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8:10 AM ET, April 28, 2026

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Todd Spangler / Variety:
FCC filing: Paramount says the merged Paramount-WBD will be 49.5% owned by foreign investors, with ~38.5% of the equity held by a trio of Middle Eastern funds  —  Paramount Skydance said the merged Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery will be 49.5% owned by foreign investors …
Zack Sharf / Variety:
President Trump says “Jimmy Kimmel should be immediately fired by Disney and ABC” over Kimmel's joke about Melania Trump  —  Just hours after his wife, Melania, wrote in an X post that ABC must “take a stand” against Kimmel and his “atrocious behavior,” Trump took to his Truth Social account …
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Madeline Halpert / BBC:
Melania Trump calls on ABC to “take a stand” on Jimmy Kimmel, after his joke that she has “a glow like an expectant widow” days before the WHCD shooting  —  First Lady Melania Trump called late-night host Jimmy Kimmel a “coward” after he made a joke calling her an …
The Guardian:
Australia unveils a draft News Bargaining Incentive scheme that imposes a 2.25% levy on local revenues for platforms; Meta says the government is “simply wrong”  —  Google also rejects need for reform after Albanese government reveals draft news bargaining incentive scheme
Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
Sources: CBS News ousted London bureau chief Claire Day after clashes with Bari Weiss over Iran, Gaza coverage; Shayndi Raice will lead international coverage  —  CBS News has ousted London bureau chief Claire Day after she clashed with editor-in-chief Bari Weiss over the network's coverage of Iran and Gaza, The Post has learned.
Max Tani / Semafor:
Sources: Axel Springer and Politico execs met with staff after a letter from employees accused Mathias Döpfner of using Politico to promote his political agenda  —  The Scoop  —  Executives at Politico and its parent company, Axel Springer, held a meeting on Monday with its journalists …
Ben Fritz / Wall Street Journal:
Regal Cinemas charged $50 for opening-night tickets to Dune: Part Three in premium formats, as the industry adopts airline-style audience segmentation  —  Theaters raising prices for most avid moviegoers despite complaints from Hollywood studios  —  One of the best selling points of a night …
The Ankler:
The Ankler is moving from Substack to a new platform with its own site and subscription infrastructure, powered by Automattic and Ben Thompson's Passport  —  With rapid growth and a broader footprint, Ankler Media launches its own platform to bring newsletters, podcasts, video and events under one roof
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Taylor Swift's TAS Rights Management files applications to trademark the singer's image and “sound marks”, aiming to protect against threats posed by AI  —  Move comes after similar legal strategy launched by Matthew McConaughey  —  Taylor Swift has taken a new legal step seemingly aimed …
Chang Che / New Yorker:
A look at the rise of micro-dramas, minute-long serialized soap operas, in China, and why they may be TV's next frontier as Hollywood studios enter the space  —  Much of humanity has now watched—or scrolled past—extremely short shows about love and betrayal.  How do Chinese companies create them?
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Catherine Shoard / The Guardian:
How sanitized biopics became a Hollywood staple, as studios and estates of celebrities seek to monetize fan nostalgia; Michael is expected to earn more than $1B
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A Polish influencer broke the world record for charity fundraising during a livestream, raising ~$69M for children's cancer treatment over a nine-day stream
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
President Trump lashed out at Norah O'Donnell in a 60 Minutes interview after she read a portion of a manifesto left by the WHCD shooting suspect
Nicole Sperling / New York Times:
Amazon reaches a multiyear licensing deal with Oprah Winfrey to produce twice-a-week video podcasts starting in July, repurpose The Oprah Winfrey Show, and more
Polina Ivanova / Financial Times:
Russia enters a new stage in its crackdown on publishing houses, including those compliant with state demands; major publisher Eksmo-AST was raided last week
Alex Mahadevan / Poynter:
When newsroom leaders rolled out badly executed AI initiatives in Cleveland, at McClatchy outlets, and more, they increased distrust of the tech
 

 
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Bailey Lipschultz / Bloomberg:
SpaceX raises $75B in the biggest-ever IPO, pricing 555.6M shares at $135 each, giving it a market value of $1.77T

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch:
Oracle warns customers of a critical PeopleSoft flaw after ShinyHunters claimed breaches of 100+ organizations using PeopleSoft; Oracle has not issued a patch

Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
Google sues Chinese cybercrime network Outsider Enterprise, accusing it of using Gemini AI to create fake websites and scam hundreds of thousands of Americans
 
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