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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
The BBC's Match of the Day will air without presenters or pundits on March 11 after Gary Lineker's suspension; his co-hosts refused to show up in solidarity — Decision taken after corporation takes its highest-paid presenter off air and his fellow broadcasters refuse to appear in solidarity
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Niamh Lynch / Sky News:
The BBC says Gary Lineker will step back as a presenter, but a source says the BBC took him off the air because he won't apologize for his UK immigration tweets — Sky News reporter @niamhielynch — Gary Lineker is stepping back from his duties as Match of the Day presenter, the BBC has said in a statement.
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Helena Horton / The Guardian:
Sources: the BBC won't air an episode on the loss of nature from David Attenborough's UK wildlife series for fear of rightwing anger; the BBC denies the claim — Exclusive: Decision to make episode about natural destruction available only on iPlayer angers programme-makers
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Filing: Roku held about 26% of its $1.9B in cash and equivalents at the failed Silicon Valley Bank; remaining cash is sufficient for at least 12 months — About one-fourth of Roku's cash and equivalents — nearly half a billion dollars — has been held in Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) …
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
A look at Jimmy Finkelstein's The Messenger, debuting in May 2023 with $50M in funding and 175+ reporters covering politics, business, entertainment, and sports — The company, which will begin operating in May, plans to have around 550 journalists covering entertainment, politics and sports within a year.
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Sources: Group Black wants to acquire Paramount's BET and VH1, backed by private equity firm CVC Capital Partners; Tyler Perry and Byron Allen are also looking — Black Entertainment Television made the first Black billionaire in the United States. Will a Black executive buy it back?
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A look at upcoming changes for failing RSNs; sources: MLB envisions a hybrid national and local programming venture with TV and streaming on its own platform — Once thriving, the regional-sports TV industry is suffering as cable bundles unravel — Two of the largest regional sports broadcasters …
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Phillip Bupp / Awful Announcing:
Report: Sinclair's Diamond Sports Group is within a week of filing for bankruptcy and has not paid the Arizona Diamondbacks by exercising a grace payment clause — It's expected that Diamond Sports Group is within one week from filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
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Reuters:
CEO Bob Iger says Disney is looking to reduce the content the company produces for its own platforms and may resume making films and TV shows for its rivals — Walt Disney Co (DIS.N) Chief Executive Bob Iger Thursday said the studio may resume making films and television shows for its rivals …
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Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
Between Q3 2018 and Q3 2022, Sunday circulation figures at Gannett's largest local newspapers fell 66.8% versus a 26.5% average across comparable metro dailies — Gannett, America's largest newspaper chain, should wake up each morning thankful for the existence of No. 2 Alden Global Capital.
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Jack Queen / Reuters:
A New York federal jury convicts former Fox executive Hernan Lopez of bribing soccer officials for broadcasting rights and acquits ex-Fox exec Carlos Martinez — A Brooklyn federal jury on Thursday convicted a former 21st Century Fox executive and acquitted another after a trial …
Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Oscars 2023 changes include airing all the awards, posting some speeches on TikTok and Facebook in near real-time, and Disney+ livestreaming the show in Europe — The awards telecast has been losing viewers for years. New leadership wants to reverse that starting Sunday, and ensure the financial well-being of the organization.
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