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RTL closes its acquisition of Sky Deutschland from Comcast for an upfront purchase price of €68M, down from the €150M announced in 2025 (Jesse Whittock/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2026/05/rtl-closes-sky-deutschland-deal-comcast-1236931764/
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RTL Completes Deal To Buy Sky Deutschland From Comcast
RTL has closed its deal to acquire Sky Deutschland from Comcast.

Apple CFO Kevan Parekh says Services surpassed 1.5B paid subscriptions, up from 1B in January 2025, but a gaming slowdown and App Store changes hurt growth (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/30/apple-says-gaming-sl…

Apple says gaming slowdown and App Store changes hurt services growth | TechCrunch
Apple said a slowdown in mobile gaming and changes to the App Store’s business model — including court-ordered payment rule changes in the U.S. — weighed on its services business, even as the company topped 1.5 billion paid subscriptions.

Seahawks' DeMarcus Lawrence says retirement chances 'were very slim': 'I still have more to give' https://www.nfl.com/news/seahawks-demarcus-lawrence-says-retirement-chances-were-very-slim-i-still-have-more-to…

Raiders Training Camp Day 5: Biggest Changes From Past Camps https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/onsi/las-vegas-training-camp-day-5-biggest-changes-past-camps

Longer droughts and changes in rainfall are already occurring in the Amazon, research finds #Amazon

Longer droughts and changes in rainfall are already occurring in the Amazon, research finds
According to two recently published studies led by scientists from Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INPE), the Brazilian Amazon is already beginning to experience scenarios previously projected for the coming decades, including longer dry seasons and changes in rainfall patterns. Without integrated policies and initiatives to combat climate change, the situation could rapidly intensify, posing risks to biodiversity, the replenishment of natural water reservoirs, and the functioni…

A federal judge on Monday struck down the Trump administration’s changes to a $4 billion federal homelessness program
that would limit resources for permanent housing
and shift the focus to temporary housing and services.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s efforts to modify the so-called
"Continuum of Care Program"
have been tied up in litigation since November,
with plaintiffs citing concerns with policy changes that place new con…

Neue Gerüchterunde über chinesische Lithografie-Systeme
Das chinesische Start-up Aishengna soll bestimmte Maschinen für die Chipfertigung herstellen können. Berichte reichen, um ASMLs Aktie ins Wanken zu bringen.
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Neue Gerüchterunde über chinesische Lithografie-Systeme
Das chinesische Start-up Aishengna soll bestimmte Maschinen für die Chipfertigung herstellen können. Berichte reichen, um ASMLs Aktie ins Wanken zu bringen.

A profile of Michael Angelakis, who will lead Comcast after the NBCU spin-off; he was Comcast CFO in 2007-2015 and runs Comcast-backed investment firm Atairos (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/business/medi…

Mike Cavanagh will become NBCU CEO after the spin off; Comcast co-CEO Brian Roberts says the separation is not designed to pursue M&A deals; CMCSA jumps 9% (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/comcast-ce…

Comcast CEOs Say NBCU-Cable Split 'Absolutely Not' Not Prelude to M&A
Comcast co-CEOs Brian Roberts and Mike Cavanagh said the NBCU-cable split is 'absolutely not' prelude to M&A deals and that 'we've now simply changed our mind' that the businesses are better together.

A look at the potential buyers of NBCUniversal, including Netflix, Apple, Amazon, or YouTube, and the hurdles they would face (M.G. Siegler/Spyglass)
https://spyglass.org/comcast-nbc-universal-netflix-spacex/

Comcast is Unbundling... Comcast
The company can't stop cutting itself in two, but who is buying? Netflix? SpaceX?!