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The Atlantic and Vox Media sign multi-year licensing and product deals with OpenAI; The Atlantic plans an experimental Atlantic Labs with OpenAI tech — - The Atlantic has been publishing content since 1857. … - Both agreements also allow OpenAI to tap into the respective publishers' current content …
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Source: Nelson Peltz has sold his full Disney stake; in April, Peltz' Trian Partners lost a proxy battle after trying to elect Peltz and Jay Rasulo to the board — Activist investor Nelson Peltz has sold his entire stake in Disney, according to a person familiar with the matter.


News Corp Australia reorganizes its mastheads into free, subscription-based tabloids, and prestige titles, and lets go of news.com.au EIC Lisa Muxworthy — Staff told some people will ‘regrettably leave our business’ as media empire is reorganised into three divisions


A look at the future of TNT's Inside the NBA, which started in 1989 and hired Charles Barkley in 2000, after WBD did not secure NBA rights beyond next season — Next season could be the last for TNT's influential and beloved studio show, and Charles Barkley, for one, will not be going quietly.
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London Evening Standard plans to close its daily paper and launch a weekly, citing £84.5M losses in six years, driven by the Underground adding Wi-Fi and more — Chair Paul Kanareck says newspaper's losses - £84.5m in the past six years - not sustainable
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A survey in six countries shows 32% of respondents think human editors check AI outputs before publishing them; many haven't made up their minds yet about AI — Based on an online survey focused on understanding if and how people use generative artificial intelligence (AI) …


Researchers: an ex-Florida deputy sheriff who received asylum in Russia is behind a growing network of 160+ fake news sites mimicking US, UK, and French outlets — In 2016, Russia used an army of trolls to interfere in the U.S. presidential election. This year, an American given asylum …


Sources: Sony is working with another investor to buy Queen's music catalog, including merchandising and other businesses, in a deal potentially worth ~$1B — - The talks are ongoing and may not result in a deal for songs — Sony Music in talks with another investor about the purchase
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Sources: writers at iHeart's 100-member podcast unit prepare to strike if a contract deal isn't reached by the end of May; they unionized 2+ years ago — EXCLUSIVE: More than two years after unionizing through the WGA East, the writers at iHeartPodcasts still don't have their first deal with the network.
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Netflix is developing new music-competition shows similar to The Voice as it expands the breadth of its programming with brand-safe, family-friendly content — Netflix is ready to jam. The streaming giant is developing new music-competition shows in the image of long-running broadcast hits like …
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Elle plans its first branded residences in Miami, with a 25-story tower featuring 180 units built in partnership with French publisher Lagardère News and others — The 25-story tower will feature 180 turnkey homes ranging from one-bedroom units to penthouses.
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Jonah Peretti, who owns a special class of BuzzFeed stock with an effective veto, rejects some of Vivek Ramaswamy's requests, calling them “misunderstandings” — The former G.O.P. presidential candidate, who has invested in BuzzFeed, believes the company needs to pivot.
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