MEDIA PULSE
Sunday, March 1, 2026
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🎯 Today's Media PulseUpdated 1h ago
What's happening: SAG‑AFTRA to render verdict on Paramount‑Skydance’s Warner Bros. acquisition when timing is right
SAG‑AFTRA executive director Duncan Crabtree‑Ireland said the union’s media‑and‑labor economics team is still analyzing Paramount Skydance’s proposed purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery and will announce a formal position once the timing is appropriate. No public stance has been taken yet.
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Beloved "Brilliant" BBC Sitcom Spin-Off Branded "a Rarity" Is Coming to Netflix
Perfect time to announce the season 2 release date, we reckon...
Digital Spy – TV
Desperate Housewives' Success Was More Important For ABC Than Audiences Realized
At a turning point for broadcast TV, Desperate Housewives became a quiet linchpin. The story behind its rise reveals just how high the stakes really were.
TVLine
Connor Storrie's Heated Rivalry Co-Star Hudson Williams Makes Surprise Appearance On SNL — Watch
Did you really think Hudson Williams was going to let Connor Storrie host SNL without giving Heated Rivalry fans everything they ever wanted?
TVLine
Mara Brock Akil Talks Creating Room “For More Voices, For Fuller Humanity, For Stories That Once Waited Quietly At The Margins” As She Accepts PGA’s Norman Lear Achievement Award
While accepting the Norman Lear Achievement Award at the Producers Guild Awards on Saturday night, Mara Brock Akil reflected on lessons she’s taken from the legacy of the award’s namesack. “What I’ve learned, and what Norman understood, is this. Stories are infrastructure. They shape how we see ourselves. They shape how we see each other, […]
Deadline
Children’s TV Favourite Emma Watkins Joins POSTCARDS for Country Escape
TV Blackbox Children’s TV favourite Emma Watkins joins POSTCARDS for country escape Emma Watkins, better known to young viewers as Emma Memma, joins as guest host for a regional tour of Trentham’s cafes and boutiques. The post Children’s TV favourite Emma Watkins joins POSTCARDS for country escape appeared first on TV Blackbox. Kyle Laidlaw
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Thread by @Oliverdarcy
Will anyone at CNN take a principled stand as David Ellison reshapes the network to be more MAGA friendly? Or will everyone just go along with the new direction? Watch the full episode of Power Lines on YouTube: https://youtu.be/nWEG5jUrP2Q?si=H_0XcKiJMFeLe3fe
by Oliver Darcy•
Tweet by @Davidfolkenflik
A brief thread on the Wash Post, Iran, the weight of history and the importance of rigorous journalism.
by David Folkenflik•