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4:30 AM ET, March 19, 2026

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Charlie Warzel / The Atlantic:
Q&A with Emanuel Fabian, who says he faced death threats from Polymarket bettors over his reporting on a missile strike in Israel, making him doubt what he saw  —  A disturbing new low in the Polymarket era  —  On March 10, the journalist Emanuel Fabian reported on a missile that had been launched from Iran.
Lucas Manfredi / The Wrap:
Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro details priorities in a staff memo: maintaining creative excellence, leveraging technology, and operating as “One Disney” to align teams  —  The entertainment giant's new chief says “great storytelling” and “creative excellence” will remain the company's north star
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Disney CEO Bob Iger officially passes the torch to incoming CEO Josh D'Amaro, who says Disney+ will evolve “to become the digital centerpiece of our company”
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David Bauder / Associated Press:
A US federal judge orders Voice of America employees reinstated by March 23, putting hundreds of people who have been on administrative leave back to work
Jake Kanter / Deadline:
Sources: the BBC is set to name former Google executive Matt Brittin as its next director general as soon as next week; Brittin spent 18 years at Google  —  The BBC is expected to hire former Google executive Matt Brittin as its next director general, according to insiders at the UK broadcaster.
Michael Schneider / Variety:
Netflix execs refute Matt Damon's claim that creatives making movies or shows are told to repeat plot points in dialogue as viewers are distracted by phones  —  Despite Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's recent suggestion, Netflix execs say they're not asking filmmakers to repeat their film or TV plots in show dialogue.
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
Cloudflare says it has appealed Italy's €14.2M fine for refusing to block pirate sites on its 1.1.1.1 DNS service, calling the amount “staggering”  —  Cloudflare said it has appealed a fine issued by Italy over the company's refusal to block access to websites on its 1.1.1.1 DNS service.
Lara O'Reilly / Business Insider:
LinkedIn signs The Trade Desk as its first DSP partner for connected TV ads, allowing ad buyers to layer in LinkedIn data to reach target audiences  —  Follow Lara O'Reilly … - LinkedIn wants to help B2B advertisers reach key businesspeople as they watch TV.
Blake Brittain / Reuters:
BMG Rights Management, owned by German media group Bertelsmann, sues Anthropic for allegedly using its copyrighted lyrics to train the LLMs that power Claude  —  Music company BMG Rights Management has sued artificial intelligence company Anthropic in California federal court for allegedly using …
Zach Vallese / CNBC:
Facebook launches Creator Fast Track, offering big Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube creators guaranteed monthly pay and boosted reach to post on Facebook  —  Meta on Wednesday launched a new program aimed at luring top creators from TikTok and YouTube to Facebook, offering guaranteed pay and boosted reach.
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
MS Now overhauls its lineup from morning through night, including Morning Joe returning to three hours from 6am to 9am, as it prepares for the 2026 US midterms  —  Stephanie Ruhle, Ali Velshi, Jacob Soboroff and Alicia Menendez get new shows, ‘Morning Joe’ cut to three hours …
Brent Lang / Variety:
Director Coerte Voorhees says he is using AI to feature Val Kilmer in “a significant part” in an indie film, with the cooperation of the late actor's estate  —  Five years prior to his death in 2025, Val Kilmer was cast as Father Fintan, a Catholic priest and Native American spiritualist, in “As Deep as the Grave.”
 
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The Times and Sunday Times had 659,000 digital subscribers at the end of 2025, up 7% YoY; editor says digital subscribers now cover cost of 700-strong newsroom
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
Sources: Sky is in talks with IMI about terminating the Sky News Arabia brand, after accusations the UAE joint venture is involved in broadcasting propaganda
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Rob Salkowitz / Forbes:
Comics platform GlobalComix raised $13M, following a $6.5M raise in 2023, and acquires digital manga platform INKR, adding 200K+ volumes of Asian comics
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Michael Savage / The Guardian:
UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy vows to grant the BBC's demand for a permanent charter, replacing the 10-year cycle, to protect it from “culture war” attacks
Scott Roxborough / The Hollywood Reporter:
A look at Norway's growing film industry, after it earned its first-ever Oscar, the Academy Award for best international feature, for the film Sentimental Value
 

 
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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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