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7:30 PM ET, April 21, 2026

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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Trump Media & Technology Group names Kevin McGurn as interim CEO effective immediately; McGurn previously worked as an executive at Hulu, Vevo, and T-Mobile  —  Trump Media & Technology Group, the parent company of social-media platform Truth Social and other businesses whose mission is …
Oliver Darcy / Status:
FCC Chair Brendan Carr says he will attend the WHCA dinner, source says as Paramount's guest; CBS News invited Pete Hegseth and Stephen Miller as guests  —  When throngs of journalists and politicos descend on the Washington Hilton's 30,000-square-foot ballroom this Saturday to celebrate …
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
More than 250 ex-broadcast journalists urge WHCA dinner organizers “to forcefully demonstrate opposition” to Trump's “efforts to trample freedom of the press”
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
YouTube makes its deepfake detection tool available to anyone at high risk of having their likeness abused, expanding it from public officials and politicians  —  The tool, which requires a celebrity to upload a digital replica, will flag potentially infringing content — like, say …
Roger Vincent / Los Angeles Times:
Sources: Netflix is in talks to buy the historic Radford Studio Center lot in Studio City for between $330M and $400M, after Goldman Sachs repossessed it  —  - 2 min Click here to listen to this article  —  Streaming entertainment giant Netflix is in negotiations to buy the historic Radford Studio Center movie lot in Studio City.
Discussion: Bloomberg
Corbin Bolies / The Wrap:
Miami Herald, Sacramento Bee, and Kansas City Star unions filed grievances with McClatchy, saying it didn't give enough notice for “major technological change”  —  Miami Herald, Sacramento Bee and Kansas City Star unions have filed grievances against the company as TheWrap obtains …
Daniel Tilles / Notes From Poland:
Newsmax launches a Polish version, starting as a news site and planning to add a TV channel; its ties to a Serbian state-owned company have drawn criticism  —  A local version of Newsmax, the right-wing US broadcaster, has launched in Poland, initially as a news website but soon to be followed by a TV channel.
Discussion: @notesfrompoland
Brice Laemle / Le Monde:
Since December 2025, print media companies in France have cut nearly 1,000 jobs; Trendeo: since 2009, 10.5K jobs have disappeared from the sector in France  —  Since December 2025, magazine and regional press companies have announced nearly 1,000 job cuts, putting the viability of countless newsrooms at risk.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Creator talent agency Fixated buys creator media company Studio71, which also has a podcast network, from ProSieben; together, the two represent 1K+ creators  —  L.A.-based start-up Fixated has acquired creator media company Studio71, combining their respective talent representation …
Alice Brooker / Press Gazette:
Caper, a food news brand by two Puck founders and VF's Dana Brown, launches with a $2.5M seed, offering staff salary plus revenue-linked bonuses and equity  —  A media company covering the business of food, restaurants and hospitality in New York “and beyond” has launched with eight full …
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Roku and NBCU sign an agreement to make Peacock's ad-free Premium Plus tier available on Roku Premium Subscriptions  —  Along with being ad-free (outside of live sports) the highest plan of Peacock allows users to download programming for offline viewing and also provides geo-targeted local TV stations.
Discussion: The Wrap and TheDesk.net
Kimberly Nordyke / The Hollywood Reporter:
Barack Obama says Higher Ground, his production company with Michelle Obama, will become an independent operation after its Netflix deal, signed in 2018, ends  —  The couple are “in the process now of transitioning to a more independent [company] where we can work with a bunch of different studios,” Barack Obama said.
Isaac Anyaogu / Reuters:
Nigeria's broadcast regulator threatens sanctions for radio and TV presenters who intimidate guests, or air personal opinions or divisive political content  —  Nigeria's broadcast regulator has barred radio and television presenters from airing personal opinions, intimidating guests …
 
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Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
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Nick Vivarelli / Variety:
The European film industry opposes the EU's plans to change its Creative Europe funding program by combining culture and media under the AgoraEU initiative
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New York Times:
Filing: The Onion proposes a new deal for Infowars, licensing Infowars.com for $81,000 per month for six months initially; the deal requires a judge's approval
Jana Winter / Reuters:
FBI Director Kash Patel sues The Atlantic and reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick for defamation, seeking $250M, over an article that claimed he had a drinking problem
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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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