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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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Financial Times, @fhoro, Variety, Cord Cutters News, @jbflint, The Wrap, @lowrytom, @tvgrimreaper, Bloomberg, @jtoonkel and Reuters
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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
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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.
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@mpetricone, @davecclarke and @jakesherman
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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 …
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Media Voices
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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.
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usaswimming.org, Ryan Spoon on LinkedIn and Awful Announcing
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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
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Sources: Cineworld is exploring a sale or restructuring of its UK business, which includes ~100 theaters; the Regal parent exited bankruptcy in August 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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@ozseekerview, @pixieglas, @neilramjee, @elliot_grove, The Wrap, Reuters and Deadline
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Ampere: SVOD services' spending is set to hit €10B in Europe's major TV markets by the end of 2024, surpassing public and commercial broadcasters' investment — Spending by subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) platforms is set to hit €10 billion ($10.7 billion) …
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Broadband TV News, Media Play News, Advanced Television, Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter and WORLD SCREEN
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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 …
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Lawmakers amend the California Journalism Preservation Act to make platforms pay into a fund and base payments on the number of journalists an outlet employs — California lawmakers have revived legislation to charge online platforms for the news articles they publish …
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Google lets advertisers serve targeted ads across Google TV's 125+ free channels, and reports 20M+ US monthly active Google TV and Android TV OS devices in 2023 — Google is launching a new advertising network that serves targeted ads to Google TV-powered streaming boxes and smart TVs.
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StreamTV Insider, 9to5Google, The Desk, Cybernews.com, Cord Cutters News, The Keyword and Android Central, more at Techmeme »
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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 …
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Rogers Sports & Media, The Desk and WORLD SCREEN
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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 …
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The Verge, 9to5Mac, The Streamable and The Desk