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Peter Kafka / Vox:
G/O Media executives say they will publish more AI-generated stories, despite blowback from employees and media circles for their first attempts — Why G/O Media thinks we should have more stories written by bots. — In early July, managers at G/O media, the digital publisher that owns sites …
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Lisa Richwine / Reuters:
The AMPTP says it offered SAG-AFTRA a deal that included $1B+ in wage increases, pension, and more, alongside “first-of-their-kind” AI protections — Major film and television studios offered Hollywood actors more than $1 billion in higher compensation and enhanced benefits …
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Axios:
Sources: Vox Media plans to stop using its Chorus CMS, which it licensed until 2022, and move its websites to WordPress — Vox Media, the parent company to websites such as New York Magazine, Eater and SB Nation, will no longer use Chorus — its proprietary content management system — to power its own websites, sources told Axios.
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Carl Franzen / VentureBeat:
OpenAI partners with the American Journalism Project to access content to train its AI model in exchange for $5M in funding and $5M in developer credits — OpenAI isn't done making waves in the media industry — far from it. — The Sam Altman-led private company behind ChatGPT …
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Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
TNT Sports goes live in the UK and Ireland as a BT Sport rebrand, and will present BT's premium live sports plus other events, including the 2024 Olympic Games — TNT Sports went live on Tuesday across the U.K. and Ireland, replacing BT Sport. … TNT Sports is already used as WBD's sports brand in Latin America and the U.S.
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Axios:
Over 600 local broadcast stations form a coalition to urge the FCC to close a loophole that lets live TV streamers bypass distribution negotiations with them — Hundreds of local broadcast stations have come together to create a new advocacy coalition that will urge the Federal Communications Commission …
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
A pro-Ron DeSantis super PAC used an AI version of Trump's voice, which appears to be narrating Trump's Truth Social post, in a statewide TV attack ad in Iowa — The spot illustrates the new frontiers in political advertising. — A pro-Ron DeSantis super PAC uses an Artificial Intelligence version …
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Chris Murphy / Vanity Fair:
SAG-AFTRA's strike FAQ: influencers can pursue commercial work, but cannot promote studios' or streamers' content, including on social media or at conventions — SAG-AFTRA has laid out specific do's and don'ts for the new class of entertainers, from pursuing commercial work to participating in ComicCon.
Jesse Whittock / Deadline:
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 plans to cut 400 roles, or ~10% of staff, mostly in its entertainment business, as it prepares for a “digital transformation” — Germany's ProSiebenSat.1 is cutting around 400 roles, as it continues to reshape its business into a digital-first operation.
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Mark Di Stefano / Australian Financial Review:
Internal data for Australia's ABC reveals that 80%+ of the public broadcaster's viewers for its 7pm news program are over 55 and less than 8% are under 40 — Key Points — Why it matters: Younger viewers are no longer tuning into flagship ABC programs
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Sophie Culpepper / Nieman Lab:
How Detroit-based local TV broadcaster Graham Media Group plans to use a GPT 3.5 bot that asks positive questions to spark productive comments for news articles — Graham Media Group developed the idea for a “first dibs” comment bot through NYC Media Lab's AI & Local News Challenge.
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Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:
Peacock raises its Premium price by $1 to $5.99/month and Premium Plus by $2 to $11.99/month, at once for new customers and on August 17 for current subscribers — Peacock is delivering bad news to its subscribers tonight. Beginning at 12 a.m. EDT, the streamer is notifying existing customers …
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