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2:00 PM ET, July 8, 2024

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Dawn Chmielewski / Reuters:
Paramount Global and Skydance Media announce a merger of the two companies, ending months of chaotic talks; a memo says the deal is expected to close in H1 2025  —  Skydance Media and Paramount Global (PARA.O) agreed to merge, the companies announced late Sunday evening, opening a new chapter for one of Hollywood's oldest studios.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Jeff Shell, set to become “New Paramount” president, says Skydance executives have identified $2B+ in cost cuts, much of it from its linear media operations  —  To help Paramount Global to grow, its new owner needs to make cuts.  —  Skydance executives who are set to take over the owner of CBS …
Matt Donnelly / Variety:
A look at Skydance's vision for “New Paramount”, of which David Ellison will be the CEO: a $1.5B cash infusion to help woo creatives, a focus on tech, and more  —  Now that Shari Redstone has signed on the dotted line to sell her father's media empire to Skydance and RedBird Capital, what future awaits?
Reuters:
Memo: Paramount's co-CEOs say Paramount will continue reducing the size of its workforce and look to divest some of its assets until the Skydance deal closes  —  Paramount Global (PARA.O) will continue reducing the size of its workforce until its merger with Skydance Media closes …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Memo: Shari Redstone says Skydance “have a clear strategic vision for the future”; Paramount co-CEOs say “it's business as usual” until the deal closes in 2025  —  Cheeks, McCarthy and Robbins say they will continue carrying out their restructuring plan, including layoffs and asset sales
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Nikita Mazurov / The Intercept:
Leaked code: NYT tested using OpenAI tech to generate article headlines and help apply its styleguide; NYT says the “experiment was not taken beyond testing”  —  In the courtroom, the New York Times has taken a hard line against OpenAI.  The newspaper sued the artificial …
Calum Jaspan / Sydney Morning Herald:
Memo: Nine's Pedestrian Group restructures as CEO departs, staff faces cuts, and licensing deals to publish Vice, Gizmodo, Kotaku, others in Australia get axed  —  The chief executive of Nine-owned Pedestrian Group, Matt Rowley, will leave the youth publisher as part of a major restructure …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Nielsen hires former HuffPost CEO Jared Grusd as the CEO of its content-solutions division Gracenote; he will report to Nielsen CEO Karthik Rao  —  Grusd's first official day at Gracenote is Monday, July 8.  He reports to Nielsen CEO Karthik Rao.  With Grusd taking on the role of CEO …
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Biden aides provided questions for radio interviews on The Source on Philadelphia's WURD, on July 3, and The Earl Ingram Show on Wisconsin's WAUK, on July 4  —  The host of “The Source” on WURD in Philadelphia said officials provided her with a list of eight questions to choose from.
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Gillian McGoldrick / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
WURD says Biden's interview, with questions provided by his aides, was conducted without management knowledge and is parting ways with Andrea Lawful-Sanders
Jeremy Scahill / Drop Site News:
The Intercept co-founder Jeremy Scahill and DC bureau chief Ryan Grim leave the outlet to launch Drop Site News, an investigative news site on Substack  —  A year ago, I never would have imagined sending this email, not to mention publishing on Substack.  But here I am.
Leila Abboud / Financial Times:
A profile of French TV presenter Cyril Hanouna, who has played an important role in boosting billionaire Vincent Bolloré's Fox News-like media empire in France  —  Cyril Hanouna is a key player in Vincent Bolloré's Fox News-like media empire  —  One way to understand …
Ben Church / CNN:
A look at concerns about Saudi Arabia “sportswashing”, as the country hosts the Esports World Cup; Saudi Arabia's PIF owns some of the biggest gaming companies  —  In the heart of Saudi Arabia's capital, a seismic moment for esports is underway; one which has triggered both excitement and concern across the industry.
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Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
BBC News promotes Deputy CEO Jonathan Munro to the newly-created role of global director, overseeing BBC Monitoring and the World Service from September 2024
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