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UK culture secretary throws Rupert Murdoch a lifeline in $16.4 billion bid to buy 61 percent of Sky

Britain's culture secretary threw Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox a lifeline Tuesday in its 11.7 billion-pound ($16.4 billion) bid to buy the 61 percent of the U.K. satellite broadcaster Sky it doesn't already own.

Comcast and Disney on verge of bidding war for Fox entertainment properties as competition with Amazon, Netflix intensifies

The potential battle for Twenty-First Century Fox comes as traditional entertainment companies try to amass more properties to compete better with technology companies such as Amazon and Netflix for viewers' attention — and dollars.

AT&T chief lobbyist out after hiring Donald Trump attorney Michael Cohen; company says it made 'big mistake'

The chief lobbyist for AT&T is leaving the company after overseeing a $50,000-per-month contract for President Donald Trump's attorney Michael Cohen to serve as a political consultant.

AT&T and Time Warner extend termination date of merger to 21 June, 2018

Under a previous agreement, either company could terminate the deal if it was not completed as of 22 April.

AT&T's Randall Stephenson says proposed seven year ban on Time Warner content shows the company is willing to offer concessions

The U.S. Department of Justice last week sued AT&T to block its planned acquisition of Time Warner.

Amazon, Apple join others in bidding for James Bond movie franchise distribution rights: Report

Amazon and Apple are willing to pay about the same amount for the rights as Warner Bros, The Hollywood Reporter magazine said, citing anonymous sources.

CNN to begin streaming a daily show on Snapchat to attract younger audience

CNN, NBC and other networks are creating more digital content to reach millennials, who increasingly get their news from social media like Snapchat.

HBO confirms investigation into hack after hackers demand bitcoin ransom

The hack came at a sensitive time for HBO, whose parent Time Warner is awaiting regulatory approval to sell itself to AT&T Inc in an $85.4 billion deal.

HBO conducting forensic review of computer systems to understand scope of cyber attack

HBO's chief said that the company is conducting a forensic review of its computer systems to better understand the scope of the cyber attack.

FCC website crashes after John Oliver urges viewers to comment opposing reversal of net neutrality

FCC said Monday that its website was hit by deliberate denial of service attacks after it was criticized by comedian John Oliver for its plan to reverse "net neutrality" rules.