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09.10.26 - 03:01
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Finance or gambling? Prediction-market players push for regulatory clarity in Asia (SCMP)
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Fintech industry executives have stepped up lobbying for clearer regulations regarding prediction markets as they attempt to distance the business from gambling and also play down its risks.
The calls, made at Thursday's iFX Expo Asia in Hong Kong, come as regulators and legal experts in the city and across Asia debate whether such platforms should be regulated as financial products or as a form of gambling.
“There is so much uncertainty,” said Nicholas Baumer, chief commercial officer of the......
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06.10.26 - 22:45
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Emmy Awards exit broadcast TV, ink six-year Prime Video streaming deal (The Hill)
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The Emmy Awards is going streaming — after more than 75 years on broadcast TV, the ceremony is making the move to Amazon Prime Video. The Television Academy, which holds the annual awards gala, and Prime Video announced Tuesday that they inked a "historic, multiyear deal" that will make the streaming giant the new home......
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06.10.26 - 17:18
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Paramount completes $111bn acquisition of Warner Bros to form new media empire Skydance (The Guardian)
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David Ellison and ex-Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz to oversee both film studios, HBO Max, CNN and CBS News as co-executivesParamount completed its $111bn acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery on Tuesday, consolidating some of the world's most recognizable studios and news outlets after a bidding war with Netflix and months of legal turmoil.The new company, now called Skydance, will have David Ellison, the son of a billionaire tech mogul, at its helm, with the former CEO of Mattel, Ynon Kreiz, as co-executive. They will oversee Paramount and Warner Bros' movie studios, HBO Max, CBS News and CNN. Continue reading......
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