{
  "id": 9436728,
  "title": "Barry Diller Drops Bid to Acquire MGM Resorts: ‘We Didn’t Feel the Mix Was Coming Together’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/barry-diller-drops-bid-to-acquire-mgm-resorts-we-didnt-feel-the-mix",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-23T23:04:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/biz/news/barry-diller-mgm-resorts-abandons-acquisition-bid-people-inc-1236873791/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "People Inc., the media company controlled by Barry Diller, is scrapping its proposed bid to acquire MGM Resorts International. People Inc. (which changed its name from IAC this spring) owns about 27% of MGM Resorts. In June, the company submitted formal offer for the hotel and online-gaming operator to acquire all outstanding shares of MGM […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Barry Diller Drops Bid To Acquire Full Control Of MGM Resorts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/barry-diller-drops-bid-to-acquire-full-control-of-mgm-resorts",
        "published": "2026-09-23T23:52:01.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}