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7:50 PM ET, April 5, 2024

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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Skydance's bid for Paramount, backed by RedBird and KKR, would keep Paramount publicly traded; David Ellison and Jeff Shell would have leadership roles  —  WATCH NOW  —  Skydance's offer for Paramount would give it a significant stake while keeping the company public
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New York Times:
Shari Redstone's Paramount stake sale may conflict with shareholder interests; source: David Ellison envisions Paramount in a joint streaming venture in the US  —  The board of directors has to walk a fine line, looking out for investors without running afoul of Ms. Redstone, the company's most influential shareholder.
Discussion: CNBC, Advanced Television and Bloomberg
Sherman Smith / Kansas Reflector:
A day after apologizing for blocking Kansas Reflector posts, Meta temporarily blocked links to two sites reposting a Reflector item; Meta cites a security error  —  Social media posts reflect Facebook's actions to block news sites that published Dave Kendall's column, which was critical of Facebook.
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Clay Wirestone / Kansas Reflector:
Facebook restores the Kansas Reflector's ability to share links, removed the day the outlet ran a piece critical of Facebook, which still can't be shared
Samantha Murphy Kelly / CNN:
Disney CEO Bob Iger says Disney+ will crack down on password sharing in June 2024 in some countries and more broadly in September 2024; Disney+ isn't profitable  —  New York CNN —  —  Disney is curbing password sharing for its Disney+ streaming service as part of a larger effort to boost signups and revenue.
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Reuters:
A look at tech giants' AI training data deals; Defined.ai: some are ready to pay $1-$2 per image, $2-$4 per short video, and $100-$300 per hour of long video  —  At its peak in the early 2000s, Photobucket was the world's top image-hosting site.  The media backbone for once-hot services …
Benjamin Bathke / Reuters Institute:
A look at Correctiv, Germany's first nonprofit investigative outlet, which has 100 full-time staff and published a bombshell investigation into the far right  —  We take a deep dive into Correctiv's investigation, its mission and its funding  —  Imagine you're an investigative reporter.
Ryan Heath / Axios:
Meta plans to label a wider range of video, audio, and image content as “Made with AI” starting in May, following feedback from its independent Oversight Board  —  - The labels could be generated through self-disclosure when a user posts content, as a result of advice from fact-checkers …
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Top ESPN executive Norby Williamson is leaving the network after almost 40 years; in January, Pat McAfee accused him of “sabotaging” his show  —  Norby Williamson, the ESPN veteran who has managed everything from NFL coverage to “SportsCenter,” is leaving the Disney sports-media giant abruptly …
Barrett Media:
Several sports podcasters who were part of Vox Media's SB Nation Podcast Network say they were told on April 4 that the network is being shut down immediately  —  “I am not sure what's next, but we fully intend to continue the podcast elsewhere.”  —  Several podcasters who were part …
The Economic Times:
India's IT minister says the country is looking to frame a “balanced” AI law that will protect news publishers and content creators while minimizing user harm  —  Global AI regulation discussions intensify as companies seek fair compensation for AI data training from publishers.
 
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Ryan Barwick / Marketing Brew:
The New York Times partners with ad metrics company Adelaide, which uses eye tracking and more to gauge attention to ads and is launching tools for publishers
Harriet Sherwood / The Guardian:
Guardian journalist Hella Pick dies at 96; she spent seven decades as a foreign correspondent and diplomatic editor after fleeing Nazi-annexed Austria in 1938
Bloomberg:
YouTube's CEO says that OpenAI training Sora with YouTube videos would violate YouTube's ToS, and Google adheres to YouTube's creator contracts to train Gemini
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Emanuel Maiberg / 404 Media:
Google Books is indexing low quality, AI-generated books, which may impact Google Ngram viewer, an important tool used by researchers to track language use
Melissa Evans / Long Beach Post:
The Long Beach Post CEO says the outlet has been the target of lies and sabotage from some former and current staff amid layoffs, a union campaign, and a strike
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Memos: Jonathan Greenberger is departing ABC News, where he has been bureau chief in Washington, DC, to become executive vice president of Politico
Discussion: Politico and Adweek
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