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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Peter Alexander, who worked as NBC News' chief White House correspondent and co-anchor of the Saturday edition of Today show, leaves to join MS Now — Peter Alexander, one of the hardest working TV-news correspondents in the sector, will leave his longtime home at NBC News …
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Corbin Bolies / The Wrap:
CBS News expands its investigative unit by hiring former Washington Post reporter and Pulitzer Prize winner Daniel Gilbert and Free Press reporter Gabe Kaminsky — Pulitzer Prize winner Daniel Gilbert and Gabe Kaminsky will join the investigative unit, along with three CBS News producers
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Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
Politico names Jonathan Greenberger as its editor-in-chief, effective May 1, succeeding co-founder John Harris; Greenberger joined Politico as EVP in 2024 — Publisher names executive Jonathan Greenberger to succeed co-founder and longtime Editor in Chief John Harris
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Max Tani / Semafor:
Sources: Beehiiv plans to launch a podcasting program in the coming days and is privately courting podcasters on Substack and elsewhere as founding members — The News — Newsletter and creator startup Beehiiv is making a push into podcasting, and wants to peel off talent from Substack and Patreon.
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Doug Downs on LinkedIn, @dannygroner.bsky.social and Mark It Down Bible Substack
Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
Ampere Analysis: global streaming subscription revenue grew 14% YoY in 2025 to $157.1B, up from $63B in 2020; including ad revenue, streaming revenue hit $177B — Price increases have helped as major players are looking toward “extracting greater value from existing audiences,” an Ampere Analysis survey finds.
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CNN:
The Israeli military says it suspended operational activities of a reserve battalion involved in detaining and assaulting a CNN team in the West Bank last week — The Israeli military's top general suspended all operational activities of a reserve battalion involved in the detention and assault …
Corbin Bolies / The Wrap:
The NBC News-Joanna Stern deal offers a new model for independent journalists to grow audiences via institutional support while retaining editorial independence — Tech journalist Joanna Stern's partnership with NBC News points to a new model of editorial independence with institutional support
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Yasmin Rufo / BBC:
The BBC fires Radio 2 presenter Scott Mills following allegations about his personal conduct; Mills took over the breakfast show from Zoe Ball in January 2025 — Scott Mills has been sacked by the BBC following allegations about his personal conduct. — The BBC says “while we do not comment …
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: some Disney executives learned about Sora's shutdown less than an hour before OpenAI's announcement; Disney was in talks about company-wide ChatGPT use — When Sam Altman arrived in Los Angeles to attend Vanity Fair's Oscar afterparty earlier this month, his company was just weeks away …
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Meta is testing an Instagram Plus subscription in a few countries, offering features including anonymous Story viewing and extended 48-hour Story durations — Meta has begun testing a premium subscription on Instagram in a few countries, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Monday.
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Brendan Ruberry / Semafor:
How the New York Post's “runners”, who conduct boots-on-the-ground reporting across the city, are the backbone of its reporting, and may defy AI-driven cuts — Know More — Brendan's View — Notable — Early St. Patrick's Day morning, Reuven Fenton and I learned we'd be on pothole duty for the day.
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@natsfert, @marisa_schultz, @juliakmarsh and Samantha Tomaszewski on LinkedIn
Max Tani / Semafor:
Sources: Mathias Döpfner met with UK politicians earlier this month, organized by global advisory PR firm FGS, as Axel Springer seeks to acquire the Telegraph — The Scoop — A successful media pressure campaign from the right torpedoed Jeff Zucker's attempt to buy the Telegraph.
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