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UK minded to intervene in $110bn Paramount-WBD deal
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said on 30 June she is 'minded to intervene' in Paramount Skydance's $110bn takeover of Warner Bros Discovery, citing media plurality concerns and setting a 6 July response deadline.
Comcast to spin off NBCUniversal and Sky in tax-free split
Comcast announced a tax-free spin-off of NBCUniversal and Sky into a standalone public company, sending CMCSA shares up as much as 26% in premarket trading.
Australia doubles social media ban fines to A$99m
Australia will raise the maximum penalty for breaching its under-16 social media ban to A$99m and expand eSafety Commissioner powers, as five platforms face active compliance investigations.
NFLX Q1 2026: filings, holdings, and macro context
Fox to acquire Roku for $160/share in $22bn deal
Fox Corporation has agreed to buy Roku Inc. for $160 per share in cash and stock, valuing the connected-TV platform at roughly $22 billion in enterprise value.
DOJ clears Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. $110bn merger
The US Justice Department approved Paramount Skydance's $110bn acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery without conditions, concluding the deal poses no threat to competition.