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• ‘Michael’ Crosses $1 Billion at the Box Office as Lionsgate Roars Back
  July 12, 2026 by Brooks Barnes
  Shunned by bigger studios as too risky, “Michael” and other hits have revived Hollywood’s last major independent studio. But is it enough?
• A $3.2 Trillion Deal-Making Frenzy Is Spurred by the A.I. Economy
  July 9, 2026 by Lauren Hirsch
  This year’s boom includes the most spent on global deal-making in a six-month period in a decade. But questions persist about whether it can continue.
• Comcast Adds Heft With Sky’s Deal for British Broadcaster ITV
  July 6, 2026 by Katie Robertson
  The $2.1 billion purchase would combine two major British media outlets and help the Comcast-owned Sky compete with streaming giants.
• Chanel Is Buying Charvet, the World’s Oldest Shirt Maker
  July 2, 2026 by Vanessa Friedman
  The French luxury group is acquiring Charvet, a Parisian brand that dates to the 1830s, in a bid to add some men’s wear savoir-faire to its portfolio.
• Bending Spoons, Owner of AOL and Other Old Internet Brands, Is Going Public
  June 30, 2026 by Erin Griffith
  Bending Spoons, an Italian company that buys aging internet companies, is going public this week at a potential value of $19 billion.
• Comcast, NBCUniversal Split Drives Deal-Making Speculation
  June 30, 2026 by Lauren Hirsch
  Almost as soon as the two companies announced a split, analysts rushed to consider potential merger and acquisition targets for each.
• Comcast to Spin Off NBCUniversal, Ending a Long Union of Cable and Media
  June 29, 2026 by Benjamin Mullin
  The media business, which owns NBC News and Universal Pictures, will be separated from Comcast’s cable and internet business, following a trend in the media industry.
• Could Comcast and NBCUniversal Do Deals After They Break Up?
  June 29, 2026 by Andrew Ross Sorkin, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. de la Merced, Niko Gallogly, Brian O’Keefe, Ian Mount and Elizabeth Olson
  Comcast said it plans to spin off its big media division from its core broadband operations. That could lead to some big-ticket deal-making.