Manchester United have agreed a deal worth £73.7m (85m euros) with Red Bull Leipzig to sign Benjamin Sesko. The agreement includes a guaranteed payment of £66.3m (76.5m euros) with the remainder in add-ons. Sesko will now complete the formalities, including undergoing a medical on Friday, before finalising his move to Old Trafford. The 22-year-old Slovenia forward, who was also wanted …
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David Ellison’s Skydance Media has closed its $8 billion merger with Paramount Global to create new company Paramount, a Skydance Corporation, the parties announced Thursday. Under Skydance, Paramount will be restructured into three divisions: studios, direct-to-consumer and TV media. In an open letter released with the deal close, Ellison, who will serve as Paramount chairman and CEO, reiterated Skydance’s promise …
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BOSTON — When the Major League Baseball trade deadline arrived last Thursday at 6 p.m., Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow intuitively understood that his work was far from done. The deadline signaled the end of any deals being made between clubs, but for an executive with a contending team, the work never ends. And so it was that …
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The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Tuesday listed former attorneys general, a former FBI director, former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as people all subject to subpoenas for matters tied to Jeffrey Epstein. However, not named in the news release was Alex Acosta — who was the U.S. attorney for the Southern …
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Roger Goodell is looking into having a RedZone channel for college football after ESPN acquired the NFL Network. While appearing on ESPN’s SportsCenter, the NFL commissioner hinted at the potential launch of College Football RedZone. “It’ll continue to be produced right here in this building,” Roger Goodell said from NFL Network’s broadcast studio in L.A. when asked about the future …
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Not everyone with the WWE has glowing things to say about ESPN. Former wrestling commentator and current ESPN host Pat McAfee called out some of the mid-level “suits” as bums after the announcement on Wednesday that WWE and the network are teaming up on a deal to broadcast the promotion’s premium live events. “Congrats to the @WWE and @espn on …
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Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images ZDNET’s key takeaways OpenAI releases its first open-source LLMs in six years. OpenAI’s smallest AI model can run on a laptop. Early reports indicate these new models may have trouble with hallucinations. We all know AI relies on open-source software, but most of the big artificial intelligence (AI) companies avoid opening their code or large …
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The non-binding agreement between the NFL and ESPN may not become binding for a while. According to Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal, the deal possibly won’t close until the end of 2026, given the expected timetable for regulatory approval. Disney Head of Corporate Development Justin Warbrooke told Karp that a closing in late 2026 “is our best case.” The …
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Skydance Media on Wednesday confirmed its senior leadership team ahead of its pending merger with Paramount Global. The company has unveiled 10 executives who will form the top table under the executive leadership team that was revealed Monday, led by David Ellison, who will become CEO and chairman of Paramount once the deal closes Thursday. The executives are Don Granger, …
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