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In a hurry? Here's our pick of the top news items of the week.
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"One Battle After Another" won Best Picture at the Oscars and six awards total, while "Sinners" won four, including a history-making cinematography win for Autumn Durald Arkapaw. (AP)
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NBCUniversal canceled "Access Hollywood" after nearly 30 years, ending one of entertainment television’s longest-running daily brands. (People)
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Apple shared a first look at Martin Scorsese’s new film "What Happens at Night", starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence. (People)
Audiences
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YouGov found 69% of U.S. 16–24-year-olds watch short-form video daily, versus 18% of adults 55+. (YouGov)
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Streaming represented 43.8% of TV viewing in first half of the year, while cable reached 24.4% and broadcast hit 21.2% (Nielsen)
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Among U.S. adults 18–49, streaming now accounts for 66.7% of ad-supported TV time spent. (Nielsen)
Platforms
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Instagram is testing clickable links in post captions for select Meta Verified subscribers. (Social Media Today)
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TikTok published new data on how #FilmTok is helping shape awards-season discovery and conversation around the 98th Oscars, with communities driving fandom growth. (TikTok Newsroom)
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YouTube is expanding its AI likeness-detection pilot to politicians, journalists and public officials so they can identify and request removal of AI-generated deepfakes of themselves. (Social Media Today)
Content
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Madonna is making a surprise acting comeback by joining Season 2 of Apple TV+’s "The Studio," adding another major celebrity name to one of the buzziest comedy series in the market. (People)
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Bradley Cooper is in talks to write, direct, and star in an "Ocean’s Eleven" prequel with Margot Robbie, reviving one of Hollywood’s biggest franchise brands. (People)
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Amazon MGM dropped the first trailer for "Balls Up," a new Prime Video comedy starring Mark Wahlberg and Paul Walter Hauser as marketing executives whose FIFA stunt spirals into an international scandal. (People)
Tech &
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Anthropic announced a $100 million investment in its Claude Partner Network, a major expansion aimed at growing the ecosystem around Claude with more implementation and service support. (Claude News)
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Google rolled out new Gemini features across Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive, expanding AI-powered writing, analysis, and file-based research tools inside Workspace. (Google News)
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OpenAI introduced GPT-5.4 mini and nano on March 17, expanding its smaller-model lineup with faster, lower-cost options for developers and businesses. (OpenAI News)
Location-based
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Disneyland Paris confirmed that World of Frozen and the reimagined Disney Adventure World will open on March 29, making it one of Europe’s biggest new attraction launches this month. (Disneyland News)
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Busch Gardens Tampa Bay announced "Lion & Hyena Ridge," a large new immersive animal habitat opening this spring and described by the park as its most ambitious habitat project in more than a decade. (Busch Gardens News)
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Dollywood kicked off its 2026 season with new details on "NightFlight Expedition," a new immersive indoor roller coaster opening later this spring as one of the park’s biggest new draws of the year. (Amusement Park News)
Travel &
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Southwest will exit Chicago O’Hare and Washington Dulles in June, a notable network pullback that will reshape options for domestic travelers in two major metro markets. (The Points Guy)
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Crystal Bridges will reopen its expanded campus on June 6, adding 114K square feet and positioning Bentonville for a bigger arts-tourism push this summer. (Axios)
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British Airways will return to Melbourne in January 2027 with daily London service via Kuala Lumpur, restoring the airline to the market after a 20-year absence and giving Australia-bound travelers a major new long-haul option. (Aviation Week)
Gaming
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The Future Games Show Spring Showcase 2026 delivered a new wave of game reveals, demos, and release-date announcements, including fresh looks at "Little Nightmares VR", "Life is Strange: Reunion", and "Monster Hunter Stories 3." (Games Radar)
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Crimson Desert launches March 19, giving the month one of its biggest open-world RPG releases. (PC Gamer)
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GamesRadar’s latest 2026 Xbox release tracker highlights a packed upcoming slate led by "GTA 6," "Forza Horizon 6," and "Monster Hunter Stories 3", underscoring how crowded the rest of the gaming calendar is shaping up to be. (Steam)
