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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”
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Trump Media & Technology Group names Kevin McGurn as interim CEO, succeeding Devin Nunes; 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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
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.
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@notesfrompoland and @kaedotcom.bsky.social
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 …
Washington Post:
A profile of far-right influencer Nick Fuentes, who made ~$900K from “fanatical” donors since early 2025, as his influence in the US conservative movement rises — Summary — Kristine Kasubienski's donation appeared on viewers' screens four hours into the live stream of Nick Fuentes …
Eriq Gardner / Puck:
Sources: some in Hollywood are urging state AGs to scrutinize the Paramount-WBD merger, and some think Netflix is behind the anti-merger letter signed by 3,000+ — Suspicions are building inside Paramount and beyond that Netflix is astroturfing Hollywood's “Block the Merger” campaign and engaging with regulators about the deal.
Discussion:
Eriq Gardner on LinkedIn and eMarketer
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.
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The Wrap and TheDesk.net
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.
Wendy Davis / MediaPost:
The FTC seeks to dismiss its appeal of an order blocking its demand for Media Matters info, since it withdrew the demand; Media Matters wants the case to go on — The Federal Trade Commission is seeking to dismiss its appeal of an order that prohibited the agency from demanding information from the watchdog Media Matters for America.
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Bloomberg, Washington Times and Cato Institute
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