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Kerri-ann McGinty, EVP, Media

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In a hurry? Here's our pick of the top news items of the week.

Bad Bunny is starring in a new thriller “Calle Luna” from director Kogonada with A24 set to release the film later this year. (Atlanta Tribune)
Fashion Week coverage showed London brands leaning into celebrity front rows and livestream commerce with several shows pulling millions of views across Instagram and TikTok over the weekend. (Marie Claire)
A new report on Super Bowl LX ads found that a small group of AI brands drove the biggest lift in online engagement in the week after the game followed by auto, quick service and telco. (eMarketer)

Nielsen bumped the final Super Bowl audience to 125.6M average U.S. viewers after revising its initial count, one of the biggest TV draws of the year. (AP)
A landmark set of social media harm cases is moving forward with opening statements starting this week in Los Angeles County Superior Court. (PBS)
Ahead of the 98th Oscars, the Academy announced that last year’s acting winners (Adrien Brody, Mikey Madison, Kieran Culkin and Zoe Saldaña) will return as presenters. (AP)

The European Commission accused TikTok of addictive design tied to infinite scroll and recommender systems under the Digital Services Act framework. (PC Gamer)
Apple reiterated its EU app distribution changes tied to Digital Markets Act compliance including updated options for developers across iOS and the App Store. (Apple)
Pew’s latest read shows about 9 in 10 U.S. teens say they use YouTube regularly, keeping it the most widely used teen platform, while Pew’s 2025 adult survey also ranks YouTube as the top-used platform among U.S. adults. (Pew Research Center)

Emerald Fennell’s "Wuthering Heights" led the Presidents Day frame with a $37.5M U.S. opening and about $83M globally. (Indie Wire)
Apple TV+ set a March 4 premiere date for its French language drama "The Hunt" after resolving rights issues and updating the show’s attribution. (The Verge)
Netflix released "The Night Agent" Season 3 on February 19 with Entertainment Weekly detailing the new cast lineup and the season’s expanded political conspiracy plot. (Entertainment Weekly)

The Verge reported a RAM shortage tied to AI data center demand, with prices surging 6x and potentially forcing product cuts. (Verge)
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission opened an investigation into X over Grok after reports the chatbot generated and shared sexualized deepfake images including of children. (AP)
Fitbit’s AI powered Personal Health Coach is coming to iOS for Premium subscribers expanding the feature beyond Android users. (WIRED)

IGNITE Broward returned Feb 13 to Feb 22 with more than 25 interactive displays after drawing 80k people last year. (Visit Lauderdale)
IMMERSE runs Feb 20 to Feb 22 in downtown Orlando as a multi site performing arts and installation event with tiered ticketing. (Immerse)
Entertainment Experience Evolution is set for Feb 24 to Feb 25 in Universal City as an industry convening focused on immersive and place based formats. (Interface)

Paris CDG and Orly cut flights in February with France’s DGAC canceling about one third at CDG and about one fifth at Orly due to snow and de icing constraints. (Air Help)
European airlines including Lufthansa, Air France KLM, and SAS urged the European Commission to suspend the EU Qatar aviation agreement after the dismissal of senior EU transport official Henrik Hololei. (Financial Times)
Celebrity Infinity lost control near Piraeus after an electrical panel issue and was escorted back by four tugboats, with Celebrity canceling the next sailing and offering refunds plus credits. (People)

Valve said Steam Deck OLED may be intermittently out of stock in some regions due to memory and storage shortages with impacts also cited for other Valve hardware timelines. (The Verge)
Gen X is leaning more console-curious, Morning Consult tracking shows Gen X purchase consideration trending up across the “big three." (Morning Consult)
"Poppy Playtime (Chapter 5)" jumped to Steam’s global top seller and more than doubled its prior all-time peak concurrent players, hitting 52k+ on launch day. (PC Gamer)