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Sources: ex-Warner Music head Edgar Bronfman Jr. looks to offer $2B to $2.5B for National Amusements, which is already in advanced talks to sell to Skydance — Bronfman, backed by Bain Capital, has expressed interest in Shari Redstone's National Amusements, which is already in advanced negotiations to sell to Skydance Media
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Financial Times, @fhoro, Variety, Cord Cutters News, @jbflint, The Wrap, @lowrytom, @tvgrimreaper, Bloomberg, @jtoonkel and Reuters

Fox News edited an interview with Donald Trump to remove a section where he appeared to back off a promise to declassify Jeffrey Epstein-related federal files — The News — Fox News edited an interview with Donald Trump to remove a section in which he appeared to back off a promise …
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@trumpstaxes, @matthewkeyslive, @andrewbatesnc, @a_picazo and @mattyglesias

Punchbowl News announces a tech policy vertical as part of its Premium Policy membership, which will launch in early 2025 — Punchbowl News is taking on tech coverage. Let us tell you why. — How Washington tackles the perils and promises of technology is one of the biggest questions of the day.

How the AP is diversifying its revenue streams, including services, ads, AI licensing, and philanthropy; 82% of its 2023 revenue came from content licensing — AP revenue boss says “not all” diversification efforts will work but “we have to experiment”. — The Associated Press has revealed …
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Media Voices

Yahoo Sports hires Olympic gold medalists as correspondents for the 2024 Paris Olympics and partners with USA Swimming on a content distribution deal — The digital brand has tapped Olympians Allyson Felix, Kerri Walsh Jennings, Shawn Johnson East, Missy Franklin and Katie Hoff to be correspondents from the games.
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usaswimming.org, Ryan Spoon on LinkedIn and Awful Announcing

The Sun, The Telegraph, The Times, and other UK publishers raise concerns after press regulator IPSO ruled against open court reporting by the Aberdeen Live — Publishers including The Sun, The Telegraph and The Times have raised the alarm over a ruling from the UK's biggest press regulator that …
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Telegraph

Sources: Cineworld is exploring a sale or restructuring of its UK business, which includes ~100 theaters; the Regal parent emerged from bankruptcy in Aug. 2023 — The multiplex giant is working with AlixPartners on options for its UK business which could lead to a sale or restructuring …
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@ozseekerview, @pixieglas, @neilramjee, @elliot_grove, The Wrap, Reuters and Deadline

Ampere: SVOD services' spending is set to hit €10B in Europe's major TV markets by the end of 2024, surpassing public and commercial broadcasters' investment — Spending by subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) platforms is set to hit €10 billion ($10.7 billion) …
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Broadband TV News, Media Play News, Advanced Television, Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter and WORLD SCREEN

Israel extends a ban on Al Jazeera's operations in the country for another 45 days, citing a security threat, after a court upheld an initial 35-day ban — A ban on Al Jazeera's operations in Israel was extended for another 45 days by Israel's telecoms regulator on Sunday after the cabinet agreed …

Lawmakers amend the California Journalism Preservation Act to make platforms pay into a fund and base payments on the number of journalists an outlet employs — California lawmakers have revived legislation to charge online platforms for the news articles they publish …

Google lets advertisers serve targeted ads across Google TV's 125+ free channels, and reports 20M+ US monthly active Google TV and Android TV OS devices in 2023 — Google is launching a new advertising network that serves targeted ads to Google TV-powered streaming boxes and smart TVs.
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StreamTV Insider, 9to5Google, The Desk, Cybernews.com, Cord Cutters News, The Keyword and Android Central, more at Techmeme »

Rogers Communications strikes multi-year deals with NBCUniversal and WBD to bring their content to Canada, including NBCUniversal's Bravo channel in September — Rogers Communications (RCIb.TO) has entered into multi-year deals with Comcast-owned (CMCSA.O) NBCUniversal and Warner Bros Discover …
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Rogers Sports & Media, The Desk and WORLD SCREEN

Apple TV+ adds InSight, a feature similar to Amazon X-Ray that will allow viewers to learn actor names and song titles as they appear on the screen — At Apple's WWDC 2024, the company revealed a handy new feature for Apple TV+ called InSight. The feature will allow viewers to learn actor names …
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The Verge, 9to5Mac, The Streamable and The Desk