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3:50 PM ET, January 17, 2023

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James Vincent / The Verge:
Getty Images says it has started legal proceedings against Stability AI, creator of Stable Diffusion, in the UK, alleging copyright violation  —  Getty Images is suing Stability AI, creators of popular AI art tool Stable Diffusion, over alleged copyright violation.
Jon Christian / Futurism:
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Robinhood plans to launch Sherwood Media, an independent brand led by veteran tech editor Joshua Topolsky; Sherwood will be the Snacks newsletter's new home  —  Retail trading platform Robinhood is launching an independent media brand called Sherwood that will be led by veteran tech editor and media entrepreneur Joshua Topolsky.
Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:
HBO Max will stream its first live sporting event tonight, the US Women's Soccer National Team vs. New Zealand, part of an eight-year deal with Turner Sports  —  HBO Max makes history tonight with its first-ever domestic live sporting event.  Starting at 10 p.m. ET, U.S. subscribers can watch …
Discussion: Next TV, CNET and The Streamable
Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Using Taylor Swift's career as a case study to review the music industry's evolution from CDs to streaming, a model on the precipice of a failed marketplace  —  Streaming's the problem.  It's streaming. … I have this theory that music is usually about five years ahead of the rest of media …
Discussion: Music Ally
Morning Consult:
Survey: 46% of US podcast listeners prefer podcasts with video, 15% would pay $10-$25 to attend a live podcast event, 33% say YouTube is their favorite platform  —  YouTube is the most preferred podcast platform among regular listeners, ahead of Spotify and Apple, according to Morning Consult data
Zheping Huang / Bloomberg:
CryptoSlam and Forkast.News plan to merge and become Forkast Labs, offering crypto investors news, data, and tools; both are Animoca Brands portfolio companies  —  Animoca Brands Corp. founder Yat Siu helped engineer the merger of two startups his firm backed, aiming to create a data …
Diana Pearl / Business of Fashion:
Discussion: MediaPost
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Reuters plans to add 100 editorial roles globally and restart its plan for a consumer-facing paywall, expanding its partnership with the London Stock Exchange  —  The Reuters global newsroom will see investment in 100 editorial roles.  —  Reuters will create 100 new editorial roles around …
Discussion: Reuters and Talking Biz News
Seb Joseph / Digiday:
Despite an ad slowdown, VaynerMedia estimates ad spending on TikTok rose 20% from Q1, Q2, and Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 and expects the trend to continue in 2023  —  Every downturn is good for someone.  Take TikTok, for instance.  —  Even as marketers continue to scrape dollars back wherever they can …
Discussion: @mattnavarra
 
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The Overwatch League's path to profitability remains unclear given dwindling viewership, recent upheavals inside Activision Blizzard, and dampening esports hype