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Andrew Webster / The Verge:
SAG-AFTRA: AMPTP's AI proposal lets studios scan a background actor to create a digital likeness, for a day's pay, and use that forever without consent or pay — During today's press conference in which Hollywood actors confirmed that they were going on strike, Duncan Crabtree-Ireland …
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Sarah Whitten / CNBC:
SAG-AFTRA members officially decide to strike on July 14, after failed negotiations with the AMPTP, joining 11,000+ already striking film and television writers — - The Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists union is going on strike.
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Erik Pedersen / Deadline:
In a statement, the AMPTP says SAG-AFTRA's decision to strike “will lead to financial hardship for countless thousands of people who depend on the industry”
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Michael Schulman / New Yorker:
Netflix's Orange Is the New Black was an early indicator of how lopsided the streaming economy would be, as 10 actors from the show detail tiny residual incomes
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Los Angeles Times:
A look back at the last time Hollywood actors and writers went on strike, when Ronald Reagan led the SAG, and how technological advancement fuels labor conflict
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Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post:
Twitter's creators program makes its first payouts, including to far-right influencers like Andrew Tate, who made over $20K, Ian Miles Cheong, and Benny Johnson — The platform is paying high-profile creators, including Andrew Tate, thousands of dollars for posting to the app
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Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
Twitter starts paying Twitter Blue creators who earned 5M+ impressions per month for three months a revenue cut from the ads beside the replies to their tweets
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Tucker Carlson and Daily Caller co-founder Neil Patel are seeking to raise hundreds of millions for a media company offering free and paid content — Former Fox News host and associate look to raise funds for new venture that could use Twitter as its backbone
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Bloomberg:
Sources: TPG-backed Creative Artists Agency is in advanced talks to sell a majority stake to billionaire François-Henri Pinault at a potential valuation of $7B+ — - CAA may fetch valuation more than $7 billion in Pinault deal — Formed in 1975, CAA manages some of Hollywood's biggest stars
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GovTech:
A California Assemblywoman delays consideration for her bipartisan California Journalism Preservation Act until 2024, while JCPA advances in Congress — While California lawmakers have put the brakes on a bill that would make the likes of Facebook and Google pay news publishers for using their stories …
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Wall Street Journal:
A look at Bob Iger's challenges, some of which are rooted in his previous choices as Disney CEO, including the Fox acquisition and entering the streaming race — Eight months after returning as Disney's CEO, he is straining to put out fire after fire, including streaming losses, an activist investor and TV woes
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Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
A look at New Mexico's state-funded journalism program, established in 2019, which matches recent college graduates with newsrooms for nine-month fellowships — Though the fellowship in New Mexico is short — just nine months — the majority of alumni are currently working full-time in newsrooms across the state.
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Reuters:
Sources and a doc: India told streaming services like Netflix and Disney to use an independent panel to review content for obscenity and violence before release — - India has been strictly regulating streaming platforms — Wants expert panel for age ratings, content review
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New York Times:
A look at Minyoung Kim's work as Netflix's VP of content in Asia: making Netflix feel less foreign, keeping shows authentically local, and “green-light rigor” — As “Squid Game” showed, success with audiences around the world can come from a laser focus on local taste.
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
In a four-year deal with Raycom, Nexstar's The CW acquires exclusive broadcast rights to 50 ACC football and basketball games each season — The four-year deal will bring 13 college football games and 37 mens and womens basketball games to the Nexstar-owned network. — The CW is expanding its lineup of live sports.
Adam Crafton / The Athletic:
How Apple expanded into sports, starting with MLB in March 2022, leading to an unusual deal to bring Messi to the MLS and share new subscriber revenue with him — In 2019, during an interview with Sports Illustrated, the Apple senior vice president of services, Eddy Cue, was asked the extent to which he …
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