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WaPo files a court motion, demanding the return of two phones, two laptops, a Garmin watch, and other devices seized from reporter Hannah Natanson's home (Perry Stein/Washington Post)

Washington Post demands government return materials seized from reporter
The Post demanded in a court filing Wednesday that federal law enforcement officials return electronic devices the government seized from a staff reporter’s home.

Letter: Nielsen again delays its Gauge monthly snapshot of viewing across screens and moves updates to its methodology to the start of the fall TV season (Brian Steinberg/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/nielsen-delays-gauge-re…

Nielsen Delays 'Gauge' Report Further, Following Streamer Backlash
Nielsen Delays 'Gauge' Report Further, Following Streamer Backlash, Citing Need for Data Updates

Filing: The Onion proposes a new deal for Infowars, licensing Infowars.com for $81,000 per month for six months initially; the deal requires a judge's approval (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/bus…

The Onion Signs New Deal to Take Over Infowars
A new deal, which would allow The Onion to use the Infowars name and website address, must be approved by a Texas judge.

Ted Sarandos says a winning Netflix bid for WBD would lead to more films in theaters because Netflix would distribute its films via WBD's distribution system (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-19/…

Estefany Rodríguez Flórez, a reporter for Nashville Noticias, is released on $10K bond from ICE custody following her arrest on March 4 during a traffic stop (Jonathan Mattise/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/reporter-ice-ar…

ICE releases Tennessee Spanish-language reporter on bond
A reporter for a Spanish-language news outlet in Tennessee who contends she was wrongly held in a detention center for more than two weeks has been released. Her attorneys say she was released Thursday after paying a bond recently allowed by a judge. Estefany Rodríguez Flórez was in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody after her arrest on March 4 during a traffic stop. She's a reporter for Nashville Noticias who has done stories critical of ICE. She was held in jail in Etowah Coun…

After a backlash, AMC opts out of screening an AI short film during its pre-show, programmed by ad company Screenvision, before feature films (James Hibberd/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ai-short-movie-…

AMC Theatres Will Refuse to Screen AI Short Film After Online Uproar
AMC has opted out of screening the award-winning short film during its third-party programmed pre-show, and it’s unclear if other chains will follow suit.

A US judge rebukes a DOJ prosecutor for not mentioning a 1980 law protecting journalists when seeking a warrant to search WaPo reporter Hannah Natanson's home (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/20/us/politics/washington-post-reporter…

Judge Rebukes U.S. Over Application to Search Washington Post Reporter’s Home
A prosecutor apologized for failing to alert the magistrate to a 1980 law that restricts searches for reporting materials.

Vurt, a mobile-first vertical streaming platform designed for indie filmmakers to upload their micro series or feature films, launches with 100 episodes (Lauren Forristal/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/17/vurt-mobile-first-v…

Meet Vurt, the mobile-first streaming platform for indie filmmakers embracing vertical video | TechCrunch
Micro-drama apps make billions in consumer spending, so VURT launched its streaming app to allow indie filmmakers to capitalize on the vertical video trend.

UCLA cancels Bari Weiss' Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture on "the future of journalism", following student protests; a source says it will be rescheduled (The Wrap)
https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/journalism/bari-weiss-ucla-lecture-canc…

Bari Weiss' UCLA Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture Has Been Rescheduled
The CBS News editor-in-chief was set to appear at the university for a discussion centered on the "future of journalism."

Roku says it is in 100M homes globally and its devices are used by "more than half of all US broadband households"; Roku had $4.15B in 2025 platform revenue (Chris Welch/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

Roku’s Platform Crosses 100 Million Users, Fueling Ad Business
Roku Inc. said more than 100 million households are using its streaming platform, marking another milestone as the company continues to leverage that customer base to fuel its growing advertising business.