Netflix stock surges as it walks away from Warner Bros deal
Netflix declined to raise its proposal to match a higher one from Paramount for Warner Bros.
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‘Zionist to the core’: Swiss commentator slams Israeli bobsleigh team
Stefan Reina’s commentary on the Israeli team’s run in Cortina focused on the athletes’ support of the genocide in Gaza.
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Why did Israel jail journalist who witnessed Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing?
Palestinian Ali al-Samoudi was with Al Jazeera’s Abu Akleh when she was shot dead by an Israeli sniper in 2022.
US questions person over disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, mother of TV host
Man arrested and freed same day claims innocence amid FBI release of video of ‘armed individual’ outside victim’s home.
Paramount expands offer for Warner Bros amid hostile takeover bid
The Ellison-backed US media giant offered a so-called ticking fee for each month the deal fails to close.
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The Take: Jamal Elshayyal – inside the war for journalism’s future
Director of Digital News Content Global Jamal Elshayyal joins The Take to discuss Al Jazeera’s next era of journalism.
Epstein pressed billionaire media mogul to influence coverage, files reveal
Epstein leveraged ties with Mortimer Zuckerman to try to steer tabloid’s coverage of abuse allegations.
Washington Post CEO resigns after sweeping layoffs
Will Lewis acknowledges ‘difficult decisions’ made during his rocky, two-year tenure.
Super Bowl drives economic boon in the US ahead of game
The football game will bring as much as $630m in local economic impact to the San Francisco Bay Area.
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US FCC notice to broadcasters prompts concerns on curtailing free speech
Critics say such actions and increasing corporate ownership of media is causing a backsliding in US media freedom.
Hong Kong to sentence media mogul Jimmy Lai on national security conviction
Lai’s case has been condemned internationally by free speech advocates, human rights groups and global leaders.
