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Charles Gasparino / New York Post:
Sources: Paramount Skydance is in talks with private equity firms including Apollo Global Management to join its potential $60B bid for Warner Bros. Discovery — Paramount Skydance chief David Ellison is in talks with major private equity firms to join his possible bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery …
CNN:
The Pentagon Press Association formally objects to new US Defense Department rules “that appear designed to stifle a free press” and “further isolate reporters” — Military officials are pushing forward with new restrictions on the Pentagon press corps despite objections …
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Emmanuel Morgan / New York Times:
A profile of Twitch streamer Kai Cenat, who has 19M followers on the platform, many of them young people, and drew nearly 50M viewers to a monthlong stream — With his boisterous antics, Cenat has gained 19 million Twitch followers and the attention of celebrities who covet that audience.
Bloomberg:
Sources: WMG is nearing a deal with Netflix for films and documentaries based on its artists and songs; WMG closed its film and TV division earlier this year — Warner Music Group Corp. is close to an agreement with Netflix Inc. to create a slate of movies and documentaries based …
Discussion:
TipRanks Financial, Reuters and Digital Music News
BBC:
Sources: UEFA's next soccer broadcast rights sale could fetch £4.3B per year, up from £2.9B per year in the 2024 deal, as it targets streaming platforms — Europe's top clubs could cash in on streaming rights as Uefa looks to raise over £4bn per year from its next TV deals.
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Status:
Sources: CBS News staff are viewing Bari Weiss skeptically, as senior leaders cautiously get to know her; Weiss' “do the fucking news” line drew eye rolls — It also allowed Weiss, some 72 hours into her new role, to get face time with the Tiffany Network troops she now leads.
Discussion:
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Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
A New York appeals court rules that Chris Cuomo can't revive his bid to disqualify the arbitrator overseeing his $125M claim against CNN over his 2021 firing — The former CNN anchor initiated the proceedings after he was fired by the network for giving advice to his brother, who was accused of sexual harassment.
Discussion:
TVNewsCheck and The Gateway Pundit
Rhett Butler / Mongabay:
Q&A with Willie Shubert, VP of Programs at environmental news outlet Mongabay, about its global newsroom, publishing news daily in many languages, and more — If you liked this story, share it with other people. — Page link … See All Key Ideas — For Willie Shubert, journalism is a kind of cartography.
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Conservation news
Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Leonard Blavatnik injects $587M into DAZN, taking his total investment above $7B in under a decade; DAZN losses narrowed last year to $936M from $1.4B in 2023 — Sports streamer expects to be profitable next year and looks to potential listing or private investors for more capital
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TV Blackbox, City A.M., Mediaweek, Australian Financial Review, Advanced Television and Telegraph
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Netflix is making its video games available on smart TVs and streaming devices like Roku for the first time, with phones serving as controllers — Netflix Inc. wants you to play Boggle in between binges of Stranger Things. — The streaming service is making its video games available …
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Glenn Peoples / Billboard:
Live Nation plans to offer $1.3B of convertible senior notes with 2031 due dates, seeking to repay existing debt and possibly fund concert venues — As of June 30, the concert giant had $6.48 billion of debt on its balance sheet. … Live Nation plans to offer $1.3 billion of convertible senior notes …
Discussion:
Digital Music News, Music Business Worldwide and Yahoo Finance
Rob Waugh / Press Gazette:
A UK PR agency offers a £250 per month AI tool called Olivia Brown that creates press releases and expert quotes, “relentlessly” emails journalists, and more — A British SEO/digital PR agency is selling an automated AI PR tool which generates entire PR campaigns …
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