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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal: A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV -
Brian Stelter / CNN: In a letter to Bob Iger, incoming FCC chair Brendan Carr raised concerns about ABC's negotiations with its affiliated stations, public trust in media, and more -
Todd Spangler / Variety: Netflix will host NFL Christmas games, including Beyonce's Halftime show, for only three hours after streaming them live; replays will be available on NFL+ -
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter: How Netflix plans to use the new season of Squid Game to boost its video game business, including offering subscribers in-game rewards based on their watch time -
New York Times: In a first, Telegram is set to be profitable in 2024, with $1B+ in revenue, up from ~$350M in 2023, and 12M subscribers; source: 50%+ of its revenue is from ads -
Ryan Christoffel / 9to5Mac: In a viral YouTube video, MegaLag claims PayPal's Honey browser extension doesn't show users the best coupons and deals, and steals creators' affiliate revenue -
Jem Aswad / Variety: UMG and Amazon Music strike a new deal to collaborate on audiobooks and livestreams, address unlawful AI-generated content, protect against fraud, and more -
Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg: Riot Games says it spent $250M on an unusual deal to finance two seasons of League of Legends show Arcane on Netflix; sources: there was no plan to recoup costs -
Andrew Beaujon / Washingtonian: Q&A with Kara Swisher about a potential bid for Washington Post, what she would do as its owner, Jeff Bezos' effusive comments to Trump, Will Lewis, and more -
Kimberly Nordyke / The Hollywood Reporter: News Corp and Telstra agree to sell Australian pay TV company Foxtel Group to sports streaming platform DAZN in a deal worth ~$2.1B -
New York Times: Court docs detail a smear campaign against actress Blake Lively via media stories and social media posts after she accused director Justin Baldoni of misconduct -
Ankush Khardori / Politico: Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks -
Gene Maddaus / Variety: The Animation Guild ratifies a contract with major studios, without AI demands such as letting members opt out of using AI or allowing AI training on their work -
Jamie Heller / Business Insider: Business Insider hires Rick Brooks as Standards Editor; Brooks most recently served as a standards editor at The Wall Street Journal