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Deadline: ESPN Sets Launch Date And Price For Stand-Alone Streaming Service, Adding WWE And Locking Up More NFL

Story from Deadline:

ESPN will launch its long-awaited new streaming service on August 21 at a price of $29.99 a month, bulking it up with WWE events and expanded NFL rights.

Paramount Global/Skydance merger - Variety; David Ellison Reports for Mogul Duty: Inside New Paramount CEO’s Ambitions and Obstacles

Story from Variety:

On Thursday morning, David Ellison will clock in for his first day at work as a media mogul.

Variety: ESPN Gets Headlock on WWE Live Events Like ‘WrestleMania’ in New U.S. Rights Deal, Content to Roll Off NBCU’s Peacock

Story from Variety:

ESPN and WWE are about to get each other in tighter holds.

Deadline: ESPN Acquires NFL Network And Other Media Assets As League Takes 10% Stake In Disney Sports Division

Story from Deadline:

In a long-percolating agreement, ESPN said that it has acquired the NFL Network and certain other media assets of the NFL in exchange for a 10% equity stake.

Deadline: ProSiebenSat.1 Backs MFE Takeover Attempt After Improved Bid

Story from Deadline:

In a slightly unexpected turn of events, Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1 Media is now hot on MediaForEurope (MFE)’s takeover bid.

Advanced Television: Tele2 to form telco tower company in Baltics

Story from Advanced Television:

Tele2, the Swedish multinational telco, has announced it will “carve out telecom infrastructure assets” and create the first tower company covering all Baltic countries, in a 50/50 partnership with Global Communications Infrastructure (GCI) which is backed by Manulife Investment Management.

Advanced Television: CPB shutters in September

Story from Advanced Television:

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), the US-funded public broadcasting organisation, will lay off most of its staff on September 30th and end its near-60 years of work helping sustain public media.

Advanced Television: Sport 24 renews Premier League rights

Story from Advanced Television:

IMG, the sports marketing agency, has extended its agreement to broadcast the Premier League to the inflight and cruise markets on Sport 24, for the next three seasons.

Paramount Global/Skydance merger - Hollywood Reporter: Paramount’s Michael Ireland to Exit as Film Chief

Story from Hollywood Reporter:

Paramount Motion Picture group chief Michael Ireland will be departing Paramount amid the studio’s merger with Skydance, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.

Deadline: Fox Corp. Advertising Growth Drives Better-Than-Expected Quarterly Results

Story from Deadline:

Fox Corp. advertising momentum in the April-to-June quarter helped it post revenue and earnings above Wall Street expectations.

Advanced Television: Movistar Plus grows TV subs by 6.4%

Story from Advanced Television:

Movistar Plus ended H1 2025 with 3.67 million television subscribers, marking a 6.4 per cent year-on-year increase and 224,000 new customers.

Paramount Global/Skydance merger - Deadline: ‘South Park’ Production To Be Overseen By George Cheeks In Post-Merger Paramount Structure

Story from Deadline:

At the new Paramount following the completion of the Skydance acquisition, the scripted production operations overseen by departing Paramount Global co-CEO Chris McCarthy are being folded into the newly formed Paramount TV Studios, overseen by Dana Goldberg, Co-Chair of Paramount Pictures and Chair of Paramount Television, and expected to be run by Skydance TV President Matt Thunell.

Paramount Global/Skydance merger - Deadline; Top TV Executive Nina L. Diaz To Depart Paramount When Skydance Merger Is Completed: “I’m Incredibly Proud Of What We’ve Built”

Story from Deadline:

Veteran MTV Networks executive Nina L. Diaz, who most recently served as President of Content and Chief Creative Officer for Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios, will be leaving when Skydance‘s pending acquisition of Paramount Global is completed Aug. 7.

Paramount Global/Skydance merger - Deadline: Revived Paramount TV Studios To Be Led By Matt Thunell; Will Absorb Taylor Sheridan Home MTVE, Showtime & Skydance TV; Keith Cox Staying On

Story from Deadline:

The Paramount Television Studios label is making a comeback — and returning to its roots.

Paramount Global/Skydance merger - Deadline: Skydance Features & Sports President Don Granger To Lead Film At New Paramount Under Dana Goldberg & Josh Greenstein

Story from Deadline:

We are hearing that Don Granger, Skydance President of Features and Skydance Sports, is making the jump to the new Paramount after the merger goes through August 7.

Paramount Global/Skydance merger - Deadline: Tom Ryan Departing As President & CEO Of Paramount Streaming As Skydance Sets New Team

Story from Deadline:

Tom Ryan, President & CEO, Paramount Streaming, is departing following the merger with Skydance Media as the David Ellison company sets its new management team.

Paramount Global/Skydance merger - Deadline: Paramount Co-CEO Brian Robbins Expected To Exit Following Skydance Acquisition

Story from Deadline:

In what has been heavily rumored, Paramount Global Co-CEO and President and CEO of Paramount and Nickelodeon, Brian Robbins, is expected to depart the Melrose Lot following Skydance’s acquisition of the entertainment conglomerate.

Paramount Global/Skydance merger - Hollywood Reporter; David Ellison Sets His Team: These Are the People Who Will Run the New Paramount

Story from Hollywood Reporter:

David Ellison has set his C-suite at Paramount Global.

Deadline: Carol Leonnig To Depart Washington Post And Join MSNBC As Senior Investigative Correspondent

Story from Deadline:

Carol Leonnig, a veteran investigative reporter for the Washington Post, is departing the publication for MSNBC.

Advanced Television: Labeye named Eutelsat chairman

Story from Advanced Television:

The Board of Directors of Eutelsat has approved the hiring of Eric Labaye as a Board member and his appointment as Chairman of Eutelsat Communications and Eutelsat SA.

Broadband TV News: Sky Deutschland secures exclusive NBCUniversal films and series

Story from Broadband TV News:

German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland has renewed and expanded its long-standing content partnership with NBCUniversal, securing a multi-year deal that strengthens its position as the exclusive ‘pay 1’ partner for films and selected series across Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

C21 Media: Ex-Banijay Germany exec Nadine Grünfeld to return to firm as Brainpool MD

Story from C21 Media:

Former Banijay Germany exec Nadine Grünfeld will return to the company next month to become MD at subsidiary Brainpool.

Hollywood Reporter: Jacob Soboroff Joining MSNBC As Split From NBC News Looms

Story from Hollywood Reporter:

MSNBC has made a major hire for its news team, tapping Jacob Soboroff as senior national and political correspondent.

Broadband TV News: Liberty Global sells Vodafone stake

Story from Broadband TV News:

Liberty Global has sold its remaining stake in Vodafone, according to a shareholding notification.

Broadband TV News: RTLzwei and Warner Bros. Discovery joint ad sales venture gets green light from cartel office

Story from Broadband TV News:

Germany’s Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt) has cleared the planned joint advertising sales company between RTLzwei and Warner Bros. Discovery, paving the way for the two broadcasters to consolidate their TV ad marketing efforts in a new venture called El Cartel Brothers.

Deadline: More Library Cartoon Network Series Come Off HBO Max, Part Of Streamer’s Move Away From Kids Fare

Story from Deadline:

Courage the Cowardly Dog is no longer available on HBO Max.

Variety; Bruce Ramer on CPB Shutdown: ‘A Good Part of Public Radio and Broadcasting Will Be Out of Business’

Story from Variety:

The repercussions will be enormous.

Paramount Global/Skydance merger - Deadline: Elizabeth Warren Calls Skydance And Paramount Responses “Dodgy,” Wants Investigation Of Whether There Was A Trump “Side Deal”

Story from Deadline:

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) said that the responses from Skydance and Paramount Global to her and other senators’ queries were “dodgy,” as she called for an independent investigation as to whether there was a “side deal” with Donald Trump.

Variety: ‘South Park’ Is Leaving HBO Max After Paramount+ Secures Exclusive Rights

Story from Variety:

The first 26 seasons of “South Park” will leave HBO Max next week, after show creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone inked a rich deal with Paramount Global that included exclusive streaming rights on Paramount+.

Deadline: Netflix’s Corporate Culture Under The Microscope Again In Latest Misconduct & Discrimination Suits

Story from Deadline:

A recently amended discrimination, harassment and retaliation lawsuit from Netflix’s former director of Kids & Family Acquisitions and Co-Commissions against the streamer has put the company’s hardcore adapt or perish culture unflatteringly in the spotlight yet again.

Paramount Global/Skydance merger - Deadline: Shari Redstone Says Content Is Still King As Her Family’s Long Paramount Run Is A Wrap

Story from Deadline:

Paramount Global chair and controlling shareholder Shari Redstone thanked investors and her company’s co-CEOs on Thursday during the company’s abbreviated earnings call ahead of its merger with Skydance Media that closes next week.

Hollywood Reporter: Blue Ant Media to Go Public After Completing Reverse Takeover

Story from Hollywood Reporter:

Indie studio Blue Ant Media, led by CEO Michael MacMillan, is expected to go public next week after completing a reverse takeover of assets from Boat Rocker Media.

Hollywood Reporter: Corporation for Public Broadcasting Shutting Down After Federal Funding Rescission

Story from Hollywood Reporter:

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which directs federal funds to local public TV and radio stations, says it will shut down after having those federal dollars taken away.

Advanced Television: ESPN Unlimited for DirecTV customers

Story from Advanced Television:

DirecTV has announced that its streaming, satellite and U-verse customers will gain access to ESPN Unlimited at no additional cost.

Paramount Global/Skydance merger - Broadband TV News: Paramount streaming numbers grow, despite subscriber losses

Story from Broadband TV News:

Paramount says its Q2 financials demonstrate continued progress in its transformation towards a streaming first company.

Broadband TV News: Liberty Global planning more spin-offs

Story from Broadband TV News:

Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries has said the company is working to separate its remaining core operating units following the successful spin-off of Sunrise in November 2024.

Variety: Warner Bros. Discovery Inks New Post-Split Contracts With Streaming Boss JB Perrette, Chief Revenue Officer Bruce Campbell

Story from Variety:

Warner Bros. Discovery entered into new employment contracts for two senior execs, JB Perrette and Bruce Campbell, that extend through 2029 and 2030, respectively. The new deals, disclosed Thursday, are contingent on the completion of Warner Bros. Discovery’s separation into two companies: Warner Bros., comprising streaming and studios, and Discovery Global, which will house the linear TV networks.

Paramount Global/Skydance merger - Variety: Skydance Tells Senators It Wasn’t Involved in Colbert ‘Late Show’ Cancellation, ‘Fully Complied’ With Anti-Bribery Laws in Paramount Deal

Story from Variety:

Skydance Media has responded to an inquiry from three left-wing U.S. senators who expressed concerns about “bribery” with respect to the Trump administration’s approval of its deal to acquire Paramount Global — and had questioned whether Skydance had any part in the cancellation of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.”

Paramount Global/Skydance merger - Deadline; Paramount Sees Q2 Bump From ‘Mission: Impossible’, Paramount+ In Redstone Swan Song As Skydance Merger Set To Close

Story from Deadline:

Paramount Global reported its last set of financials under Redstone family ownership with a massive jump in theatrical revenue (up 84%) from Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning last quarter. Released May 23, it’s grossed nearly $600 million worldwide.

Paramount Global/Skydance merger - Deadline: Paramount Licensing Chief Dan Cohen Steps Down Ahead Of Skydance Merger

Story from Deadline:

Dan Cohen, Chief Content Licensing Officer at Paramount, is leaving the company after eight years.

Deadline: Public Media Suffers Another Blow As Senate GOP Provides No Federal Funding In New Spending Bill

Story from Deadline:

A new spending bill advanced out of a key Senate committee that provides no federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the entity that distributes grants to public stations, PBS and NPR.