; Edwards admitted to using Claude and ChatGPT — Sign up to see the future, today — The Condé Nast-owned Ars Technica has terminated senior AI reporter Benj Edwards following …
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Max Goldbart / Deadline:
Israeli media: the IDF destroyed the HQ of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting; the English-language site of Iran's official news agency is offline — Israel has been targeting the Iranian state broadcaster with its latest volley of bombs in the region, with Iran pushing back on the extent of the damage.
Washington Post:
Trump has been on a media offensive since the Iran strikes, using short “exclusive” calls with mainstream outlets to make his points without cross-examination — The blitz of one-on-one calls reveals a deliberate — and unconventional — media strategy amid a consequential moment in Trump's second term.
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Lillian Rizzo / CNBC:
Versant reports 2025 revenue fell 5% YoY to $6.69B and net income fell 32% to $930M; platform revenue hit $826M, up 3.9% YoY, the only segment with YoY growth — Versant Media Group, the newly minted spinout of TV networks and digital assets from Comcast, released its first earnings report on Tuesday.
Jacob Cohen Donnelly / A Media Operator:
Axel Springer buys Bisnow, a B2B commercial real estate media and events company, and creates Brew Media Group, a division encompassing Bisnow and Morning Brew — Axel Springer, owner of Politico, Business Insider and German-based Bild, acquired Bisnow, a B2B commercial real estate media …
K.J. Yossman / Variety:
Source: HBO Max is proceeding with its UK and Ireland launch on March 26, offering TNT Sports as a standalone or add-on service, despite Paramount's WBD deal — HBO Max is still going ahead with its U.K. launch, despite questions over its future as a standalone platform.
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Andre Revilla / Engadget:
X announces a policy change suspending users from Creator Revenue Sharing for 90 days if they post AI-generated videos of an armed conflict without disclosure — The new policy is the platform's first rule requiring any kind of AI content disclosure. — X will suspend creators …
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Reach reports 2025 revenue down 3.7% YoY to £518.4M, adjusted operating profit up 2.4% YoY to £104.7M, and Google Discover traffic down 46% YoY in H2 — Major cost cuts at Reach helped keep profits up in 2025 despite falling revenue across both digital and print.
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