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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: ex-Warner Music head Edgar Bronfman Jr. looks to offer $2B to $2.5B for National Amusements, which is already in advanced talks to sell to Skydance — Bronfman, backed by Bain Capital, has expressed interest in Shari Redstone's National Amusements, which is already in advanced negotiations to sell to Skydance Media
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The Wrap, @fhoro, Variety, Cord Cutters News, @jbflint, @lowrytom, @tvgrimreaper, Bloomberg, @jtoonkel and Reuters
Max Tani / Semafor:
Fox News edited an interview with Donald Trump to remove a section where he appeared to back off a promise to declassify Jeffrey Epstein-related federal files — The News — Fox News edited an interview with Donald Trump to remove a section in which he appeared to back off a promise …
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@trumpstaxes, @matthewkeyslive, @andrewbatesnc, @a_picazo and @mattyglesias
Punchbowl News:
Punchbowl News announces a tech policy vertical as part of its Premium Policy membership, which will launch in early 2025 — Punchbowl News is taking on tech coverage. Let us tell you why. — How Washington tackles the perils and promises of technology is one of the biggest questions of the day.
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Yahoo Sports hires Olympic gold medalists as correspondents for the 2024 Paris Olympics and partners with USA Swimming on a content distribution deal — The digital brand has tapped Olympians Allyson Felix, Kerri Walsh Jennings, Shawn Johnson East, Missy Franklin and Katie Hoff to be correspondents from the games.
Discussion:
Awful Announcing, usaswimming.org and Ryan Spoon on LinkedIn
Charlotte Tobitt / Associated Press:
How the AP is diversifying its revenue streams, including services, ads, AI licensing, and philanthropy; 82% of its 2023 revenue came from content licensing — AP revenue boss says “not all” diversification efforts will work but “we have to experiment”. — The Associated Press has revealed …
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The Sun, The Telegraph, The Times, and other UK publishers raise concerns after press regulator IPSO ruled against open court reporting by the Aberdeen Live — Publishers including The Sun, The Telegraph and The Times have raised the alarm over a ruling from the UK's biggest press regulator that …
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Telegraph
Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
Sources: Cineworld is exploring a sale or restructuring of its UK business, which includes ~100 theaters; the Regal parent emerged from bankruptcy in Aug. 2023 — The multiplex giant is working with AlixPartners on options for its UK business which could lead to a sale or restructuring …
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The Wrap, Reuters, @elliot_grove, @ozseekerview, @neilramjee, @pixieglas and Deadline
Steven Scheer / Reuters:
Israel extends a ban on Al Jazeera's operations in the country for another 45 days, citing a security threat, after a court upheld an initial 35-day ban — A ban on Al Jazeera's operations in Israel was extended for another 45 days by Israel's telecoms regulator on Sunday after the cabinet agreed …
Zaheer Kachwala / Reuters:
Filing: Paramount controlling shareholder Shari Redstone received 32.2M board election votes, the lowest among six candidates, and 905K votes against, the most — Paramount Global (PARA.O) controlling shareholder Shari Redstone received the fewest votes among other directors in the company's board election, a filing on Friday showed.
Erik Ortiz / NBC News:
Several right-wing media outlets that promoted lies about the 2020 election filed for bankruptcy, issued apologies, or settled lawsuits in the past few months — Ahead of another contentious presidential election, media companies that promoted false claims four years ago are filing for bankruptcy …
Discussion:
404 Media, Marty Davis on LinkedIn and @akarl_smith
Financial Times:
Sources: LFP, which runs the top two tiers of French soccer, is mulling creating its own TV channel after struggling to find a broadcaster for the coming season — Partnership with private equity firm CVC has not yet borne fruit leaving clubs facing cash crunch
Discussion:
Broadband TV News
Sarah Boseley / The Guardian:
Michael Mosley, a household name in the UK for his diet guru TV shows, columns, and podcasts, who joined the BBC in 1985, died at 67 on the Greek island of Symi — Popular celebrity medic who offered health advice to millions through his TV and radio roles, most notably on fasting
Discussion:
New York Times, @davidolusoga, BBC, @thealiceroberts, @tomhourigan, @bbchelena, Mona Johnson on LinkedIn, @hannahhiles, @scottygb, @c4press, Telegraph, @jerryhicksunite, @profbriancox, BBC, Michael Page on LinkedIn, The Daily Beast, @insaf_abbas, @bbcradio4, Dr Dimple Devadas on LinkedIn, @JonathanMosen@tweesecake …, BBC, Associated Press, The Hollywood Reporter, The Guardian, Variety, CBS News, Sky News, New York Daily News and Deadline
Priyanka.G / Reuters:
Rogers Communications strikes multi-year deals with NBCUniversal and WBD to bring their content to Canada, including NBCUniversal's Bravo channel in September — Rogers Communications (RCIb.TO) has entered into multi-year deals with Comcast-owned (CMCSA.O) NBCUniversal and Warner Bros Discover …
Discussion:
Rogers Sports & Media, The Desk and WORLD SCREEN
Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:
Apple TV+ adds InSight, a feature similar to Amazon X-Ray that will allow viewers to learn actor names and song titles as they appear on the screen — At Apple's WWDC 2024, the company revealed a handy new feature for Apple TV+ called InSight. The feature will allow viewers to learn actor names …
Discussion:
The Desk, The Streamable, The Verge and 9to5Mac, more at Techmeme »
Jack Shafer / Politico:
The recent crisis at The Washington Post suggests that CEO Will Lewis has no idea how the media operates, and his fast-growing credibility problem may undo him — The crisis at the newspaper suggests the publisher has no idea about how the media operates. — The oldest axiom in journalism …
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New York Times:
WaPo CEO Will Lewis and top editor Matt Murray send memos trying to reassure staff, and former CEO Patty Stonesifer visits the newsroom, after a week of tumult
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The Daily Beast, Columbia Journalism Review, NewsLab, @normornstein, New York Post, @michaelluo, @karaswisher, @lion_tender, @aaschapiro, @jimwaterson, @dylanbyers, Wall Street Journal, @semaforben, @loisbeckett, @dkiesow@threads.net, @oliverdarcy@threads.net, @lionelbarber, @froomkin, @froomkin, @katie_robertson, @maxwelltani, @karlbode.bsky.social, @benmullin, @anneapplebaum2000@threads.net, @john_b_taylor@threads.net, @emilyreesnunn@threads.net, @profdaly@threads.net, Puck and The Daily Beast
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