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One analyst says European regulators are unlikely to block a Paramount-WBD deal; another says it's likely that regulators would slow down the approval process (Deadline) - 2026-02-27T15:50:03-05:00

Deadline:
One analyst says European regulators are unlikely to block a Paramount-WBD deal; another says it's likely that regulators would slow down the approval process — Hollywood's boardroom battle of the decade has ended with P aramount dramatically snatching Warner Bros. Discovery from Netflix.

Paramount has paid the $2.8B breakup fee owed to Netflix; WBD is expected to announce Friday that it signed an agreement to be acquired by Paramount (Bloomberg) - 2026-02-27T15:29:14-05:00

Bloomberg:
Paramount has paid the $2.8B breakup fee owed to Netflix; WBD is expected to announce Friday that it signed an agreement to be acquired by Paramount — Paramount Skydance Corp. has paid the $2.8 billion breakup fee owed to Netflix Inc. after the streaming company dropped its planned deal …

Memo: another CBS News producer leaves, after 46 years, and says, "We've been told to aim our reporting at a particular part of the political spectrum" (Jeremy Barr/The Guardian) - 2026-02-27T15:20:01-05:00

Jeremy Barr / The Guardian:
Memo: another CBS News producer leaves, after 46 years, and says, “We've been told to aim our reporting at a particular part of the political spectrum” — Mary Walsh, leaving after 46 years, says staffers told to ‘aim our reporting at a particular part of the political spectrum’

CNN employees and viewers have serious concerns about whether Ellison will uphold CNN's editorial independence amid severe political pressure (CNN) - 2026-02-27T14:15:02-05:00

CNN:
CNN employees and viewers have serious concerns about whether Ellison will uphold CNN's editorial independence amid severe political pressure — Viewers and readers of CNN might be wondering the same thing that CNN employees are asking right now: What will Paramount's ownership mean?

The international film community sees Paramount's potential WBD acquisition with optimism for theatrical windows and worry about a reduced number of film buyers (Variety) - 2026-02-27T13:20:02-05:00

Variety:
The international film community sees Paramount's potential WBD acquisition with optimism for theatrical windows and worry about a reduced number of film buyers — Late Thursday night at around 10.30p.m. in London at the world premiere afterparty for Warner Bros.' all-star gothic romance …

Suno CEO and co-founder Mikey Shulman says the AI music company hit 2M paid subscribers and $300M ARR; pitch deck: it had 1M paid subscribers in November 2025 (Kristin Robinson/Billboard) - 2026-02-27T13:00:47-05:00

Kristin Robinson / Billboard:
Suno CEO and co-founder Mikey Shulman says the AI music company hit 2M paid subscribers and $300M ARR; pitch deck: it had 1M paid subscribers in November 2025 — The AI startup reports rapid growth, strong retention rates and rising engagement. … On Wednesday, Suno CEO …

Conde Nast revenue in 2025 was ~$2B, Google accounted for only ~25% of visits to its sites in 2025, and its seven largest brands make up 85% of revenue (Anna Nicolaou/Financial Times) - 2026-02-27T12:40:01-05:00

Anna Nicolaou / Financial Times:
Conde Nast revenue in 2025 was ~$2B, Google accounted for only ~25% of visits to its sites in 2025, and its seven largest brands make up 85% of revenue — Roger Lynch says publisher of Vogue and The New Yorker increased revenue last year with subscription growth

Equalpride acquires Cond� Nast's LGBTQ+ digital outlet Them, which was launched in 2017 and is led by EIC Fran Tirado (Chris Gardner/The Hollywood Reporter) - 2026-02-27T12:00:04-05:00

Chris Gardner / The Hollywood Reporter:
Equalpride acquires Condé Nast's LGBTQ+ digital outlet Them, which was launched in 2017 and is led by EIC Fran Tirado — On the heels of layoffs, Equalpride CEO Mark Berryhill says, “Adding the ‘Them’ brand accelerates our mission and expands the ways we can champion LGBTQ+ voices year-round."

Equalpride, parent company of LGBTQ+ outlets like Out and The Advocate, cuts staff, including the EICs of Pride.com and The Advocate (Chris Gardner/The Hollywood Reporter) - 2026-02-27T11:50:09-05:00

Chris Gardner / The Hollywood Reporter:
Equalpride, parent company of LGBTQ+ outlets like Out and The Advocate, cuts staff, including the EICs of Pride.com and The Advocate — Commenting on the latest round of cuts, a source tells THR, “These brands mean a lot to people, and we need to be telling our stories now more than ever.”

TMTG says it is in talks to spin off Truth Social into a public company, following the close of its previously announced merger with nuclear fusion startup TAE (Christine Wang/Axios) - 2026-02-27T11:25:05-05:00

Christine Wang / Axios:
TMTG says it is in talks to spin off Truth Social into a public company, following the close of its previously announced merger with nuclear fusion startup TAE — Trump Media & Technology Group said Friday it is in talks to spin off Truth Social into a new publicly traded company.

Spotify launches Audiobook Charts in the US and the UK, which will be updated weekly and highlight the top audiobooks overall and by genre (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch) - 2026-02-27T10:25:01-05:00

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Spotify launches Audiobook Charts in the US and the UK, which will be updated weekly and highlight the top audiobooks overall and by genre — Spotify is launching Audiobook Charts for the U.S. and U.K., the company announced on Friday. Similar to the streaming giant's Music and Podcast Charts …

Since bidding for WBD began in September, its stock price has risen 148% and Paramount raised its bid by 63%, a testament to David Zaslav's dealmaking abilities (Sara Fischer/Axios) - 2026-02-27T09:20:00-05:00

Sara Fischer / Axios:
Since bidding for WBD began in September, its stock price has risen 148% and Paramount raised its bid by 63%, a testament to David Zaslav's dealmaking abilities — In repeatedly rebuffing takeover offers from Paramount Skydance, Warner Bros. Discovery's board managed to create one of Hollywood's …

In an interview, Apple's SVP of Services Eddy Cue says Brazil is Apple TV's second-largest and fastest growing market in terms of subscribers (Marcus Mendes/9to5Mac) - 2026-02-27T08:50:00-05:00

Marcus Mendes / 9to5Mac:
In an interview, Apple's SVP of Services Eddy Cue says Brazil is Apple TV's second-largest and fastest growing market in terms of subscribers — In an interview with Brazilian newspaper Folha de S. Paulo, Cue emphasized Brazil's growing role in Apple TV's global business …

An analysis of 1,000+ YouTube Shorts videos recommended to kids: the algorithm pushes bizarre, often nonsensical, AI-generated videos, and many lack disclosures (Arijeta Lajka/New York Times) - 2026-02-27T07:05:01-05:00

Arijeta Lajka / New York Times:
An analysis of 1,000+ YouTube Shorts videos recommended to kids: the algorithm pushes bizarre, often nonsensical, AI-generated videos, and many lack disclosures — Experts caution that low-quality, A.I.-generated videos on YouTube geared toward children often feature conflicting information …

California AG Rob Bonta says Paramount-WBD "is not a done deal" as CA DOJ "has an open investigation" and the companies haven't "cleared regulatory scrutiny" (Winston Cho/The Hollywood Reporter) - 2026-02-27T00:45:01-05:00

Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
California AG Rob Bonta says Paramount-WBD “is not a done deal” as CA DOJ “has an open investigation” and the companies haven't “cleared regulatory scrutiny” — If the Justice Department and foreign regulators approves the deal, it'll be up to state attorneys general to challenge the merger.

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