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Entertainment One rebuffs ITV takeover talk; initial proposal worth C$1.87b – The Canadian Press

6 Canadian female producers you need to know – CBC

Blame the Boomers for this too? How the protest generation of the ’60s left behind division, violence—and Trump and Clinton – Allen Abel, Maclean’s

America’s highest paid radio stars – all middle-aged white men – Forbes

Fighting marginalization in the community radio and TV sectors (podcast) -- Rabble

London ON Radio: No joke…Funny 1410 is ceasing operations – Media Confidential

Polaris Music Prize shows little love for francophone albums – Montreal Gazette

Hang the DJ! Songs about the radio, transmissions and more – Radio X UK

Old Hollywood Memoirs: Before he ran The New Yorker, Robert Gottlieb, as editor in chief of Knopf, published memoirs by some of Hollywood’s grandest dames. Now he’s telling all – Vanity Fair

Futurama nerds, rejoice! Morbotron will GIF any quote for you -- Wired

Can we cool it with the pop culture petitions, please? Does anyone really give a rat’s arse if 1,224 fans have signed one asking RCA to change the artwork for Britney Spear’s next album – Brian Raftery, Wired