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Russian search giant Yandex has finalized the sale of its two flagship media properties to local rival VK, owner of the eponymous social network. The deal to sell the products, Yandex’s algorithmically sorted news aggregator (News) and blogging recommender platform (Zen), was inked back in April. But today’s binding agreement goes further than that — also including the sale of the main page, Yandex.ru, which integrates content from News and Zen into the search page, turning it… Source link

MOSCOW —  Russia’s leading internet firm Yandex on Tuesday said it had agreed to sell its news aggregator and yandex.ru homepage to rival VK in a move likely to further limit Russians’ access to independent media. The all-share deal, in which Yandex will acquire 100% of food delivery service Delivery Club, marks a significant shift in Russia’s internet landscape, with Yandex effectively passing control over distribution of online content to a state-controlled firm. VK already runs… Source link

Subscribe to The College Football Enquirer What was widely reported last week is now official. The Big Ten announced a new media rights deal with Fox, CBS & NBC worth a reported $7 billion that will air its three marquee games on the broadcast networks at the 12pm, 3:30pm and 7:30pm window, respectively. Dan Wetzel is joined as always by SI’s Pat Forde & Ross Dellenger to break down what this huge contract means for the future of conference realignment, the College Football Playoff, the… Source link

Disney (DIS) is set to report its fiscal third quarter earnings on Wednesday after the bell as the company works to provide more clarity on its direct-to-consumer strategy while also battling macroeconomic headwinds. Here’s what Wall Street expects, according to Bloomberg consensus estimates: Revenue: $21 billion expected Adj. earnings per share (EPS): $0.96 expected Disney+ subscriber net additions: 10 million expected Parks, experience and consumer products: $1.78 billion expected Although… Source link

The Chicago Bears unveiled their new alternate orange helmet on Sunday, which will debut during the 2022 season. Chicago will wear their orange helmet and orange jersey against the Washington Commanders in Week 6 and Dallas Cowboys in Week 8 (perfectly-timed for Halloween). But there was one NFL team’s social media account that wasn’t a fan of the Bears’ new alternate helmet. The Browns’ Twitter account trolled the Bears for their new orange helmet, quote tweeting with the following… Source link

(Bloomberg) — US social-media giants were poised to see more than $76 billion wiped off their stock-market values Friday after disappointing revenue from Snap Inc. raised concerns about the outlook for online advertising. Most Read from Bloomberg The Snapchat parent plummeted as much as 30% in premarket trading. Meanwhile, Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. fell 4.8%, Google owner Alphabet Inc. declined 2.8%, Twitter Inc. slipped 2.5% and Pinterest slumped 7.2%. The losses mark the second… Source link

In his 1988 action film classic Die Hard, Bruce Willis as Detective John McClane made a vow. “I promise I will never even think about going up in a tall building again.” Well, so much for that cinematic vow. Thanks to his wife, Emma Heming Willis, the 67-year-old actor was captured on Instagram in his return to Nakatomi Plaza in Century City, Calif., aka the Fox Plaza building in real life. The film, which has been endlessly replayed on TV over the years, shows McClane’s efforts to take… Source link

The controversy surrounding LIV Golf is not scaring Charles Barkley away. Not much does. The basketball Hall of Famer-turned sports media icon confirmed on Thursday that he’s taking a meeting with the upstart golf league that’s under constant fire for its ties to Saudi Arabia. Barkley confirmed his interest in an interview with “The Next Round” when asked about rumors that LIV wants him to be “a face of their media.” “I’m gonna meet with LIV,” Barkley said. “Truth — to always be transparent… Source link

“I should be on a postage stamp, because that’s the only way I’ll ever get licked,” Muhammad Ali once said. Peter Villegas, the chairman of the California State Athletic Commission, joined the board of the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, Kentucky, in February. An avowed Ali fan, he’d even named his daughter, Alisandra, or Ali, for short, after the champ. Lonnie Ali, Muhammad’s widow, was traveling to California in April and arranged to meet Villegas. She traveled to his Los… Source link

Russian Internet giant appears to be preparing to shift Russian-speaking users to a minimalist home page, after sanctions forced it to sell its media products. The company has been quietly updating its neglected search-only page ya.ru, as a possible replacement for yandex.ru, its current home page, which hosts a mass of content from Yandex social media and news sites. This could be the first step in moving to a more limited and less controversial home page, according to TechCrunch, which… Source link