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Alanna Durkin Richer / Associated Press:
The US DOJ reaches a settlement in its antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and Live Nation, in a case that alleged an illegal monopoly over US live events — Justice Department lawyers announced Monday that they'd reached a settlement in their antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster …
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Shannon Bond / NPR:
The Knight First Amendment Institute and Protect Democracy sue the Trump admin for its policy targeting noncitizens whose work the government deems “censorship” — An adjunct professor at a university in the eastern U.S. who studies online harms to children has left the country …
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Piers Morgan's Uncensored names Rashida Jones, who left MSNBC in 2025, as CEO, and raises capital; the YouTube-based media company was reportedly seeking ~$30M — Morgan's company, Uncensored, also raised cash from Antenna Group, Raine Ventures, and Reuben Brothers.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
ESPN hires six sports journalists, including enterprise reporter Kent Babb, who were laid off from WaPo when the newspaper eliminated 300+ jobs in February — ESPN said it has hired six sports journalists who were cut from The Washington Post when it eliminated more than 300 jobs in early February …
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Scott MacFarlane / Scott MacFarlane on LinkedIn:
CBS News correspondent Scott MacFarlane says he is leaving the network, and looking “forward to some independence and finding new spaces to share” his work — I just shared this note with my wonderful CBS News colleagues: — To my incredible colleagues at CBS:
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Kyle Tharp / Chaotic Era:
Once averse to politics, Meta is now paying political creators thousands per month to post on Facebook; one liberal creator says Meta paid him $268K in January — For years, Meta, Facebook's parent company, has had a complicated relationship with politics.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Bill O'Reilly launches a new weekly interview podcast called We'll Do It Live, debuting in the same week as Sean Hannity's similar show Hang Out — One of Bill O'Reilly's most infamous lines becomes the title of what he no doubt hopes will becomes a popular new venture. — “We'll do it LIVE!”
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Wasserman rebrands as The Team as Casey Wasserman's talent and management agency intensifies its efforts to find a buyer — The talent and management firm previously hired Moelis to lead a sales process. — Wasserman is gone, say hello to “The Team.” — The talent agency founded …
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Sean James / Mediaite:
Megyn Kelly says 60 Minutes made “deceptive edits” to a Pete Hegseth interview to “rehabilitate” Israel's role in Iran war because of Weiss' “pro-Israel” stance — Megyn Kelly accused 60 Minutes of making “deceptive edits” to its Pete Hegseth interview so that it could …
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Bloomberg:
Sources: Tencent mulls rejoining Paramount's WBD deal as a passive investor with several hundred million; filing: Tencent withdrew a $1B commitment in December — Tencent Holdings Ltd. intends to invest several hundred million dollars in Paramount Skydance Corp.'s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. …
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
A look at Tennis Channel, which had a revenue of $265M in 2025, as its CEO Jeff Blackburn leads a major overhaul to capitalize on the sport's surging popularity — A niche TV network for tennis diehards is trying to capitalize on growing interest in the sport — Good evening from Indian Wells.
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Gene Maddaus / Variety:
A former adviser sues Paramount President Jeff Shell for $150M over an alleged unpaid PR contract, and claims Shell disclosed non-public Paramount plans to him — Jeff Shell, the president of Paramount Skydance, was sued Monday by a man who claims he is owed $150 million for crisis communications services …
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Ben Fritz / Wall Street Journal:
An interview with Pixar Chief Creative Officer Pete Docter, who wants the studio to return to universally relatable concepts after recent box office failures — The ‘Toy Story’ studio used to print money for Disney but hasn't made an original blockbuster in nearly a decade.
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