Inside the mayhem at Paramount as Shari Redstone’s merger plans collide with shareholder fury and a CEO on the outs. A Jessica Toonkel special: wsj.com/business/media…

NBA moving towards new media deals. Amazon and YouTube vying for a new streaming package. NBCUniversal trying to grab parts of both of the main TV deals held by ESPN and TNT. W/Isabella Simonetti, Amol Sharma, Sarah Krouse
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Coming soon to Spotify: do-it-yourself song remixing that would let subscribers speed up, mash up and otherwise edit songs from their favorite artists. The latest from Anne Steele wsj.com/business/media…

A few details of the deal being discussed between Skydance and Paramount:
-merger would be all stock deal valuing Skydance at around $5 billion
-Skydance would put a substantial amount of cash on Paramount's balance sheet, that could help it pay down debt
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Disney claims victory in proxy fight with Peltz. “We have turned the corner,” Iger says at shareholder meeting. by Robbie Whelan and Lauren Thomas wsj.com/business/media…

Disney has pulled ahead in its proxy battle against Nelson Peltz’s Trian Partners with more than half of all shares voted - the latest from Lauren Thomas and Robbie Whelan wsj.com/finance/disney…

Hollywood is seeking the wisdom of die-hard gamers as it mines videogames for characters and stories. “Every design now is vetted within an inch of its life.” W/Sarah E. Needleman wsj.com/arts-culture/t…

A $30 million ransom. Casinos in disarray. How a gang of young criminals put corporate America on notice. Fantastic read from Robert McMillan and Katherine Sayre wsj.com/tech/cybersecu…

Our colleague Evan Gershkovich should have spent the last year reporting important stories. Instead he's been held unjustly in a Russian jail. We won't rest until he is free. #FreeEvanGershkovich #JournalismIsNotACrime

Neuberger Berman is supporting Trian’s slate of nominees to Disney’s board, as investors cast votes ahead of the company’s April 3 meeting Sarah Krouse @RWhelanwsj Lauren Thomas wsj.com/business/deals… via The Wall Street Journal

When pictures speak louder than words. #IStandWithEvan
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Some fun tidbits here about Netflix's mysterious co-ceo Greg Peters
-he is a health nut often bringing his own tea and sometimes vitamin gels to meetings
--he once got into a debate about the weight of a 'bit'
--he asked a waiter to put wine in a blender to open it up
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Evan Gershkovich’s year in Russian jail: what it’s like and how he copes #istandevan

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Netflix is rethinking how it addresses employee freedom in its culture memo. Jessica Toonkel has the scoop:

Evan has been unjustly detained for 11 long months. He was doing his job. We continue to demand his immediate release #IStandwithEvan #JournalismIsNotACrime wsj.com/world/parents-…

It’s been nearly 11 months since our brilliant colleague, ⁦Evan Gershkovich, was wrongfully detained by Russia for doing his job as a journalist. It’s an absolute outrage. We will continue to shout from the rooftops until he is released. #JournalismIsNotACrime #IStandWithEvan

Universal’s showdown with TikTok is testing the value of the seconds-long song snippet—and who has the most power in today’s music economy. Here's an inside look at the spat from Anne Steele and Meghan Bobrowsky wsj.com/business/media…

J.K. Rowling and the studio scuffles: Erich Schwartzel takes us inside Warner Bros.'s tumultuous relationship with the Harry Potter creator wsj.com/business/media…

Friday scoopage from Jessica Toonkel and Amol Sharma - Paramount and Comcast have recently discussed a streaming partnership or joint-venture for Paramount+ and Peacock wsj.com/business/media…

SCOOP!!! Former Apple Executive Among CEO Candidates for New Sports-Streaming Venture w/ ⁦Isabella Simonetti⁩ wsj.com/business/media…