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U.S. Added Just 22,000 Jobs In August In Latest Sign Of Slowing Economy
Deadline· 2025-09-05 20:37
The U.S. added 22,000 jobs in August, with unemployment rising slightly to 4.3%, in the latest sign of a slowing economy. The numbers, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, have taken on new scrutiny after President Donald Trump fired the head of the agency following July’s lackluster jobs report, even as economists warned that the move was a step toward politicizing the statistics gathering of the federal government. The latest jobs figures were lower than a number of economists expected. As is typical, th ...
Paramount's Previous Merger Saga Revisited: John Malone Concedes “Smart Move” By Sumner Redstone But “Huge Disappointment” For Barry Diller
Deadline· 2025-09-05 06:45
历史收购事件 - 媒体大亨John Malone和Barry Diller在1990年代初期曾通过QVC竞购派拉蒙影业 但最终因Sumner Redstone的法律策略而失败 [1][3] - Sumner Redstone通过个人诉讼指控Malone违反SEC规则 导致Malone方3亿美元收购计划受阻并退出交易 [3] - 联邦贸易委员会要求Malone的TCI公司撤回5亿美元交易资金 促使Redstone将报价提高至107亿美元成功收购派拉蒙 [4] 企业合作与战略 - Malone邀请Diller负责QVC运营期间 公司股价表现强劲 促使双方决定利用股权优势收购派拉蒙 [3][4] - 交易失败主因包括法律障碍以及Diller不愿引入贝尔南方公司作为控制性合作伙伴 [4] - Malone评价若收购成功 结合Diller的制片背景与派拉蒙资源将形成巨大协同效应 [5] 行业活动与影响力 - Paley Center媒体论坛聚集约150名行业领袖 包括华纳兄弟探索CEO David Zaslav 自由媒体全球前CEO Mike Fries等高层 [2][6] - 活动聚焦Malone新书发布 涵盖其六十余年从业经历 从工程师成长为媒体行业亿万富翁预言者的历程 [2][5] - 论坛未讨论派拉蒙近期与Skydance的合并案 主要回顾历史商业案例与行业经验分享 [5]
Warner Bros. Discovery Sues Midjourney In Latest Copyright Lawsuit Over Use Of Content In AI
Deadline· 2025-09-05 04:42
Warner Bros. Discovery is the latest legacy media company to challenge the use of its content in generative AI, filing suit against Midjourney, claiming that the company is engaged in the “theft” of its intellectual property. With the lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles on Thursday, WBD is joining The Walt Disney Co. and NBCUniversal in challenging Midjourney’s use of their content. WBD’s attorneys wrote in the lawsuit, “Midjourney thinks it is above the law. It sells a commercial subscrip ...
Nexstar CEO Calls Local Media “The Least Sexy, Most Sticky Part Of The Media Ecosystem” As It Pursues Deal For Tegna
Deadline· 2025-09-05 04:39
Nexstar, the CW owner and giant broadcaster that’s angling to get even bigger, said it’s made a home in local media because that’s a lucrative place to be.   “Everybody’s focused on networks and streaming and top down and national media. The local media space, which has been ignored, is one we’ve chosen to build a dominant position in, and it’s that last mile connection with both the viewer and the advertiser that I say is the least sexy, most sticky part of the media ecosystem,” Sook told investors at the ...
Versant Capital Structure Details Coming Soon, Cable Spinoff Will Have Options – Comcast CFO
Deadline· 2025-09-05 00:27
With Comcast on track to spin off Versant by year end, CFO Jason Armstrong said more details of the standalone linear network company are coming soon and the new entity will enter the world solid and with “lots of options.” Comcast and all traditional media companies faced a choice amid cable’s inexorable decline as subscribers dwindle but the business still throws off cash. “Either they are cash generating and permanently in support of the existing growth businesses, or they are separable,” Armstrong posi ...
Trump Media Expands In Crypto With New Venture
Deadline· 2025-08-27 01:26
公司战略合作 - 特朗普媒体与技术集团与Yorkville Acquisition Corp SPAC及Crypto com合作成立数字资产国库公司Trump Media Group CRO Strategy 专注于加密货币CRO [1] - 特朗普媒体将购买价值1 05亿美元的CRO代币 约占CRO总市值2% 用于资产负债表 [1] - Crypto com将购买5000万美元特朗普媒体普通股 [1] 业务整合与生态建设 - 特朗普媒体计划在Truth Social和Truth+平台集成CRO代币 推出采用Crypto com数字钱包基础设施的奖励系统 [5] - 平台用户可通过Crypto com CRO余额支付订阅和服务费用 [5] - 双方公司将共同推广Truth+平台和Crypto com钱包 [5] 资金结构与投资规模 - 数字资产国库总融资包含10亿美元CRO代币 约占CRO总市值19% [7] - 融资包含2亿美元现金 2 2亿美元现金行权认股权证 以及Yorkville关联公司提供的50亿美元股权信贷额度 [7] - Yorkville将收购10亿美元CRO代币 并将股票代码从YORK更改为MCGA [3] 所有权结构与合作伙伴 - 交易完成后 Trump Media Group CRO Strategy将由Yorkville 特朗普媒体和Crypto com共同控股 [6] - Crypto com是支持Cronos区块链项目的加密货币交易所 已整合CRO等多种代币 [6] 相关背景与历史脉络 - 特朗普家族积极参与加密货币领域 特朗普夫妇今年初曾推出MEME代币TRUMP和MELANIA [2] - 其子Donald Jr 和Eric运营加密货币企业World Liberty Financial [2] - 此次合作标志特朗普对加密货币态度转变 从过去称其"不是货币"并主张严格监管 转为支持自由市场政策并进行重大投资 [4]
Apple TV+ Raises Monthly Rate To $12.99, Up 30%
Deadline· 2025-08-21 23:19
This is the first price hike for Apple TV+ since a previous $3 increase in October of 2023. Apple TV+ is hiking the monthly price of its service to $12.99 from $9.99 effective today for new customers. Existing subscribers will be topped off in their next renewal. The streamer, home to original series The Morning Show, Ted Lasso, Slow Horses and Severance – the latter recently nabbing an impressive 23 Emmy nominations — is the only major service to eschew an advertising- supported option. Its annual rate of ...
Starz Linear And Streaming Subscriber Levels Dip In Q2, But Growth Seen In Back Half Of Year
Deadline· 2025-08-15 04:42
财务表现 - 第二季度总收入为3197亿美元 略低于华尔街预期 主要由于线性电视和流媒体订阅用户数量下降 [1] - 调整后折旧摊销前营业利润(OIBDA)达到3340万美元 符合市场预期 [2] - 净亏损达4250万美元 每股亏损254美元 [4] - 公司净债务为5735亿美元 杠杆率为过去12个月调整后OIBDA的32倍 [6] 用户数据 - 截至6月30日 美国流媒体订阅用户数为1220万 环比减少12万 [3] - 美国线性电视和流媒体订阅用户总数1760万 环比减少41万 [3] - 北美地区总订阅用户数1910万 环比减少52万 [3] - 流媒体用户占比超过三分之二 [3] 业务展望 - 预计第三和第四季度订阅用户和收入将恢复增长 但未提供具体预测 [2][5] - 7-9月季度推出的《Outlander》衍生剧《Blood of My Blood》创下公司历史上第三高的新用户增长记录 [5] - 公司强调将通过优化内容组合和成本结构来实现收入增长 利润率提升和自由现金流转化率提高 [6] 资本市场表现 - 自5月IPO以来股价已接近翻倍 最高达到21美元 近期交易价格回落至15美元左右 [7]
Shari Redstone Sued By Paramount Investor Mario Gabelli Over Terms Of Skydance Deal
Deadline· 2025-08-14 04:55
法律诉讼事件 - 基金公司Gamco董事长Mario Gabelli对派拉蒙前控股股东Shari Redstone及National Amusements提起诉讼 寻求集体诉讼地位[1][2] - 指控Redstone通过合并交易为自身及家族谋取特殊利益 获得24亿美元收益 使其他投资者处于不利地位[2] - 诉讼于特拉华州衡平法院提起 要求法院纠正该情况[2][5] 合并交易细节 - 派拉蒙与Skydance的合并交易总额84亿美元 于上周四完成[3] - 合并后派拉蒙股价周三无故大幅上涨 但流通股数量较少令市场观察者困惑[3] - 公司高管同时在洛杉矶和纽约举行新闻发布会[3] 股东权利主张 - Gamco要求National Amusements对相同投票权股份的对价安排提高透明度[4] - 公司主张少数股东应获得投票权 此类投票在公司控制权交易中并非罕见[4] - Gamco因无法持有新派拉蒙实体投票股 被迫以现金赎回股份[5]
Netflix Consumer Products VP Heads To Funko As CEO
Deadline· 2025-08-13 08:02
高管任命 - 流行文化公司Funko任命前Netflix、迪士尼和耐克高管Josh Simon担任首席执行官 负责监管包括Funko、Loungefly和Mondo在内的品牌组合 [1] - Simon在Netflix任职超过五年 担任消费者产品副总裁 负责全球商品、现场体验和Roald Dahl Story Company业务 [2] - 新CEO曾负责建立并扩展Netflix消费品部门 为《怪奇物语》《布里奇顿》《鱿鱼游戏》等热门IP开发产品线 [2] 职业背景 - 在Netflix期间推出该流媒体巨头首个消费品电子商务平台并管理零售商关系 [2] - 监督Netflix体验业务增长 在全球300个城市推出超过40个独特体验项目 [3] - 此前在耐克担任全球产品战略副总裁 负责产品设计、商品企划和品类管理 [4] 业务专长 - 具备迪士尼电影集团故事片制作开发经验 曾任职于Color Force Productions和迪士尼企业战略部门 [4] - Funko董事会评价其拥有运营、授权和战略领域的专业能力 [5] - Simon认为流行文化需求日益旺盛 存在多重方式可扩展Funko粉丝经济业务 [5] 品牌资产 - Funko旗下品牌拥有广泛授权组合 涵盖乙烯基人偶、收藏品、时尚配饰、服装、动作玩具和艺术品等多个品类 [1] - 公司被新任CEO称为"拥有庞大粉丝群体的标志性企业" [5]