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Sources: former Warner Music CEO Edgar Bronfman Jr. has submitted a $4.3B offer for National Amusements and a minority stake in Paramount Global — Bronfman is looking to scuttle a previous agreement to merge Paramount with David Ellison's Skydance Media — Media executive Edgar Bronfman Jr …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Source: Edgar Bronfman Jr. has raised $5.5B for a bid for National Amusements, and plans to submit a bid higher than his initial $4.3B offer in the coming days — - It would also draw out an already long and complicated sale process for Paramount. … - Paramount's special committee is expected to review the bid on Wednesday.
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Daniel Tencer / Music Business Worldwide:
The AGs of 10 states join the US DOJ's antitrust lawsuit seeking to break up Live Nation and Ticketmaster; 39 states, plus DC, are now part of the lawsuit — The attorneys general of 10 states have joined the US Department of Justice (DoJ)'s antitrust lawsuit seeking to break off Live Nation …
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Omar Oakes / The Media Leader:
Paramount says it will rebrand the UK's Channel 5 as just “5” and no longer merge My5 with Pluto TV, as part of plans to relaunch under one name by April 2025 — Paramount is rebranding Channel 5 to just 5 as part of plans to relaunch the public-service broadcaster across linear …
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Stephania Taladrid / New Yorker:
An interview with Univision's Jorge Ramos on his start at Univision, his evolving philosophy of interviewing, how his audience has changed, and more — The legendary newscaster on how the U.S. has changed—and how it has changed him. — For decades, his voice was omnipresent in Latino households.
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New York Daily News and @jorgeramosnews
Radhika Anilkumar / Reuters:
The UK CMA accepts Meta's changes to its ad rules to ensure Marketplace advertisers' data is not used to improve Marketplace, without having to opt in or out — Britain's competition watchdog said on Tuesday it has accepted Meta's (META.O) proposed changes to the way it uses the data …
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
ABC News names Almin Karamehmedovic, executive producer of ABC's top rated World News Tonight, as its next president, succeeding Kim Godwin — ABC News has tapped Almin Karamehmedovic, executive producer of its top rated World News Tonight, as its next president.
Mike Barnes / The Hollywood Reporter:
Phil Donahue, a pioneering talk show host whose novel issue-oriented show lasted 29 years, dies at the age of 88 — The 11-time Daytime Emmy winner presided over his program for 29 years and forged a path for Oprah Winfrey and others to follow. — Phil Donahue, the talk show innovator …
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Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Netflix says it has recorded a 150%+ YoY increase in upfront ad sales commitments, in line with the company's expectations, including deals around live events — Netflix said it has wrapped up its upfront ad negotiations, posting a 150% increase in sales commitments over 2023, in line with company expectations.
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CNN:
Disney says a wrongful death lawsuit can now proceed to court, after initially arguing that the widower's Disney+ trial contract prohibited him from suing — Disney has reversed course on a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the widower of a woman who died after eating at a resort restaurant, saying the matter can now proceed to court.
Dominic Patten / Deadline:
A New York judge allows Julia Ormond's lawsuit against Disney, CAA, and Miramax over an alleged 1995 sexual assault by Harvey Weinstein to move forward — “Upon the foregoing documents, and oral argument having been held before the court on May 20, 2024, it is ordered that the motions …
Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac:
Apple debuts a web app for Podcasts, letting users log in to listen to podcasts, view the Up Next queue and library, and browse new shows, at podcasts.apple.com — Apple Podcasts is expanding to the web, starting today. You can access the new web app version at podcasts.apple.com …
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