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11:45 AM ET, April 23, 2026

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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Source: the FBI investigated NYT reporter Elizabeth Williamson after she wrote about Kash Patel's use of FBI staff for his girlfriend's security  —  The bureau said it is not pursuing a case, but the scrutiny is an example of the Trump administration weighing whether to criminalize routine news gathering.
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Filing: the NFL met with the FCC on Friday to defend the league's media rights strategy and said 87% of games are primarily aired for free on broadcast TV  —  League defends media-rights dealings as federal regulators investigate migration to streaming  —  As federal regulators scrutinize …
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Sources: DOJ officials met with broadcast-TV operators to discuss sports' migration to streaming, part of an antitrust probe into the sports-media marketplace  —  Antitrust officials and broadcast station owners discuss the Sports Broadcasting Act under investigation
Discussion: Front Office Sports and Reuters
Todd Spangler / Variety:
WBD shareholders vote to approve Paramount Skydance's deal to acquire the company; in a non-binding vote, they reject compensation packages for David Zaslav  —  But investors weren't OK with the lavish golden parachutes that CEO David Zaslav and other WBD top brass are set to receive through the merger.
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Comcast: Q1 media revenue, which includes NBCU, rose 61% YoY to $7.28B due to the Olympics and the Super Bowl, and domestic ad revenue rose 135% YoY to $3.45B  —  What kind of business tightrope are media companies walking in 2026?  Comcast generated an extra $2.2 billion due …
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Lillian Rizzo / CNBC:
Comcast reports Peacock's Q1 revenue rose 71% YoY to $2.1B, the quarterly loss rose to $432M from $215M a year prior, and subscribers increased 12% YoY to 46M  —  Comcast topped Wall Street's revenue and earnings estimates for the first quarter on Thursday, lifted by NBC's sports slate …
Peter Beaumont / The Guardian:
Israel strikes in Lebanon kill journalist Amal Khalil, making her the ninth journalist killed in the country this year  —  Media rights groups condemn killing of Amal Khalil, who said in 2024 she had been threatened by ‘an Israeli enemy’  —  The Lebanese journalist killed in an Israeli attack …
Anna Koslerova / The Guardian:
Journalists at the Czech Republic's public broadcasters threaten to strike over plans to scrap license fees and move TV and radio funding to state control  —  Government aims to move TV and radio funding under state control, which critics say undermines independence
Discussion: Reuters
Amy Thomson / Bloomberg:
Filing: Netflix plans a $25B share buyback, adding to a Dec. 2024 program that still has $6.8B for purchases; NFLX is down 13% since its Q1 earnings on April 16  —  Netflix Inc. announced plans to buy back $25 billion in stock after the company's shares dropped following a weak financial outlook.
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”
Ken Fisher / Ars Technica:
Ars Technica publishes its AI policy, saying its editorial text is written by humans, but reporters may use AI tools vetted and approved to assist with research  —  Earlier this year, we committed to publishing a reader-facing explanation of how Ars Technica uses, and doesn't use, generative AI.
Gil Kaufman / Billboard:
Spotify celebrates its 20th anniversary with a first-ever list of its 20 most streamed artists, albums, songs, podcasts, and audiobooks  —  But who else made the cut? … It was 20 years ago today that Spotify began to play.  And to mark the streaming service's big anniversary …
Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:
Beehiiv rolls out metered paywalls, paid trials, AI analytics, and webinars for 10K people, and says it has 50K+ active users and hit $28M+ in ARR in April  —  It's been clear for a while that Beehiiv wants to be more than just a newsletter platform.  The L.A.-based company announced a slew …
Discussion: @denk_tweets and Digiday
 
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At the NAB show, sole Democratic FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez reiterates her call for broadcasters to challenge the agency's potential unconstitutional overreach
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Joanna Stern, who has worked at WSJ, ABC, The Verge, and Engadget, launches New Things, her independent tech newsletter and YouTube channel
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
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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
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
 

 
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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

Chloe Taylor / CNBC:
South Korea's tech-heavy Kospi index falls 10%, dragged down by SK Hynix and Samsung; STMicro and ASML fall ~7%, and US tech stocks fall in pre-market trading

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Sources: Tencent is negotiating exits from several game studio investments in Japan, including Tokyo-traded Marvelous, as it reassesses its global portfolio
 
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