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A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV (Jessica Toonkel/Wall Street Journal)

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December 22, 2024 at 3:30 PM
Lots of scoops in my latest on Paramount:
-Skydance is eying over $2 billion in cost cuts
--As part of deal, Skydance is paying for Shari Redstone's apt and private jet
-George Cheeks expected to head TV
www.wsj.com/business/med... via @WSJ
Paramount’s Media Heiress Will Leave the Stage After Last Act in a Chaotic Drama
An $8 billion deal Shari Redstone struck with Skydance Media must go through the FCC next year. The new owners are seeking over $2 billion in cost cuts.
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December 22, 2024 at 2:39 PM
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“TBD. On hold pending larger discussions”

Ooof… juicy @jtoonkel.bsky.social + Erich Schwartzel @wsj.com scoop on 007 idling…

Barbara Broccoli (Bond steward), reportedly, to friends re Amazon: “These people are f— idiots” www.wsj.com/business/med...
James Bond Outdueled Goldfinger and Dr. No. Can He Win a Battle With Amazon?
A clash between the Broccoli family, which has creative control over 007, and the e-commerce giant, which owns the franchise, has put Bond’s future on pause.
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December 20, 2024 at 10:35 AM
Shaken and stirred: James Bond is stuck in a tug-of-war between the family that controls 007 and his new overlords at Amazon w/@erichschwarzel www.wsj.com/business/med...
James Bond Outdueled Goldfinger and Dr. No. Can He Win a Battle With Amazon?
A clash between the Broccoli family, which has creative control over 007, and the e-commerce giant, which owns the franchise, has put Bond’s future on pause.
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December 20, 2024 at 2:07 AM
“You’re not taking a year are you?” Netflix has quietly pulled back its much-lauded parental-leave policy, one of several cultural changes as it reins in employee freedom. Lots of exclusive recordings, internal emails and documents here
December 12, 2024 at 3:19 AM
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BuzzFeed is $123.5M in debt with interest payments due, and a plan to cut debt will likely come soon; it earlier tried to sell Hot Ones' parent company for $70M (Peter Kafka/Business Insider)

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December 3, 2024 at 9:10 PM
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When you think of media-rights deals, you think of the NFL, the NBA, etc. Do you think of the Macy's parade? NBC does. Scoop from @JBFlint on an expected tripling of fees for the broadcaster to carry what has become a major cultural event. www.wsj.com/business/med...
Exclusive | NBC Ready to Pay Triple to Gobble Up Thanksgiving Parade Broadcast Rights
Macy’s and NBC near pact that would raise the spectacle’s annual average price to $60 million.
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November 25, 2024 at 7:42 PM
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Some news: amid rapid growth and some over-enforcement of its community guidelines, Bluesky trust and safety chief @aaron.bsky.team tells me the company will quadruple the size of its content moderation team www.platformer.news/bluesky-grow...
November 26, 2024 at 1:21 AM
Comcast Greenlights $7 Billion Spinoff of NBCUniversal Cable Channels @amolsharma.bsky.social
November 20, 2024 at 12:49 AM
SCOOPLET: New AI Entertainment Studio Gets Backing From Peter Chernin, Andreessen Horowitz
November 19, 2024 at 3:40 PM