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1:40 PM ET, March 31, 2026

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Kendra Barnett / Adweek:
Spotify rolls out interactive carousel ads in the app's Now Playing view and branded playlist takeovers, including some flagship selections like Rap Caviar  —  The company is branching beyond audio-only formats and into visual and interactive ads … Spotify is rolling out interactive carousel ads, the company announced on Tuesday.
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David Shepardson / Reuters:
Fox, Sinclair, and NAB file FCC comments urging US regulators to address the trend of Big Tech companies buying sports rights, saying it could weaken local TV  —  Major broadcast station owners said on Monday that U.S. regulators should address the trend of Big Tech companies acquiring …
Ana Swanson / New York Times:
A global WTO ban on taxing digital streaming and downloads across national borders expired on March 30; negotiations are set to continue in Geneva this spring  —  A prohibition on taxing digital downloads expired, after members of the World Trade Organization concluded their annual meeting without an agreement.
Steve McCaskill / SportsPro:
Report: ITV won't show ads during the World Cup's three-minute hydration breaks despite FIFA giving media partners permission to do so during the 2026 contest  —  - ITV shares rights to tournament with BBC - Fifa allowing partners to air in-game commercials  — Six Nations launch was considered revenue success
Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch:
Runway launches a $10M fund to invest in early-stage startups building across AI, media, and world simulation and a Builders program offering free API credits  —  Runway is moving beyond building AI video models and into shaping what gets built on top of them.
Discussion: TheNeuron
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
A US judge dismisses a lawsuit brought by ex-Fox News reporter Jason Donner, who claimed Fox News fired him for challenging the network's January 6 coverage  —  A reporter who claimed the network had fired him for challenging its coverage failed to prove retaliation and discrimination, a federal judge said.
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Roku launches a standalone app for Howdy, its $2.99/month ad-free streaming service with ~10K hours of content, in the US; Howdy debuted in August 2025  —  Roku announced on Tuesday that it's launching a standalone mobile app for Howdy, its recently-launched ad-free streaming service that costs $2.99 per month.
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Prospect CEO Mark Beard steps down after three years to join Ireland's Business Post as CEO; EIC Alan Rusbridger left in January, replaced by Philip Collins  —  Mark Beard is stepping down as chief executive of current affairs magazine Prospect after three years.  —  Beard is leaving to join Ireland's Business Post as CEO.
Discussion: RTÉ
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Netflix wants to expand its NFL game package from two to four games, seeking the new Thanksgiving Eve game and an international game  —  The streamer, which currently has Christmas games, is among those interested in the new Thanksgiving-Eve matchup  —  Netflix is ready for more football.
 
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Meredith Klein / Meredith & The Media:
Q&A with Semafor CEO Editor Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson about his career, covering CEOs, writing Semafor's invitation-only The CEO Signal newsletter, and more
Joseph Gedeon / The Guardian:
A US State Department cable directs US embassies to recruit local influencers and leaders abroad to counter foreign propaganda, endorsing X's Community Notes
Jeremy Barr / The Guardian:
A US district judge criticized the DOD's new press policy as Kafkaesque, but did not rule on forcing compliance with an earlier order restoring access to NYT
Corbin Bolies / The Wrap:
NYT cuts ties with a freelancer after finding he used AI to write a book review that inadvertently incorporated elements of a Guardian review on the same title
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
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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
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
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
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
 

 
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Amrith Ramkumar / Wall Street Journal:
President Trump signs two executive orders aimed at speeding the development of advanced quantum computers and mitigating the security threats they present

Chloe Taylor / CNBC:
South Korea's tech-heavy Kospi index falls 10%, dragged down by SK Hynix and Samsung; STMicro and ASML fall ~7%, and US tech stocks fall in pre-market trading

Bloomberg:
Sources: Tencent is negotiating exits from several game studio investments in Japan, including Tokyo-traded Marvelous, as it reassesses its global portfolio
 
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