Canal+ has bought a 26.1% stake in Viu, a video streaming platform, for up to $300m. Viu has over 12 million paid subscribers and 66 million monthly active users in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and South Africa. The deal will enable Viu's content offerings and user base to grow, while also allowing Canal+ to expand in Asia. 

Search crews have detected "underwater noises" in the area where a tourist submarine went missing while exploring the Titanic shipwreck. The US Coast Guard said remotely operated vehicles will explore the origin of the sounds. The submersible was operating 435 miles south of St. John's, Newfoundland when it lost contact with the crew. 

OceanGate Expeditions, the company that owns the missing submarine, was previously sued by an employee who claimed he was fired after raising safety concerns. The director of marine operations for OceanGate had claimed that more testing was needed on the deep-diving vessel. OceanGate reportedly sued the employee for breaching his non-disclosure agreement.

The Digest, 6/21/2023 @400AM, CDT

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