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Joe Biden proposes two debates with Trump, ditching the bipartisan commission that has conducted presidential debates since the late 1980s; Trump accepts — During recent weeks, both the Trump and Biden campaigns held behind-the-scenes talks about debate planning.
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
CNN's Jake Tapper and Dana Bash will moderate the June 27 presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump in Atlanta
ABC News:
Joe Biden and Donald Trump agree to an ABC News presidential debate on September 10
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CNN:
CNN plans to host the Joe Biden and Donald Trump presidential debate in Georgia on June 27, after both accepted CNN's invitation
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The Marshall Project:
Marshall Project Editor-in-Chief Susan Chira, who joined from the New York Times in 2019, plans to step down in early 2025 — Under her stewardship, the news nonprofit more than doubled in size, opened local newsrooms and won its second Pulitzer Prize.
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Jonathan Randles / Bloomberg:
Court hearing: an MLB lawyer says Diamond's dispute with Comcast is harming its teams, fans, and jeopardizing Diamond's plan to restructure and exit bankruptcy — - Diamond lawyer said Comcast negotiations are ongoing — MLB said it may have to set up alternate broadcasts for teams
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Financial Times:
A look at the competing Paramount bids from David Ellison's Skydance, backed by RedBird and KKR, and Apollo and Sony, a fight over surviving the streaming era — The tussle for the venerable studio has been billed as the money men against the creatives, but the outcome may help decide who survives in the streaming era
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Netflix strikes a three-year deal with the NFL to stream two new Christmas Day games this season, and “at least one game” in 2025 and in 2026 — The streaming giant lands the league's two new Christmas Day games, beginning this season. — Netflix will stream live NFL games, beginning this season.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTube formally launches YouTube Select Creator Takeovers, to let advertisers buy out the inventory on channels representing the top 1% of YouTube content — Video platform also inks deal to bring WNBA Friday night games to YouTube TV … At its annual Brandcast event …
Reuters:
EU ambassadors agree in principle to put four Russian media outlets, including Voice of Europe and RIA Novosti, on its sanctions list over propaganda concerns — EU ambassadors agreed in principle on Wednesday to place four Russian media outlets on its sanctions list, accusing them of propaganda …
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Former CNN President and current RedBird IMI CEO Jeff Zucker defends RedBird's blocked bid to take over The Telegraph, which was backed by the UAE — Ex-CNN president Jeff Zucker has suggested critics of his failed Telegraph deal were simply “scared” of it.
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Steven Melendez / Fast Company:
Nabiha Syed, previously CEO of The Markup and associate general counsel at BuzzFeed, joins the Mozilla Foundation as executive director — The Mozilla Foundation's new executive director was previously CEO of nonprofit tech news outlet The Markup. — Nabiha Syed, who was previously CEO …
Antonio Planas / NBC News:
ESPN says Caitlin Clark's WNBA debut game for the Indiana Fever was the most-watched WNBA game on ESPN platforms ever, drawing 2.1M viewers and peaking at 2.3M — Clark's first game as a pro scored 2.1 million viewers, making it the highest-rated WNBA game in the league's history across the ESPN platforms.
Bloomberg:
Sources: Paramount has had talks with Amazon about expanding ties, including bundled sales of channels; one source said the talks also involved advertising — The discussions may not amount to anything, but are said to include bundled sales of channels, according to the people …
Marie Woolf / Globe and Mail:
The CRTC delays Online Streaming Act enactment until late 2025; the law sets how much streamers and broadcasters pay to support Canadian and Indigenous content — ////The timetable for implementing the online streaming act has been delayed by a year, according to a new regulatory plan published …
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