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2:30 PM ET, April 22, 2026

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Lucas Manfredi / The Wrap:
The FCC launches a review of TV Parental Guidelines, citing concerns that “gender identity issues are being included or promoted in children's programs”  —  The regulator is seeking public comment to ensure the ratings system is “empowering parents to make informed decisions for their children”
Discussion: TV Tech, Variety and Deadline
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Nexstar CEO Perry Sook defends his Tegna bid, citing Brendan Carr's “break-glass moment” for TV finances, and says only 2 or 3 local TV companies will survive  —  “The idea that anyone, Nexstar included, would be a ‘broadcast behemoth’ - to me, that term is kind of an oxymoron …
Michael Schneider / Variety:
Q&A with Katie Couric about her media company, the state of broadcast news, why “both sides” reporting will fail, media companies' “capitulation” to Trump, more  —  As her independent Katie Couric Media expands, the former “CBS Evening News” and “Today” …
Bloomberg:
Sources: Media24, a unit of Naspers that runs some of South Africa's biggest digital news sites, is considering selling or closing historic newspaper City Press  —  Naspers Ltd., Africa's largest company by market value, is exploring strategic options for City Press, according to people familiar …
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
MS NOW appoints Shawna Thomas, former executive producer of CBS Mornings, as political director to lead coverage of 2026 midterms and the 2028 presidential race  —  Shawna Thomas, a veteran journalist who has enjoyed stints as a Washington producer, news executive and a morning-show honcho …
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Sky News launches The Sky News Defence app, a paywalled app for “defence and security content”, as part of plans to become a “premium video-first newsroom”  —  Sky News is launching a paywalled app specifically for defence and security content.
Matt Schudel / Washington Post:
Dan Eggen, a veteran WaPo editor who helped shape coverage of the White House and who was among hundreds of WaPo journalists laid off in February, dies at 60  —  He helped guide Pulitzer Prize-winning projects, including coverage of Russian election interference in 2016 and the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
SiriusXM strikes a deal with Google to make SiriusXM Media the exclusive advertising representative of YouTube's audio inventory in the US, including podcasts  —  Google and YouTube sell billions in advertising every month.  But now they're partnering with SiriusXM to handle a specific bucket of inventory …
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Amazon Music partners with Bandsintown to display live concert listings and “buy ticket” buttons on artists' profile pages in its iOS and Android apps  —  Amazon Music said today that it is partnering with live event listing platform Bandsintown to bring concert listings to its music streaming service.
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 …
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 …
 
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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
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
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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
Maddy Varner / Wired:
The nonprofit Consumer Federation of America sues Meta, accusing it of misleading consumers about its efforts to combat scam ads on Facebook and Instagram
Digiday:
OpenAI enables cost-per-click ads inside ChatGPT, setting bids at between $3 and $5 per click, in addition to CPMs
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
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
 

 
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Caleb Mutua / Bloomberg:
Report: in May, supply of unsecured bonds from hyperscalers hit $155B YTD, 45%+ more than 2025's total issuance; some AI-infra bond sales are 4x oversubscribed

Financial Times:
Raspberry Pi closed up 27%+ on June 5 after saying it expects adjusted EBITDA of at least $38M in H1, putting it on track to beat $42M est. for the full year

Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post:
Inside the Trump admin's push to integrate AI into the healthcare system, including an FDA regulatory fast track for digital health tech like AI chatbots
 
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