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New York Magazine says the publication and Olivia Nuzzi agreed to part ways, and an independent probe found no inaccuracies or evidence of bias in Nuzzi's work — Last month, the magazine enlisted the law firm Davis Wright Tremaine to review Olivia Nuzzi's work during the 2024 campaign.
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Disney plans to name CEO Bob Iger's successor in early 2026, and says ex-Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman will replace Mark Parker as chairman in January 2025 — Disney has tapped James Gorman to replace Mark Parker as the company's next chairman, effective in January, as the media giant lays …
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Kerry Flynn / Axios:
Sources: G/O Media has agreed to sell Jalopnik, a news and opinion site about car culture and one of its few remaining brands, to Static Media — Exit Content Preview … It acquired food site The Takeout from G/O Media back in March. — Private equity firm Novacap acquired Static in 2023.
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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Blade Runner 2049's producer sues Musk, Tesla, and WBD for allegedly using AI to create imagery close to the film, despite a denied request, to promote Cybercab — Alcon Entertainment, the Hollywood company behind “Blade Runner 2049,” said it had denied a request to use images from the movie but that Mr. Musk did so anyway.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Dow Jones and New York Post sue AI startup Perplexity for alleged copyright infringement and say it hasn't replied to a July 2024 letter about copyright issues — News Corp CEO accuses Perplexity of ‘content kleptocracy’ … “Perplexity is a generative artificial intelligence company …
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Charlotte Klein / New York Magazine:
Jeff Zucker, Hamish McKenzie, Bari Weiss, and 54 of the most powerful people in media discuss the future of media, return of print, Big Tech, and more — On and off the record with: — Imran Amed, founder and editor-in-chief, The Business of Fashion. Willa Bennett, editor-in-chief, Cosmopolitan and Seventeen.
Javed Farooqui / The Economic Times:
Sources: after Star India and Viacom18's merger, Reliance Industries plans to retain Disney+ Hotstar as the sole streaming platform, absorbing JioCinema — Reliance Industries is set to retain Disney+ Hotstar as its primary streaming platform post-merger with Star India and Viacom18 …
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Cooper Hefner, the son of Hugh Hefner, makes a $100M all-cash offer to acquire Playboy Enterprises' IP and brand assets from its parent company PLBY Group — The son of the late Playboy founder Hugh Hefner is seeking to acquire the rights to the Playboy brand from its current owner PLBY Group.
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Jake Kanter / Deadline:
ITV Studios launches Zoo 55, a digital content label to help the UK company focus on YouTube and other platforms, led by ex-WarnerBros executive Martin Trickey — ITV Studios has launched Zoo 55, a digital content label that will help the UK production giant lean into YouTube and other platforms.
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Juli Clover / MacRumors:
Disney no longer lets new and returning customers sign up for and buy subscriptions to Hulu or Disney+ through Apple's App Store, avoiding Apple's cut — Disney is no longer allowing its customers to sign up for and purchase subscriptions to Hulu or Disney+ through Apple's App Store …
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
An interview with Florida billionaire David Hoffmann, who bought 5%+ of Lee Enterprises, on his plans to buy more stock, why print is important, and more — David Hoffmann is a relative newcomer to the struggling newspaper industry.Akilah Townsend for The New York Times
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Q&A with Arnon Mishkin, the head of Fox News' decision desk, about calling Arizona for Biden in 2020, not feeling “any pressure” from Fox executives, and more — In a new interview, Arnon Mishkin opens up about controversial election calls and makes some predictions for what's to come.
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