Baller League is among new events and formats backed by sports-focused investors using influencers to reach global audience
Restructuring increases chances of break-up of US media behemoth
Body that represents Disney, Fox and Universal Music set out ‘strong opposition’ over weakening of copyright laws
Move is designed to close loophole after Meta walked away from existing deal to use media content
Court ruling that rejected attempt to overhaul family trust leaves Rupert Murdoch and his children at odds
Bid for Alex Jones’s conspiracy news site rejected by Texas bankruptcy judge
Regulators request information after FT investigation into partnership that skirted search giant’s rules on minors
Media mogul’s attempt to put control of his news empire in son Lachlan’s hands is rejected by Nevada court
US billionaire’s late move could disrupt bid by media executive Dovid Efune
Media group has agreed renewed partnership for the UK and Ireland allowing it to offer HBO content
On paper, the tie-up with Interpublic makes sense but it is not clear it would foster better ideas or greater innovation
Tie-up fulfils long-held ambition of chief John Wren as industry fights threat from large tech groups
Spin-offs of businesses including pay-TV group Canal+ and advertising arm Havas to take place in coming weeks
Pop star’s record-breaking run sold 10mn tickets across 149 shows
All-stock pact is designed to give new advertising group heft to harness rise of AI
Google, Meta, ByteDance, Amazon and Alibaba expected to earn more than half the annual total
Four years since her appointment, the CEO of the media group now part of Comcast has changed strategy and culture for a new era
A $30bn-plus deal would come as most of the money in the industry is being siphoned off by big tech companies
Patrick Soon-Shiong and Jeff Bezos announce efforts to address bias at LA Times and Washington Post
Scott Trust backs deal with digital start-up after concessions made to try to address fears among newspaper’s staff
While other sports struggle to find ways to engage with a new generation of fans, Mark Shapiro believes he has found the answer
Group’s demerger plan has run into opposition but investors should not necessarily prefer the status quo
Blavatnik-backed streaming service will screen matches for free
Private equity-backed deal continues wave of tie-ups in sports and talent representation industry
Unhealthy foods cannot be shown online or before 9pm under new rules to cut childhood obesity
