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Hollywood Ghosts Cannes and Trump takes Ratner to China
Meta arrives as a major sponsor; politics and AI are Topic A on Cannes Day One.
 • Claire Atkinson
Washed up: Gulf States shake-up sports ties. Sky News Arabia future in question.
The list of canceled sports and entertainment projects keeps growing.
 • Claire Atkinson
A young journalist shares the production story behind NASA’s historic Artemis II live stream.
“Who will be our talent? How will we get the right feeds with images from the launch pad?”
CBS News finally ponies up for Edward R. Murrow sponsorship after The Media Mix calls.
The Overseas Press Club dinner honors the best in international journalism - CBS News support was missing in action until Friday.
 • Claire Atkinson
Cannes 2026: Film folk say "F-k AI."
AI backlash gains steam. Filmmakers share their fears about the great AI take-over of human creativity; older actresses from Jane Fonda to Demi Moore…
 • Claire Atkinson
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A recording from Claire Atkinson's live video
 • Claire Atkinson and Ben Odell
The Keiretsu of Paramount-Skydance-Warner Bros. Discovery-TikTok-Oracle-RedBird.
Have we missed something fundamental about Paramount Skydance's big Warner Bros. Discovery buy?
 • Claire Atkinson
Warner Town Hall: Management sounds shell shocked about the Paramount deal. Do they really want to sell?
CNN's Minnesota coverage gets a shout-out.
 • Claire Atkinson
The Ellisons nab Warner and CNN in the biggest leveraged buy-out in history.
Where does the Paramount Skydance Warner Bros. Discovery merger leave CNN? What else might Netflix buy and more.
 • Claire Atkinson
The Media Mix
The Media Mix
I report on global entertainment business trends. I'm also the author of a major new biography on Rupert Murdoch for Grand Central Publishing. Regular guest on The BBC Media Show. Find me in: New York> London>France
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