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Lionsgate shares soar ~15% after report that CBS interim CEO made an offer of around $5B to acquire Starz; Lionsgate said to have rejected offer — KEY POINTS — Rumors that CBS had made an informal offer to buy Starz from the media company sent the stock soaring.
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Sources: Lionsgate offered to sell Starz to CBS for $5.5B after CBS made an informal $5B bid for the network — (Reuters) - Lions Gates Entertainment offered to sell cable channel Starz to CBS Corp for $5.5 billion after rebuffing a lower offer, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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Techdirt settles suit by Shiva Ayyadurai, who claimed to invent email; no money exchanges hands; Techdirt to link to an Ayyadurai statement on related articles — Click Here to Support Techdirt — It's possible that some of you saw the news earlier this week that the legal dispute …
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Spotify to start testing Car Thing, a voice-controlled smart assistant device that connects to your car and phone over bluetooth, with some Premium users in US — To learn how people consume audio in their car — Spotify will begin publicly testing its first hardware today …
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Q&A with Google News creator Krishna Bharat on the impact of AI on journalism, the future of assisted interviews, and AI's contribution to democratic processes — In recent years, the threats posed by AI to democracies through hacking, manipulation, and disinformation campaigns have garnered public attention.

Steve Kroft, the longest-tenured correspondent on 60 Minutes, is retiring, with his final segment airing Sunday — The show's longest-tenured correspondent is known for his incisive interviews and impactful investigations. But he admits, “I'm not easy.” — Steve Kroft, the longest …
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As streaming services look for content, the price to option magazine articles has soared; journalists and media organizations sometimes clash over revenue split — As a peripatetic writer for national magazines, David Kushner has traveled to some far-flung destinations.
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The Guardian updates style guide to recommend “global heating” instead of “global warming”, and “climate emergency, crisis or breakdown”, over “climate change” — From now, house style guide recommends terms such as ‘climate crisis’ and ‘global heating’
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Sources: Google agreed to refund advertisers that paid for ads displayed in an ad fraud scheme discovered in 2017, following lawsuit over back-payments — Google has agreed to refund advertisers for ads purchased through its ad marketplaces that ran on websites with fraudulent traffic …
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Google says it will shut down Jump, its cloud-based VR video stitching service, on June 28, due to a usage decline as new video formats and VR cameras came out — Google will shut down Jump, its cloud-based video stitching service, this summer. The company emailed creators Friday afternoon …

Arabic podcasts, relatively free from regulation for the moment, rise thanks to young producers providing views on the Arabic world unseen in mainstream media — A new generation of young and forward-thinking producers are providing an alternative view on the Arabic world

Winning bidders for Salon Media are Chris Richmond and Drew Schoentrup, owners of Proper Media, which is involved in an ownership stakes dispute in Snopes — Salon Media Group is being acquired for $5 million by a little-known pair of tech entrepreneurs who are meanwhile caught in a legal battle …
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Gannett shareholders voted to reject board nominees put forth by MNG Enterprises, also called Digital First Media and backed by Alden Global Capital — Gannett shareholders have voted to reject MNG Enterprises' board nominees, siding with the USA TODAY owner as it attempts to fend off …
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