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Sources: Netflix is exploring a bid for WBD's studio and streaming business and has tapped investment bank Moelis & Co to evaluate a prospective offer — - Netflix hires Moelis & Co for Warner Bros Discovery bid evaluation — Sarandos confirms no interest in legacy media networks like CNN
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John Melloy / CNBC:
Netflix announces a 10-for-1 stock split, after its shares boomed over the last three years to above $1,000 a share — Netflix announced a 10-for-1 stock split, a move that changes nothing fundamentally about the company, but could make the pricey individual shares more accessible to the retail investor.
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New York Times:
Puck acquires Air Mail, the startup founded by Graydon Carter; sources: the deal values Air Mail at $16M, less than the $32M in funding it raised since 2019 — Graydon Carter, the legendary Vanity Fair editor who founded Air Mail, is leaving the company. — The check is in the mail.
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Variety:
Sources: Gayle King, who has anchored CBS News' morning show for over a decade, is expected to leave the program next year; her existing contract expires in May — Mainstay of network's morning show may shift to different role as contract expiration approaches in May
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Loree Seitz / The Wrap:
Apple reports Q4 revenue from Services, which includes the App Store, Apple Pay, Apple TV, Apple Music, and iCloud, up 15% YoY to $28.75B, vs. $28.17B est. — Services revenue grew 15% in the period, outpacing iPhone sales — Apple posted fiscal fourth-quarter earnings and revenue …
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Lucas Manfredi / The Wrap:
Amazon reports Q3 ad revenue up 24% YoY to $17.7B and subscription services revenue up 11% YoY to $12.6B — Sales for subscription services, which includes Prime Video, grew 11% to $12.6 billion during the quarter — Amazon shares surged 9% on Thursday as the tech giant smashed Wall Street expectations …
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Ben Schoon / 9to5Google:
Disney networks including ABC and ESPN go dark on YouTube TV after the two sides failed to reach a new carriage deal — YouTube TV customers have lost access to ABC, ESPN, and other Disney-owned channels this evening as a contract between Google and Disney failed to reach a renewal in negotiations …
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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
A look at YouTube TV's terms in negotiations with Disney and others; sources say YouTube wants one- or two-year deals, below the three-to-five-year deal norm
A look at YouTube TV's terms in negotiations with Disney and others; sources say YouTube wants one- or two-year deals, below the three-to-five-year deal norm
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Jonathan Vanian / CNBC:
Reddit reports Q3 revenue up 68% YoY to $585M, vs. $546M est., and daily active uniques up 19% to 116M, vs. 114M est.; RDDT jumps 5%+ after hours — Reddit reported third-quarter earnings on Thursday in which the company beat on the top and bottom, but the company saw its user growth for logged-in users slow down once again.
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Justin Baragona / The Independent:
CBS has cut two streaming shows, disbanded its race and culture unit, eliminated the Johannesburg bureau; all eight on-air correspondents cut were women — EXCLUSIVE: Multiple sources told The Independent that senior foreign correspondent Debora Patta was added to the layoff list following …
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
A federal judge sets a December date for a bench trial in NPR's lawsuit claiming the CPB yanked away a planned $36M contract under intense White House pressure — NPR's lawsuit against its decades-long partner, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, is headed for trial in December, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
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Peter White / Deadline:
Rolling Stone is turning the Rolling Stone Interview into a video podcast series, starting with Florence + The Machine's Florence Welch — The Rolling Stone Interview has featured the likes of Bob Dylan, Jim Morrison, Ray Charles, Eddie Murphy, Axl Rose, Jack Nicholson and Taylor Swift since it launched in 1967.
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
French magazine Paris Match acknowledges it breached the privacy of Prince William and his family by publishing photos of the family on a ski trip in April — The couple had sued Paris Match for publishing paparazzi photos of them and their children on a ski vacation.
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