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Jeremy Barr / The Guardian:
Speaking at an event, Sharyn Alfonsi voiced concern about “the spread of corporate meddling and editorial fear” at CBS News and uncertainty over her job — Sharyn Alfonsi, whose report on Cecot prison was pulled by Bari Weiss, admits uncertainty over her future at network
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Sara Guaglione / Digiday:
USA Today's Q1 “other” digital revenue, including AI partnerships, grew 125.6% YoY to $33.75M; visitors fell 7.7% to 180M; digital ad revenue fell 3% to $80.9M — USA Today Co.'s AI licensing deals helped drive meaningful year-over-year revenue growth in the first quarter of this year …
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USA Today reports Q1 revenue down 4% YoY to $548.5M, net income of $19.9M, up $27.2M from Q1 2025, 1.46M paid digital subs, and $45.9M digital subscription rev — USA TODAY Co., Inc. ("USA TODAY Co.", “we”, “us”, “our”, or the “Company") (NYSE: TDAY) today reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026.
Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
A group of TV consumers sue in federal court in California to block Paramount's acquisition of WBD on antitrust grounds; Paramount says the suit lacks merit — The lawsuit looks to block the merger, arguing it will lead to higher prices, reduced choice and fewer productions in violation of antitrust laws.
Eric Fisher / Front Office Sports:
The Braves say their network is on pace to equal its prior broadcasting revenue from Main Street Sports; other MLB teams using the in-house model are struggling — The Braves say that despite a frenetic move this spring to form their own regional sports network, the MLB club is on pace …
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Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net:
Five more states join the lawsuit filed last month by eight states seeking to block Nexstar's Tegna acquisition, which Nexstar said the DOJ and FCC approved — Five additional states have joined a federal lawsuit originally filed last month that seeks to block Nexstar Media Group's $6.2 billion acquisition …
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Samantha Hendrickson / The Columbus Dispatch:
Ohio AG strikes a deal with Nexstar to maintain separate news teams at each of two Ohio TV stations and respect editorial independence after a merger with Tegna
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Luke Bouma / Cord Cutters News:
Comcast drops the NFL Network from its Xfinity package after the prior agreement expired, and says it's in negotiations with the channel's new owner, Disney — In a development that echoes past carriage battles, Comcast's Xfinity cable and television service has dropped the NFL Network from its lineup …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Infowars has gone offline and now displays a blank page with the words “Off Air” after a Texas appeals court halted The Onion's access to the website — On Thursday, a Texas appeals court granted an emergency motion filed by Jones' lawyers to halt the ability …
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David Weigel / Semafor:
Major US progressive donor network Democracy Alliance plans to invest “tens of millions” in new media sources and shift away from ads and broadcast TV — The Scoop — The progressive movement's largest donor network plans to invest “tens of millions” of dollars in new media sources …
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Gene Maddaus / Variety:
A US appeals court reverses its 2024 decision, now ruling that Netflix's use of videographer Tim Sepi's 66-second clip in Tiger King constitutes fair use — A three-judge panel of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the filmmakers' use of a 66-second clip from a character's funeral …
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Hannah Miller / Bloomberg:
The News/Media Alliance urges web repository Common Crawl to stop unauthorized scraping and prevent AI companies from using publisher content in its database — Major news organizations, including CNN, NBC and USA Today, have joined an effort to curb the storage of their content …
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Trump says ABC “better” fire Jimmy Kimmel soon, after Kimmel said “Donald and Melania lately have seemed closer than ever” on Wednesday; Disney hasn't commented — People in entertainment Donald Trump Federal agencies TV shows — President Donald Trump says ABC had …
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Mike Leonard / Bloomberg Law:
Gavin Newsom's $787M defamation lawsuit against Fox News, accusing it of falsely claiming he lied about a phone call with Trump in 2025, moves forward in court — California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) won an initial round Thursday in his $787 million defamation case over Fox News coverage …
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