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Paramount’s Mideast financing doomed Warner Bros. Discovery auction bid

WBD’s board grew uneasy with how complicated Paramount’s offer became.
David ZaslavMike Blake/Reuters

In mad dash to stop Netflix-WBD deal, Paramount has ‘no juice’

Seemingly everyone hates that Netflix won out in the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery, but the Ellisons couldn’t stop it.
Netflix and Warner Bros. logos Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters

AI critics funded AI coverage at top newsrooms

A behind-the-scenes media war over coverage of AI reflects a deep split inside the tech community.
OpenAI logoDado Ruvic/Illustration via Reuters

CNN staffers, bracing for Paramount takeover, are relieved by Netflix deal

As federal regulators weigh Netflix’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio and streaming business, WBD will continue spinning off its cable assets.
CNN logo signageChris Aluka Berry/Reuters

Staff cuts and strategy squabbles split Atlas Obscura leadership

The relationship between the company’s founders and some of its investors appears to have soured.
Atlas ObscuraBill O’Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Vanity Fair expected to let Olivia Nuzzi’s contract lapse, insiders say

Just weeks after Vanity Fair published an excerpt of Olivia Nuzzi’s book, it’s increasingly unlikely she’ll be a fixture on its print masthead.
Ryan Lizza and Olivia NuzziTasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Nuclear Now

UK’s The Telegraph to be taken over by rival Daily Mail

The outlet has been for sale since its previous owners ran up unsupportable debts and were removed in 2023.

How Trump is trying to remake American culture — starting with his favorite buddy-cop franchise

The president is offering some creative input on potential upcoming projects.

CNN drops out of Apple News feed, for now

The two companies are continuing to discuss a new deal that would restore CNN’s stories to Apple News.

Can the Supreme Court keep its secrets? With Jodi Kantor of the New York Times

New York Times investigative reporter Jodi Kantor joins Mixed Signals to explain how she’s revealed the secrets of internal deliberations behind the ceremony and black robes of the US Supreme Court.

Derek Thompson on why everything is becoming television, and whether democracy can survive it

Derek Thompson explores why endless video feeds are commanding attention like never before, his book Abundance, his shift from The Atlantic, and the leap to independent work.

Vox to partner with Patreon for new paywalled shows

Vox said it hopes to supplement its shows with live newsroom conversations and community features such as chats.

The old MSNBC relaunches into a new media world

The network, now called MS NOW, is in the midst of its biggest gamble since it launched in 1996.

An unpublished profile raises questions about Epstein — and journalism

Buried deep in the House Oversight Committee’s recent release of emails from Jeffrey Epstein’s inbox is an 8,684-word profile by the reporter Michael Wolff.

Comcast, Paramount, Netflix near bids for Warner Bros. Discovery

A frenetic pursuit for the last big chunk of media assets is entering its next stage.

BBC director general quits over Trump reporting

He resigned over a report suggesting the broadcaster had misleadingly edited a speech by US President Donald Trump.

Axel Springer’s CEO — and biggest star — is chasing his next deal

Mathias Döpfner is emerging as a new-school mogul: ubiquitously public, sitting on a pile of cash, and on the hunt for more deals.

Zaslav meets with Comcast executives as bidding war ramps up

Comcast may feel there is still a path forward for a deal.