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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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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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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
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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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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.
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.
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?
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.
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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