Ukraine sanctions popular Russian cartoon ‘Masha and the Bear’
Zelenskyy signs decree imposing sanctions on producers, accuses cartoon show of spreading ‘pro-Russian propaganda’.
![Dmitry Loveyko, a managing director of Animaccord which produces the Masha and Bear cartoon series holds a children's book [Ivan Sekretarev/AP]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP507902132506-1787323298.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Relief for Indian football fans as FIFA signs World Cup broadcast deal
Zee will broadcast the 2026 and 2030 World Cups and the 2027 Women’s World Cup among 39 FIFA tournaments until 2034.
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Messi mania but no World Cup broadcast deal in India – all to know
With the World Cup weeks away, FIFA is struggling to find broadcast rights buyers in the world’s most populous country.
Warner Bros shareholders approve Paramount’s $111bn takeover
Attention now turns to regulatory authorities, with both Washington and London expected to examine the merger’s impact.
Warner Bros and Paramount merger could reshape US media landscape
The deal faces regulatory scrutiny both for influence on media landscape, but also for foreign investments to fund it.
![If the merger moves forward, it would bring CBS News and CNN under one roof [File: Kylie Cooper/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2025-12-22T211528Z_1863318890_RC2VLIABNM0W_RTRMADP_3_PARAMOUNT-CBS-SIXTYMINUTES-1773758258.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Walker, Texas Ranger star and martial arts icon Chuck Norris dies at 86
A six-time karate champion and action film star, Norris was hospitalised in Hawaii on Thursday for unknown causes.
Jamal Rayyan, the first face of Al Jazeera, dies at 73
The Palestinian presenter delivered the network’s first-ever bulletin when it went on air in 1996.
![Jamal Rayyan was a presenter at Al Jazeera for nearly three decades [Al Jazeera Mubasher]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Screenshot-2026-03-15-at-14.52.19-1773586344.png?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Netflix stock surges as it walks away from Warner Bros deal
Netflix declined to raise its proposal to match a higher one from Paramount for Warner Bros.
![Investors have until Jan. 21 to accept Paramount's offer [File: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-07T200423Z_1955202342_RC2JWIA4JAIY_RTRMADP_3_WARNER-BROS-DISCOVERY-M-A-VERSANT-1767901114.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Warner Bros gets new offer from Paramount but still recommends Netflix bid
If Warner’s board changes course and deems Paramount’s latest offer superior, Netflix will be able to revise its bid.
![Paramount has said the board "never meaningfully engaged" with its offers [Adam Gray/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-02-17T181656Z_290930714_RC2TNJAJGP22_RTRMADP_3_WARNER-BROS-DIS-M-A-PARAMOUNT-SKYDAN-1771359118.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
FCC reject claims of censorship, announces probe into US show The View
Federal Communications Commission faces backlash after comedian Stephen Colbert blamed its rules for scuttled interview.
Warner Bros rejects latest Paramount bid but open to ‘best and final’ offer
The Warner Bros Discovery board says it remains committed to the Netflix deal.
