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Investor firm behind Paramount drops out of hostile bid
The investment firm founded by Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, Affinity Partners, has dropped out of the group of investors supporting Paramount's hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery.
Hostile Takeover Offered from Paramount for Warner Bros. Discovery
Paramount has submitted a hostile offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Warner Bros. Discovery.
Netflix & Warner Bros. Discovery Confirm Deal Worth $82.7B
Netflix is officially acquiring Warner Bros. a deal which reshapes the Film & TV industry
ITV Confirms Talks With Sky Owner Comcast Over $2.1B Sale Of Networks Arm
UK network ITV has confirmed it is in talks with Comcast over a shock £1.6B ($2.1B) sale of its Media & Entertainment business.
Ofcom
Tuning into YouTube: UK’s media habits revealed
- Gen Alpha turn to YouTube first on their TV set at home, while over 55s double their time on the service
- Fewer than half of 16-24-year-olds watch broadcast TV weekly
- Despite declines, traditional broadcasters’ content still makes up majority of in-home viewing
How can traditional British TV survive the US streaming giants?
Just before Christmas, in a private dining room in the upmarket Charlotte Street Hotel in the heart of London's Fitzrovia area, the BBC's director general gathered some of the UK's leading TV creatives and executives for lunch. As they ate, surrounded by kaleidoscopic-patterned wallpaper and giant artworks, they were also chewing over the future survival of their own industry.
Bloomberg Television
Why Trump's 100% Tariff on Overseas Films May Be Hard to Impose
President Donald Trump says he plans to impose a 100% tariff on films produced overseas
Kogan named preferred choice as chair for football regulator
Sports media rights executive David Kogan has been named as the government's preferred choice as chair of the English football's new independent regulator.
BBC News
BBC News
The Daily Telegraph
Netflix smashes growth forecast after push into live sport
Subscriber numbers have surged, propelling profits to more than $10bn
Pact: Ofcom’s PSB proposals ‘throw indies under the bus’
Regulator’s suggested changes to commissioning codes of practice will set production sector back 20 years, says John McVay
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