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“MGM, which bought out Mr. Burnett’s company in 2015, owns the entirety of ‘The Apprentice,’m both the aired shows and unaired footage, which some have claimed contains unflattering footage of Mr. Trump.” https://t.co/ZodrOjnFrV — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @davidenrich: NEW: Bill Gates’s longtime money manager, Michael Larson, engaged in sexual and racial harassment and intimidation of empl… — PolitiTweet.org

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JEFF BEZOS on Amazon shareholder call: “MGM has a vast deep catalog of much beloved intellectual property. And with the talented people at MGM and Amazon studios, we can reimagine and develop that IP for the 21st century." — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @dee_bosa: Andy Jassy to become Amazon CEO on July 5 $AMZN shareholder meeting — PolitiTweet.org

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@ShiraOvide …which reminds me… (from Vanity Fair Oscar Party 2018): https://t.co/yoZnCY9ihk — PolitiTweet.org

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Good question from @ShiraOvide: How much of Amazon’s Hollywood play is business strategy and how much is just Bezos' desire to be a player in that game? https://t.co/rIosSB79WN — PolitiTweet.org

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The Broccolis have always said Bond belongs on the big screen, not in TV series or spinoffs. They appear to be holding firm to that —>> — PolitiTweet.org

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Many of us writing about Amazon-MGM appear to have gone with the same lede — “Jeff Bezos, meet James Bond,” — but only my editor @JasonAbbruzzese is giving you this gem of a headline 😂 … https://t.co/pvq5nXMr0v https://t.co/VMoRjr41gq — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @KnowTechie: https://t.co/N7x6YIXehQ — PolitiTweet.org

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+ The buy reflects Amazon's ambitions to be major force in Hollywood. It is creating a new global media & entertainment division led by Jeff Blackburn. It has allocated ~$465 million for the first season of its "Lord of the Rings,” an unprecedented budget for a streaming series. — PolitiTweet.org

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+ The deal will give the e-commerce and cloud computing giant a famed studio and catalogue of film and TV titles to beef up its Amazon Prime streaming service, from the James Bond and "Rocky" franchises to television series like “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “Fargo.” — PolitiTweet.org

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New @NBCNews: Amazon acquires MGM for $8.5 billion https://t.co/qKpUqOHZId — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mhbergen: Eric Schmidt plops down for Cali's second-highest home sale of the year, per real estate rag Dirt. https://t.co/2U3sJXooTi — PolitiTweet.org

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“And when pressed on his own future at the network, Zucker said he plans to have 'conversations with the right people very soon.’" — PolitiTweet.org

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"CNN+" — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @NBCNews: UPDATE: 50% of US adults are now fully vaccinated, CDC says. https://t.co/onrG7UeJZw — PolitiTweet.org

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Disney takes another step toward the inevitable streaming-only future: https://t.co/GjHB5PXVsP — PolitiTweet.org

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(from Merriam-Webster): 3 : a means or opportunity to communicate ideas or information to a group of people 6b : an application or website that serves as a base from which a service is provided — PolitiTweet.org

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Update: AP News leadership just sent email to staff outlining plans to address concerns about social media policy. Re: @vv1lder firing: "We can assure you that much of the coverage and commentary does not accurately portray a difficult decision that we did not make lightly." — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @sherman4949: Good on @theinformation for the initial scoop on this one -- I can add an Amazon/MGM deal is expected as soon as tomorrow… — PolitiTweet.org

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WarnerMedia-Discovery will be “a media juggernaut,” yes, but in the long run it is really just another M&A target for someone bigger. — PolitiTweet.org

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This from @bristei is important: Advertisers are not ready to spend the same $$$ for TV shows on streaming networks. https://t.co/GFWkm5aHr6 That threatens a lot of traditional TV, including… *NEWS*: https://t.co/B6f5FB7SZx — PolitiTweet.org

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🤠 JOHN MALONE: "I think there are many opportunities for this Discovery-[WarnerMedia] enterprise to work with NBCUniversal to develop successful businesses.” https://t.co/WYmWPOJYxo — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @wongmjane: Twitter is working on Super Follower count display (i mean yeah it looks pretty reasonable) https://t.co/b8OohEJWHc https:/… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @pkafka: Disney wanted to buy Time Warner but AT&T got there first so it bought Fox instead. — PolitiTweet.org

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God, I love this. — PolitiTweet.org

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@koblin @grynbaum @edmundlee @LaurenSHirsch + "Mr. Stankey insisted … the new company… have a simple ownership structure [that] would … ensure that the new company could be an easier takeover target in the future, should an even bigger suitor — say, Amazon or Apple — come calling.” https://t.co/youWoBZyo2 — PolitiTweet.org

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What a fantastic, fantastic piece. Great work @koblin @grynbaum @edmundlee @LaurenSHirsch https://t.co/youWoBZyo2 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @edmundlee: (and that townhouse everyone seems to be referencing is not the townhouse where the deal went down ... Zas had to rent anoth… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @edmundlee: How the @Discovery / @WarnerMedia deal went down: emoji emails, artisanal donuts, a rented West Village townhouse ... and St… — PolitiTweet.org