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Erik Wemple / New York Times:
The DOD says it will move the press to an annex facility outside its main building, among other changes, after a judge ruled its media policy unconstitutional — The Defense Department said on Monday that it was taking a new approach to limiting access to media organizations …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Source: Spotify laid off 15 people, or ~3% of its podcast group, with most cuts coming at Spotify Studios and The Ringer, which is ending a John Jastremski show — The layoffs Monday affected 15 employees, about 3% of the podcast organization's headcount, with most cuts coming at The Ringer and Spotify Studios, a source says.
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
Veteran VOA journalists sue Kari Lake and acting USAGM CEO Michael Rigas, alleging promotion of pro-Trump propaganda and violations of editorial independence — In the latest battle over the future of Voice of America, a fresh group of veteran Voice of America journalists …
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Scott MacFarlane, who recently departed CBS News, says he is joining MeidasTouch as its chief Washington correspondent and will anchor a daily program — Scott MacFarlane, who recently departed CBS News, said on Monday that he's joining MeidasTouch Network, the digital media outlet that bills itself as a …
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Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
The Atlantic signs a three-year deal with cruise line Seabourn, giving passengers digital access while onboard and a three-month subscription after disembarking — The deal will boost both ad revenue and subscriptions, which grew by 300,000 in the last year … The Atlantic is giving new meaning to the word sponsorship.
Jem Aswad / Variety:
Primary Wave Music plans to acquire Kobalt, one of the world's largest independent music publishing companies, from Francisco Partners, creating a ~$7B company — Primary Wave Music has announced a “definitive” agreement to acquire Kobalt, one of the world's largest independent music publishing …
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is preparing to introduce ads in Maps, letting retailers and brands bid for ad slots against search queries, announced as soon as this month — Apple Inc. is preparing to introduce advertising in its Maps app, part of a broader push to generate more money from services.
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Sara Guaglione / Digiday:
The News/Media Alliance partners with AI startup Bria to let its 2,200 members opt into a non-exclusive licensing deal for RAG usage, giving them 50% of revenue — The News/Media Alliance is testing a new path to AI revenue, signing a licensing deal that lets its 2,200 publisher members opt …
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Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Q&A with Superhuman CEO Shishir Mehrotra, who apologized for Grammarly's Expert Review feature, on AI impersonation, attribution, compensating creators, more — Today, I'm talking with Shishir Mehrotra, who is CEO of Superhuman — that's the company formerly known as Grammarly, which is still its flagship product.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Scripps plans to launch Scripps Sports Network, a free, ad-supported streaming channel focused on live games and events along with original series, on March 24 — E.W. Scripps Co. will launch a new free, ad-supported streaming channel devoted to live games and events as well as original series and specials.
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Max Tani / Semafor:
Sources: Vox Media approached media companies and investors in 2025 to explore selling its growing podcast business of 30+ shows, NYMag, or the whole company — The News — Last year, bankers for Vox Media approached media companies and investors with a series of offers.
Ellyn Briggs / Front Office Sports:
Colleges like Clemson and LSU are turning their athletic department content teams into lucrative media operations that rival some professional sports franchises — In the next phase of the college sports content industrial complex, schools are running multimedia departments as standalone operations.
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