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Josh Sisco / Bloomberg:
Sources: the US DOJ review of Netflix's WBD deal examines whether Netflix wields anticompetitive leverage over creators in violation of Clayton and Sherman Acts — The Justice Department's investigation of Netflix Inc.'s proposed $72 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. includes scrutiny …
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Variety:
Source: Paramount is expected to come back with a WBD offer above its previous $30 per share bid, seeking to outflank Netflix; Paramount has a Monday deadline — Monthslong M&A fight set to take another turn as WBD's negotiating window with Paramount Skydance expires later Monday
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Etan Vlessing / The Hollywood Reporter:
In response to President Trump's call to fire Netflix board member Susan Rice, co-CEO Ted Sarandos says the WBD deal is a business deal, “not a political deal” — The Netflix co-CEO also touted his deal for Warner Bros. ahead of a Monday deadline for rival bidder Paramount to submit a …
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Sam Kim / Bloomberg:
Trump calls on Netflix to fire board member Susan Rice or face “consequences,” after she said corporations that “take a knee” to Trump would be held accountable — Donald Trump called on Netflix to fire board member Susan Rice or “pay the consequences,” …
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Bloomberg:
In a letter to Sen. Mike Lee, Ted Sarandos defends Netflix's WBD bid against James Cameron's criticism and reiterates his pledge for a 45-day theatrical window
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K.J. Yossman / Variety:
BAFTA host Alan Cumming thanks the audience for its “understanding” after outbursts from Tourette's campaigner John Davidson that weren't cut from the broadcast — BAFTA Film Awards host Alan Cumming thanked the audience for their understanding on Sunday night after a number …
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Jake Kanter / Deadline:
The BBC cut “Free Palestine” from Akinola Davies Jr.'s BAFTA awards speech broadcast; the BBC says “the live event is three hours and it has to be” cut to two — Davies Jr.'s closed his winner's remarks by dedicating the Outstanding Debut for a British Writer …
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Jake Kanter / Deadline:
The BBC removes BAFTAs, telecast on a two-hour delay, from iPlayer after failing to cut the N-word involuntarily shouted by an audience member with Tourette's — The BBC has removed from iPlayer the BAFTA Film Awards after failing to cut a racial slur shouted by an audience member with Tourette syndrome.
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Max Goldbart / Deadline:
The UK actors union Equity boycotts the BBC's charter renewal survey due to concerns over its use of AI and “airbrushing” workforce concerns — Equity, which has called the survey “unfit for purpose in either detail or scope,” said it was unhappy that public responses to the survey will be aggregated by AI software.
Thor Benson / Long Lead Presents:
Q&A with TPM founder Josh Marshall on the rise of independent journalism, early blogging vs. newsletters, and feeling bullish about the media ecosystem — Talking Points Memo founder Josh Marshall says independent journalists' success is the “sustainable” solution to traditional media's woes.
Bloomberg:
UK's PM Keir Starmer refers junior minister Josh Simons to ethics advisor over allegations that a think tank he ran paid to probe some journalists' backgrounds — UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has referred a government minister accused of smearing journalists to his ethics adviser.
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Matt Grobar / Deadline:
Comedians weigh risks of video podcast licensing deals with Netflix, which would require them to remove new episodes from YouTube, potentially alienating fans — When Netflix unveiled its first wave of video podcasts, the lineup reflected a wide cross-section of the creator economy …
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Christopher Clark / Nieman Reports:
Left-leaning French alternative media startups surged over the past decade amid the country's rightward shift and consolidation of billionaire media ownership — Alternative media startups see themselves as a bulwark against billionaires and the far right. Can they survive?
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