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Front Office Sports:
Sources: two execs of Sports Illustrated publisher Arena Group are out, following issues with AI-generated articles by fake authors; CEO Ross Levinsohn remains — One week after Sports Illustrated suffered an embarrassing artificial intelligence scandal, the company's latest leader laid down the law for his new employees.
Shirley Zhao / Bloomberg:
Filing: Wanda Group's billionaire founder Wang Jianlin plans to transfer his 51% stake in Beijing Wanda Investment, which controls Wanda Film, to China Ruyi — - Wang Jianlin plans to sell control in Wanda Film to China Ruyi — Group has seen years of decline after debt-fueled expansion
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Nikkei Asia, Caixin Global, Yicai Global and Variety
Madeline Buxton / YouTube Official Blog:
YouTube recaps the top creators, songs, and trending topics in the US in 2023, including “the search for authoritative news” about the Israel-Hamas war — As the year comes to a close, it's time to look back at the trending topics and creators.
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Madeline Buxton on LinkedIn, @youtubemusic, Billboard, Tubefilter and Music Ally
Reuters:
Reuters temporarily removes its article titled “How an Indian startup hacked the world” to comply with an Indian court order, and plans to appeal the decision — Reuters has temporarily removed the article “How an Indian startup hacked the world” to comply with a preliminary court order issued …
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David Brumley on LinkedIn, @kevincollier.bsky.social, @drsbaitso@infosec.exchange, @kimzetter, 404 Media, @kimzetter, @byrontau, @ajvicens, @tooba1917, Pramod Gosavi on LinkedIn, @josephcox@infosec.exchange, John Prendergast on LinkedIn, @livinginsyn@infosec.exchange, @newsguyusa@threads.net, @b9AcE@todon.eu and Talking Biz News
Press Gazette:
BBC Nations' director says the BBC is a “good neighbor” and its local news expansion won't harm existing media outlets, after concerns from local news outlets — Rhodri Talfan Davies says the BBC is not a neighbour from hell but a “good neighbour”.
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Nieman Lab, HoldtheFrontPage and HoldtheFrontPage
Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Tidal lays off ~40 employees, or 10%+ of its staff, including part of its playlist curation team, as part of parent company Block's austerity cuts — Tidal, the music streaming service once owned by recording artist Jay-Z, laid off more than 10% of staff as part of a wider round …
James Manning / Mediaweek:
Multiple men allege Australian broadcaster and columnist Alan Jones groped, assaulted, and inappropriately touched them without consent; Jones denies the claims — The Sydney Morning Herald has published a major investigation from journalist Kate McClymont that carries multiple allegations …
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B&T, @thatsodd.bsky.social, The Saturday Paper, Sydney Morning Herald and NZ Herald
Samantha Cole / 404 Media:
Alibaba's paper on its Animate Anyone AI model goes viral after videos show the model can replace TikTok influencers after being trained on their videos — A team of researchers from Chinese retail and technology giant Alibaba released a paper this week detailing a new model, which they call “Animate Anyone.”
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The Decoder
David Bauder / Associated Press:
A look at NewsNation, which bills itself as an unbiased rival to Fox News and MSNBC, as the network prepares to host the fourth GOP presidential primary debate — Fourth Republican presidential debate will feature four candidates, Trump skips again — By airing the fourth Republican …
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Disney adds a Hulu tile to Disney+'s app homepage, alongside brands like Marvel, Pixar, Disney, and Star Wars, available to subscribers of both Disney+ and Hulu — Hulu content is now available on Disney+ for subscribers to both services, with a wider rollout planned for March.
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9to5Mac, The Walt Disney Company, 9to5Google, Corley Stone on LinkedIn, Ashley Cooke on LinkedIn, The Verge, CNBC, Neowin, Benjamin Yin on LinkedIn, Variety, Los Angeles Times, The Wrap, Reuters, Streaming Better, MediaPost, Bloomberg, The Streamable, MacRumors, Cord Cutters News and ScreenRant
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Andy Borowitz says The New Yorker decided to stop publishing The Borowitz Report due to “its financial difficulties”, part of a larger wave of Condé's cost cuts — Borowitz announced that the New Yorker was dropping his long-running Borowitz Report satire features because of “its financial difficulties.”
Max Tani / Semafor:
The Allbritton Journalism Institute plans to launch News of the United States, or NOTUS, in January 2024, focused on Washington, DC and training young reporters — The Scoop — A high-profile nonprofit is launching a Washington D.C.-focused newsroom early next year that promises …
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