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Nielsen Names Akhil Parekh Chief Solution Officer of Digital Product
By Jon Lafayette published
Executive comes from Publics, Mediaocean
![Sling TV Pause Ad](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Djv2aUdKDrffnfSZUhiSWj-320-80.png)
Dish Media Rolls Out Pause Ads on Sling TV
By Jon Lafayette published
vMVPD matches similar offerings by ad-supported streaming services
![Disney Bundle](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aAwWF2V3c3euQAZRQmEXAR-320-80.jpg)
Disney Bundlers Are 59% Less Likely To Churn, Research Company Says (Chart)
By Daniel Frankel published
Ampere Analysis offers the latest findings on why a streaming business that allows its customers to quit instantly for free should bundle its services
![Mario Gabelli](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Nj4hjSzmLcLhWvzygLUdhX-320-80.jpg)
Mario Gabelli Wants Same Price for Paramount Voting Shares That Shari Redstone Got
By Jon Lafayette published
Skydance paying $1.7 billion for National Amusements
![David Ellison](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PUoqtnKoXzdknxtqfRZJvN-320-80.jpg)
David Ellison Spells Out Goals for ‘New Paramount’
By Jon Lafayette published
Plan is to create a media-technology hybrid and cut costs by $2 billion
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Notre Dame Joins Comcast NBCU’s SportsTech Consortium
By Jon Lafayette published
First college sports organization to join program, which incubates startups
![Jeff Shell](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BhuddVipSgMee7XLGugTe7-320-80.jpg)
Paramount Global Agrees to Merge with David Ellison’s Skydance, Jeff Shell Named President
By Daniel Frankel published
Complex deal is valued at around $8 billion and will take control over Par out of Redstone hands for the first time since 1987
![Brian Roberts](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vXkTks8H2Ma6TpBtavC6Yk-320-80.jpg)
Why That Peacock-Paramount Plus Rollup Seems Inevitable
By Daniel Frankel, David Bloom published
Also in this week's 'Next Text,' we poke 'The Bear' to see if it's been vastly overrated, we ponder YouTube's lofty valuation ... and we review a shifty review from a certain Hollywood trade
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Bally Sports Meltdown Accelerates: NHL’s Dallas Stars Set To Follow Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers Out of the RSN
By Daniel Frankel published
Bally’s bankrupt operator, Diamond Sports Group, asks court to terminate its deal with the Stars one day after the Panthers announce their own plans to bolt their RSN
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