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9:55 PM ET, April 23, 2026

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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.
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Jeremy Barr / The Guardian:
President Trump attended a private dinner hosted by David Ellison in DC hours after the WBD shareholder vote; Rep. Jamie Raskin and others protested nearby  —  Paramount Skydance CEO fetes administration as it weighs $110bn merger with CNN parent WarnerBros Discovery
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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
Washington Post:
The DOD fires the Stars and Stripes ombudsman after calling the paper “woke”; the ombudsman says she believes she was fired for defending editorial independence  —  Stars and Stripes ombudsman Jacqueline Smith said the Defense Department dismissed her without giving a reason, according to an email reviewed by The Post.
Wall Street Journal:
Former Disney CEO Bob Iger rejoins Joshua Kushner's Thrive Capital in an advisory role; he served as a venture partner at Thrive in 2022  —  The former Disney CEO has dabbled in tech and media investing  —  Bob Iger is returning to venture capital as he charts his next act after running Disney.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Front Office Sports plans to launch a syndicated daily TV news show, Front Office Sports Tonight, on September 14, airing on Fox and Nexstar stations and more  —  Front Office Sports is getting into the daily TV sports news game.  —  The company, the online outlet known for its aggressive coverage …
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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
Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
A former executive for MrBeast, Lorrayne Mavromatis, has sued the company, claiming sexual harassment, wrongful firing after maternity leave, and more  —  Lorrayne Mavromatis alleges female employees were subject to comments about their appearance from company leaders.  Beast Industries has denied the claims.
Adam Lucente / AL-MONITOR:
Kuwait acquits journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin following 52 days' detention after he shared footage of damage resulting from the Iran war  —  The American-Kuwaiti journalist is expected to be released after 52 days in custody over posts about wartime damage.  —  American-Kuwaiti journalist …
Peter Beaumont / The Guardian:
Israel strikes in Lebanon kill journalist Amal Khalil, making her the ninth journalist killed in the country this year  —  Lebanese PM calls attack a ‘war crime’ as Amal Khalil's death prompts fresh claims over targeting of media workers  —  Israel's killing of a prominent Lebanese journalist …
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 …
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Kyle Jahner / Bloomberg Law:
Music publishers including UMG, Warner Music, and Sony drop a copyright suit against Verizon following a SCOTUS decision limiting ISP liability in Cox's suit
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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
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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
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