David Folkenflik
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Radio Free Europe, Radio Liberty is a not-for-profit funded by the U.S.
It serves audiences where there is not a robust and free press.
Orban has restricted press and other freedoms in Hungary, drawing Trump's praise.
The law appears to set out that only the agency's CEO can cancel subsidies to specific foreign language networks.
Lake has taken on the title of acting CEO, but as NPR has previously reported, it's not clear she holds that position.
There's been no announcement of Lake's appointment, nor does she appear to be eligible for it.
Cable TV still makes a lot of money, but ratings and revenues are ultimately headed in the wrong direction.
In 2022, Discovery took on billions of dollars in debt to acquire Warner Brothers Media from AT&T.
Earlier this year, company CEO David Zasloff announced he intended to divide the company into two to split streaming and Hollywood holdings from its conventional cable properties, such as CNN, TNT, and Discovery.
Then Skydance founder David Ellison, who recently acquired CBS's corporate parent Paramount,
made an unsolicited bid for the entire company.
That opened the door to more suitors, such as the major streamers, though a top Netflix executive recently said his company was in the business of building assets, not buying them.
Cable TV still makes a lot of money, but ratings and revenues are ultimately headed in the wrong direction.
In 2022, Discovery took on billions of dollars in debt to acquire Warner Brothers Media from AT&T.
Earlier this year, company CEO David Zasloff announced he intended to divide the company into two to split streaming and Hollywood holdings from its conventional cable properties, such as CNN, TNT and Discovery.
Then Skydance founder David Ellison, who recently acquired CBS's corporate parent Paramount,
made an unsolicited bid for the entire company.
That opened the door to more suitors, such as the major streamers, though a top Netflix executive recently said his company was in the business of building assets, not buying them.