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Barbara Moens / Financial Times:
Sources: the EU is set to approve Paramount's $111B WBD takeover provided the company accepts certain remedies, the details of which are still being worked out — David Ellison's media group is discussing remedies with Brussels in order to clear key regulatory hurdle
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Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
Source: Paramount is prepared to sell its film distribution joint venture with Universal Pictures to address EU antitrust concerns over its WBD acquisition — Paramount Skydance Corp (PSKY.O) is prepared to divest its film distribution joint venture with Universal Pictures …
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Ethan Millman / The Hollywood Reporter:
Court docs: Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino spoke with President Trump in the weeks before the company settled with the DOJ in its monopoly lawsuit — In court filings this week, Live Nation confirmed Michael Rapino had spoken with Trump before the settlement but said that …
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Thomas Buckley / Bloomberg:
Sony Pictures Entertainment invests $100M in Cosm, a startup specializing in immersive, large-screen theaters, which has partnerships with NBCUniversal and WBD — Sony Pictures Entertainment is investing $100 million in Cosm, an operator of large-screen theaters that show films and sporting events.
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Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net:
Source: iHeartMedia has begun a new round of layoffs affecting dozens of workers in its local radio broadcasting units as part of a broader restructuring — iHeartMedia has begun a new round of layoffs affecting dozens of workers in its local radio broadcasting units, The Desk has learned.
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
An interview with Bob Iger on stepping down as Disney's CEO, his legacy, new CEO Josh D'Amaro, Bob Chapek, Apple, Disney+, purchasing Pixar, AI, and more — For two decades, Hollywood's most indispensable executive has been synonymous with Disney. Can he really tear himself away?
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New York Times:
A profile of NFL reporter Dianna Russini, who resigned from The Athletic after photos of her with the coach of New England Patriots prompted an internal probe — Dianna Russini had been busted. — It was January, and Ms. Russini — then the star N.F.L. reporter for The Athletic …
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James Hibberd / The Hollywood Reporter:
Alex Cooper described reports alleging that her husband, Matt Kaplan, verbally abused Unwell Media staff as “lies” and part of “a smear campaign” against her — The podcaster suggested the allegations are false and adds that “women are held to a different standard.”
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Scharon Harding / Ars Technica:
Disney agrees to pay $50M to YouTube TV and DirecTV subscribers to settle a lawsuit claiming Disney forced higher prices by requiring the bundling of ESPN — The Walt Disney Company has agreed to pay $50 million to subscribers of YouTube TV and DirecTV's live TV streaming services to settle …
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The Guardian:
How the DOJ used leftist zines published by anti-ICE protesters as evidence to convict them of terrorism charges tied to a 2025 protest at a Texas ICE facility — Advocates sound alarm after zines were used as evidence to convict protesters of terrorism charges tied to 2025 protest at Texas ICE facility
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Alex Curley / Semipublic:
Semipublic, a nonprofit offering data-driven analysis of public media funding, debuts about a year after it started “Adopt A Station” to encourage more funding — In honor of the official launch of our nonprofit, we're announcing the addition of six new tags to station listings based on our own research.
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Hillel Aron / Courthouse News Service:
YouTube settles a lawsuit ahead of a second California trial over social media harms to minors; Meta, TikTok, and Snap remain defendants — The case will now pit a 15-year-old Black teen against tech giants Meta, TikTok and Snap. — LOS ANGELES (CN) — YouTube and its parent company Google …
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