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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 (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/amazon-shut…

Wondery App and Wondery+ Service Being Shut Down by Amazon
Amazon is pulling the plug on the Wondery dedicated podcast app and Wondery+ subscription service.

Sources: Tony Dokoupil will begin anchoring CBS Evening News Saturday night, two days early, amid US military action in Venezuela (Brian Steinberg/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/tony-dokoupil-cbs-evening-news-early-venezuela-1236622872/<…

Tony Dokoupil's 'CBS Evening News' Run to Start Amid Venezuela News
Tony Dokoupil's run on 'CBS Evening News' will start two days earlier than expected as media outlets scramble after U.S. military action in Venezuela

Disney names Josh D'Amaro, head of its theme parks and consumer products division, as CEO, replacing Bob Iger; D'Amaro joined Disney in 1998 (Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/film/news/josh-damaro-disney-ceo-bob-iger-1236650641/

Disney Names Parks Chief Josh D'Amaro Next CEO, Replacing Bob Iger
The Walt Disney Co. has landed on its next CEO: Disney Experiences chairman Josh D'Amaro, who will take over the job from Bob Iger in 2026.

Nielsen plans to give panelists wearable devices that capture audio to better count viewers in bars, hotels, and offices, starting with the Super Bowl (Brian Steinberg/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/nielsen-super-bowl-measurement-…

Nielsen Will Use Super Bowl to Test New Measurement of Live Crowds
Nielsen Will Use Super Bowl to Test New Measurement of Live Crowds That Could Boost Sports, News, Specials

David Ellison says Paramount plans to combine Paramount and HBO Max into one streamer with 200M subscribers, but will let HBO "operate with independence" (Jennifer Maas/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/streaming/news/hbo-max-paramount…

HBO Max-Paramount+ to Combine Streaming Service, HBO Brand
Paramount Skydance plans to combine Paramount+ and HBO Max into one streaming service, upon the completion of the merger between Paramount and Warner Bros.

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 (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/amazon-shut…

Wondery App and Wondery+ Service Being Shut Down by Amazon
Amazon is pulling the plug on the Wondery dedicated podcast app and Wondery+ subscription service.

NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Llamas will do the traditional Super Bowl pre-game interview with the president, to be taped on Wednesday with parts aired that day (Brian Steinberg/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/tom-llamas-super-bow…

Tom Llamas Will Tackle Trump Interview During Super Bowl Pre-Game
Tom Llamas Will Tackle Trump Interview For Super Bowl Pre-Game for NBC News

Paramount shut down some UK MTV music channels on December 31; the main MTV channel is still on-air, despite social media claims of a global MTV shutdown (Michael Schneider/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/mtv-did-not-shut-down-despite-s…

MTV Did Not Shut Down Despite Social Media Posts
No, despite any social media posts you may have seen, MTV did not shut down in the U.S. — it's only music channels in the U.K. that were affected.

Source: HBO Max is proceeding with its UK and Ireland launch on March 26, offering TNT Sports as a standalone or add-on service, despite Paramount's WBD deal (K.J. Yossman/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/global/hbo-max-uk-launch-going-ah…

HBO Max U.K. Launch Still Going Ahead Despite Paramount Merger
The U.K. launch of HBO Max is still going ahead as planned, despite plans to combine the streaming platform with Paramount+.

Disney reports Q1 revenue up 5% YoY to $26B, driven by Zootopia 2 and a record $10B revenue from Experiences; streaming operating income rose 72% YoY to $450M (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/disney-q1-…

Disney Q1 2026 Earnings No Longer Report Disney+, Hulu Sub Numbers
Disney beat Wall Street expectations for the December 2025 quarter. The streaming income rose 72%; Disney no longer discloses Disney+ and Hulu subscriber or revenue figures.