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AI is creeping into sports broadcasting, and the talent isn't thrilledBill Simmons's use of AI tools on air is reportedly grating on his co-hosts, a small but telling data point on how unevenly AI adoption is landing inside media companies. The technology is arriving…Ari Emmanuel buys the West End's biggest theatre owner for £4.5bnThe Endeavor chief's move into live theatre ownership puts a Hollywood dealmaker in charge of a sizeable chunk of London's stage economy.Firms pay up to $100k a month for fast Truth Social accessMore than ten trading and research outfits are paying premium fees for early access to presidential posts, treating social media as market-moving data infrastructure.FCC scraps the national TV ownership capThe FCC has voted to repeal the rule capping how much of the US television audience a single broadcaster can reach, a limit that's stood in some form since the 1940s. Removing it clears the way for…Versant Media shares jump on raised outlookStrong viewership numbers pushed Versant to lift guidance, a rare bright spot for a traditional media stock this earnings season.BuzzFeed cuts a third of its staffThe layoffs land as digital media's ad-revenue model keeps losing ground to AI-generated search summaries that answer queries without a click-through. BuzzFeed has already sold HuffPost and shut Co…State AGs move to block Paramount-Warner Bros before the ink driesA multi-state lawsuit threat against the Paramount-Warner Bros merger is the clearest sign yet that media consolidation faces a rougher antitrust path at the state level than at the federal one, re…Barry Diller bids over $18bn for MGM in pivot from media to gamingPeople Inc's proposal to buy the remaining 74% of MGM Resorts for $48.30 per share represents more than an acquisition, it's a complete strategic transformation for Barry Diller's empire. The all-c…