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Jody Godoy / Reuters:
Sources: a group of US states is preparing a lawsuit against Paramount's WBD acquisition; California's AG has said his office would make a decision soon — A group of U.S. states including California and New York are preparing a lawsuit to block Paramount Skydance's (PSKY.O) …
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Sabrina Willmer / Bloomberg:
A judge orders Paramount Skydance to reveal some internal docs from its 2025 merger, in a lawsuit by investors who say the deal unfairly enriched Shari Redstone — A Delaware Chancery Court judge ordered Paramount Skydance Corp. to hand over some internal communications tied to the 2025 merger …
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Memo: Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker, and Jon Wertheim say they will stay at 60 Minutes as they don't want to see it die and are “working to build trust with Nick” — The three remaining fill-time correspondents on 60 Minutes — Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim …
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Q&A with BBC's Matt Brittin on the necessity of YouTube, growing the BBC's role in education and skills, streamers helping pay for public broadcasting, and more — The former Google executive on the challenges facing the public service broadcaster, his plans to cut 2,000 jobs — and what impartiality means in a polarised world
Max Tani / Semafor:
Kalshi and Polymarket sponsored X posts promoting viral LA mayoral election fraud conspiracy theories; Kalshi says it asked its paid influencers to remove posts — THE SCOOP — Kalshi on Friday asked some of its paid political influencers to remove X posts that sowed doubt about the integrity …
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Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
This weekend, Lionsgate's Michael will become the studio's highest grossing movie; the Michael Jackson biopic has earned $346.6M domestically and $508M+ abroad — You know it's a great summer when myriad studios are hitting all-time company records at the global box office.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Reed Hastings departs Netflix's board following the June 4 annual shareholders meeting; Jay Hoag, Netflix's lead independent director, is named chairman — Shareholders last year had voted to oust Hoag, previously lead independent director at the streamer — It's a changing for the guard at the top of Netflix's board.
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Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net:
Newsmax is planning to expand to Germany, Italy, Greece, and other international markets this year through partnerships and licensing deals with other companies — Cable news outlet Newsmax is launching localized versions of its channel in several more countries this year …
Nicole Sperling / New York Times:
A profile of Netflix's film division chair Dan Lin, who's greenlit 88 films since 2024, shifting strategy toward budget discipline and in-house development — When Dan Lin, the chairman of Netflix's film division, read the script for a survival thriller set in the remote wilderness of Australia …
Isabella Kwai / New York Times:
How LinkedIn is transforming into a “post-cringe” social network as it courts high-profile influencers, who are building audiences on corporate-friendly topics — Celebrities and paid influencers have transformed the career-focused platform, which for some users, has become a job unto itself.
Jennifer Maas / Variety:
Paramount Skydance unveils Paramount Games Studio, which combines Skydance's two game studios with Paramount's IP, to be headed by Tony Driscoll — David Ellison has been moving pieces around the board in reshaping the new Paramount Skydance over the past year.
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Geneva Abdul / The Guardian:
Jurors found two men guilty in a London knife attack on an Iranian journalist, after “Wanted” posters for the reporter and others circulated in Tehran — Pouria Zeraati of Iran International TV was stabbed three times outside his London home in attempt to ‘silence’ him
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