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The NYT sues OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement, alleging they used millions of its articles to train AI, the first major US media outlet to sue — Millions of articles from The New York Times were used to train chatbots that now compete with it, the lawsuit said.
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Jill Goldsmith / Deadline:
Lionsgate closes its acquisition of Hasbro's eOne for $375M plus assuming some production financing loans; Lionsgate's library grows by 6,500 film and TV titles — Lionsgate said today its acquisition of global entertainment platform eOne from Hasbro is done.
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Al Tompkins / Poynter:
The FCC rejects radio and TV broadcasters' call for deregulation, reaffirming limits on the number of TV or radio stations that owners can control in a market — The owners had argued for looser ownership restrictions given the growth of social media, podcasts and other online services.
CNBC:
Altice USA announces the sale of Cheddar News to the media company Archetype, owned by PE firm Regent; source: the deal is structured as an “earn out” deal — - Cheddar News-owner Altice USA announced Thursday it has sold the financial news streaming service to the media company Archetype …
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Washington Post:
Sources: India pressed Apple to come up with alternative explanations for warning Indian journalists and opposition politicians of state-sponsored iPhone hacks — NEW DELHI — A day after Apple warned independent Indian journalists and opposition party politicians in October that government hackers …
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
A profile of Francesca Street, whose “Chance Encounters” CNN.com pieces on relationships appeared five times on Chartbeat's list of 2023's most-engaging stories — The 29-year-old CNN reporter, who writes about love and romance, was one of 2023′s most popular reporters
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Daniel Tilles / Notes From Poland:
The Polish government puts TVP, Polskie Radio, and news agency PAP into liquidation, after the country's president vetoed plans to provide funding for 2024 — In the latest escalation of the bitter struggle for control over Poland's public media, the new government has announced …
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Financial Times:
Insider Intelligence: LinkedIn's ad revenue, which rose 10.1% YoY to nearly $4B in 2023, could grow 14.1% YoY in 2024, as brands seek to reallocate X ad spend — Microsoft-owned professional networking site has increased revenues as big brands boycott rival platform
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Associated Press:
Study: social media companies collectively made nearly $11B in US ad revenue from minors in 2022; YouTube derived the most from users 12 and under, at $959.1M — Social media companies collectively made over $11 billion in U.S. advertising revenue from minors last year …
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TheRighting:
Analysis: 17 of the top 20 right-wing news websites saw their unique visitors decline YoY in November 2023; Hannity grew 122% YoY and Infowars grew 46% YoY — Eighty-five percent of right wing news websites in TheRighting's top 20 lost year-over-year (YOY) unique visitors according …
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@therighting and @farhip
Reuters:
Sources: Telecom Italia has renewed its five-season deal with DAZN to show Serie A soccer games on its streaming platform TimVision, for €43M to €46M per year — Telecom Italia (TIM) (TLIT.MI) has renewed a deal with sports streaming service DAZN to continue offering Italy's top Serie …
Financial Times:
Disney, WBD, Comcast, and Paramount face a year of reckoning in 2024 after losing $5B+ in 2023 from the streaming services they built to compete with Netflix — Tie-ups and cuts on menu as Disney, Warner, Comcast and Paramount seek new ways to keep up — The world's largest traditional …
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