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CBS News adds new talent for '60 Minutes' after major overhaul
CBS News' "60 Minutes" is adding several new faces to its team, including New York Times Opinion columnist Ross Douthat and author Sebastian Junger, according to a memo on Tuesda...
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AT&T closes $23 billion deal to acquire spectrum from Echostar
AT&T on Tuesday said it completed its $23 billion acquisition of some wireless spectrum licenses from EchoStar under a deal announced in August 2025.
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Rogers, Prime Video sign 12-year deal for NHL deal for Canada
Rogers Communications and Amazon.com's Prime Video on Monday signed a 12-year sublicensing agreement granting the streaming platform exclusive rights to broadcast Wednesday night...
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Former FCC officials oppose early review of Disney-owned ABC licenses
A bipartisan group of former U.S. communications regulators on Tuesday urged the Federal Communications Commission to abandon an unusual early review of broadcast licenses held by...
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Brazil's Bolsonaro is barred from this year's election. Can his AI avatar campaign instead?
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is under house arrest for plotting against democracy, but an AI-generated avatar allowed him to make a surprise appearance at the launch ...
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Canal+ says 'Paddington 4' is in works, as it locks down French streaming advantage
Canal+ CEO Maxime Saada said on Tuesday that a fourth live-action Paddington film was in development with A-list talent, adding fresh momentum to one of StudioCanal's biggest int...
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Incoming Apple CEO aims to build on movie and TV progress
Apple's incoming CEO, hardware chief John Ternus, said he was committed to building on the company's momentum in the entertainment business when he takes the helm of the iPhone ma...
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T-Mobile down for thousands of users in US, Downdetector shows
T-Mobile was down for thousands of users in the U.S. on Monday, according to Downdetector.com.
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Orange, Morrison plan French data centre venture to meet AI demand
French telecoms operator Orange and infrastructure investor Morrison plan to create a data centre joint venture in France to expand capacity and meet rising demand for artificia...
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Azerbaijan sentences online TV founders, journalists to jail
Two co-founders of an independent Azerbaijani online TV station, three of its journalists and four activists were each sentenced to jail terms of up to 15 years on Monday over fin...
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NBCUniversal strikes a deal to offer Peacock to YouTube Premium subscribers
NBCUniversal and Google's YouTube have reached a deal that will bring the Peacock streaming service to YouTube Premium subscribers in the U.S., and also extend its distribution a...
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Sarajevo Film Festival to honour Mexican actor Diego Luna, Iran's filmmaker Farhadi
The Sarajevo Film Festival (SFF) will honour Mexican actor, director and producer Diego Luna at its 32nd edition that will kick off on August 14, as well as Iranian Oscar-winning ...
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Customer data from India's Bank of Baroda leaked online, source and researcher say
Customer data from India's state-run Bank of Baroda , along with internal documents, has been leaked on the dark web, according to a source familiar with the matter and a cyberse...
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Singapore detains 3 youths under security law, 1 planned to attack teachers, schoolmates
Singapore has detained three youths aged 14, 15 and 19 under its internal security law for allegedly planning attacks on schools and military facilities within the country, author...
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North Korea's Kim Jong Un marks war anniversary with daughter by his side
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un paid respects at war memorials marking the 73rd anniversary of the Korean War armistice, state media KCNA reported on Monday, with his daughter jo...
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Eutelsat to receive $504 million under US wireless spectrum plan
Satellite operator Eutelsat said on Monday it expected to receive $504 million in incentive payments under a U.S. plan to free up airwaves for faster mobile and wireless servic...
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Rohingya schools in Malaysia face closures amid online surge in hate speech
Nur is a 12-year-old Rohingya Muslim refugee in Malaysia who has stopped going to school since June, after two men threatened to beat her on her way to class.
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Nvidia in talks with OpenAI to guarantee $250 billion financing for data center, WSJ reports
Nvidia is in talks to provide a roughly $250 billion backstop for OpenAI as part of a massive data center project, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.
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