Media Roundup: BBC Holocaust apology, Dating apps breached, CBS News buyouts, and Constellations replaces Writers’ Week

Media

BBC apology after Holocaust coverage row

Britain's national broadcaster is scrambling after its Holocaust Memorial Day coverage talked about six million victims without mentioning they were Jewish.

Instead, they said the day was “for remembering the six million people murdered by the Nazi regime over 80 years ago”.

According to The Australian's David Brown and Kate Mansey, the wording was first used on BBC Breakfast and then repeated throughout the day.

The Campaign for Media Standards says it appeared to be a single script rolled out network-wide.

Online

Data breach rattles dating apps

Match Group is investigating after hackers claimed they grabbed internal data from the company behind Hinge, Match and OkCupid.

The owner of Tinder and a stack of other dating brands says it is working through what was accessed and how.

404 Media's Joseph Cox and Samantha Cole have reviewed some of the leaked files, which reportedly include ad IDs and internal company documents.

Companies

CBS News shake-up hits Evening News staff

The Hollywood Reporter's Alex Weprin reports that CBS News is offering buyouts to non-union staff on its Evening News as the network pushes ahead with a rethink of the flagship bulletin.

It is all tied to a wider strategy being driven from the top of the newsroom.

The news comes just days after editor in chief Bari Weiss fronted a staff town hall to outline her vision for the network's news offering.

Creative

Red Rooster leans into social

Red Rooster is going social-first in 2026, naming Kill Boring Dead as its new partner to push the brand deeper into culture and further away from safe, glossy ads.

The move marks a pivot away from broadcast thinking toward platform-native, creator-driven content aimed at driving both attention and ROI.

Publishing

Constellations Festival fills Writers’ Week gap

Adelaide’s book crowd has gone full guerrilla mode, throwing together a brand new literary festival after this year’s Adelaide Writers’ Week was abruptly binned.

As The Guardian's Sian Cain writes, in just two weeks, a loose alliance of authors, publishers and booksellers has built Constellations, cheekily nicknamed Not Writers’ Week.

Backed by Writers SA, the pop-up festival will run from 28 February to 5 March with dozens of free sessions across the city.

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