Mes: julio 2024

Warner Bros. Discovery executives thought they had presented the National Basketball Association with a proposition that it would accept. In April, after months of negotiations, the company made a multibillion-dollar offer to the league for the right to continue broadcasting its games on TNT, as well as its Max streaming service. TNT has been broadcasting NBA games since the 1980s, and its “Inside the NBA” is widely considered one of the best sports shows ever. But with the end of Warner Bros. Discovery's exclusive negotiating window looming, the NBA insisted on changing the package of games the company would receive,…

Iran’s presidential election on Friday saw a remarkably low turnout, with initial estimates suggesting only about 25 percent of eligible voters participated. That was a significant drop from the 70 percent turnout seen in previous elections and fell short of the 50 percent target set by ruling clerics, who view voter turnout as a measure of their legitimacy. Years of economic hardship and severe social restrictions have left many Iranians disillusioned with politicians’ broken promises. For some, abstaining from voting is a way of expressing their rejection of the government. Reports from Tehran showed empty polling stations, with some voters…