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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount is planning for what happens if no big deal happens, mulling cutting $2B in costs, selling BET and TV stations, starting a streaming JV, more — The storied Hollywood company behind ‘The Godfather’ faces its biggest battle yet as Shari Redstone's merger plans collide with shareholder fury and a CEO on the outs
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is preparing to fire CEO Bob Bakish as soon as Monday, after he lost the trust of controlling shareholder Shari Redstone — Bob Bakish, then president and chief executive officer of Viacom Inc., speaks during the Mobile World Congress Americas event in Los Angeles …
Ben Smith / Semafor:
Sources: Nicholas Carlson, who has been the global editor-in-chief of Business Insider since 2017, is expected to leave the publication later this summer — After a nine-month span in 2020, in which social media furors forced the resignations of editors at Condé Nast titles …
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Talking Biz News, @maxwelltani, @semaforben and @akarl_smith
Laura Wagner / Washington Post:
Over 50 journalism professors call on the NYT to address questions on its report that described a “pattern of gender-based violence” in Hamas' October 7 attack — A major investigative report into sexual violence in the Hamas attack on Israel has drawn criticism inside and outside the newspaper
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@bazzinyu, @peterkirstein and @matteomedia
Madhumita Murgia / Financial Times:
The Financial Times signs a deal with OpenAI to train AI models on its archived content, and to let ChatGPT respond with short summaries of FT articles — Agreement comes as Microsoft-backed start-up seeks data from reliable sources to train latest artificial intelligence models
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Max Goldbart / Deadline:
Deep Bagchee, the first ever CPO of UK's ITV, exits to become the President of CNBC International, replacing John Casey, who stepped down in late 2023 — Deep Bagchee, a driving force behind the launch of ITVX, is exiting to become President of CNBC International.
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@deepbagchee
Sammy Gecsoyler / The Guardian:
BBC presenter Liz Bonnin's likeness was used in an ad after the company running the campaign was tricked by a fake, likely AI-generated, version of her voice — Exclusive: Liz Bonnin's face used on insect repellant advert after deal negotiated via WhatsApp and voice notes generated by AI
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Media Voices, The Drum, Deadline, @sammygecsoyler, Lynne Stainthorpe on LinkedIn, The Overspill and Steve Gray on LinkedIn
Leila Abboud / Financial Times:
French production group Mediawan acquires German rival Leonine for €500M; Mediawan is unaffected by streaming cuts due to EU quotas on locally produced content — French TV and film company Mediawan is benefiting from EU quotas on locally produced content
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Variety, WORLD SCREEN, Deadline, Broadband TV News and The Hollywood Reporter
Sara Guaglione / Digiday:
Some publishers are hesitant to monetize generative AI chatbots with ads because of low CPMs and lack of scale, opting to build a subscription model first — This article was provided as an exclusive preview for Digiday+ members, who were able to access it early.
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Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline:
Producers United, a grassroots group of 86 top Hollywood “career producers”, launches to advocate for reforms, including changing their fee structure — EXCLUSIVE: As signatories prepare to negotiate new deals with IATSE and Teamsters, it might seem like the last thing the town wants …
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@mynette, @deadline, @ezhossington, @franklinleonard, @lynettehtaylor and New York Times
Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
Some founders say the TikTok ban won't impact creator economy startups much, as they have diversified across multiple platforms after Trump's 2020 ban attempt — ‘Two years ago, this would have been devastating’ — President Joe Biden signed a bill on Wednesday that could ban TikTok — for real this time.
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@robertoblake, TIME, Traackr, Polygon and ICYMI, more at Techmeme »
Bloomberg:
Blackstone offers $1.30 per share in cash for Hipgnosis, valuing the business at ~$1.57B, above Concord's $1.51B offer; Hipgnosis' board recommends the deal — - Fresh bid of $1.30 per share surpasses Concord deal price — Hipgnosis owns songs catalogs from Blondie, Kaiser Chiefs
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