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FCC Chairman Brendan Carr Accuses Disney’s ABC of ‘Misinformation Campaign’ Amid ‘The View,’ Broadcast License Reviews
The regulator has been flooded with over 52,000 public comments after the network launched a viewer awareness campaign
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Paramount Snags ‘Harry Potter’ in Exclusive Linear Licensing Deal
All 11 films are making their debut this summer as part of a multi-year licensing deal with Warner Bros. Discovery
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YouTube Notches 13% of TV Viewing in April as Streaming Holds Steady Near 48%
Sports pushed cable to a 21.6% share for the month, while broadcast represented 19.9% of viewership, per Nielsen
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Paramount Meets With European Commission to Secure Warner Bros. Merger Approval
The Financial Times reports that the regulator and media giant are discussing remedies to clear the $110 billion deal
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Piers Morgan’s Uncensored Raises $27 Million From Backers Including Liz Murdoch
The proceeds will be used to launch and scale the media company’s expanding slate of audio and video channels, live events, subscription products and partnerships
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Paramount Taps Nicole Lang, Sheldon Kasdan to Lead Industrial Relations Division
The pair will focus on maintaining strong, constructive partnerships with guilds, unions and industry professionals
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Instagram to Experiment With Longform, Episodic Series, Live Programming on TV
The social media platform has also launched channels tailored to creators and is expanding to Samsung TVs
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ABC to Rally Viewers in FCC Battle With TV Spots on ‘The View’
The regulator is seeking public comment on an early license renewal for the network’s eight owned stations and whether the daytime talk show qualifies as a “bona fide” news interview program
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Senators Urge FCC to Prevent Paramount-WB Merger From Closing During Pending Foreign Ownership Review
Foreign investors would control 49.5% of the combined company’s equity
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LA County Warns Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Puts Nearly 2,500 Local Jobs at Risk
The interim analysis by the Department of Economic Opportunity puts the global impact estimate at roughly 6,000 jobs across areas including corporate, tech and real estate
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TF1 Group Content Launches on Netflix in France
The first-of-its-kind partnership between the broadcaster and streamer brings TF1+ programs and TF1 live channels directly to the service at no extra cost
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What’s Netflix’s Next Growth Engine?
The streaming king has expanded into areas like advertising, live events, video podcasts and gaming to boost growth, but is it enough to reach $1 trillion?
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How Brad Bird’s ‘Ray Gunn’ Became a Hot Potato Between 2 Warring Studios | Exclusive
Despite an internal push to get the animated Netflix movie in theaters, David Fincher’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” sequel will instead get the Imax treatment
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Netflix Isn’t Interested in Lionsgate Despite Takeover Speculation
Shares of the Hollywood studio jumped 13% after Semafor reported the streamer was interested in a potential acquisition
