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Mediagazer Check out Mini-Mediagazer for simple mobiles or Mediagazer Mobile for modern smartphones. About | Preferences Add Mediagazer to: My Yahoo! or Google 7:00 PM ET, March 4, 2026 Preferences: Open Links in New Window Show Discussion Excerpts Show Link Search Font Size: Very big Big Normal Small Note: Because cookies are disabled, reloading this page will clear your settings. Refer to this page to reenable cookies. Top News: Wall Street Journal: CBS Mornings co-host Gayle King signed a new deal, providing some stability at CBS News; source: King's current contract is worth ~$15M and runs through May — The ‘CBS Mornings’ co-host dispelled rumors of a possible departure, staying with the network amid broader overhaul + Discussion: Status, Fox News, Sandra Rose, Variety, Reuters, Entertainment Weekly, Daily Mail, The Guardian, HELLO!, Los Angeles Times, TV Insider, @bariweiss, DNYUZ, RADAR, E! Online, Us Weekly, @justinbaragona.bsky.social, The Hollywood Reporter, CNN, The Wrap, New York Post, @jeremymbarr, TMZ.com, Awful Announcing, Baller Alert, New York Daily News, The Cut, Barrett Media, Mediaite and Deadline – Discussion: Oliver Darcy / Status: Bari's Steele AttemptFox News: Gayle King will remain at CBS News, says rumors of exit were ‘inaccurate and greatly exaggerated’Sandra Rose: Photos: Oprah Winfrey & Gayle King At Stella McCartney Show in ParisBrian Steinberg / Variety: Gayle King to Stay With ‘CBS Mornings’Juby Babu / Reuters: TV host Gayle King signs new contract with CBS NewsShania Russell / Entertainment Weekly: Gayle King's future at CBS Mornings revealed amid rumors she was leaving showAlex Hammer / Daily Mail: Gayle King blasts rumors of her demise at CBS News as ‘inaccurate’ as she signs new deal with the networkJeremy Barr / The Guardian: After months of speculation, Gayle King is staying at CBS NewsBeatriz Colon / HELLO!: Gayle King ‘open to new adventures’ as she confirms future at CBS: ‘Rumors of my demise were inaccurate’Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times: Gayle King signs new deal with CBS NewsMartin Holmes / TV Insider: ‘CBS Mornings’ Boss Reportedly Eyeing Trump Supporter Sage Steele for Anchor RoleBari Weiss / @bariweiss: “Rumors of my demise were inaccurate and greatly exaggerated,” @GayleKing said Wednesday. “CBS News is my longtime home, and I am committed to our mission. I'm excited about continuing at ‘CBS Mornings.’ As always, I'm open to new adventures here and ready to go. It took aDNYUZ: Morning Show Anchor Announces Her Next Career MoveDaniel Gura / RADAR: Gayle King Announces New Deal With CBS After ‘Overpaid’ Anchor Faced Months of ‘Firing’ Rumors — 'I'm Open to New Adventures Here and Ready to Go'E! Online: Gayle King's Future at CBS RevealedUs Weekly: Gayle King Is Staying at ‘CBS Mornings’ Following Exit Rumors: I'm ‘Committed to Our Mission’Justin Baragona / @justinbaragona.bsky.social: It's important to remember that it was just a few weeks ago during a network all-hands meeting, Gayle King passionately defended Bari Weiss's leadership of CBS News. — Skip ahead to today, and King — who makes $15 million a year — has renewed her contract. — www.wsj.com/business/med...Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter: Gayle King Inks New Deal at ‘CBS Mornings’Brian Stelter / CNN: Gayle King renews deal with CBS News, ending speculation about her exitCorbin Bolies / The Wrap: Gayle King to Stay With ‘CBS Mornings’Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post: Gayle King's CBS News future revealed after months of speculationJeremy Barr / @jeremymbarr: Bari Weiss on Gayle King: “There is only one Gayle King. We're so proud that she'll continue to call CBS home. We're thrilled to have her on in the morning—and equally excited to work with her on new, enterprising projects that bring her talents to new audiences.”TMZ.com: Gayle King Staying With ‘CBS Mornings’ After Signing New DealDrew Lerner / Awful Announcing: Bari Weiss reportedly tried to hire Sage Steele at CBS NewsThinktank / Baller Alert: Gayle King Confirms She's Staying at CBS Mornings After Exit SpeculationJessica Schladebeck / New York Daily News: Gayle King renews contract with CBS, brushes off exit rumorsOlivia Craighead / The Cut: Gayle King Denies ‘Rumors of My Demise’Barrett Media: Gayle King Inks Contract Extension with CBS NewsAhmad Austin Jr / Mediaite: Gayle King Signs New Deal With CBS News Amid Speculation She'd Leave the Network: ‘I Am Committed to Our Mission’Ted Johnson / Deadline: Gayle King Will Stay At ‘CBS Mornings’ As She Renews Deal With Network Max Tani / Semafor: AP Senior Product Manager for AI Aimee Rinehart told staff that many editors preferred an AI-written article to a human one, and resistance to AI is “futile” — The Scoop — One of The Associated Press' leaders on AI had a blunt message for the publication's staff: Resistance to AI is “futile.” + Discussion: The Wrap, @creativeboulder, @fuadxiv, @maxwelltani, @dinfontay.com, @kylebrussell, @peterhamby, @scottnover, @hshaban, @andrewcurran_, @jarjour.bsky.social, @dowellml, @yashalevine, @tszzl, @michaeljlev, @corbinsmithnfl, @nwilborn19, @alexandrascaggs, @timgrieve, @semaforben and @ernie.tedium.co – Discussion: Corbin Bolies / The Wrap: AP Manager Rankles Staff by Saying ‘Resistance’ to AI Is ‘Futile’J. Canfield / @creativeboulder: 'Last month, the Cleveland Plain Dealer's editor wrote that a recent job applicant withdrew from consideration for a reporting fellowship after discovering the position included filing notes to an #AI writing tool instead of actually writing stories' https://www.semafor.com/...@fuadxiv: Tbh, “was it a human or AI” is my favourite Computer Village Fufu experiment. E go do everybody like film.Max Tani / @maxwelltani: New: Tension at the Associated Press over use of AI. One of the AP newsroom leaders leading the company's AI initiatives told staff that many editors preferred an AI-written article to a human one, and told them when it comes to using AI in the newsroom “resistance is futile.” [image]Dave Infante / @dinfontay.com: “Another staffer said it is ‘hard not to escape the feeling that the people hyping/guiding the decisions around these powerful tools exist in a totally different reality than the people who wake up every day and do the work of reporting.’”Kyle Russell / @kylebrussell: Journalism is going to be gathering facts about the world and trusting models to produce the short and long form text, video, and audio versions of the story that people actually consumePeter Hamby / @peterhamby: This is ... not wrong [image]Scott Nover / @scottnover: “There are many — and I mean MANY — editors who would prefer an AI-written article to a human-written one. Reporting and writing are two different skill sets and rare — RARE — is the occasion when it's wrapped into one person.”Hamza Shaban / @hshaban: One way to view AI in journalism is as a disciplinary tool from management that neither reporters nor audiences want or asked for, that will degrade the product, but will give managers an “innovation” and “cost cutting” talking point.Andrew Curran / @andrewcurran_: Associated Press Senior Product Manager for AI: [image]Michaël Jarjour / @jarjour.bsky.social: AP journalists leaked an internal message from a product manager that annoyed them. — This is quite stunning. Senior PMs typically don't have reports, in news organizations limited power over strategy. Crazy that they'd put her on blast like this.Matt Dowell / @dowellml: Editors telling writers that they prefer AI-generated stories to ones written by humans is about power and not actually about writing. Writers like their words and their ideas. They will fight for them. No one's fighting the boss on AI's behalf! That's great for the bosses!Yasha Levine / @yashalevine: 🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡💣💣💣💣💣💣Roon / @tszzl: don't like the Borg language but - “reporting and writing are two different skills” feels important and even fundamental outside of newsMichael Lev / @michaeljlev: Counterpoint: “Roger Ebert” is only a name. “By Roger Ebert” are the three most magical words in the language, drawing my eye the same way a bulls-eye attracts an arrow. -From “The best damn job in the whole damn world” by Roger EbertCorbin K. Smith / @corbinsmithnfl: This is pathetic. Great reporters report AND write. And AI cannot replace that human element.Nubyjas Wilborn / @nwilborn19: This is a jarring read.Alexandra Scaggs / @alexandrascaggs: I can assure you all that resistance is not futile it is in fact necessaryTim Grieve / @timgrieve: Really curious about this. @aimeetwoee can you name five editors who would prefer an AI-written article to a human-written one? Can you name even one?Ben Smith / @semaforben: Fun @maxwelltani scoop about an AI throwdown at AP https://www.semafor.com/...Ernie Smith / @ernie.tedium.co: Person whose entire job is predicated on selling AI to leadership tries selling AI to staff. [embedded post] Tess Patton / The Wrap:NEW! Netflix CFO Spencer Neumann says the company's new podcast division saw high mobile engagement in Q1, and video podcasts overindex on mobile vs. shows and film — Spencer Neumann adds that Netflix subscribers consume video podcasts during the day more than the streamer's TV and film offerings + Discussion: Variety, Deadline and Media Play News – Discussion: Todd Spangler / Variety: Netflix, After Walking Away From Warner Bros. Deal, Will ‘Move Forward’ With '$2.8 Billion in Our Pocket That We Didn't Have a Few Weeks Ago,' CFO SaysDade Hayes / Deadline: Netflix Has Room To Grow Without Acquiring WBD, CFO Says: “Even Though We're Pretty Big, We're Pretty Small”Erik Gruenwedel / Media Play News: Netflix Co-Founder Reed Hastings, CFO Spencer Neumann Sell $48 Million Worth of Combined Shares Silvia Sciorilli Borrelli / Financial Times: A look at the upheaval in Italy's media as established broadcasters and publishers struggle to defend their authority and business against digital creators — Legal battle with controversial YouTuber echoes broader tussle — Even in Italy's sometimes raucous media landscape … Lara O'Reilly / Business Insider: The Media Trust report: online ads surpassed email as the primary malware channel in 2025, accounting for 60%+ of all observed malware and phishing campaigns — Follow Lara O'Reilly … - Online ads leapfrogged email as the primary channel for malware in 2025, per a new report. + Discussion: StreamTV Insider and @[email protected], more at Techmeme » – Discussion: Bevin Fletcher / StreamTV Insider: Netflix expands ad targeting, outcomes capabilitiesBenjamin Carr, Ph.D. / @[email protected]: Online #ads just became the internet's biggest #malware machine, leapfrogging #email as the primary channe in 2025, per a new report. — The Media Trust said ads accounted for more than 60% of malware and #phishing campaigns in 2025. — The threat has been compounded by #AI advances. …more at Techmeme » Chris Arrant / Popverse: Dark Horse Comics founder Mike Richardson is out after 40 years at the publisher; Embracer Group, which bought Dark Horse in 2021, names Jay Komas interim CEO — Embracer replaces Dark Horse CEO Mike Richardson with Middle-earth Enterprises exec in leadership shakeup. — Popverse's top stories + Discussion: Graphic Policy, The Hollywood Reporter, @losthiskeysman.bsky.social and The Beat – Discussion: Brett / Graphic Policy: Mike Richardson is Out at Dark HorseBorys Kit / The Hollywood Reporter: Mike Richardson Out as CEO of Dark Horse Entertainment After 40 Years@losthiskeysman.bsky.social: My first internship was at Dark Horse, and it was always exciting when Mike came to the LA office. He was kind, passionate, and willing to talk about Namor at great length. His love for comics was infectious and whoever runs DH next has a lot to live up to. www.thepopverse.com/comics-dark- ...Heidi MacDonald / The Beat: Founder Mike Richardson out at Dark Horse after 40 years Todd Spangler / Variety: SEC filing: David Zaslav is selling ~4M shares of WBD stock, with an aggregate market value of just over $114M; Zaslav's 2024 pay rose 4.4% YoY to $51.9M — His sale of the shares comes less than a week after WBD clinched a deal to sell itself to Paramount Skydance for $31 per share … + Discussion: Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter, @scottdagostino.ca, @joshsternberg.com, Awful Announcing, @alexweprin, @mattbelloni, Bloomberg, World of Reel, The Wrap, Screen and The A.V. Club – Discussion: Jill Goldsmith / Deadline: David Zaslav Cashing In Over $100 Million Of Warner Bros Discovery Stock; Other Top Execs Also SellAlex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter: David Zaslav Sells $114 Million in Warner Bros. Discovery StockScott Dagostino / @scottdagostino.ca: Hollywood is cannibalizing itself and putting an end to a hundred years of art but don't worry, it all made a couple guys like Zazlav here incredibly richJosh Sternberg / @joshsternberg.com: Never forget why M&A happens: it's for execs to make bank. Zaslav cashes in +$100 million. — deadline.com/2026/03/davi...Matt Yoder / Awful Announcing: David Zaslav is the luckiest man in American mediaAlex Weprin / @alexweprin: Zas and other top WBD execs are selling now because there hasn't been a window to sell since last summer, when they kicked off the split process. With Paramount done and earnings reported, a window opened this week.Matthew Belloni / @mattbelloni: Nice big middle finger to thousands of departing employees....Bloomberg: David Zaslav Sells $114M of Warner Bros. StockJordan Ruimy / World of Reel: Why Did David Zaslav Just Sell $114 Million Worth of Stock of Warner Bros Discovery?Lucas Manfredi / The Wrap: David Zaslav Sells $114 Million in Warner Bros. Discovery StockJeremy Kay / Screen: WBD head David Zaslav cashes out $114m after Paramount dealMatt Schimkowitz / The A.V. Club: David Zaslav reaps more benefits of Paramount offer by unloading $114 million of WBD stock Yuval Halevi / Growtika: Analysis: 10 major tech publications lost 58% of their Google traffic since early 2024, falling to a combined 65M monthly visits in January 2026; some lost 90%+ — We tracked the organic search traffic of CNET, Wired, The Verge, TechRadar, and six others from early 2024 to today. + Discussion: Nieman Lab, Steven Vaughan-Nichols on LinkedIn, Jim Brady on LinkedIn, Cautious Optimism, @johnloeber, @alexeheath, @yashalevine, @angustpaterson, @firstadopter, @apzonerunner.com, @neilcybart, @dgisserious, @tomfgoodwin, @bradonmessage, @noahpinion, @tati_wm, @teroterotero, @jhweissmann, @mattsheffield, @docmjp, @dannycrichton, @nicktsergas.ca, @frankritter.bsky.social, @mattrosoff.bsky.social and Hacker News – Discussion: Andrew Deck / Nieman Lab: Traffic to top tech publications has plummeted since 2024, new analysis showsSteven Vaughan-Nichols / Steven Vaughan-Nichols on LinkedIn: It's a bad, bad time to be a tech journalist. — https://lnkd.in/...Jim Brady / Jim Brady on LinkedIn: As a corporate communications professional and former reporter for the Syracuse University student paper, the Daily Orange, I've been a champion of the Fourth Estate my entire adult life. …Alex Wilhelm / Cautious Optimism: Why Anthropic's going to dominate the AI race this yearJohn Loeber / @johnloeber: AI is disappearing jobs where the real work dried up a long time ago, but the pay was still flowing. Similarly, AI is disappearing journalism outlets where the content dried up a long time ago, but the SEO->Ads revenue was still flowing. These stats quote double-digit % lossesAlex Heath / @alexeheath: more viscerally: these traffic declines represent directionally aligned revenue declinesYasha Levine / @yashalevine: Damn.Angus Paterson / @angustpaterson: I've worked in online media for 20 years, but last year it grew clear to me that Google's GenAI summaries was killing SEO (reflective in chaos in the outlets I was working for). It's a publishing apocalypse; now it's accounted for, perhaps we can actually start talking about it?Tae Kim / @firstadopter: SEO is dead. Long live Substack email newsletters https://growtika.com/... [image]Alex Donaldson / @apzonerunner.com: An absolute apocalypse ongoing in the Tech space; 58% of Google Traffic to the world's biggest tech sites has disappeared since 2024. The question is, will this phenomenon come full force for gaming sites, rather than just the echoes we've already experienced? — growtika.com/blog/tech-me...Neil Cybart / @neilcybart: Assuming the data is true, this is brutal stuff. Most of these sites won't be able to recover. Anecdotally, I rarely hear about or see anything related to The Verge these days. It's as if the site just disappeared. Based on the data below, that's not too far from the truth.Danny Gold / @dgisserious: Jesus. This isn't just gonna be a tech media story. Gotta assume this is all mediaTom Goodwin / @tomfgoodwin: Honestly. I feel this everywhere It's almost impossible to find substantive writing by navigating via masthead What I read now is largely what algorithms decide I should. I hate this I get why it happened. But it's tragicBrad Todd / @bradonmessage: Remember when the World Wide Web was going to make us all interconnected?Noah Smith / @noahpinion: The Grossman-Stiglitz Paradox comes for the World Wide WebTatiana Walk-Morris / @tati_wm: All the more reason to: A. Block generative AI tools from scraping journalists work without compensation. B. Invest in high-quality reporting, not quick hit content/churn.Tero Kuittinen / @teroterotero: Did you know how bad it is? ZDNet is now generating the same amount of traffic I did personally while blogging for a third rate tech site back in 2012.Jordan Weissmann / @jhweissmann: This is the bull case for substack, btw. It's a functioning traffic ecosystem that can elevate new voices.Matthew Sheffield / @mattsheffield: People want free information but also want quality. You have to balance. Hard to see how this doesn't require a regulatory mechanism.Matthew J. Peterson / @docmjp: Still the major structural obstacle to a truly free internet and media.Danny Crichton / @dannycrichton: No discussion of tech media can get past this basic traffic fact: in the AI world, Google and social no longer refer traffic, which means that the vast majority of readers just never find you in the first place. Analysis: https://growtika.com/... [image]Nick Tsergas / @nicktsergas.ca: Obvious but confirmed: — people now read less news, more AI summaries of news.Frank Ritter / @frankritter.bsky.social: growtika.com/blog/tech-me... Similar development in Germany. As for the reasons mentioned, I'd add a general and global change in usage patterns among audiences. Video is much more important now for making purchase decisions, especially short-form video. Nobody reads a review anymore.Matt Rosoff / @mattrosoff.bsky.social: This maps to a lot of what I'm hearing in the industry. Applies to mainstream sites like WaPo and Business Insider, too. (Reg was actually up during this period, albeit from a smaller base; different and more specialized audience too) growtika.com/blog/tech-me...Hacker News: Most-read tech publications have lost over half their Google traffic since 2024 Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette: An interview with Reach CEO Piers North about traffic from Google Discover falling ~50% in H2 2025, potential deals with AI companies, and more — Reach has not been overly reliant on Google Discover but took “advantage of opportunities as they come”, chief executive Piers North said after traffic … + Discussion: Simon Owens's Media Newsletter, A Media Operator and @jim.londoncentric.media – Discussion: Simon Owens / Simon Owens's Media Newsletter: Zombie news sites are taking over the internetBron Maher / A Media Operator: Changes to Discover Drive 46% Decline in Google Traffic at Reach PlcJim Waterson / @jim.londoncentric.media: Interesting to see Reach's financial results are out. Having been hit hard by AI summaries in Google they fled to Google Discover, which is now hitting them hard. Digital revenue down and still basically reliant on print. pressgazette.co.uk/media_busine... Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter: Filing: Trump added between $600K and $1.25M in Netflix bonds to his portfolio in January; he also bought between $600K and $1.25M of SiriusXM bonds — New financial disclosures released Wednesday show that the President acquired Netflix bonds as Paramount was trying to pry WBD away from the streaming giant. + Discussion: The Wrap, Deadline, @[email protected] and Just Jared – Discussion: Tess Patton / The Wrap: President Trump Buys Netflix Debt Worth Up to $1.25 Million Amid WBD SaleJill Goldsmith / Deadline: Donald Trump Bought Netflix Debt In January, Adding to HoldingDavid Croyle / @[email protected]: @Mediagazer Just what we needed, more reasons he really should be in prison. :eyeroll:Just Jared: Trump Purchased Up to $1.25 Million in Netflix Bonds, According to New Financial Disclosure Committee to Protect Journalists: Myanmar releases at least four journalists as part of an amnesty of 7,300+ prisoners convicted of terrorism after the military's 2021 coup — The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the release in recent days of at least four journalists in Myanmar as part of an amnesty … + Discussion: DVB, DVB and JURISTnews – Discussion: DVB: Myanmar introduces new fuel control measures; Is Iran's ‘shadow fleet’ fuelling the regime's airstrikes?DVB: Shin Daewe still ‘not released’ in regime amnesty, says husbandRhys Groen / JURISTnews: Myanmar military junta announces amnesty for 10,000 prisoners Michael Savage / The Guardian: A survey of 80 UK journalists: minority ethnic TV journalists feel excluded from influential posts and face a backlash after being seen as “diversity hires” — Exclusive: Survey suggests journalists from minority ethnic backgrounds feel excluded from influential posts and seen as ‘diversity hires’ + Discussion: Journalism.co.uk – Discussion: Jacob Granger / Journalism.co.uk: Access does not equal change: Why diversity schemes are failing minority ethnic journalists About Mediagazer: Mediagazer presents the day's must-read media news on a single page. The media business is in tumult: from the production side to the distribution side, new technologies are upending the industry. Keeping up with these changes is time-consuming, as essential media coverage is scattered across numerous web sites at any given moment. Mediagazer simplifies this task by organizing the key coverage in one place. We've combined sophisticated automated aggregation technologies with direct editorial input from knowledgeable human editors to present the one indispensable narrative of an industry in transition. « Close Latest News Finder: New Tess Patton / The Wrap: Netflix CFO Spencer Neumann says the company's new podcast division saw high mobile engagement in Q1, and video podcasts overindex on mobile vs. shows and film Find 1½ hours ago Silvia Sciorilli Borrelli / Financial Times: A look at the upheaval in Italy's media as established broadcasters and publishers struggle to defend their authority and business against digital creators Find 2 hours ago Chris Arrant / Popverse: Dark Horse Comics founder Mike Richardson is out after 40 years at the publisher; Embracer Group, which bought Dark Horse in 2021, names Jay Komas interim CEO Find 4½ hours ago Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter: Filing: Trump added between $600K and $1.25M in Netflix bonds to his portfolio in January; he also bought between $600K and $1.25M of SiriusXM bonds Find 6 hours ago Lara O'Reilly / Business Insider: The Media Trust report: online ads surpassed email as the primary malware channel in 2025, accounting for 60%+ of all observed malware and phishing campaigns Find 7 hours ago Wall Street Journal: CBS Mornings co-host Gayle King signed a new deal, providing some stability at CBS News; source: King's current contract is worth ~$15M and runs through May Find » Extend timeline 9 hours ago Michael Savage / The Guardian: A survey of 80 UK journalists: minority ethnic TV journalists feel excluded from influential posts and face a backlash after being seen as “diversity hires” Find 11 hours ago Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette: An interview with Reach CEO Piers North about traffic from Google Discover falling ~50% in H2 2025, potential deals with AI companies, and more Find 12 hours ago Committee to Protect Journalists: Myanmar releases at least four journalists as part of an amnesty of 7,300+ prisoners convicted of terrorism after the military's 2021 coup Find 15 hours ago Liam Scott / Columbia Journalism Review: The University of Missouri starts a program allowing students to live in DC and report on Missouri politicians for publications affiliated with the school Find 16 hours ago Yuval Halevi / Growtika: Analysis: 10 major tech publications lost 58% of their Google traffic since early 2024, falling to a combined 65M monthly visits in January 2026; some lost 90%+ Find 16 hours ago Bloomberg: Netflix tests Japan's entrenched baseball viewing habits, long dominated by domestic and free-to-air broadcasters, by locking up World Baseball Classic rights Find 18 hours ago Ben Koo / Awful Announcing: Major wire services are boycotting college basketball games put on by The Gazelle Group, which is conditioning credentials on irrevocable photo licenses Find 18 hours ago Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg: Sinclair's Tennis Channel is selling its streaming service on the Prime Video Channels store, as part of a streaming push that will include other distributors Find 19 hours ago Max Tani / Semafor: AP Senior Product Manager for AI Aimee Rinehart told staff that many editors preferred an AI-written article to a human one, and resistance to AI is “futile” Find 22 hours ago Joseph Cox / 404 Media: An internal DHS document shows CBP used location data sourced from the online ad industry to track phone locations; ICE has bought access to similar tools Find 24 hours ago Todd Spangler / Variety: SEC filing: David Zaslav is selling ~4M shares of WBD stock, with an aggregate market value of just over $114M; Zaslav's 2024 pay rose 4.4% YoY to $51.9M Find 26 hours ago Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette: Perplexity asks a US judge to force Dow Jones and the New York Post to hand over the queries they made to “fish” for a basis to sue for copyright infringement Find « Reduce timeline » Mediagazer River Who's Hiring in Media? 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Full Schedule And Watch GuideKathryn Xu / Defector: World Baseball Classic, Or Assic?Kanako Takahara / The Japan Times: Netflix deal shuts out Japan's sports bars from freely showing WBCFox News: When does Team USA play in the World Baseball Classic? Here are the dates and timesBridget Reilly / New York Post: Can this World Baseball Classic capture the magic of the Olympics?Joseph Green / Mashable: How to watch the 2026 World Baseball Classic online for free Ben Koo / Awful Announcing: Major wire services are boycotting college basketball games put on by The Gazelle Group, which is conditioning credentials on irrevocable photo licenses + Discussion: @bkoo, PetaPixel and Front Office Sports – Discussion: Ben Koo / @bkoo: Last week, the great @paulsen_smw made a very astute observation: None of the photo wire services were at #1 UM vs. #3 Duke. How could that be? What I uncovered was that they have been boycotting many high-profile neutral-site games all season. https://awfulannouncing.com/ ...Jeremy Gray / PetaPixel: Why the Biggest NCAA Basketball Game of the Year Was Barely PhotographedAmanda Christovich / Front Office Sports: Why a College Basketball Game Organizer Is Fighting With Photo Services Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg: Sinclair's Tennis Channel is selling its streaming service on the Prime Video Channels store, as part of a streaming push that will include other distributors + Discussion: Awful Announcing and Sports Business Journal – Discussion: Drew Lerner / Awful Announcing: Tennis Channel streaming service joins Amazon Prime Video ChannelsSports Business Journal: Tennis Channel brings streaming service to Amazon Joseph Cox / 404 Media: An internal DHS document shows CBP used location data sourced from the online ad industry to track phone locations; ICE has bought access to similar tools + Discussion: Gizmodo, Pixel Envy, @[email protected], @tyleraking.com, @nilskumkar.bsky.social, @[email protected], @josephcox.bsky.social, @sesmith.lol, The A.V. Club, The Contrarian, Wired, Crooks and Liars and LWN.net – Discussion: Bruce Gil / Gizmodo: Feds Used Online Advertising Data to Track the Public's Phone LocationsNick Heer / Pixel Envy: U.S. Immigration Police Bought Real-Time Ad Bidding Data for Automated Tracking System@[email protected]: Adtech is surveillance tech. — https://www.404media.co/... Not covered in the story, but analytics are just as bad.Tyler King / @tyleraking.com: So while this administration is consolidating our government identity information and law enforcement is buying everything else that is commercially available, and it all goes into the big DOGE cauldron of AI chaos, all data is now the same data.Nils C. Kumkar / @nilskumkar.bsky.social: I'm old enough to remember when this was considered a paranoid fear. — www.404media.co/cbp-tapped-i...Aram Sinnreich / @[email protected]: File under “we tried to warn you” — https://www.404media.co/...Joseph Cox / @josephcox.bsky.social: We've previously linked this sort of surveillance to apps such as Candy Crush, Subway Surfers, Tinder, Grindr, Tumblr, and more. App developers likely don't even know because it's not code they inserted; it's a problem baked into the advertising ecosystem www.404media.co/cbp-tapped-i... [image]S. E. Smith / @sesmith.lol: Ad blockers and rejecting cookies aren't just things I do for readability or because of annoyance!Elijah Gonzalez / The A.V. Club: Border Protection gathered location data from games and apps to track people's movementsMax Stier / The Contrarian: The Deeper Challenges at ICE and CBPCaroline Haskins / Wired: All the Ways Big Tech Fuels ICE and CBPNewsHound Ellen / Crooks and Liars: Kristi Noem Refuses To Explain Why She's Deporting DACA HoldersCorbet / LWN.net: CBP Tapped Into the Online Advertising Ecosystem To Track Peoples' Movements (404 Media) Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette: Perplexity asks a US judge to force Dow Jones and the New York Post to hand over the queries they made to “fish” for a basis to sue for copyright infringement + Discussion: The Decoder, TechCrunch, Breitbart, The Guardian, Boing Boing and Financial Times, more at Techmeme » – Discussion: Matthias Bastian / The Decoder: Google faces wrongful death suit after Gemini allegedly convinced a man to die and become digitalRebecca Bellan / TechCrunch: Father sues Google, claiming Gemini chatbot drove son into fatal delusionPaul Bois / Breitbart: AI-Generated Art Can't Receive Copyright Protection After Supreme Court Declines CaseDara Kerr / The Guardian: Google faces lawsuit after Gemini chatbot allegedly instructed man to kill himselfEllsworth Toohey / Boing Boing: The Supreme Court won't hear the AI copyright case, ending the last legal path to protect machine-made artDaniel Thomas / Financial Times: GB News takes fresh funding from investors despite narrowing lossesmore at Techmeme » Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal: Sources: Meta has signed a multiyear AI licensing deal with News Corp for UK and US content, worth up to $50M per year and running for at least three years + Discussion: The Guardian, Benzinga, New York Post, Fortune, Breitbart, @hshaban, @andrewcurran_, The Decoder, Tech in Asia, The Economic Times, Ross McCaul on LinkedIn, PYMNTS.com, Investing.com, Sky News Australia, Engadget, Associated Press, The Wrap, adnews.com.au and Talking Biz News – Discussion: Amanda Meade / The Guardian: News Corp is essentially an AI ‘input company’, chief executive says, after US$150m deal with MetaAnusuya Lahiri / Benzinga: Meta Tests AI Tool That Finds Products Based On Your ProfileAriel Zilber / New York Post: News Corp. strikes $50M-per-year AI licensing deal with MetaAlexei Oreskovic / Fortune: The curious case of Nvidia's employee stock compensation change-upLucas Nolan / Breitbart: Meta Signs AI Content Licensing Agreement with News Corp Worth Up to $50 Million AnnuallyHamza Shaban / @hshaban: Media companies doing AI deals are trying to learn the lessons of the early 2000s, when Google and Facebook swallowed their content and advertising model. But partnering with AI companies to improve their models seems like a devil's bargain for quick cash.Andrew Curran / @andrewcurran_: META will pay News Corp $50 million a year to use its content and articles as training data, this applies to properties in both the USA and UK. OpenAI has a similar deal with News Corp at similar numbers that runs until 2029. [image]Matthias Bastian / The Decoder: Meta signs multi-year AI deal with News Corp worth up to $50 million a yearGrace Priscilla Teo / Tech in Asia: Meta said to create new applied AI engineering groupThe Economic Times: Meta, NewsCorp in AI content licensing deal worth up to $50 million a yearRoss McCaul / Ross McCaul on LinkedIn: AI needs quality content, and copyright law provides the right framework for progressive licensing deals to take place. No broadening of exceptions or free passes needed. …PYMNTS.com: Meta Creates New AI Unit to Accelerate Model DevelopmentInvesting.com: Meta signs AI content deal with News Corp worth up to $50M annuallySky News Australia: Meta signs massive AI deal with News CorpKarissa Bell / Engadget: Meta signs a multimillion dollar AI licensing deal with News CorpSylvan Lane / Associated Press: Trump's insurance move for oilCorbin Bolies / The Wrap: News Corp, Meta Strike AI Content Licensing Dealadnews.com.au: News Corp and Meta in $50 Million AI content dealChris Roush / Talking Biz News: Meta, WSJ parent sign AI content licensing deal Earlier Picks: Isabella Gomez Sarmiento / NPR: Opening statements begin for the antitrust trial against Live Nation, which is accused of unfairly wielding its power over concert promotion, venues, and more + Discussion: Dallas Observer, Sportico, Business Insider, Bloomberg Law, CMU, Music Business Worldwide, RTÉ, Silicon Canals, NBC News, The Hollywood Reporter, New York Times, Digital Music News, Lefsetz Letter, The Verge, The Wrap, Bloomberg, Los Angeles Times, Courthouse News Service, Forbes, Rolling Stone, Reuters, Chicago Tribune, NewsMax.com, Fast Company, TODAY.com, WPXI-TV and New York Times – Discussion: Alyssa Fields / Dallas Observer: What To Know About the DOJ's Lawsuit Against Live Nation and TicketmasterMichael McCann / Sportico: Live Nation Trial's Ticket Issues Could Spill Into SportsLaura Italiano / Business Insider: F-bombs and a vanishing Billie Eilish concert: Ex-arena exec describes ‘retaliation’ for booting TicketmasterBloomberg Law: Live Nation Threats to Concert Venues Scrutinized at DOJ TrialChris Cooke / CMU: Taylor Swift and Barclays Center ticketing controversies prove monopolist Live Nation is damaging live music, DoJ tells juryJames Hanley / Music Business Worldwide: As Live Nation antitrust trial begins, DOJ tells jury the concert industry is ‘broken’RTÉ: US blames Live Nation for ‘broken’ music ticket systemJustin Brown / Silicon Canals: Live Nation-Ticketmaster goes to trial: the antitrust case that could force the biggest entertainment breakup in decadesChloe Atkins / NBC News: Live Nation argues it's not a monopoly during DOJ antitrust trialCaitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter: Taylor Swift and Trump Loom Over Live Nation as Antitrust Trial Kicks OffBen Sisario / New York Times: Live Nation Accused of Hurting Music Fans as Antitrust Trial BeginsDylan Smith / Digital Music News: USA v. Live Nation Day One Is a Wrap — Opening Arguments Explore the Promoter's Alleged ‘Gouging,’ Michael Rapino's Alleged ‘Threats,’ and the Eras Tour Ticketing FiascoBob / Lefsetz Letter: The Live Nation TrialLauren Feiner / The Verge: Does Ticketmaster have a stranglehold on concert ticketing — or is it just ‘bringing joy’?Josh Dickey / The Wrap: Live Nation and Ticketmaster Antitrust Trial Kicks Off With DOJ Arguing That ‘The Concert Ticket Industry Is Broken’Bloomberg: Live Nation Monopoly Has ‘Broken’ US Concert Market, DOJ SaysCerys Davies / Los Angeles Times: Ticketmaster and Live Nation could be divorcing. What to know about the ongoing antitrust trialErik Uebelacker / Courthouse News Service: DOJ blasts Live Nation, Ticketmaster as ‘monopolists’ in antitrust trial openingConor Murray / Forbes: Live Nation Trial Begins: Prosecutors Say ‘Broken’ Concert Industry Is Ticketing Company's FaultJon Blistein / Rolling Stone: Concert Industry Is ‘Broken,’ Prosecutor Says as Live Nation-Ticketmaster Trial BeginsReuters: ‘The concert ticket industry is broken,’ justice department says as Ticketmaster trial beginsLarry Neumeister / Chicago Tribune: Trial that could lead to the breakup of Ticketmaster's parent company gets underwayJody Godoy / NewsMax.com: Live Nation Controls ‘Broken’ Concert Industry, DOJ Says as Antitrust Trial OpensChris Morris / Fast Company: Live Nation antitrust trial begins: How the DOJ's case against Ticketmaster could reshape the concert industryChrissy Callahan / TODAY.com: Could Concert Tickets Get Cheaper? What the Trial of Live Nation-Ticketmaster Could Mean for YouWPXI-TV: Live Nation antitrust trial: Jury tasked to decide if company is a monopolyNew York Times: Antitrust Trial to Challenge Live Nation's Grip on the Music Industry Etan Vlessing / The Hollywood Reporter: Comcast co-CEO Mike Cavanagh says for Peacock, “domestic is our path” and that the company is looking at bundles and partnerships for Peacock's growth + Discussion: TheDesk.net, @loudmouthjulia, @loudmouthjulia, Media Play News and Deadline – Discussion: Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net: Comcast co-CEO says Peacock focused on U.S., not global, growthJulia Alexander / @loudmouthjulia: Peacock remains the most “eh, I don't need that” — especially if you have a YouTube TV sub — and the most fervent bases (Bravo, for example) are so under-monetized that I'm deeply curious as to ~what the path~ to significant profitability OR even ~just~ profitability is.Julia Alexander / @loudmouthjulia: I unfortunately don't even know if domestic only is a path. [image]Erik Gruenwedel / Media Play News: Comcast CEO Eyes Peacock Remaining a U.S. Streaming Platform on Path to ProfitabilityJill Goldsmith / Deadline: Comcast's Mike Cavanagh Takes Victory Lap After Sports-Fueled February Of Olympics, Super Bowl And NBA Todd Spangler / Variety: Amazon tells users it is shutting down the Wondery podcast app and Wondery+ subscription service “in the coming months”; some shows will be available on Audible + Discussion: Cord Cutters News, Podnews, Tech Brew, Publishing Perspectives, Morgan Jones on LinkedIn, PCMag, 404 Media, Good e-Reader, Digital Music News, @davelee.me, Android Authority, @paularmstrongtbd.bsky.social, Phandroid, Forbes, Deadline and Bloomberg – Discussion: Jess Barnes / Cord Cutters News: Audible Launches a New Standard Membership PlanPodnews: Cheaper Audible for podcast-loversTricia Crimmins / Tech Brew: Audible's new impermanent subscriptionErin L. Cox / Publishing Perspectives: New Audible Feature Supports the Immersion Reading TrendMorgan Jones / Morgan Jones on LinkedIn: Wondery+ became the largest standalone podcast subscription product in the world — with meaningful year-over-year growth, smarter windowing strategies … Jibin Joseph / PCMag: Audible Launches Cheaper Tier Amid Rising Audiobook CompetitionJoseph Cox / 404 Media: Podcast: The Depravity EconomyMichael Kozlowski / Good e-Reader: Audible launches Standard Membership PlanAshley King / Digital Music News: Amazon to Sunset Wondery After Acquiring It Nearly Six Years AgoDave Lee / @davelee.me: Buys a flourishing app, finds it difficult, can't be arsed, bins it variety.com/2026/digital...Matt Horne / Android Authority: Audible's new $9 plan is the one I've wanted for yearsPaul Armstrong / @paularmstrongtbd.bsky.social: The long/slow death/rise of podcasts. [embedded post]Mike Viray / Phandroid: Audible Announces a New and More Affordable Subscription Plan for UsersMary Whitfill Roeloffs / Forbes: Amazon Is Shutting Down The Wondery AppDade Hayes / Deadline: Audible Adds Lower-Priced Subscription Plan In U.S. And Five Other Global TerritoriesAshley Carman / Bloomberg: Audible launches a cheaper, $8.99/month streaming tier in the US, vs. $14.95 for its premium plans, to compete with Spotify; the plan includes ad-free podcasts Catherine Perloff / The Information: Sources: Amazon Publisher Services, which helps websites run ad auctions, is exploring offering technology to help other apps and sites sell ads in AI chatbots + Discussion: The Wrap – Discussion: Lucas Manfredi / The Wrap: Netflix Launching Targeted Ad Capabilities Through Amazon, Yahoo Partnerships Andre Revilla / Engadget: X announces a policy change suspending users from Creator Revenue Sharing for 90 days if they post AI-generated videos of an armed conflict without disclosure + Discussion: The Guardian, CNET, TechCrunch, The Coin Republic, @nikitabier, Mashable, Tech Times, UNILAD, crypto.news, Cointelegraph, Moneycontrol, Livemint, @sonnybunch, Business Standard, Social Media Today, The Wrap, Decrypt, 404 Media, Crypto Briefing, Adweek, Nieman Lab, The Economic Times and Fox Business – Discussion: Robert Booth / The Guardian: X to ban users from earning revenue if they post unlabelled AI-generated war videosGiselle Castro-Sloboda / CNET: X Targets Paid Creators Who Don't Label AI-Generated War ContentSarah Perez / TechCrunch: X says it will suspend creators from revenue-sharing program for unlabeled AI posts of ‘armed conflict’Arnold Kirimi / The Coin Republic: AI News: X Rolls Out 90-Day Monetization Ban for Unlabeled AI War VideosNikita Bier / @nikitabier: Today we are revising our Creator Revenue Sharing policies to maintain authenticity of content on Timeline and prevent manipulation of the program. During times of war, it is critical that people have access to authentic information on the ground. With today's AI technologies,Chase DiBenedetto / Mashable: Disinformation on U.S.-Iran war takes over the internetIsaiah Richard / Tech Times: X Will Suspend Creators Who Fail to Add AI Labels to Videos Depicting ‘Armed Conflict,’ War ContentEllie Kemp / UNILAD: Elon Musk cracks down on ‘threatening’ AI-generated content relating to US-Iran conflictAnn Maria Shibu / crypto.news: X to suspend creator revenue for undisclosed AI war videosEzra Reguerra / Cointelegraph: X introduces 90-day revenue-sharing ban for undisclosed AI war videosSarthak Singh / Moneycontrol: Post AI war videos without a label? X says creators will be banned from revenue sharing programAman Gupta / Livemint: Elon Musk's X cracks down on AI deepfakes during Israel-Iran war with new revenue sharing rulesSonny Bunch / @sonnybunch: next step is to kill all revenue sharing since it's killing the usefulness of the site by encouraging engagement slopVrinda Goel / Business Standard: West Asia crisis: X suspends revenue sharing for undisclosed AI war videosAndrew Hutchinson / Social Media Today: X to take action against AI deepfakes of the Iran conflictJacob Bryant / The Wrap: X Bans Creators From Posting AI Videos of ‘Armed Conflict’ Amid Iran War, Threatens Permanent SuspensionJason Nelson / Decrypt: X Warns Against Creator Payouts Over Undisclosed AI War VideosMatthew Gault / 404 Media: X Will Stop Paying People for Sharing Unlabeled AI-Generated War FootageEstefano Gomez / Crypto Briefing: X to suspend creators from revenue-sharing program over undisclosed AI war videosKendra Barnett / Adweek: X Will Penalize Creators Who Share AI-Generated War Videos Without DisclosureNeel Dhanesha / Nieman Lab: X will demonetize users who post AI-generated videos of war (but not other kinds of disinformation)The Economic Times: X suspends revenue sharing for undisclosed AI war videosFox Business: X creators must disclose AI-generated armed conflict videos or face consequences David Pierce / The Verge: Yahoo sells tech news site Engadget to Static Media, in a deal that was signed in early February and closes later in March; Static also owns SlashGear and BGR + Discussion: @nickstatt.bsky.social, @reckless.bsky.social and Talking Biz News – Discussion: Nick Statt / @nickstatt.bsky.social: Yahoo sold another one of the tech sites it acquired via AOL / Verizon over the years, this time Engadget. Last year, it sold TechCrunch. Nice lil scoop from @davidpierce.xyz: www.theverge.com/tech/888364/ ...Nilay Patel / @reckless.bsky.social: the verge is turning 15 this year, almost as many owners as engadget has had in that time www.theverge.com/tech/888364/ ...Chris Roush / Talking Biz News: Yahoo is selling Engadget to Static Media Peter White / Deadline: Banijay and RedBird IMI-owned All3Media announce a merger, creating a production giant with $8B in annual revenue, in a deal expected to close in H2 2026 + Discussion: The Guardian, The Wrap, Reuters, New York Times, Screen, The Hollywood Reporter, Proactive, Variety, @banijayent, Axios, The Hollywood Reporter, Deadline, Advanced Television, Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal and Financial Times – Discussion: Mark Sweney / The Guardian: Banijay Group to form £3.8bn television super-indie with The Traitors producersLucas Manfredi / The Wrap: Banijay Not Ruling Out ITV Studios Interest After All3Media Merger: ‘Consolidation Is the Name of the Game’Reuters: Combining “The Traitors” and “Big Brother” makers was years in the makingMichael J. de la Merced / New York Times: 2 Big Production Houses to Merge, Chaired by Jeff ZuckerRichard Middleton / Screen: Banijay and All3Media confirm mega-mergerGeorg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter: Could Banijay-All3Media Look to Buy ITV Studios Next? “Consolidation Is the Name of the Game”Ian Lyall / Proactive: Banijay and All3Media merge to create a $4.4bn TV production giantElsa Keslassy / Variety: Banijay and All3Media Near Merger Deal to Form Multi-Billion Dollar Production Group@banijayent: Today marks a landmark moment for Banijay - Banijay Group and RedBird IMI have signed a deal to merge Banijay Entertainment (including Banijay Live) and All3Media, to create a world-leading media and entertainment powerhouse. [image]Sara Fischer / Axios: All3Media merges with Banijay EntertainmentErik Hayden / The Hollywood Reporter: Why Jeff Zucker Is Bullish About an $8 Billion Megadeal to Create a TV Production GiantStewart Clarke / Deadline: Jeff Zucker & Marco Bassetti On $8B Banijay-All3Media Merger: “This Is The World's Largest Independent Media Content Company”Advanced Television: Banijay, All3Media to merge businessesBenoit Berthelot / Bloomberg: France's Banijay to Merge With All3Media to Form TV PowerhouseWall Street Journal: ‘MasterChef’ Maker Banijay to Merge Entertainment Arm With All3Media in $5 Billion DealDaniel Thomas / Financial Times: All3Media and Banijay combine to create $8bn global TV powerhouse From Techmeme: Tom's Hardware: Apple unveils the $599+ MacBook Neo, with a 13-inch Liquid Retina display, an A18 Pro chip, side-firing speakers, a 1080p webcam, two USB-C ports, and Touch ID Washington Post: Sources: the US used Palantir's Maven Smart System, integrated with Claude, to find and prioritize 1,000 targets within the first 24 hours of its attack on Iran Leah Nylen / Bloomberg: Google announces an Android app store program and lower developer fees to resolve Epic's antitrust litigation and comply with new rules in Europe and elsewhere Sister Sites: Techmeme Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web memeorandum What US political commentators are discussing online right now WeSmirch The top celebrity news from all around the web on a single page
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