UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said she is considering intervention in Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery over media plurality concerns. Paramount says the deal does not pose UK plurality issues and remains on schedule.
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Carl Rinsch, director of “47 Ronin,” was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for defrauding Netflix of $11 million meant for an unfinished sci-fi series. Prosecutors said he spent the money on investments, cryptocurrency and luxury goods instead of production.
Comcast plans to spin off NBCUniversal and Sky into a separate publicly traded company, giving shareholders stock in both businesses. The planned tax-free separation is expected to be completed in about a year.
Bill Maher accepted the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center as comedians repeatedly mocked President Donald Trump’s contested control of the venue. The ceremony unfolded amid a legal fight over Trump’s name on the building and plans for a major renovation.
A permit to close streets near Madison Square Garden from July 2 to July 4 has fueled speculation that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce may marry at the arena. City officials confirmed the permit filing, but the couple has not announced a venue.
New York prosecutors have dropped the remaining rape charge against Harvey Weinstein after his accuser, Jessica Mann, said she did not want to testify in a fourth trial. Weinstein remains convicted in New York and California and prosecutors are seeking a 20-year sentence in the New York case.
A federal judge ordered the Kennedy Center to explain the tarp and scaffolding covering its facade after President Donald Trump’s name was removed under a court order. The center must also update the court on renovation, programming and public access plans by late July.