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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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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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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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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 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.
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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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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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.
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?
New York Times:
A US judge rebukes a DOJ prosecutor for not mentioning a 1980 law protecting journalists when seeking a warrant to search WaPo reporter Hannah Natanson's home — A prosecutor apologized for failing to alert the magistrate to a 1980 law that restricts searches for reporting materials.
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Tiffany Ap / Bloomberg:
A look at the electronic music scene in 2026, where bigger venues, higher ticket prices and social media have turned dance floors into spectator events — Electronic music's club culture is facing an existential moment as bigger venues, higher ticket prices and social media turn dance floors into spectator events.
Jabari Young / Forbes:
A profile of Sherrese Clarke, who grew HarbourView Equity Partners' assets to $2.7B by acquiring 70 music catalogs with songs from Bruno Mars, Nelly, and others — Sherrese Clarke, founder and CEO of HarbourView Equity Partners, has turned the music catalogs of top artists—including Bruno Mars …
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