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    Anna Nicolaou

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    Anna Nicolaou is US media correspondent for the Financial Times and contributes to Scoreboard, the FT's premium briefing on the business of sport. She oversees the paper's coverage of US media companies out of the New York bureau, with a focus on streaming and how Silicon Valley has transformed Hollywood. She has reported on major changes at news and entertainment groups including Spotify, Netflix, Warner Bros Discovery and Universal Music.

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      Selling off streaming service or sports network would sharpen focus on superbrands such as Marvel and Star Wars

    • Wednesday, 8 March, 2023
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      Media mogul’s comments part of latest filings in defamation case against Fox News over voting fraud claims

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    • Tuesday, 24 January, 2023
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