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Lesley Goldberg / The Hollywood Reporter:
The CW says the LIV Golf and PGA Tour merger won't affect the LIV Golf event schedule for 2023 on The CW — The for-profit upstart golf league will continue to air as scheduled on the Nexstar-backed network. … “This is an exciting day to unify and grow the game of golf.
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David Enrich / New York Times:
In a libel suit against New Hampshire Public Radio for a report on alleged sexual misconduct, a judge ruled NHPR must hand over reporter notes and transcripts — After publishing an exposé, journalists in New Hampshire faced broken windows, vulgar graffiti and a legal brawl, with important First Amendment implications.
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Gene Maddaus / Variety:
Members of SAG-AFTRA, which represents 160,000 performers, vote 97.91% in favor of strike authorization, pursuing an agenda that includes restrictions on AI use — The guild announced Monday night that 97.91% of the voting members supported the authorization. Turnout was 47.69%.
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Christopher Grimes / Financial Times:
SAG-AFTRA, which plans to meet studio executives on June 7 to negotiate a new three-year contract, seeks that actors are paid for their AI digital doubles' work
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Analysis: media covered Succession six times more than four other top-rated shows in the past 30 days, but this coverage saw the second lowest readership — The media's obsession with HBO's hit series “Succession” drew outsized coverage of the show that was disproportionate to reader interest, according to new data.
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Jay Peters / The Verge:
Apple says the upcoming iOS 17 update will add crossword puzzles to Apple News for News Plus subscribers — Apple's upcoming iOS 17 update will add daily crossword puzzles to the Apple News app, but only for News Plus subscribers, the company said on its iOS 17 preview website.
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Ryan Barwick / Marketing Brew:
Draft: a trade group representing the NYT, the Post, Disney, and NBCUniversal tells members that AI tools trained on their archives could break copyright laws — A publishers' trade association— which includes the New York Times, the Washington Post, Disney, and NBCUniversal …
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Mia Sato / The Verge:
CNET updates its AI policy: stories won't be written entirely using AI, hands-on reviews will be done by humans, and it will “explore” AI use for story outlines — Months after news broke that tech outlet CNET had quietly begun producing articles with generative AI systems …
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: in a staff call, Chris Licht responded to an Atlantic profile, saying he will strive to win back trust, move his office back to the newsroom, and more — CNN chief Chris Licht told staffers Monday he wants to help them make the news rather than being a central figure in it.
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Lloyds Banking Group threatens to put the owner of the Daily and Sunday Telegraph into administration after the breakdown of talks with the Barclay family — Talks between Barclay family and Lloyds Banking Group break down — Lloyds Banking Group has threatened to put the owner of the Daily …
Jake Kanter / Deadline:
UK Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer says the BBC is occasionally biased but refuses to give any specific examples and plans to review the license fee model — The UK's new Culture Secretary has accused the BBC of being biased, but failed to provide a single example of where the broadcaster has broken its commitment to impartiality.
Rachel Aroesti / The Guardian:
How podcasts remade pop culture in unexpected ways, fostered parasocial relationships, and unearthed thrilling stories in their first two decades of existence — Since the first podcast was released two decades ago this month, the medium has upended pop culture in countless unexpected ways …
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Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Disney CEO Bob Iger announces that Disney+ will be available on the $3,499 Apple Vision Pro headset, which has a movie theater feature, at launch in early 2024 — At Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) today, Disney CEO Bob Iger announced that Disney+ will be available on the tech giant's new Apple Vision Pro at launch.
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