Paramount Global is exploring the sale of BET Media Group and VH1, according to The Wall Street Journal, as it focuses on its streaming platform.
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Cheddar Morning News Briefings of March 31st
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Cheddar Morning Spotify News Briefings of March 31st
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Facebook Resorts to Old Smear Tactics Against TikTok
Meta, Facebook’s parent company, hired a Republican consulting firm called Targeted Victory to “orchestrate a nationwide campaign” against TikTok, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday.

Call for More Home Building as Mortgage Rates Skyrocket
Mortgage rates reach sky-high levels amid the spring prime time for house buying. Lawrence Yun, the chief economist for the National Association of Realtors, joined Cheddar News to talk about what buyers should be looking for this season. “The only way to make affordability better is to assure that we have increased supply assure that the home builders are not facing any artificial barriers," he said. "We need to construct more homes, also construct more apartment buildings, because rents are rising very fast for the renters."

Meta May Still Avoid Big Impact Despite Judge's Go-Ahead for Ad Lawsuit
A federal judge has given the go-ahead for a class-action lawsuit against Facebook parent company Meta over allegations it exaggerated its advertising reach and overcharged advertisers. Jon Swartz, a senior reporter for MarketWatch, joined Cheddar News to give his take on the impact the legal action might have on the social media giant. "Remember Facebook is the ultimate Teflon company in tech. FTC investigates, it's constantly being accused of anything from the left to the right in terms of misinformation, yet it continues because it's the biggest brand of its kind and number one in terms of what it tries to do. It continues to benefit," he said. "So it's going to take something magnificent, not a class action suit, but something bigger and beyond that to knock them off the rails."

Protégé Looks to Provide Access for Aspiring Artists to Stars Like DJ Khaled
If you have a minute, Protégé thinks it might be enough to get your talent noticed by stars and industry movers like DJ Khaled. Jackson Jhin, co-founder and CEO of the platform, talked to Cheddar about how the services might better democratize access to performing arts like music and acting. "You have 60 seconds to send a video to the best experts in each industry and send it to people who otherwise would have been inaccessible," he noted. For a wide-ranging fee, applicants can submit their work to garner feedback from folks like Jason Alexander or Scooter Braun — with a money-back guarantee, according to Jhin.

U.S. Job Openings, Quitting at Near-Record High in February
Job openings hovered at a near-record level in February, little changed from the previous month, continuing a trend that Federal Reserve officials see as a driver of inflation.

How Carson Wealth's CEO Lives Life By Design, Not Default
Ron Carson, CEO and Founder of Carson Wealth, sits down with Cheddar's Hena Doba to share how the blueprinting process keeps him on track to achieve goals and live life by his own design.



