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2:20 AM ET, April 24, 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
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.
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
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 …
Ben Jiang / South China Morning Post:
China's top market regulator says it is launching a six-month crackdown on the country's online ad sector, targeting malpractices including the misuse of AI  —  Market watchdog flags AI abuse and traffic-driven tactics as it launches first campaign to overhaul online advertising
Discussion: Adweek
Yoni Greenbaum / Backstory & Strategy:
A nonprofit's acquisition of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is good news, but other options like systemic investment in the local ecosystem might have been better  —  The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette rescue is good news.  It is not a model, and it is not the whole story.
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.
 
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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
Peter Beaumont / The Guardian:
Israel strikes in Lebanon kill journalist Amal Khalil, making her the ninth journalist killed in the country this year
Gil Kaufman / Billboard:
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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
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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
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
 

 
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