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The FCC approves the Paramount-Skydance deal, granting the transfer of licenses for 28 CBS-owned local TV stations to the Skydance-led ownership group (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/fcc-approves-paramount-skydance-…

FCC Approves Paramount-Skydance Deal
The FCC approved the transfer of CBS licenses to Skydance's ownership group, paving the way to the merger of Skydance and Paramount.

AI Slop: Die Schattenseite der KI-Revolution
Immer wieder trifft man auf Social-Media-Plattformen auf den Begriff "AI Slop". Wir erklären, was dahinter steckt.
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„In Rüstungsunternehmen zu investieren lohne sich nicht nur, sondern sei sogar nachhaltig. Schließlich könne Europa nur auf diese Weise die Demokratie verteidigen, was Nachhaltigkeit überhaupt erst ermöglicht – so das Argument.“
„So hat sich etwa der Vermögensverwalter Allianz Global Investors im April dazu entschieden, Rüstungsunternehmen in Fonds aufzunehmen, die unter dem Label »Environmental, Social und Governance« (ESG) verkauft werden.“

FCC approves Paramount-Skydance merger
Late on July 1, Paramount announced it had settled a lawsuit with Trump over the editing of a
"60 Minutes" interview with Kamala Harris
-- a suit that Paramount told the court was without merit.
The company agreed to pay $16 million
— most of which would go to Mr. Trump's presidential library
— and agreed to publish transcripts of future "60 Minutes" interviews with presidential candidates afte…

FCC approves Paramount-Skydance merger
Paramount Global and Skydance Media agreed to merge last year.

Wer schon immer mal Gabelsberger lernen wollte: Im Herbst bietet das IfÖG einen einschlägigen Kurs an, geleitet von Andreas Kloner: https://geschichtsforschung.univie.ac.at/news-detailansicht/news/kursangebot-gabelsberger-stenographie/…

KURSANGEBOT: Gabelsberger Stenographie
Nicht alles, was auf den ersten Blick unmöglich erscheint, ist unmöglich. Nicht alles, was wie eine Geheimschrift wirkt, ist eine Geheimschrift. Das gilt gerade auch für die Gabelsberger Stenographie, ein System, das mit knappen Zeichen in der Lage war, gesprochene Reden schriftlich festzuhalten.

Scouting Garrett Nussmeier: Shades of Andy Dalton, Brock Purdy, Tony Romo in LSU quarterback https://www.nfl.com/news/scouting-garrett-nussmeier-shades-of-andy-dalton-brock-purdy-tony-romo-in-lsu-quarterback…

Another bloody SovCit 🤬
#Australia

Porepunkah shooting live updates: Two police officers killed in rural Victoria as search for shooter continues
The public is being asked to avoid the scene, which has been described as an "active and ongoing incident which may present a significant risk to members of the public".

Paramount says it expects its merger with Skydance to close on August 7; the new company will trade on Nasdaq as PSKY (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/paramount-skydance-deal-close-date-1236470440/

When Will the Paramount-Skydance Merger Deal Close? Date Is Set
Paramount Global expects the merger with Skydance -- forming Paramount Skydance Corp. -- to close Aug. 7.

Chris McCarthy, co-CEO of Paramount Global and president of Showtime/MTV, plans to depart the company once its acquisition by Skydance is completed (Nellie Andreeva/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2025/07/chris-mccarthy-leaving-paramount-skydance-merg…

Paramount Co-CEO Chris McCarthy To Depart Upon Completion Of Skydance Acquisition As Deal Gets FCC Approval
Paramount co-CEO Chris McCarthy has opted to depart upon the completion of the Skydance acquisition as deal has landed FCC approval.

FCC filing: Larry Ellison will hold a minority voting interest of ~35.5% in the combined Paramount-Skydance company, without any veto or special voting rights (Lucas Manfredi/The Wrap)
https://www.thewrap.com/larry-ellison-paramount-skydance-merger-voting-right…

Larry Ellison to Hold 35.5% of Family's Voting Rights in New Paramount, National Amusements After Skydance Merger Closes
The Oracle chairman will not have any "veto rights, or any special or outsized voting rights," per an amendment filed with the FCC