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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.
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Bob Harig / Sports Illustrated:
Sources: the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf tour is close to unveiling a TV deal with Nexstar's The CW Network, using a revenue sharing model without a rights fee — The TV agreement would fill a major objective for LIV Golf, as CW is in 220 U.S. markets, many of which have a local news operation, website and nightly newscast.
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.
Jon Christian / Futurism:
After Futurism found major errors in an AI-written “fact-checked” CNET article, CNET updated almost all its AI pieces as currently being reviewed “for accuracy” — CNET is now letting an AI write articles for its site. The problem? It's kind of a moron.
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Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:
HBO Max will stream its first US live sports event at 10pm ET Tuesday, the US Women's Soccer National Team vs. New Zealand, in its eight-year Turner Sports deal — HBO Max makes history tonight with its first-ever domestic live sporting event. Starting at 10 p.m. ET …
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The Wrap, Next TV, /Project/USSF/2020 …, CNET, The Athletic and The Streamable
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
An interview with Zing Tsjeng, Vice and Vice UK's newly appointed EIC, on the importance of hiring Gen Z writers and using “young people” platforms like TikTok — Zing Tsjeng has been appointed editor-in-chief of Vice.com and Vice UK. — Newly appointed editor-in-chief of Vice …
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@pressgazette, @mattnavarra and @pressgazette
Pranshu Verma / Washington Post:
An interview with Raqib Hameed Naik, a Kashmiri Muslim journalist hiding in the US, about his project HindutvaWatch.org that tracks human rights abuses in India — Raqib Hameed Naik, a Kashmiri Muslim journalist hiding in America, is ready to bring his data project out of the shadows
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The Indian Express and Al Jazeera
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 …
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Music Ally
Morning Consult:
Survey: 46% of US podcast listeners like supporting video, 15% would pay $10-$25 to attend a live recorded event, and 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 …
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Forkast, The Block, Forkast, Yahoo Finance and Axios, more at Techmeme »
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Filing: Bob Chapek earned $24.2M in Disney's FY 2022, down from $32M in FY 2021, and is set to receive a $20.4M severance package; Bob Iger made $15M in FY 2022 — The pay disclosures come after a tumultuous few months at the company, with Chapek being ousted, only to be replaced his predecessor Iger.
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Variety, The Wrap, Deadline and @alexweprin
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 …
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