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    Universal Music declines takeover offer from Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square

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    French advertising group to purchase LiveRamp and enhance its focus on disruptive technology

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  • Monday, 11 May, 2026
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    Sony strikes almost $4bn deal to buy Blackstone’s portfolio of music rights

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    India’s cricket cash machine faces a slower run rate

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    Australian mogul’s funds to invest in Architect Capital SPV taking a minority stake in platform

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  • Thursday, 7 May, 2026
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    Attenborough at 100: ‘the most consequential broadcaster of our times’

    Career of wildlife filmmaking pioneer has mirrored the evolution of TV itself

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    The founder of CNN changed the news industry — and lived large along the way

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