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Formula 1’s first race of the 2022 season was ESPN’s most-viewed since 1995
Formula One F1 – Bahrain Grand Prix – Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain – March 20, 2022 General view during the race. Thaier Al-sudani | Reuters Formula 1’s 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix lured more than 1 million U.S. viewers for Sunday’s season-opener —making it the most-viewed F1 race on ESPN since 1995. ESPN said the […]
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BuzzFeed investors have pushed CEO Jonah Peretti to shut down entire newsroom, sources say
BuzzFeed founder and CEO Jonah Peretti Manuel Blondeau | AOP.Press/Corbis | Getty Images BuzzFeed is shrinking its money-losing news organization, the company announced Tuesday, amid what people familiar with the matter describe as broader investor concern that the division is weighing down the company. Several large shareholders have urged BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti to shut […]
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The NFL will now let teams seek limited blockchain sponsorships, but cryptocurrency promotion remains banned
A football with the NFL logo Jacob Kupferman | Getty Images The National Football League, in a memo issued Tuesday, granted teams limited permission to seek blockchain sponsorships, a partial reversal from late last summer, as the technology grows in popularity among the organization’s fans and athletes. The league said it made the decision to […]
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UK watchdog puts 50 crypto companies on notice over ‘misleading’ ads
A bitcoin ATM inside a shop in Finsbury Park, London, on Feb. 4, 2022. Luke MacGregor | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — Over 50 cryptocurrency companies have been sent enforcement notices by the U.K.’s advertising watchdog as part of a regulatory crackdown on promotions in the industry. The Advertising Standards Authority said Tuesday it […]
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‘I am enemy No. 1’: Protester on Russian TV speaks out from hiding
Marina Ovsyannikova is seen here (in a still grab taken from a video uploaded on March 14, 2022) giving a statement recorded before she held up an anti-war sign live on air. Marina Ovsyannikova via Reuters Marina Ovsyannikova, the Russian journalist who protested the war in Ukraine on live state TV, has told international media […]
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Disney creative leaders express frustration to CEO Chapek over ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill response
Bob Chapek, Disney CEO at the Boston College Chief Executives Club, November 15, 2021. Charles Krupa | AP Senior leaders across Disney’s creative studios have expressed their frustration to CEO Bob Chapek about his handling of the “Don’t Say Gay” bill in Florida, people familiar with the matter told CNBC. Chapek met with senior leadership […]
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Amazon closes deal to buy MGM movie studio
Pavlo Gonchar | LightRocket | Getty Images Amazon on Thursday said it had closed its $8.5 billion deal to buy MGM, combining the fabled movie maker behind “Rocky” and “James Bond” with the online retailing giant as it looks to draw consumers through more streaming video. In a statement, Amazon said it would welcome all […]
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