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Loose rules, big money: Why Clavicular and other streamers are flocking to Kick

The livestreamer Clavicular — who was once filmed running into someone with his Cybertruck — is the kind of provocative creator most major brands won’t touch.That hasn’t stopped him from making serious money.The 20-year-old says he’s pulled in more than $100,000 a month on Kick, his primary streaming platform, where…

Paramount won’t say whether Middle East money is funding its WBD deal

A few months ago, Larry and David Ellison’s Paramount said it had lined up big backers for its bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery: three Middle Eastern countries, which would contribute a total of $24 billion to help buy the media conglomerate.Now, Paramount has won the rights to WBD, after…