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The BBC “urgently” investigates Russell Brand's behavior while working on BBC radio shows, after allegations of rape and sexual assault spanning 2006 to 2013 — Corporation says accusations span a number of years, including 2006 to 2008, when comedian worked for Radio 2
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Bill Maher delays resuming production on his weekly late-night show “for now” as the WGA and the AMPTP agree to resume labor negotiations — The comedian says he'll delay the HBO show's return “for now” as negotiations between striking writers and media companies are set to begin again.
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Katy Perry sells her music rights to Litmus Music, the Carlyle-backed company co-founded by former Capitol Records president Dan McCarroll, for $225M — After months of rumors, Katy Perry has sold her music rights to Litmus Music, the Carlyle-backed company co-founded by former Capitol …
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Condé Nast names Chioma Nnadi as its new head of editorial content at British Vogue, the first Black woman to lead the magazine; Nnadi currently edits Vogue.com — Exclusive: London-born editor of Vogue's US website to become first Black female head of the fashion title
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Source: liberal donors like Open Society Foundation donated millions to the National Trust for Local News before the nonprofit acquired Maine newspapers in July — The Scoop — Local media in the state of Maine has emerged as an unlikely and asymmetric battlefield for big American political money.
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Putin signs a decree transferring publishing assets controlled by Nobel Peace Prize-winning Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov to “temporary state management” — Russian President Vladimir Putin has transferred publishing assets controlled by Nobel Prize-winning Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov …

ABC will air ten additional Monday Night Football games than previously expected this season, simulcasting them with ESPN, to help its strike-hampered schedule — “Monday Night Football” was for many years a staple of ABC's Monday-night line-up before it moved to ESPN in 2006. This fall, it will be so again.

Netflix and South Korean ISP SK Broadband end their lawsuits with each other over whether Netflix should pay for network usage, and agree to form a partnership — South Korean internet service provider SK Broadband and Netflix Inc (NFLX.O) said on Monday they were ending all lawsuits with each other …
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BBC Studios, the broadcaster's commercial arm, plans to relaunch its ad-supported international news website ahead of the 2024 US elections, to boost revenue — Rollout will start in US ahead of presidential elections as UK public broadcaster looks to boost advertising revenues

Time doubles down on opinion content by launching Time100 Voices, an editorial platform featuring global Time100 leaders, and weekly newsletter Time POV — Time on Monday announced a new editorial platform called Time100 Voices that is dedicated to elevating perspectives from global thought leaders.
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Sources: Disney has held preliminary talks with potential buyers like Reliance Industries for its Indian assets, including Disney Star and Disney+ Hotstar — - US giant weighs unit sale, piecemeal deal involving sports — Disney mulled strategic options after losing IPL streaming
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As The New York Times shuts down its sports section, an ode to newspaper sports pages, where a city's teams and stars were evaluated, analyzed, and discussed — If it seems odd for a sports columnist at one major metropolitan newspaper to lament the shuttering of the sports section …
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