Mediagazer: London-based ticketing company Dice raised $65M led by MUSIC, taking its total funding to $200M+; Dice expects to serve 55K+ artists and 10K+ venues in 2023 (Glenn Peoples/Billboard)

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Dominic Patten / Deadline:

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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:

AMPTP releases details of the contract offered to the WGA on August 11, after WGA representatives met with Hollywood CEOs including Bob Iger on August 22 — WGA leaders met face-to-face with key CEOs on Tuesday evening as executives sought to pitch the guild on their most recent contract offer …

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Sean Piccoli / Deadline:

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Jay Peters / The Verge:

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Glenn Peoples / Billboard:

London-based ticketing company Dice raised $65M led by MUSIC, taking its total funding to $200M+; Dice expects to serve 55K+ artists and 10K+ venues in 2023 — Kobalt Music founder Willard Ahdritz's Ahdritz Holding LLC, Exor Ventures and Mirabaud Lifestyle Fund also participated in the funding round.

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Nilay Patel / The Verge:

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Sara Fischer / Axios:

Sports podcasting network Blue Wire opens a community fundraising round, seeking $1M+ at a $26M valuation; in 2022, Blue Wire had $8M in revenue and a $5M loss — Blue Wire, a sports podcast company founded in 2018, will open up a community fundraising round on Tuesday …

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Turkey's media regulator threatens to block VOA Türkçe's website in the country if the digital outlet doesn't apply for a broadcasting license within 72 hours — The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) gave VOA Türkçe 72 hours to make an application for a license.

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