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4:40 PM ET, April 9, 2026

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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: the DOJ is probing whether the NFL uses anticompetitive tactics that harm consumers; regulators and others have raised concerns about streaming deals  —  Government officials have raised questions about whether the league is engaging in anticompetitive tactics that harm consumers
Tom Jones / Poynter:
MS NOW announces financial backing for the Pulitzer Center, and collaborations with The Marshall Project on ICE and States Newsroom to feature state reporting  —  The network will partner with The Marshall Project, States Newsroom and the Pulitzer Center to power investigative and statehouse coverage
Abner Li / 9to5Google:
YouTube launches a Shorts feature to let creators generate photorealistic AI avatars using a “live selfie” recording of their face and voice, powered by Veo  —  YouTube is now letting users create an AI avatar that looks and sounds like them for use in Shorts.  This feature was teased earlier this year.
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
AMC Networks rebrands as AMC Global Media, filing new articles of incorporation in Nevada; CEO Kristin Dolan says streaming is its top domestic revenue source  —  The media company behind ‘The Walking Dead’ and Anne Rice universes is rebranding itself ahead of what it hopes will be its next genre-defining hit, ‘The Audacity.’
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Sources: Paramount is unlikely to appoint a direct successor to Jeff Shell after his departure; Shell had few direct reports and did not lead WBD negotiations  —  Jeff Shell is unlikely to be directly replaced as president of Paramount, numerous insiders and people who do business with the company tell Deadline.
Dan Primack / Axios:
Meta begins removing dozens of Facebook and Instagram ads that trial lawyers placed to reach eligible plaintiffs, after social media addiction trial losses  —  Meta on Thursday began removing advertisements from attorneys who were seeking clients that claim to have been harmed by social media while under the age of 18.
Ben Thompson / Stratechery:
Q&A with NYT CEO Meredith Kopit Levien on games, The Athletic, bundling, advertising, aggregators, being a “destination site”, AI, the OpenAI lawsuit, and more  —  This week's Stratechery Interview is with New York Times Company CEO Meredith Kopit Levien.
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The Daily Beast surpassed 100K subscribers to its site in January and has launched paid offerings on Substack, where it has four newsletters, and YouTube  —  ‘Highbrow tabloid’ has more than 100,000 paying subscribers plus thousands on Substack and Youtube.
Jill Goldsmith / Deadline:
Advisory firm ISS recommends WBD shareholders support the sale to Paramount but advocate for a symbolic “no” vote against David Zaslav's potential $886M payout  —  WBD stockholders will vote April 23 on both the deal and the payment at a special meeting.
Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
Prime Video offers Masters Tournament coverage for the first time, with two hours of live broadcasts Thursday and Friday plus feeds from “Amen Corner” and more  —  Often called “a tradition unlike any other,” the Masters golf tournament has a non-traditional media partner this year.
Dominic Preston / The Verge:
Spotify is adding toggles to stop video from playing inside the app for both music and podcasts, rolling out worldwide on all platforms and devices  —  Controls are rolling out worldwide to stop videos playing alongside music and podcasts. … Spotify is adding new toggles to stop …
 
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Tubi becomes the first streaming service to debut a native app within ChatGPT, letting viewers discover its 300K+ movies or shows via a conversational interface
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Sources: Disney is planning to eliminate as many as 1,000 positions in the coming weeks, many from the company's recently consolidated marketing department
Ali Swenson / Associated Press:
US HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces he is launching a podcast, billing it as a new way to expose “corruption” and “lies” making Americans sick
Mia Sato / The Verge:
Around 150 ProPublica Guild members announce a 24-hour strike beginning on Wednesday, seeking protections around the use of AI, layoff protections, and more
 

 
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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

Carl Franzen / VentureBeat:
Sakana AI launches Fugu, a multi-agent orchestration system accessible through a single model API, claiming Fugu Ultra matches Fable and Mythos on benchmarks

Jay Peters / The Verge:
Valve's Steam Machine, its new living room Linux PC, will start at $1,049 for the 512GB base model without a controller, and will go on sale starting June 29
 
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