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Disney Faces Regulatory Roadblocks in Global Sports Push

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Antitrust regulators in India flagged Disney’s $8.5 billion merger with Reliance for competition concerns in cricket broadcast rights.

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Disney Patent Brings AI-Free Robotics to Entertainment, Animation

The simplicity of this method makes it applicable to “almost any type of robot.”

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Does TV News Have a Home in the Streaming Era?

Big Tech loves movies, TV shows, and live sports. So why has it shown remarkably little appetite for the TV news business?

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Can a Paramount Sale Break the Mold of Media Mergers?

Just what, exactly, would Sony and Apollo Global Management be getting out of a Paramount Global acquisition?

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Has Fox Turned Tubi into a Streaming Success?

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The service has grown to 74 million monthly active users, a bigger audience than the Max paid-subscription platform.

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Patent Drop

Disney Generative AI Patent Taps Into Users’ Memories

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Disney wants to use AI to help you recall fond memories.

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America’s Shortening Attention Spans are Corporate Gold

The stakes for media and tech companies have never been higher, even if attention spans have never been shorter.

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Disney Beats Activist Investor in Shareholder Vote

Bob Iger is emerging victorious in Disney’s epic board seat battle with infamous activist investor Nelson Peltz.

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Nelson Peltz Scores Major Ally in Disney Fight

Activist investor Nelson Peltz has earned a huge win in his protracted battle of wills with Disney CEO Bob Iger.

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Can Hollywood Reboot the Bundle?

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Hollywood may be rethinking its business model of direct-to-consumer, a la carte streaming services — meaning the bundle may be back.

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