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Associated Press:
Trump signs an EO declaring that a proposed deal allowing TikTok to continue operating in the US will be a qualified sale that meets national security concerns  —  President Donald Trump has signed an executive order declaring that a proposed deal allowing TikTok to continue operating …
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Ari Levy / CNBC:
Sources: Oracle, Silver Lake, and Abu Dhabi's MGX will be the main TikTok USA investors, with a ~45% stake; ByteDance will own 19.9% and ByteDance investors 35%  —  Oracle, Silver Lake & Abu Dhabi's MGX will be main investors in TikTok's U.S. business, sources told CNBC's David Faber on Thursday.
Jonathan Vanian / CNBC:
Trump says Xi Jinping approved the TikTok deal, and JD Vance says the transaction values TikTok US at $14B; ByteDance hasn't acknowledged the deal  —  President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order approving a proposal that would keep TikTok alive in the U.S. in a transaction …
Jourdan Rodrigue / The Athletic:
An interview with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on the NFL's growing relationship with YouTube, embracing creators, altcasts, a streaming Super Bowl, and more  —  SANTA CLARA, Calif. — It's not every day that the NFL commissioner grabs a YouTube star into a bear hug, but Roger Goodell …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
As Sinclair and Nexstar refuse to air Kimmel's show, Disney has strong leverage with its ownership of major ABC stations and upcoming affiliate deal renewals  —  Nexstar said Wednesday that while it is ‘engaged in productive discussions’ with Disney, it will continue to preempt late-night show for the time being
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Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Nielsen: Jimmy Kimmel Live! drew 6.26M viewers on Tuesday, over 3x its Q2 average, despite not airing in 23% of US homes due to Nexstar and Sinclair blackouts
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Disney executives have spent months preparing for Trump to come for Disney's broadcast licenses and are confident they would win the legal battle
Max Tani / Semafor:
Some Disney shareholders, including Reporters Without Borders, criticize Disney for suspending Jimmy Kimmel and ask it to turn over related documents
Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
Sources: Netflix will stream MLB's Opening Day game between the Yankees and the Giants in 2026, as part of a new three-year agreement with the streamer  —  Netflix will feature Major League Baseball's Opening Day game between the New York Yankees and San Francisco Giants next year, sources briefed on the move told The Athletic.
Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
The Baltimore Banner names Audrey Cooper as its EIC, replacing founding editor Kimi Yoshino; Cooper has been EIC of WNYC since 2020  —  The nonprofit newsroom won a Pulitzer Prize before its third birthday but is still pursuing financial sustainability.  Banner news executives said to expect …
Blake Brittain / Reuters:
A US federal judge preliminarily approves Anthropic's $1.5B copyright settlement with authors  —  A federal judge in California on Thursday preliminarily approved a landmark settlement of a copyright class action brought by a group of authors against artificial intelligence company Anthropic …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Paramount Skydance Names Makan Delrahim, formerly head of the DOJ's antitrust division during President Trump's first term, as chief legal officer  —  Paramount Skydance announced the appointment of Makan Delrahim, who had advised Skydance on its takeover of Paramount Global, as chief legal officer.
Juby Babu / Reuters:
Meta rolls out Vibes, a platform where users can create and share short-form, AI-generated videos, in the Meta AI app and on the meta.ai website  —  Meta Platforms (META.O) launched a new feed of AI videos, called Vibes, as the social media giant looks to fast-track work on artificial intelligence technology.
Jim Milliot / Publishers Weekly:
Greenleaf Book Group and Amplify Publishing Group have been acquired by Civica Media, a new publishing company formed by private equity firm BlackBern Partners  —  Greenleaf Book Group and Amplify Publishing Group, two of the country's oldest and best-known hybrid publishing companies …
 
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