Russia and ASEAN nations have agreed to intensify efforts to preserve and promote linguistic and cultural diversity, including in the digital space, according to a joint declaration from their summit in Kazan. The agreement aims to strengthen cultural expression and foster intercultural dialogue.
Barry Diller's People Inc has proposed to buy MGM Resorts for over $18bn, offering $48.30 per share. People Inc, which already owns 26.1% of MGM, sees the casino operator as undervalued and a strategic move into the travel and tourism industry.
Candace Owens' YouTube channel reaches 6 million subscribers, growing from 1.35 million since its independent launch without advertising or external investment, highlighting the power of independent digital media.
Allen, a media entrepreneur, to replace founder Jonah Peretti as chief executive with ‘significant’ cost cuts to comeBuzzFeed, the digital media pioneer that was once valued as high as $1.7bn amid a private equity-funded wave of interest in websites that generated massive amounts of online traffic in the 2010s, has finally changed hands for $120m.On Monday, the company announced that a controlling stake in the company has been sold to media entrepreneur Byron Allen. Allen, who often makes large, sometimes unsolicited bids for media companies, is also an on-screen personality in addition to controlling his Allen Media Group conglomerate, which owns networks including The Weather Channel. Allen’s show, Comics Unleashed, will replace the Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS’s schedule starting later this month. Continue reading...
Cristiano Ronaldo’s dominance extends across football and global digital media, anchored by his status as the most-followed person on Instagram with over 600 million followers. He is estimated to earn over $3 million per sponsored post, placing him top of the market by a wide margin. Alongside record-breaking career goals and major titles, his commercial reach continues to define modern sporting influence.
