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With New Online Channel, Roku Promises a 'Great Ad Experience'

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Roku is offering online and OTT viewers of its own channel fewer ads than linear TV, says Rob Holmes, Roku's vice president of programming and engagement. The platform will also have "Featured Free" content from partners including ABC,...
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With New Online Channel, Roku VP Promises a 'Great Ad Experience'

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Roku is offering online and OTT viewers of its own channel fewer ads than linear TV, says Rob Holmes, the vice president of programming and engagement. The platform will also have "Featured Free" content from partners including ABC, Fox,...
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Vulture Columnist on the Tweets that Got James Gunn Fired

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Director of the 'Guardians of the Galaxy' films James Gunn was unceremoniously fired last week after his joke Tweets on pedophilia and masturbation surfaced. On Cheddar Wednesday, Vulture columnist Mark Harris criticized Disney's...
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Why Disney May Have Overreacted to James Gunn

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James Gunn, director of the 'Guardians of the Galaxy' films, was unceremoniously fired last week after what he said were joking tweets about pedophilia and masturbation surfaced. On Cheddar Wednesday, Vulture columnist Mark Harris...
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Discord in the Marvel Universe: 'Guardians' Cast Defends Gunn

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Members of the cast of "Guardians of the Galaxy," including Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, and Bradley Cooper, have asked Disney to rehire the director of the hit Marvel franchise James Gunn after he was fired for offensive jokes he made...
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IAC CEO Joey Levin on Media Merger Mania: I'm Happy to See it Happening

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With the wrangling between Fox and Comcast for Sky, Disney and Comcast for Fox, and the will-they-won't-they talk of a CBS/Viacom reunion, IAC CEO Joey Levin says he's encouraged by the fact that traditional media companies are looking...
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Why Disney's Fox Acquisition Might Mean Happier Fans

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Tim Baysinger, TV Reporter at The Wrap, claims fans will be the winners in the Disney-Fox deal. The reason is Marvel's cinematic powerhouse. He says the brand's unprecedented character development will provide Disney key tools for...
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Comcast Looks For More Money to Up its Bid For Fox Assets

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The cable giant is reportedly looking for strategic partners or private-equity investors to rally more funds and outbid Disney for the assets of 21st Century Fox. The Wall Street Journal reported the company could wrangle as much as $90...
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Disney Wins Approval to Buy 21st Century Fox Assets

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The Justice Department said on Wednesday the two company's can go ahead with the $71.3 billion deal as long as Disney sells off Fox's local sports networks. This comes as Comcast is reportedly still mulling over ways to outbid Disney.
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Disney's Raises Bid for 21st Century Fox

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Disney increased its offer to more than $70 billion in cash or stock, surpassing Comcast's rival all-cash offer of $65 billion. In a statement, Fox called the new deal with Disney "superior" to Comcast's. Cheddar's Kristen Scholer and...
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Tastemade Hits YouTube TV

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Oren Katzeff, head of programming at Tastemade, spoke with Cheddar's Peter Gorenstein at the Cannes Lions festival about its recent distribution deals with YouTubeTV and Disney and his plans for global expansion.
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Rich Greenfield: Murdoch Wavering on Selling Fox to Disney

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The BTIG media analyst told Cheddar on Thursday that Rupert Murdoch is no longer set on selling 21st Century Fox's assets to Disney in exchange for stock, citing various sources close to Murdoch and the deal.
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Comcast Gets Ready to Pounce

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The cable network is reportedly preparing to make a rival bid for the assets of 21st Century Fox on Wednesday, if a judge rules in favor of AT&T's acquisition of Time Warner. An offer would foil Disney's planned $52.4 billion takeover of...
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If AT&T's Bid for Time Warner Fails, Could Disney Jump In?

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A judge is expected to rule on AT&T's acquisition of Time Warner Tuesday afternoon. Rich Greenfield, Media and Tech Analyst for BTIG, says, if the deal is blocked, it could open the door for other companies to scoop up the media giant.
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AT&T Decision Could Determine Fox's Future

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A judge is expected to rule Tuesday on AT&T's acquisition of Time Warner. Rich Greenfield, a media and tech analyst for BTIG, says if the deal is blocked, it could open the door for other companies bid for Time Warner.
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Comcast Prepping a 'Big Bid' to Take Over Fox

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With AT&T's offer for Time Warner getting the green light from a U.S. judge Tuesday, BTIG analyst Rich Greenfield says Comcast will finally get its chance to go after the assets of 21st Century Fox.
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AT&T Merger Could Threaten Netflix, Amazon Competitive Edge

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AT&T, once it completes its acquisition of Time Warner, will launch a free 'skinny' bundle called AT&T Watch for all its wireless subscribers, putting the newly created company in direct competition with internet streaming companies....
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AT&T Merger Could Threaten Netflix's & Amazon's Competitive Edge

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AT&T, once it completes its acquisition of Time Warner, will launch a free 'skinny' bundle called AT&T Watch for all its wireless subscribers, putting the newly created company in direct competition with internet streaming companies....
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Comcast Tops Disney's Fox Bid by 25%

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The cable giant offered $65 billion for the assets of 21st Century Fox and even offered to reimburse more than $1.5 billion of the breakup fee Disney would have to pay if its bid fell through. Daniel Ives of GBH Insights expects Disney...
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Comcast Launches 'UFC Match' For Fox

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The cable giant offered $65 billion for the assets of 21st Century Fox and even said it would reimburse more than $1.5 billion of the breakup fee Disney would have to pay if its bid fell through. Daniel Ives of GBH Insights expects...
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'Solo' Crashes at the Box Office

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The latest Star Wars spin-off, about a young Han Solo, took in $103 million during its box office debut. That is underwhelming for a franchise that has brought in almost $1 billion in the past, says Julian Roman, Movieweb contributing...
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'Star Wars' Could Learn From Marvel's Example

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The latest "Star Wars" movie about a young Han Solo took in $103 million over the Memorial Day weekend. That's underwhelming for a franchise that has brought in almost $1 billion in the past, says Julian Roman, MovieWeb contributing editor.
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Comcast Gets Its All-Cash Offer For Fox Ready

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The owner of NBCUniversal is preparing to outbid Disney, which has already reached a deal to buy most of 21st Century Fox's assets for $52.4 billion. Comcast could pay as much as $10 billion more.
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Comcast Readies an All-Cash Offer for Fox

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The owner of NBCUniversal is preparing to outbid Disney, which has already reached a deal to buy most of 21st Century Fox's assets for $52.4 billion. Comcast could pay as much as $10 billion more.