Hollywood Reporter: Mets Owner Steve Cohen’s Firm Discloses Large Stake in Fox Corp.

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A high-profile investor has disclosed a significant stake in Fox Corp.

Hollywood Reporter: CalPERS Votes for Nelson Peltz and Jay Rasulo in Disney Boardroom Battle

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The California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) said the U.S. pension fund has voted to elect activist investor Nelson Peltz and Jay Rasulo to to the board of Walt Disney Company, Reuters reported Friday.

Ziggo race into F1 in the Netherlands

Virgin Media O2's sister Ziggo has pick up Formula 1 broadcasting rights from Viaplay in the Netherlands.

Deadline: ‘Chicago Fire’ Adds Jocelyn Hudon To Season 12

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Following Kara Killmer’s exit from NBC‘s Chicago Fire, a new paramedic is checking into Season 12.

Deadline: Disney Investor Blackwells Capital Sues The Company As Shareholder Vote Nears Close; Media Giant Calls Allegations “Baseless” And “Desperate”

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Activist Disney investor Blackwells Capital is suing the media giant over what it sees as an inappropriately cozy relationship with another shareholder, ValueAct Capital.

Deadline: Paramount+ Removes 10 Nickelodeon Titles Including ‘Blue’s Clues & You!’ & ‘Rugrats’ Series

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Paramount+ has purged 10 Nickelodeon original series, following the removal of other Nick titles from the platform over the past several months.

Digital TV Europe: Atresmedia TV secures MotoGP rights in deal with DAZN

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Spanish TV operator Atresmedia TV has inked an agreement with sports streamer DAZN and MotoGP to deliver free-to-air broadcast of selected races from the FIM Grand Prix World Championship, MotoGP.

Digital TV Europe: TIM in new deal with DAZN

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Telecom Italia (TIM) and sports streamer DAZN have struck a new non-exclusive distribution agreement that will allow customers of TIM’s TimVision pay TV service to continue watching 10 matches of the Serie A football Championship played every day for the next five seasons until 2029, in addition to the rest of the streamer’s sports line-up.

Deadline: Rob Wade Restructures Fox Entertainment Operations: Michael Thorn Adds Network Unscripted, Fernando Szew To Head Studios

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Fox Entertainment CEO Rob Wade is realigning the company’s content and business operations into three groups, the Fox Television Network, Fox Entertainment Studios and sales arm Fox Entertainment Global.

Deadline: Viaplay Boss Vows Company “Will Be Different” After Horrors Of 2023

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“Moving forward, our company will be different.”

Broadband TV News: Disney goes green in logo refresh

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Disney+ has been given a makeover with its now familiar logo now displayed in teal and white.

Deadline: BBC Deficit Projected To Skyrocket To $620M Next Year

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The BBC‘s financial deficit is projected to reach nearly £500M next year as the corporation delivers what it has described as a “transformational budget.”

Broadband TV News: Localised kids content from Warner Bros. in Lithuania

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Telia and Warner Bros. Discovery have announced they’re begun providing fully localised kids VOD content to customers in Lithuania.

Broadband TV News: Amazon sublicenses Premier League games from Viaplay

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Viaplay has reached an agreement with Amazon Prime Video to offload 10% of all Premier League games each season in Sweden and Denmark.

Deadline: ‘Doctor Who’ Showrunner Says Disney+ Deal Had To Happen As Demise Of The BBC Is “Undoubtedly On Its Way”

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Doctor Who showrunner Russell T. Davies has issued some doom-and-gloom thinking behind why the hit sci-fi series needed to partner with Disney+.

Deadline: ESPN SportsCenter Anchor John Anderson Leaving At End Of June

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Veteran ESPN SportsCenter anchor John Anderson said today that he will retire from the show at the end of June.

Deadline: Sarah Hyland Exits ‘Love Island USA’ After Two Seasons As Host On Peacock

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Sarah Hyland exits her hosting duties on Love Island USA after two seasons on Peacock.

Deadline: Paramount Global Credit Rating Cut To Junk Status By S&P Due To “Downside Ratings Pressure” On Its TV Business

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Paramount Global‘s credit rating has been lowered to junk status by S&P Global, which cited the toll of ongoing pay-TV declines as a key factor in the downgrade.

Deadline: Hulu-Disney+ Bundle Officially Launches As Unified Service; Company Says Viewing During Three-Month Beta Exceeded Its Expectations

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Disney’s streaming bundle combining Hulu and Disney+ in one service officially launched Wednesday morning, ending a three-month beta period described by the company as a success.

Broadband TV News: ProSiebenSat.1 boards reject MFE proposals

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The Executive Board and Supervisory Board of ProSiebenSat.1 reject the proposals which the German media company’s largest shareholder MFE-MediaForEurope made for the AGM on 30 April 2024.