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A report out this morning says that Apple TV+ may bid for the U.K. streaming rights to English Premier League football. The deal would bring the English Football League to the same platform that already hosts Major League Soccer in the U.S.
On Monday, March 20, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) began contract negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMTPT). The negotiations will lead to a new three-year deal between writers and the studios or a strike that could shut down Hollywood productions worldwide.
Paramount is weighing a sale of BET Media Group, which includes the cable network BET and VH1. Actor-producer Tyler Perry, producer-executive Byron Allen, and musician Sean “Diddy” Combs have all expressed interest in purchasing a majority stake in BET.
The appeal of premium TV networks like HBO is uninterrupted language, sex, and violence. Yet, HBO Max™ and other premium streaming services have ad-supported plans—and Warner Bros. Discovery jettisoned some HBO movies and shows to free, ad-supported TV (FAST) channels on Tubi and the Roku Channel.
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