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Paramount Global/Skydance merger - Hollywood Reporter: How Hollywood Stocks Fared During the First Quarter of 2025 Amid Trump, Recession Fears

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It’s been a mixed opening to 2025 for Hollywood stocks, but many outperformed a sharper decline in the broader stock market.

Broadband TV News: European broadcasters unite on broadcast piracy

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The EBU has called on WIPO Member States to recommend the WIPO General Assembly to convene a Diplomatic Conference for the adoption of the WIPO Broadcasting Organizations Treaty.

Broadband TV News: eir TV customers to receive full Amazon Prime at no extra cost

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All TV customers on the eir TV platform are being upgraded to full Amazon Prime membership at no extra cost.

Deadline; Warner Bros’ Jeff Goldstein Sounds Alarm On Economics Of Making Movies: “We Have To Figure Out How We Can Right The Ship”

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The major story in Hollywood, says Jeff Goldstein, president of Global Distribution for Warner Bros. Pictures, is how expensive it’s getting to make movies and to market them to a fragmented audience even as technology sends first reactions to a film around the world in a “nanosecond.”

Broadband TV News: TLC joins DNMG portfolio in expanded Warner Bros. Discovery deal

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German cable operator association DNMG and Warner Bros. Discovery have strengthened their long-standing partnership by adding TLC to their framework agreement.

Variety: Warner Bros. Discovery Adds Tech Investor Anton Levy to Board After Activist Shareholder ‘Pressure’

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Warner Bros. Discovery announced that it intends to add Anton Levy, former head of technology at private-equity firm General Atlantic, as an independent director to its board.

Variety: Josh Line, Former Paramount Chief Brand Officer, Joins Yahoo as CMO

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Josh Line, who most recently was Paramount Global’s chief brand officer, has joined Yahoo as chief marketing officer.

Deadline; Peter Schrager Exits NFL Network’s ‘Good Morning Football’ After 9 Years: “With A Heavy Heart, I’m Stepping Away”

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Peter Schrager is leaving Good Morning Football after nine years.

Advanced Television: European satellite giants in merger talks

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Airbus, Thales Alenia and Leonardo, three giants in terms of satellite manufacture, are in “preliminary talks” to merge their operations.

Broadband TV News: Sport1 launches streaming service show1 tv

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German broadcaster Sport1 has launched entertainment streaming service show1 tv, further expanding its focus beyond sports.

Broadband TV News: Museum TV launches in Netherlands and Germany via M7

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Museum TV is launching in the Netherlands and Germany on April 1, the Secom Group channel and its partner THEMA, a subsidiary of the Canal+ Group, announced.

Variety; Warner Bros. Discovery’s JB Perrette Charts Max Expansion Path as Platform Launches in Australia: ‘The Winners in This Streaming Game Are Going to Be Big-Scaled, Global Players’

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As Warner Bros. Discovery‘s streaming service Max celebrates its Australian debut, CEO and president of global streaming and games JB Perrette is clear about Warner Bros. Discovery’s strategic vision: build a global streaming powerhouse that marries premium international content with compelling local storytelling.

Broadband TV News: Vivendi to keep minority in Italy’s TIM

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Vivendi has signed an agreement with Poste Italiane for the sale of 15.00% of TIM’s ordinary shares and voting rights at a price of €0.2975 per share for a total consideration of €684 million.

Broadband TV News: Tennis Channel moves from satellite to IP-based distribution

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Tennis Channel is partnering with LTN to migrate its 24/7 sports network from satellite to IP-based distribution.

Hollywood Reporter: David Zaslav Meeting With Candidates to Replace Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy as Warner Bros. Heads

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Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav is meeting with potential candidates to replace film bosses Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy, according to a report by Bloomberg, which cited people familiar with the matter.

Broadcast: France’s CNC urges European solidarity against US ‘threats’

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French TV and film body expects ‘much more aggressive’ US approach against European streaming regulation.

Deadline: Judge Halts Donald Trump’s Effort To Dismantle Voice Of America

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A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from dismantling the Voice of America, the U.S.-run international broadcasting service.