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Dylan Byers / Puck:
Sources: David Ellison tentatively agreed on a deal to acquire The Free Press for between $100M-$200M, with Bari Weiss taking an editorial position at CBS News  —  With Paramount securely in his pocket, David Ellison is on the verge of acquiring Bari Weiss's The Free Press and tossing her the keys to CBS News.
Katie Arcieri / Bloomberg Law:
Newsmax Broadcasting files an antitrust lawsuit against Fox Corp and Fox News in a Florida federal court, alleging Fox has deliberately blocked Newsmax's growth  —  Fox News Corp. was sued Wednesday in federal court by conservative news rival Newsmax Broadcasting LLC, with claims …
The Athletic:
NFL RedZone host Scott Hanson confirms the broadcast will add commercials this season; the show, with about 1M fans who watch each week, tested ads last season  —  Every Sunday, during the NFL's regular season, for the past several year's host Scott Hanson welcomed “NFL RedZone” viewers with a growling catch phrase:
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Lillian Rizzo / CNBC:
NBCUniversal says it has already sold 90% of its Sunday Night Football ad spots for the upcoming season and all of its Super Bowl spots for February
Sara Fischer / Axios:
The NFL strikes a licensing deal with Front Office Sports, the first time the NFL has partnered with a sports business-focused news outlet to share content
Laura Pitel / Financial Times:
Italian broadcaster MFE acquires a 76% stake in Germany's ProSieben, valuing ProSieben at €1.9B and creating Europe's biggest free-to-air broadcaster  —  Italy's MfE aims to compete with Netflix after winning protracted battle for ProSiebenSat.1  —  The Italian media empire founded …
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
C-SPAN, a nonprofit network supported by license fees from cable and satellite companies since 1979, lands distribution deals with YouTube TV and Hulu + Live TV  —  C-SPAN also said that YouTube TV would sponsor the network's coverage of America250 celebrations, and C-SPAN's presence on YouTube will be boosted.
Molly Schuetz / Bloomberg:
WBD CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels says the company is considering selling a 20% stake in its studio and streaming business before its planned separation in Q2 2026  —  Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., which is splitting itself in two, could sell a 20% stake in its studio and streaming business before the planned separation next year.
Adam Leventhal / The Athletic:
Anti-piracy organization ACE says a joint operation with Egyptian law enforcement shut down Streameast, the world's largest illegal sports streaming platform  —  Streameast — the world's largest illegal sports streaming platform — has been shut down after a year long investigation …
Sophie Culpepper / Nieman Lab:
High Plains Public Radio plans to expand rural coverage with a “contributors network” of part-time and volunteer community members after receiving a $750K grant  —  To expand regional coverage while keeping costs down, HPPR aims to build out a “contributors network” …
France 24:
France's CNIL fines Google €325M for placing tracking cookies and ads in Gmail without users' consent; Google says it is reviewing the decision  —  France's data protection watchdog CNIL on Wednesday fined Google €325 million ($380 million) and fast-fashion retailer Shein €150 million …
Tony Maglio / The Hollywood Reporter:
Luminate: Apple TV+ has all but abandoned animated shows, ordering just six animated series in 2024, a 60% drop compared to 15 orders each in 2022 and 2023  —  Even with its ‘Peanuts’ rights, the Apple SVOD service has seemingly all but abandoned cartoons.  —  Want to stream cartoons …
Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Semafor announces an expansion of its live journalism business, led by the growth of its World Economy Summit, and says events account for 50%+ of its revenue  —  The news publisher Semafor is doubling down on live journalism, unveiling four senior hires on Wednesday as part of a broader bid …
 
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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

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