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9:40 PM ET, January 29, 2025

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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Fox EVP of Ad Sales Mark Evans says there is an increase in Super Bowl ad buys from AI companies, while ad buys from movie studios and streamers are down  —  AI-focused ads are up, and movie spots are down, Fox says, as 30-second ads hit an eye-watering $8 million.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Wall Street Journal:
Meta agrees to pay ~$25M to settle a 2021 lawsuit that Trump brought against Meta and Mark Zuckerberg after it suspended his accounts following the Jan. 6 riot  —  The president had sued the social-media company after his accounts were suspended following Jan. 6 riot
Gene Maddaus / Variety:
The US Copyright Office says using AI tools to assist in creative processes doesn't compromise copyright protections as long as the content has human authorship  —  The U.S. Copyright Office declared Wednesday that the use of artificial intelligence tools to assist in the creative process does not undermine the copyright of a work.
Zaheer Kachwala / Reuters:
Trump Media unveils fintech brand Truth.Fi with an investment of up to $250M, which can be allocated to various investments, like BTC and other cryptocurrencies  —  Truth Social parent Trump Media and Technology Group (DJT.O) said on Wednesday its board of directors has approved the launch …
Murray Stassen / Music Business Worldwide:
Influence Media Partners secures ~$360M in debt financing through private securitization, collateralized by music royalties from its portfolio of music rights  —  Rights-backed securitization deals are becoming increasingly common in the music industry.  —  Today (January 29) brings the latest news from this space.
Aisha Counts / Bloomberg:
The NFL plans to let retired players use official game footage on their YouTube channels, part of its strategy to draw in younger, more diverse audiences  —  - NFL, YouTube expand partnership ahead of Superbowl LIX  — Brandon Marshall, Cam Newton to use league footage on YouTube
Discussion: Tubefilter and Fast Company
Jill Goldsmith / Deadline:
US Rep. Zoe Lofgren introduces the Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act that would require US ISPs to make “a good faith effort” to block foreign-run piracy sites  —  U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (Dem-CA) has introduced H.R. 791, the Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act (or FADPA) …
Discussion: Ars Technica, @misctakes.com and CMU
Alexandra S. Levine / Bloomberg:
Employer.com founder Jesse Tinsley says his US investor group vying to buy TikTok has secured $20B+ and recruited the CEOs of Roblox and Anchorage as investors  —  - Tinsley's group has recruited Roblox CEO among investors  — Unclear if TikTok parent ByteDance will consider Tinsley bid
Elsa Keslassy / Variety:
Disney+ agrees to invest 25% of annual sales in France into French and European shows; in return, it can access new films nine months after theatrical release  —  As a payoff for this commitment, the streamer will be allowed to access newly released films nine months after their theatrical release …
Discussion: @revan.social and Deadline
Meta Investor Relations:
Meta reports Q4 revenue up 21% YoY to $48.4B, net income up 49% YoY to $20.8B, and family daily active people up 5% YoY to 3.35B on average for December 2024  —  Meta Platforms, Inc. (Nasdaq: META) today reported financial results for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2024.
 
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Taylor Lorenz / User Mag:
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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The BBC says BBC World Service will cut a net 130 jobs, including in the UK, to save £6M/year; the UK announced an extra £32.6M in World Service funding in 2024
Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Sony names CFO Hiroki Totoki as CEO, succeeding Kenichiro Yoshida, and PlayStation co-CEO Hideaki Nishino as CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, from April 1
Brian Stelter / CNN:
In her first White House press briefing, Karoline Leavitt criticized legacy media, encouraged digital content creators, and cast Trump as a savior for the US