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10:00 AM ET, March 5, 2026

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Michael Savage / The Guardian:
In response to its charter review, the BBC says “irreversible” trends threaten its survival, citing a “mismatch” between TV license rules and viewing habits  —  In opening response to charter review, corporation points to ‘mismatch’ between TV licence rules and viewing habits
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Internal memo: CBS Mornings top producer Shawna Thomas will leave her role; a source says CBS News executives are eager to find a way to keep working with her  —  The anchors are staying.  The producer is going. … The journalist, who has won plaudits for her entrepreneurial career …
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Wall Street Journal:
CBS Mornings co-host Gayle King signs a new deal, providing some stability at CBS News; a source says King's current deal is worth ~$15M and runs through May
The Information:
Sources: OpenAI has held early talks with The Trade Desk to sell ads, and it has projected ads could help double consumer ChatGPT revenue this year to $17B  —  OpenAI has held early talks to partner with The Trade Desk, a publicly traded ad tech company, to help the ChatGPT maker sell ads …
Ana Monteiro / Bloomberg:
Canal+ plans to discontinue the loss-making Showmax streaming service developed by South African pay TV operator MultiChoice, which Canal+ bought in 2025  —  Canal+ SA will discontinue the loss-making Showmax streaming service developed by South African pay-TV operator MultiChoice Group, which the French firm bought last year.
Murray Stassen / Music Business Worldwide:
Apple Music introduces Transparency Tags, a metadata system for music distributors and labels to disclose AI-generated creative elements like artwork or lyrics  —  Apple Music is introducing a new set of metadata requirements designed to bring greater transparency around AI-generated content to the music industry.
Chris Moran / The Guardian:
The Guardian updates its GenAI policies to focus on educating staff, creating in-house tools that incorporate its “values”, and committing to transparency  —  Over the past three years AI has triggered a societal shift and we are sure that many of our readers are using it in their own lives or work.
Discussion: Journalism.co.uk
Miles Klee / Wired:
Grammarly is offering an AI-powered tool called “Expert Review” that simulates feedback from famous writers, dead and living, without their permission  —  The tool, offered by the recently-rebranded company Superhuman, gives feedback based on the work of famous dead and living writers—without their permission.
New York Times:
Iran's official TV networks and aligned social media accounts are blending fact and fiction about the war, often using unproven claims and fake AI videos  —  State media and online propagandists are striking a confident posture, despite heavy losses.  Some of the content was generated by artificial intelligence.
Tess Patton / The Wrap:
Netflix CFO Spencer Neumann says the company's new podcast division saw high mobile engagement in Q1, and video podcasts overindex on mobile vs. shows and film  —  Spencer Neumann adds that Netflix subscribers consume video podcasts during the day more than the streamer's TV and film offerings
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Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net:
Memo: Philo CEO Andrew McCollum is stepping down and will be replaced by COO Mike Keyserling; source: McCollum will become executive chairman of Philo
Ken Doctor / Nieman Lab:
Authoritative national news is shrinking, maybe faster than local news did; supporters of trustworthy news need to move quickly past grief toward solutions
Silvia Sciorilli Borrelli / Financial Times:
A look at the upheaval in Italy's media as established broadcasters and publishers struggle to defend their authority and business against digital creators
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
SEC filing: David Zaslav is selling ~4M shares of WBD stock, with an aggregate market value of just over $114M; Zaslav's 2024 pay rose 4.4% YoY to $51.9M
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Meta unveils Meta Adventurer and Fury glasses, each priced at $299, its first under its own brand, and a $399 Starfire model in collaboration with Kylie Jenner

New York Times:
Sources: Meta is building a standalone prediction markets app called Arena, which would probably rely on video game-like points instead of money wagers

Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security:
On the first day of their trial, two members of Scattered Spider plead guilty in the UK to charges stemming from a 2024 cyberattack on Transport for London
 
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