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FCC Asks Broadcasters to Air ‘Patriotic, Pro-America’ Programming to Celebrate 250th Anniversary
Examples of content under the Pledge America campaign include PSAs, short segments or specials that promote “civic education, national pride and our shared history”
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Nexstar Media Group Spent $3.2 Million on Lobbying Efforts in 2025
The spend, which is roughly 10 times more than what it spent every year from 2018 to 2023 per OpenSecrets, comes as it seeks regulatory approval of a $6.2 billion merger with rival Tegna
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Writers Guild Staffers Take to the Picket Lines: ‘They’ve Taken Lessons From AMPTP’
Striking employees accuse the union of not seriously engaging with them on a labor contract
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New York City Mayor’s Office Media and Entertainment Commissioner Pat Swinney Kaufman Steps Down
The department will be led by Rafael Espinal under Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump’s Sweeping Emergency Tariffs
The court rules in a 6-3 opinion that many of the president’s global tariffs were illegal
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Paramount Says Warner Bros. Discovery Takeover Bid Has Cleared a US Antitrust Hurdle
The Department of Justice’s Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) waiting period expired on Feb. 19 after the agency requested more information about its $108.4 billion tender offer
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Making a Hit: Why NBC Brought Back Pilot Season in 2026 | Exclusive
NBCUniversal exec Lisa Katz tells TheWrap about bringing back the traditional TV development model and creating 4,000 jobs in the process
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Seth Meyers’ Eerily Accurate Prediction About Trump and UFOs Just Came True
“They’re so desperate to distract everyone,” the “Late Night” host said seven months ago in a clip about the president and aliens
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Eric Dane Remembered by Sam Levinson, Nina Dobrev, Selma Blair and More: ‘Being His Friend Was a Gift’
“He led with kindness and made everyone on our set feel seen,” Dobrev shares of their work together on 2022’s “Redeeming Love”
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James Cameron Warns of ‘Disastrous’ Potential of Netflix-WBD Deal in Fiery Letter to Lawmaker
The “Titanic” director tells Sen. Mike Lee the merger could turn the theater-going experience into a “sinking ship”
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Communications Exec Jason Shumaker Dies at 55
The exec worked for MTV, Viacom, Google and Verizon throughout his career
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Mike Ireland Joins Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group as President of Production
The former Paramount Motion Picture Group chief will start next month
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Ted Sarandos Blames Netflix Stock Decline on WBD Bidding War, Industry Uncertainty and AI
The executive also defended the streamer’s engagement growth and said its $83 billion deal would “future proof” its business model for “decades to come”
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Ted Sarandos Promises Netflix Will Include Premium On-Demand in Warner Theatrical Window
Netflix’s co-CEO assures Warner’s films won’t go straight to streaming after 45 days in theaters
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Social Media Star Tara Yummy Signs With WME | Exclusive
The DJ and digital creator is currently on her “Mindset” tour across North America
