Mediagazer: Source: OpenAI bought TBPN, which has 11 staffers and averages about 70,000 viewers per daily episode, for “low hundreds of millions of dollars” (George Hammond/Financial Times)

1:35 PM ET, April 3, 2026

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OpenAI acquires tech news show TBPN, promising editorial independence; TBPN was on track to make over $30M in revenue in 2026 and will wind down its ad business — TBPN staff will help with marketing and communications at OpenAI but keep their editorial independence, the ChatGPT parent says

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George Hammond / Financial Times:

Source: OpenAI bought TBPN, which has 11 staffers and averages about 70,000 viewers per daily episode, for “low hundreds of millions of dollars” — ChatGPT-maker moves into broadcasting with deal for TBPN after it had pledged to abandon ‘side-quests’

Sara Guaglione / Digiday:

WaPo has launched its creator network, where half a dozen creators will launch new series every few weeks in different verticals and retain IP ownership — The Washington Post's creator network has debuted its first creator-led video series, opening up a new revenue stream as it looks …

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Angela Fu / Poynter:

AI company Nota is shutting down its network of 11 local news sites for “underserved communities” because they contained dozens of instances of plagiarism — Nota shut down its news sites after Axios and Poynter found dozens of plagiarized quotes, phrases and photos

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Variety:

Sources: the legal team for Paramount President Jeff Shell has engaged in preliminary talks about a possible exit from the company, where he was hired in 2024 — If Shell remains at the company, he will most likely transition to a different, more advisory role, according to a source with knowledge of the negotiations.

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Michael Calderone / The Wrap:

The Atlantic hired ~30 WaPo reporters in the last couple of years, including four since WaPo's cuts, indicating WaPo retention issues; Atlantic has 200+ staff — Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief of the Atlantic, has “a lot of affection” for the Washington Post, where he started his career …

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Jonah E. Bromwich / New York Times:

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Sam Spratford / Publishers Weekly:

HarperCollins partnered with AI animation studio Toonstar to adapt its books into YouTube series, starting with Friendship List by Lisa Greenwald — HarperCollins has announced a multi-year partnership with Toonstar, an “AI-powered” animation studio, to adapt a slate of the publisher's titles into original YouTube series.

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Philip Oltermann / The Guardian:

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Lucia Moses / Business Insider:

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Katie Deighton / Wall Street Journal:

WME is selling sports marketing agency 160over90 to Publicis Groupe for, sources say, $500M+; WME bought the agency in 2018 for about $200M — Publicis Groupe is set to acquire 160over90 in a bid to win more of advertisers' spending in sports — Publicis Groupe is acquiring …

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Erik Wemple / New York Times:

Judges have now cited verbal attacks on the press by Trump and appointees when ruling against the US government in at least three cases involving news outlets — Judges have cited attacks on the press by the president and his appointees when ruling against the government in at least three court cases.

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