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Some analysts say a WBD and Paramount merger would likely leave the companies “worse off”: billions deeper in debt and saddled with dying traditional TV assets — Warner Bros Discovery (WBD.O) and Paramount Global (PARA.O) are likely to be “worse off” together as a merger …
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
A look at the financial pressures on National Amusements and Paramount, as Shari Redstone weighs a sale of her family's controlling stake in National Amusements — She fought to keep control of her family's media empire. Now she's considering an exit as financial pressures mount.
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Arlene Getz / Committee to Protect Journalists:
At least 68 journalists have been killed in the first 10 weeks of the Israel-Hamas war, more than have ever been killed in a single country over an entire year — More journalists have been killed in the first 10 weeks of the Israel-Gaza war than have ever been killed in a single country over an entire year, according to CPJ data.
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Richard Lawler / The Verge:
Substack co-founder Hamish McKenzie doubles down on not moderating Nazi content, after 200+ authors criticize the company for “platforming and monetizing Nazis” — More than 200 Substack authors asked the platform to explain why it's “platforming and monetizing Nazis,” …
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BBC:
Investigation: The DC Weekly, a Russia-linked “news” site using AI-written posts and “reporters” with fake names and photos, fueled false claims about Zelenskyy — A website founded by a former US Marine who now lives in Russia has fuelled a rumour that Volodymyr Zelensky purchased …
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Lauren Leffer / Scientific American:
In five experiments, encouraging people to use search engines to evaluate the veracity of fake news posts increased the likelihood of them being rated as true — Data voids in search results can lead down rabbit holes that bolster belief in fake news — Politics
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Andrew Beaujon / Washingtonian:
The Washington Post Guild says “the company seems to have exceeded its buyout goal”, and it's unclear whether the Guild and management can reach a deal in 2023 — Managers “are attempting to bribe some colleagues to stay,” the Washington Post Guild told members Tuesday.
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Trei Brundrett / American Journalism Project:
A look at the American Journalism Project's Product & AI Studio, launched with OpenAI in summer 2023 to explore how to apply emerging tech in local journalism — This summer, the American Journalism Project launched our new Product & AI Studio, a new program to explore the smart application …
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Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
A jury awards VFX company Rearden ~$600K after finding Disney knew it could be infringing on copyright by using MOVA Contour software on Beauty and the Beast — The $600,000 award signals that jurors didn't attribute much of the film's success to use of Rearden's MOVA Contour.
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Robinhood Newsroom:
Robinhood's Sherwood Media acquires UK-based Chartr Limited, a “data-driven media company and newsletter publisher”, to complement Sherwood's Snacks newsletter — Sherwood Media, LLC has added U.K.-based Chartr Limited, a data-driven media company and newsletter publisher …
Reuters:
Analysis: ABBA Voyage, the London show performed by 3D avatars of the band created using motion capture, made £322.6M in revenue in the 12 months since May 2022 — Thank you for the music, London's authorities might say, after Swedish pop group ABBA's digital concert residency raked …
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Christopher Dring / GamesIndustry.biz:
Sony reaches an “updated licensing agreement” with Warner Bros. Discovery to keep over 1,300 Discovery TV shows on PlayStation “for at least the next 30 months” — There's a new licensing agreement between Warner Bros and Sony — News by Christopher Dring Head of Games B2B
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