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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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@fhoro, Variety, Cord Cutters News, @jbflint, The Wrap, @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.
Umar Shakir / The Verge:
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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Android Central, Cybernews.com, StreamTV Insider, 9to5Google, The Desk, Cord Cutters News and The Keyword, more at Techmeme »
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.
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usaswimming.org, Awful Announcing 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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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 …
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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
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Broadband TV News
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 — Will Lewis, the chief executive, pledged to employees to ‘improve how well I listen,’ while Matt Murray, the new editor, tried to reassure staff members.
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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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