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3:00 PM ET, March 24, 2025

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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
SEC filing: Ari Emanuel and a trust controlled by Emanuel received a payment of $174M in connection with the Silver Lake deal; Patrick Whitesell received $100M  —  Patrick Whitesell received a $100 million cash payout, though both men rolled over most of their equity into the now-private company.
Discussion: TVNewsCheck, The Wrap and Variety
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Endeavor closes a deal to go private with Silver Lake and changes its name to WME Group; Ari Emanuel gives up his CEO role to become executive chairman  —  As previously announced, Patrick Whitesell exiting to launch Silver Lake-backed media start-up  —  It's the end of the line for Endeavor …
Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
SCOTUS refuses to revive a defamation lawsuit filed by Trump ally Steve Wynn, in a case seeking to overturn, or narrow, the 1964 NYT v. Sullivan ruling  —  The US Supreme Court refused to revive a defamation lawsuit filed by casino tycoon Steve Wynn, turning away a case that might …
Anna Peele / Vanity Fair:
Q&A with Nick Denton on moving to Hungary, Gawker, how Peter Thiel actually did him a huge favor, Thiel funding the Gawker suit mainly over a PayPal story, more  —  The former Gawker publisher has had it with America under Trump.  As he prepares to move to Budapest, Denton talks Cybertrucks …
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
VOA journalists, their unions, and Reporters Without Borders sue USAGM, acting CEO Victor Morales, and Kari Lake, alleging their moves to close VOA are unlawful
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Dow Jones launches a content feed for users of the London Stock Exchange Group's Workspace data platform, its first customized product for an enterprise partner  —  Dow Jones has launched a custom content feed for users of London Stock Exchange Group's (LSEG) Workspace financial data platform.
Discussion: Talking Biz News
Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
Live Nation reaches a $20M deal to settle an investor lawsuit claiming the company misled investors over allegations that it violated antitrust laws  —  The lawsuit from investors pointed to statements from the company downplaying allegations that it violated antitrust laws.
Adeel Hassan / New York Times:
A US judge rules Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas Is You was not stolen from other songwriters, in a $20M lawsuit over a 1989 song with the same name  —  Two songwriters had filed a $20 million lawsuit accusing her of infringing on their copyright of a song with the same name: “All I Want for Christmas Is You.”
Discussion: CBS News and Fox News
John Koblin / New York Times:
A look at the challenges facing Sesame Workshop, including losing its HBO contract and competition from newer shows like Bluey and CoComelon  —  Times are tough on Sesame Street.  —  Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit responsible for Elmo, Big Bird, Cookie Monster and the rest of the stars of …
Eliza Gkritsi / Politico:
X suspends several accounts belonging to opposition figures in Turkey, amid extensive protests sparked by the arrest of President Erdogan's main political rival  —  Suspensions affect accounts spreading information about the widespread demonstrations.  —  Elon Musk's social media platform X …
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Associated Press:
Turkish media workers' union says authorities detained at least eight reporters and photojournalists from their homes, as the government cracks down on protests
 
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Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
The New Statesman names UnHerd Political Editor Tom McTague as editor, following Jason Cowley standing down as editor of the title at the end of 2024
Richard Zoglin / Bloomberg:
A new biography of The Onion shows how American satire has evolved and provides clues about how it can respond to a president who seems beyond parody
Robert D. McFadden / New York Times:
Max Frankel, a Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent and executive editor of The New York Times from 1986 to 1994, has died at the age of 94
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Jason Schreier / Bloomberg:
After leadership changes and an internal studio closure, Netflix aims to refine its gaming strategy, focusing on smaller-scale games rather than big-budget ones
Discussion: Forbes
Murray Stassen / Music Business Worldwide:
IFPI: global music streaming revenues hit a record $20.4B in 2024, driven by paid subscription revenues up 9.5% YoY to $15.15B; paid subscribers reached 752M
 

 
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Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg:
Sources: Meta is considering deep budget cuts to its metaverse efforts in 2026, potentially as high as 30% and most likely including layoffs as early as January

Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Apple says general counsel Kate Adams and policy chief Lisa Jackson will retire, and Jennifer Newstead, Meta's former chief legal officer, will replace Adams

Will Oremus / Washington Post:
Two studies suggest AI chatbots can shift political views more effectively than TV campaign ads, especially by presenting many claims, regardless of accuracy
 
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