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CNN Cuts 100 Jobs, and Announces Plan for Digital Subscription Product

The network’s C.E.O., Mark Thompson, has promised a more robust digital strategy as people flee traditional cable packages.

By John Koblin

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Skydance Reaches Deal to Merge With Paramount

The tentative deal, said to be approved by Paramount’s special committee, sets the stage for a new chapter for the company, which owns CBS and the movie studio behind “Top Gun.”

By Benjamin Mullin and Lauren Hirsch

Cable Television Cowboys and Cowgirls Deaths (Obituaries) Gottsch, Patrick Imus, Don RFD-TV (TV Network) Rodeos Rural Areas Satellites Television

Patrick Gottsch, Champion of Rural TV Programming, Dies at 70

After a career as a satellite dish installer, he found success with RFD-TV, a 24-hour cable channel aimed at farmers and ranchers.

By Trip Gabriel

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Sean Combs Sells Stake in Revolt, the Media Company He Founded

After a wave of lawsuits accusing Mr. Combs of sexual assault, the two are “completely separated and dissociated from each other,” the company’s chief executive said.

By Julia Jacobs