10:45 PM ET, January 15, 2026
January 15, 2026
10:40 PM
Jeremy Barr / The Guardian:
Some CBS News staffers expressed deep skepticism about a story that used unnamed sources to report that the ICE officer who shot a woman had “internal bleeding”
7:15 PM
Sam Gutelle / Tubefilter:
YouTube revises policy to allow full monetization of nongraphic videos on sensitive issues including abortion, self-harm, suicide, and domestic and sexual abuse
6:20 PM
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Tokyo-based broadcaster TBS Holdings is acquiring a $150M stake in Legendary Entertainment to develop Japanese IP; source: the deal values Legendary at $4B+
5:57 PM
Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Kathleen Kennedy is stepping down as the president of Lucasfilm after nearly 14 years and will be succeeded by the studio's Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan
5:10 PM
Maddy Crowell / Columbia Journalism Review:
An interview with security expert Runa Sandvik on the FBI search of a WaPo reporter's home and seizure of devices, and how journalists should reassess security
4:27 PM
Washington Post:
The Pentagon says Stars and Stripes will move “away from woke distractions” and cease publishing AP “reprints”; its EIC says he'll work to save its independence
4:15 PM
Maria Sherman / Associated Press:
Luminate's 2025 report: the global music industry hit 5.1T streams, up 9.6% YoY; on-demand US streams hit 1.4T, up 4.6% YoY; Christian/gospel music grew 18.5%
3:25 PM
Thomas Buckley / Bloomberg:
Netflix obtains the global rights to Sony films after their theater runs, in a multiyear deal that sources say is worth roughly $7B and runs through 2032
2:55 PM
Sofia Saric / Miami Herald:
McClatchy sues Google, claiming Google illegally monopolizes the online ad market and deprives McClatchy of ad revenue, echoing Penske Media's earlier lawsuit
2:10 PM
Suzanne Smalley / The Record:
Google agrees to pay $8.25M to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging its AdMob SDK illegally collected data from children under age 13
1:10 PM
Rohith Nair / Reuters:
FIFA makes Stats Perform its first official data and betting streaming rights distributor to licensed sportsbooks for the 2026 World Cup and other events
1:00 PM
Ben Sherry / Inc:
Symbolic.ai, founded by ex-eBay CEO Devin Wenig and Ars Technica co-founder Jon Stokes, partners with News Corp to offer AI tools to WSJ, Barron's, and others
12:10 PM
The Atlantic:
Texas Tribune co-founder Evan Smith joins The Atlantic as a managing director overseeing events; he will remain senior adviser at Emerson Collective
11:50 AM
Axios:
Ukrainian media company Holywater raised a $22M Series A led by Horizon Capital to grow its microdrama app My Drama and other products
11:30 AM
Corbin Bolies / The Wrap:
Politico Global EIC John Harris tells staff he will move into a new role as chairman and begin a search for a new EIC, who will be named “at some point in 2026”
11:20 AM
The New York Times Company:
Former WaPo opinion editor David Shipley joins the NYT as editor at large; he left WaPo in February 2025, when Jeff Bezos made opinion section changes
11:10 AM
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
The Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press files a US court application to access the sealed warrant justifying the raid on Hannah Natanson's home
10:45 AM
Lauren Thomas / Wall Street Journal:
A judge denies Paramount's request to force WBD to disclose more info about its Netflix deal; Paramount says it plans to extend its tender offer beyond Jan. 21
10:15 AM
Washington Post:
Many journalists say the FBI raid on a WaPo reporter's home is a jarring new step to limit media's ability to gather information the government wants to hide
9:40 AM
Francisco Rodrigues / CoinDesk:
Bitmine, the largest corporate holder of ether, invests $200M in MrBeast's Beast Industries, which reaches 450M+ subscribers across its YouTube channels
8:25 AM
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
BBC Radio 4 Today presenter Amol Rajan leaves after almost five years to start his own business in the creator economy
7:50 AM
Emma Roth / The Verge:
The Wikimedia Foundation says Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, Perplexity, and Mistral joined Wikimedia Enterprise to get “tuned” API access; Google is already a member
7:15 AM
Molly Schuetz / Bloomberg:
Spotify plans to raise its Premium subscription by $1 to $12.99/month in the US, its first US price hike since July 2024, and increase it in Estonia and Latvia
6:45 AM
Emma Roth / The Verge:
Wikimedia celebrates Wikipedia's 25th anniversary, marking its growth from 100 pages to 65M+ articles with nearly 15B monthly views, and releases a docuseries
6:10 AM
Sara Fischer / Axios:
The Atlantic quietly launches Premium Plus, a $199 annual tier that lets subscribers share access with four others, its first new paywall tier since 2019
5:50 AM
Emma Roth / The Verge:
Netflix unveils its first two original video podcasts: The White House by Michael Irvin, launching January 19, and The Pete Davidson Show, launching January 30
5:30 AM
Olivia Solon / Bloomberg:
Yield Sec: the top 10 pirate sports streaming sites in the UK, largely funded by ads from unlicensed gambling operators, had 1.6B views in H1 2025, up 33% YoY
January 14, 2026
9:10 PM
Andrew Egger / The Bulwark:
Media Matters says it is ceasing posting on X due to changes in X's TOS, effective January 15, that force legal disputes to be litigated in a Texas court
8:25 PM
Tess Patton / The Wrap:
NowThis acquires Salary Transparent Street, a social-first short-form interview series that reveals salaries, and plans to add a finance video podcast and more
6:45 PM
Molly Schuetz / Bloomberg:
Paramount Skydance appoints board member Dennis Cinelli as chief financial officer; Cinelli replaces interim CFO Andrew Warren and will leave Paramount's board
6:05 PM
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr defends using a public interest standard for broadcasters at a House hearing; commissioner Anna Gomez calls the standard “undefined”
5:05 PM
Stevie Bonifield / The Verge:
YouTube now lets parents set time limits on their kids' YouTube Shorts feed, ranging from 15 minutes to two hours; an option for zero minutes is coming soon
4:25 PM
Todd Spangler / Variety:
A24 renews its multiyear distribution deal with HBO Max; upcoming movies in the deal include Marty Supreme and The Moment starring Charli xcx
3:55 PM
James Poniewozik / New York Times:
Tony Dokoupil's CBS News road trip, where each episode ends in a squishy pabulum, revealed the problems with CBS' Bari Weiss-era focus on viewers' feelings
2:45 PM
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Digg, rebooted under original founder Kevin Rose and Alexis Ohanian, launches its open beta; the site had been open to 67,000 users on an invite-only basis
1:45 PM
Katie Robertson / @katie_robertson:
WSJ EIC Emma Tucker told the newsroom that Mike Miller, the editor overseeing features and WSJ Weekend, is leaving after 42 years with the company
12:50 PM
Brian Stelter / @brianstelter:
Email: WaPo editor Matt Murray says “we are told Hannah, and The Post, are not a target” but FBI's “extraordinary, aggressive action is deeply concerning”
12:40 PM
Etan Vlessing / The Hollywood Reporter:
SiriusXM rehires Chris Cuomo to host Cuomo Mornings, a live weekday program on the POTUS channel, following his 2021 departure
11:40 AM
Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
CNN signs a non-exclusive deal to stream video podcasts from Lemonada Media, including titles featuring Hasan Minhaj and Mandy Patinkin, on the CNN app
11:00 AM
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
In UK parliamentary testimony, a Google executive says the company should not be required to license “freely available” open web content for AI training
10:25 AM
Liam Scott / Washington Post:
The Office of Personnel Management is asking applicants for US military newspaper Stars and Stripes if they back Trump's policies; its EIC says he was unaware
9:45 AM
Selome Hailu / Variety:
Nielsen: CBS's Golden Globes coverage reached 8.7M viewers, down 6% from 9.3M viewers in 2025, which was down 2% on 2024; the ceremony clashed with NFL coverage
9:32 AM
Washington Post:
FBI warrant: the Hannah Natanson home search is tied to a probe into a system administrator with top secret clearance accused of retaining classified reports
9:05 AM
New York Times:
The FBI searched WaPo reporter Hannah Natanson's home on Wednesday, as part of what officials called a probe into the possible sharing of government secrets
8:40 AM
Financial Times:
Sources: Dentsu's efforts to sell its UK-based international unit are nearing collapse after Apollo Global and other buyers withdrew from negotiations
7:35 AM
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Nielsen: Tony Dokoupil's CBS Evening News debut week averaged 4.17M total viewers, a 23% drop from ~5.4M in the year-earlier period; 25-54 viewership fell 23%
6:50 AM
Neil Henderson / BBC:
A UK court finds three men guilty of harassing BBC journalist Catrin Nye, who presented the 2023 podcast and doc A Very British Cult on the Lighthouse group
6:20 AM
Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
Amazon Prime Video signs deals to offer streaming service M6+ in France and RTVE's live channels in Spain, “a landmark agreement”, both free of charge
5:55 AM
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
In an interview with CBS Evening News anchor Tony Dokoupil, President Trump criticizes Kamala Harris and says “You wouldn't have a job right now, if she got in”
5:00 AM
Josh Noble / Financial Times:
Q&A with IMG President Adam Kelly on streaming platforms' growing share of sports media rights, live sports as an antidote to AI content, monetization, and more
4:35 AM
Amos Barshad / Columbia Journalism Review:
Some local TV stations are ending their network affiliations, freeing up money for new hires and programming, as network fees rise due to sports rights costs
January 13, 2026
11:20 PM
Ben Fritz / Wall Street Journal:
Matthew McConaughey has secured eight USPTO trademarks of himself over the past several months to protect his likeness and voice from unauthorized AI use
10:55 PM
Corbin Bolies / Yahoo News:
Source and memos: Politico is laying off 3% of staff, plans buyout offers for Magazine staffers, and more, and plans a subscription service for investment pros
10:20 PM
Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
Lionsgate sells its South Asian and Southeast Asian streaming operation Lionsgate Play to Rohit Jain, the executive who built the service over eight years
6:05 PM
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
US BLS data: video and videogame subscriptions and rentals saw inflation of 19.5% in December; cable, satellite, and livestreaming rose 1.1%, same as music subs
5:00 PM
Jessica Testa / New York Times:
A group of five journalists reboots Gourmet as a worker-owned newsletter, after discovering that Condé Nast had let its trademark on the name lapse in 2021
4:35 PM
Corbin Bolies / The Wrap:
The Atlantic sues Google and Alphabet, alleging Google's model of serving ads is a monopoly and that Google falsely claimed its practices would aid The Atlantic
4:06 PM
Bloomberg:
Sources: Netflix is working on revised terms for its WBD acquisition and has discussed making its offer all cash for the studios and streaming businesses
2:55 PM
Erik Hayden / The Hollywood Reporter:
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson plans to invest $124M on venue space and a production campus in Louisiana; the state agreed to provide $50M in infrastructure funding
1:35 PM
Scott Nover / Washington Post:
A bipartisan bill agrees to provide $653M to USAGM, down from $867M in 2025, but over Trump's $153M request, as part of a package needing Congressional approval
12:50 PM
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Fanatics, the Michael Rubin-led sports company, partners with OBB Media to launch Fanatics Studios, starting with a Tom Brady docuseries
11:55 AM
Jake Kanter / Deadline:
Analysis: YouTube surpassed the BBC in monthly audience reach in the UK for the first time in Q4 2025, with 51.9M viewers in December, above the BBC's 50.8M
11:20 AM
Jesse Whittock / Deadline:
HBO Max nears a complete Europe rollout after launching in eight countries, including Germany and Italy; the streamer is now available in 100+ territories
11:10 AM
Richard Sandomir / New York Times:
Scott Adams, creator of the Dilbert comic strip, syndicated to ~2K newspapers at its peak and dropped after he made racist comments in 2023, has died at 68
10:25 AM
Reuters:
Sources: French production company and MasterChef-owner Banijay is in advanced talks with All3Media-owner RedBird IMI to merge their TV production businesses
9:35 AM
Axios:
Axios' Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen reflect upon their 20 years as media entrepreneurs together and how the media landscape changed since Politico's 2007 launch
8:40 AM
Isabelle Bousquette / Wall Street Journal:
Netflix CTO Elizabeth Stone and other execs discuss the challenges Netflix faces in streaming live events; it has broadcasted 200+ live events since March 2023
7:50 AM
New York Times:
Sources: Bari Weiss has privately been deeply frustrated by the negative reaction to her CBS tenure and has blamed subordinates for not stanching the criticism
7:00 AM
Suzanne Vranica / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: OpenAI plans a 60-second Super Bowl ad during NBC's broadcast, the second straight year of doing so; ad buyers say clients pay $8M+ for just 30 seconds
6:20 AM
Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Interviews with Spotify founder Daniel Ek on his CEO exit, and new co-CEOs Gustav Söderström and Alex Norström, who face algorithmic fatigue and angry artists
4:20 AM
Yang Tian / BBC:
The BBC files a motion to dismiss Trump's lawsuit over how his January 6 speech was edited in Panorama, saying the Florida court lacks “personal jurisdiction”
January 12, 2026
11:10 PM
Josh Dickey / The Wrap:
Penske Media sues Google for allegedly monopolizing the digital ad market and depriving publishers of billions in revenue, following a 2025 US court ruling
5:10 PM
Reggie Ugwu / New York Times:
Dan Bongino, who stepped down as the deputy director of the FBI this month, says he will restart his podcast on February 2, streaming daily on Rumble
4:40 PM
Lauren Skowronski / CNBC:
CNBC names Sally Shin as its EVP of Growth and Partnerships; her previous tenure at CNBC included launching the tech-focused program Squawk Alley
4:00 PM
Anna Betts / The Guardian:
David Letterman calls CBS News a “wreck”, and says its integrity “has been trampled on, pissed on, and eviscerated by these idiots that have taken it over”
1:50 PM
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
Paramount says it will nominate directors for election at WBD's annual meeting, usually held in June, to vote against the approval of WBD's deal with Netflix
1:05 PM
Corbin Bolies / The Wrap:
NYT editor Joe Kahn says the paper didn't withhold a story on the US plan to capture Nicolás Maduro at Trump administration's request, citing unverified details
11:20 AM
Reeves Wiedeman / Vulture:
A profile of David Ellison, who is trying to build a media empire that could dwarf even the Murdochs' with help from his father and Oracle founder Larry Ellison
10:30 AM
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Eddy Cue says 2025 was a “record-breaking year” for Apple services: Apple TV set a monthly engagement record in December, with total hours viewed up 36% YoY
9:35 AM
Lillian Rizzo / CNBC:
In a letter to WBD shareholders, David Ellison says Paramount filed a lawsuit in the Delaware Chancery Court seeking information in its hostile takeover attempt
9:05 AM
Max Goldbart / Deadline:
Ampere Analysis expects streaming services' content spend to grow 6% in 2026 to $101B, crossing $100B for the first time, and overall content spend to grow 2%
7:55 AM
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Chartbeat data: global Google search referrals to publishers fell by 33% in the year ending November 2025, with US-specific organic search traffic down 38%
6:30 AM
Alison Herman / Variety:
Golden Globes review: the show tried to expand its reach and profitability in often clumsy ways, including distracting stunts like Polymarket projections
5:55 AM
Variety:
Netflix's Adolescence won four Golden Globes at the 83rd awards, the most of any TV show, and KPop Demon Hunters won two; Apple's The Studio won best TV series
January 11, 2026
11:35 PM
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Amy Poehler's Good Hang won the Golden Globes' inaugural podcast award, beating five other nominees, including Call Her Daddy, SmartLess, and NPR's Up First
8:50 PM
Jim Milliot / Publishers Weekly:
Circana BookScan: US print book sales hit 762.4M units in 2025, up 0.3% YoY, settling at levels higher than before the pandemic; graphic novels saw a 9.2% rise