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Sealed doc: Rupert Murdoch failed in an attempt to change his family trust to consolidate Lachlan's control of his empire and lock in Fox News' right-wing bent — A Nevada commissioner ruled resoundingly against Mr. Murdoch, who was trying to give full control of his empire to his son Lachlan …
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OpenAI:
OpenAI launches Sora in select countries; ChatGPT Pro offers up to 500 videos per month at up to 1080p, and ChatGPT Plus offers up to 50 videos at up to 720p — We're moving our video generation model out of research preview. — Learn more System Card — Our video generation model …
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Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
OpenAI says it will give only a “subset” of Sora users access to a feature for creating videos of a real person using uploaded photos or footage of the person
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Marques Brownlee / Marques Brownlee on YouTube:
Review of OpenAI's Sora video generator: can depict very real looking news anchors with news-style cutaways, but telltale signs of AI generated videos remain
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
Sources: The Washington Post Acting Executive Editor Matt Murray blocked a story on the departure of Matea Gold, a contender to be WaPo's new executive editor — As the Washington Post newsroom awaits the appointment of a new top editor, its acting news chief intervened to block an article …
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Bloomberg:
Omnicom Group agrees to buy Interpublic Group in a deal that will create the largest ad company in the world, with a combined $25B+ in annual revenue — Under the terms of the agreement announced Monday, Interpublic shareholders will receive 0.344 Omnicom shares for each share of Interpublic common stock they own.
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Ben Sisario / New York Times:
Taylor Swift Touring says the Eras Tour made $2B in ticket sales, double the gross of any other concert tour in history, with an average seat price of ~$204 — Over 21 months, the pop superstar's culture-dominating stage show doubled the gross of its closest competitor, according to ticket sales figures confirmed for the first time.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Comcast and WBD announce a multiyear distribution pact, including letting Comcast bundle Max in the US; Sky will launch the Max app in the UK in April 2025 — Sky gets U.K. rights to HBO's forthcoming Harry Potter series, will distribute Max in the country
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Max Tani / Semafor:
Source: Vox Media will not renew its deal to distribute Taylor Lorenz's video podcast, set to expire at the start of 2025; the first episode aired in March 2024 — The Scoop — Vox Media is ending its deal to distribute Taylor Lorenz's podcast and YouTube show.
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Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
The Guardian publishes a letter by 125 Guardian and Observer staff contradicting Scott Trust claims of “extensive consultations” with staff over Observer sale — The Guardian has published two letters from current and former staff attacking the chair of the Scott Trust, the limited company which owns Guardian Media Group.
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Reach hires Conde Nast executive Ellen Stewart in the new role of performance director for editorial to enhance “data-led decision making” across its newsrooms — Ellen Stewart is currently director of content strategy and growth at Conde Nast.
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Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
404 Media is fighting a subpoena from Texas AG Ken Paxton that demands info on reporting and a source to help in an unrelated case TX is pursuing against Google — In October, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton subpoenaed 404 Media, demanding that we hand over confidential information …
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Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
A Florida judge allows a contractor's defamation case against CNN over a November 2021 report on war profiteers during the US' Afghanistan withdrawal to proceed — A judge ruled Friday that a security contractor can seek punitive damages against CNN over a November 2021 report about war profiteers …
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Ben Smith / Semafor:
Source: Fox is talking to potential acquisition targets in political media, particularly on the right, including Daily Wire and Red Seat Ventures — THE SCOOP — My colleague Liz Hoffman has written that “SpinCo,” the new proprietor of NBC's cable assets, will be born with a strong balance sheet …
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