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TikTok Says App Will Shut Down in U.S. Jan. 19 Unless Biden Administration Provides ‘Definitive Statement’ That Ban Will Not Be Enforced

TikTok said it will be “forced to go dark” on Sunday, Jan. 19, unless it receives a “definitive statement” from the outgoing Biden administration that the app’s tech partners won’t be...

NBCUniversal Content Distribution Chief Matt Bond to Retire

Matt Bond, head of content distribution for NBCUniversal, is stepping down from his post after more than 20 years at NBCU and Comcast. “In the spirit of leaving on a high...

L.A. Wildfires: YouTube, Google, Snap and Meta Donating Millions to Recovery Orgs

YouTube, Google, Meta and Snap are pitching in to help L.A. recover from the wildfires that have caused devastation across the region and forced thousands to evacuate in the past week....

TikTok Calls Report That China Is Exploring Sale of App to Elon Musk ‘Pure Fiction’

TikTok denied a report that China is looking at potentially facilitating a sale of the app to tech billionaire Elon Musk to keep TikTok operational in America amid a looming U.S....

TikTok Ban: Supreme Court Appears to Lean Toward Upholding Law That Would Force Sale or Shutdown, Despite First Amendment Issues

The Supreme Court on Friday heard arguments in TikTok‘s emergency appeal seeking to block a federal law from going into effect that would ban the popular video app unless Chinese parent...

‘Ghosts of Tsushima’ Anime Series in the Works for Sony’s Crunchyroll

In a project bringing together multiple Sony businesses, Crunchyroll announced a new anime series adapted from Sucker Punch Productions’ popular “Ghost of Tsushima” video game and its “Legends” cooperative multiplayer experience....

Skydance, Paramount Urge FCC to Reject ‘Baseless’ Petition by Conservative Group Seeking Conditions to Address CBS News’ Alleged ‘Ideological Bias and News Manipulation’

Skydance Media and Paramount Global have said objections filed with the FCC over their planned merger “lack merit” and “seek relief that raises constitutional concerns” — and the companies have formally...

Meta Promotes GOP-Affiliated Exec Joel Kaplan to Head of Global Affairs Ahead of Trump Inauguration

Meta’s president of global affairs, former U.K. deputy prime minister Nick Clegg, is leaving the social giant after more than six years. Taking his place: Joel Kaplan, a Meta lobbying exec...

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