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10:45 AM ET, March 20, 2026

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The Hollywood Reporter:
Nexstar says it has closed its Tegna acquisition after the DOJ and FCC approved it; CEO Perry Sook says Nexstar is grateful to Trump and the FCC's Brendan Carr  —  The megadeal is being challenged by eight states, but DOJ and FCC approval Thursday allowed the deal to close.
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
The FCC approves the sale of certain local broadcast TV stations from Tegna to Nexstar, granting a waiver from a cap limiting how many stations can be owned  —  Nexstar said on Thursday that they had closed their acquisition of Tegna following approvals from the FCC and the Justice Department.
David Shepardson / Reuters:
Eight US states, including CA, CO, and NY, sue to block Nexstar's proposed $3.54B merger with Tegna on antitrust grounds; DirecTV files a separate suit
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
In a memo to CBS News staff, Bari Weiss and Tom Cibrowski announce layoffs; source: cuts will affect about 6% of staff, or around 60 to 70 employees  —  CBS News announced a new round of layoffs on Friday, the latest for the news division under the network's new parent Paramount Skydance.
Alexandra Alter / New York Times:
Hachette cancels the US release of the novel Shy Girl and is discontinuing its UK edition after readers claimed the author relied heavily on AI to write it  —  Its publisher, Hachette, will not release the novel in the United States and will discontinue its U.K. edition, citing its commitment to …
Alyssa Ray / The Wrap:
The ProPublica Guild, representing ~150 employees, voted 92% in favor of a strike authorization after negotiating for over two years for its first contract  —  “Our union stands united in supporting ProPublica Guild's efforts to win a fair and just contract,” Susan DeCarava, president of The NewsGuild of New York, adds
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
In an interview, Jonah Peretti discusses using subscriptions to AI products, events, the sale of some of BuzzFeed's assets, or a joint venture to save BuzzFeed  —  Jonah Peretti, the founder of BuzzFeed, created a viral hitmaker for the millennial generation.
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Murray Stassen / Music Business Worldwide:
IFPI: global recorded music revenues hit $31.7B in 2025, up 6.4% YoY, total streaming revenue surpassed $22B, and users of paid music subscriptions reached 837M
Arthur Mensch / Financial Times:
Mistral CEO proposes a revenue-based levy for AI model providers in the EU, to be invested in “new content creation and supporting Europe's cultural sectors”  —  A revenue-based charge would protect the livelihoods of copyright holders and bring legal certainty
Bron Maher / A Media Operator:
The UK's Observer offers a new round of buyouts almost one year after its acquisition by Tortoise Media; ~33% of staff reportedly took the buyout offers in 2025  —  The Observer, the historic Sunday newspaper that was acrimoniously acquired by start-up Tortoise Media from The Guardian last year …
Discussion: Telegraph
Adrian Weckler / Irish Independent:
Mediahuis Ireland suspends former CEO Peter Vandermeersch from his role as a fellow after he admitted that some quotes in his writings were AI “hallucinations”  —  The Irish Independent has removed recent opinion articles written by the journalist while seeking clarity
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
A look at the AP's shift into video to generate DTC revenue; a source says US papers make up under 10% of its overall revenue and non-media clients are growing  —  Giovanna Dell'Orto was doing some of the hardest work a reporter can, talking to people who had just seen a shooting.
Murray Stassen / Music Business Worldwide:
A man accused of using thousands of bot accounts to stream AI songs, making millions in royalties, pleads guilty in US district court to wire fraud conspiracy  —  The man at the center of what's been described as the first-ever criminal prosecution for AI-assisted streaming fraud in the United States has pleaded guilty.
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Rolfe Winkler / Wall Street Journal:
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