TEST First Take 4/3/26

TEST First Take 4/3/26

Plus: Jeff Shell's future at Paramount, US box office soars and more

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1. State AGs Are Pushing Back Against Media Consolidation. Is It Too Late?

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2. Jeff Shell Enters Preliminary Talks for Paramount Exit

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3. US Box Office Posts Best First Quarter Since Pandemic With $1.77 Billion

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5. OpenAI Acquires Tech Talk Show TBPN in Major Move Into Media

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6. Appointment TV Isn't Dead Yet: How ‘The Traitors’ Scored Its Biggest Ratings in Season 4

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7. Booth Moore: ‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ Red Carpet Frenzy Begins in Mexico With Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway

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