Hudson Media chief James Cohen to buy National Enquirer
(Reuters) – American Media Inc (AMI) said on Thursday it is selling its tabloid the National Enquirer to James Cohen, chief executive officer of Hudson Media. U.S. tabloid newspaper the…
EU clinches copyright overhaul deal, tech giants in focus
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union is set to rewrite its two-decades-old copyright rules which will force Alphabet Inc’s Google and Facebook Inc to share revenue with the creative industries…
National Enquirer owner defends reporting on Amazon’s Bezos
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The owner of U.S. tabloid newspaper the National Enquirer pushed back on Friday against accusations of “extortion and blackmail” from Amazon.com Inc Chief Executive Jeff Bezos,…
Australia’s Fairfax to share print costs with rival News Corp
(Reuters) – Publisher Fairfax Media (FXJ.AX) said on Wednesday it had agreed with rival News Corp’s (NWSA.O) Australian unit to collaborate on printing newspapers to curb costs. The company’s logo…
Paypal to spend $3 billion a year on M&A: CEO to German paper
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – PayPal Holdings Inc is on the lookout for further acquisitions following its recent takeover of iZettle, the Swedish fintech startup, for $2.2 billion, in the U.S. payments…
Britain unlikely to investigate Comcast bid for Sky, says minister
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said it was unlikely to refer Comcast’s (CMCSA.O) bid for Sky (SKYB.L) for a lengthy investigation after an initial review found that the $30 billion offer…
Trump taking ‘serious look’ at policy options on Amazon
Aboard Air Force One (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would take a serious look at policies to address what he says are the unfair business…
Barack Obama in talks to create shows for Netflix: New York Times
(Reuters) – Former U.S. president Barack Obama is in advanced talks with Netflix Inc to produce a series of high-profile shows, the New York Times reported on Thursday, citing people…