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Gadgets
fromThe Verge
2 hours ago

The AI browser wars are here

AI-driven browsers aim to reshape browsing by autonomously controlling cursors and interfaces, prompting major companies to redesign browser experiences.
Film
fromKotaku
1 week ago

Warner Bros. Reportedly Reject A Buyout Bid From Paramount

Paramount made a takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery near $20 per share, which Warner rejected while seeking about $30 per share.
US politics
fromThe Verge
2 weeks ago

Big Tech is 'donating' to Trump's 'nonprofits'

America250, a Congress-established nonprofit, solicits corporate payments from major media companies while several of those companies pursue mergers requiring the Trump administration's approval.
Marketing tech
fromAdExchanger
1 month ago

Always Be Closing; 'Sadsung' Fridges | AdExchanger

FCC threats and conservative affiliates' pullouts led Disney to suspend Jimmy Kimmel; Samsung will pilot ads on Family Hub refrigerator screens during idle mode.
Media industry
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

A $6.2 billion deal looms over Jimmy Kimmel's suspension

ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel's show after FCC chair Brendan Carr criticized Kimmel's comments, prompting Nexstar and Sinclair to pressure ABC amid FCC-sensitive M&A pursuits.
US politics
fromThe Verge
1 month ago

Jimmy Kimmel Live pulled 'indefinitely' for joke about Charlie Kirk's killer after FCC threat

FCC chairman Brendan Carr threatened to revoke broadcast licenses, prompting Disney/ABC and Nexstar affiliates to pull Jimmy Kimmel Live! off air indefinitely.
US politics
fromFortune
1 month ago

Trump suggests a TikTok deal is close as he reveals crunch talks with Xi Jinping while the Ellisons wait in the wings | Fortune

U.S. and Chinese officials reached a deal enabling TikTok's sale to American interests, potentially involving Larry Ellison and the Ellison family's expanding media acquisitions.
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fromVulture
1 month ago

What Paramount Buying Warner Bros. Could Mean for Hollywood

Paramount Skydance, backed by the family of CEO David Ellison, is getting ready to make a bid to take over all of Warner Bros. Discovery before the two companies can go through with their plan to split, per a new report from The Wall Street Journal. If such a deal happens, it would put networks as diverse as CBS, CNN, TCM, and MTV under one roof and result in the combination of two historic Hollywood studios, Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros.
Media industry
fromDigiday
1 month ago

Digiday editors recap the top stories and developments from summer 2025

But as the summer fades to fall, the events that transpired this season have set the conditions for what's likely to be an even more eventful - to use a euphemism - end to the year. To that end, Digiday managing editor Sara Jerde joined Digiday Podcast hosts Kimeko McCoy and Tim Peterson to recap the stories of the summer and analyze what they portend for the rest of 2025 and beyond.
Marketing
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