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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 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:
A review of OpenAI's Sora video generator: excels at landscapes, people, and stylistic content, but often fails with basic physics like object permanence
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Josh Parry / BBC:
Interviews with 30+ current and former PinkNews employees detail multiple incidents of alleged sexual misconduct by founders Benjamin Cohen and Anthony James — The couple who run PinkNews, the world's largest LGBT news website, have been accused by staff of multiple incidents of sexual misconduct.
Financial Times:
Sources: in October 2024, EU regulators asked Google for more information about its secret ads deal with Meta that skirted Google's rules for targeting minors — Regulators request information after FT investigation into partnership that skirted search giant's rules on minors
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Jon Blistein / Rolling Stone:
Over 350 musicians sign Fight for the Future's open letter demanding that major labels drop a lawsuit over Internet Archive's efforts to preserve 78-rpm records — Over 300 artists signed Fight for the Future's open letter opposing the major label-led litigation over the Archive's preservation of 78rpm records
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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Max Tani / Semafor:
The incoming GOP-led Congress and White House, with help from Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy's DOGE, could redouble efforts to defund NPR and other public media — THE SCOOP — Last week, Republican Sen. John Kennedy introduced the subtly named “No Propaganda Act.”
Elsa Keslassy / Variety:
Vivendi's shareholders approve a plan to spin off Canal+, Havas, and Louis Hachette; Canal+ will list in London, Havas in Amsterdam, and Louis Hachette in Paris — Vivendi, the Paris-headquartered media conglomerate, is about to enter a new era with its flagship pay TV banner Canal+ Group set for a bow at the London Stock Exchange.
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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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Rebecca Rubin / Variety:
Netflix scores the most Golden Globe nominations of any media company in 2024, with 13 nominations for film and 23 for TV — Netflix scored the most Golden Globe nominations of any media company on Monday, leading on the film front with 13 nods and the TV side, too, with 23.
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Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
In a letter to subscribers, Wired UK says it is dropping from a bimonthly to a quarterly print schedule, as it unites its global newsroom into a single team — Wired first began combining its UK and US websites three years ago. — Tech magazine Wired UK is dropping from a bimonthly …
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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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Reach hires Condé Nast executive Ellen Stewart in the new role of performance director for editorial to enhance “data-led decision making” across its newsrooms — Reach has created a new leadership role of performance director for editorial aimed at enhancing “data-led decision making” across its newsrooms.
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