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Julie Pace / The Associated Press:
The AP says it was blocked from a White House event after the WH threatened to bar the organization if it did not adopt Trump's renaming of the Gulf of Mexico  —  The Associated Press issued this statement on Tuesday from Executive Editor Julie Pace:  —  As a global news organization …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Sources and a memo: Disney makes changes to its DEI programs, like scraping its Reimagine Tomorrow initiative and changing content disclaimers on some titles  —  - Other Performance Factors (OPFs): Beginning this fiscal year, Disney will replace the “Diversity & Inclusion” …
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Annual letter: YouTube CEO Neal Mohan says TV has overtaken mobile as the “primary device for YouTube viewing in the US”, indicating YouTube is “the new TV”  —  YouTube CEO Neal Mohan released his annual letter Tuesday morning, outlining his priorities for the video platform.
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Neal Mohan says YouTube will expand AI auto dubbing to all Partner Program creators in February, and use ML to estimate users' ages for age-appropriate content
Aidan Ryan / The Boston Globe:
The National Trust for Local News, which bought 20+ Maine newspapers in 2023, is facing persistent losses and executives say they can't rule out layoffs  —  The Maine newspaper group has been hit with persistent financial losses  —  When the nonprofit National Trust for Local News acquired …
Discussion: Media Nation
Reuters:
Sources: Les Echos-Le Parisien no longer plans to sue X, refraining from a lawsuit with other French papers accusing X of running content without compensation  —  LVMH-owned newspaper group Les Echos-Le Parisien is not party to a lawsuit involving French media against Elon Musk's X …
Discussion: @gabstargardter
Tom Dreisbach / NPR:
Filing: lawyers for a news outlet group say evidence from the sentencing of a January 6 rioter disappeared from a government platform and they want it restored  —  Attorneys for a group of news organizations, including NPR, said in a legal filing on Tuesday that evidence used at the sentencing …
Julia Alexander / Posting Nexus:
An analysis of Webtoon and Wattpad, including their strengths, user base of creators, potential to grow like YouTube, and the increasing problem of AI slop  —  The web comic giant could become another entertainment monopoly, but there are some cracks in the foundation
Kate Knibbs / Wired:
In a potential blow to AI companies, Thomson Reuters wins a major AI copyright case against AI startup Ross Intelligence, which copied Westlaw content  —  The Thomson Reuters decision has big implications for the battle between generative AI companies and rightsholders.
Eric Mack / Newsmax:
In a letter to Comcast CEO Brian Roberts, FCC Chair Brendan Carr says he is opening a probe into Comcast and NBCUniversal, particularly over “promotion of DEI”  —  Federal Communications Chair Brendan Carr is seeking to open an investigation into Comcast and NBCUniversal's diversity …
Ray Schultz / MediaPost:
OpenAI partners with Schibsted, a newspaper publisher based in Norway, letting OpenAI integrate content from VG, Aftenposten, and others into OpenAI products  —  OpenAI has formed a partnership with Schibsted Media Group, a newspaper publisher based in Norway.
Discussion: Schibsted and OpenAI
 
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Lewis Empson / What Hi-Fi?:
Sky unveils two new TVs in the UK: Sky Glass Gen 2, a successor to its 2021 model, and the cheaper Sky Glass Air, coming later in 2025, both in 43", 55", or 65"
Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:
BuzzFeed says it's developing its own social media platform designed to spread “joy” and that uses “AI to give users agency instead of stealing their agency”
Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
A planned New York magazine walkout was averted on February 7 after its union reached a three-year tentative deal with wage increases and guardrails on AI use
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Philo reveals $450M in 2024 revenue, 20% YoY growth in subscribers to 1.3M, the acquisition of TVOD outlet Row8, and the hiring of Tubi alum Edward King as CPO
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Business Insider:
Sources: Netflix is exploring licensing video podcasts and looked into doing a deal with Alex Cooper in 2024 that included creating original shows
Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
BBC Studios exits its local production activities in India and strikes an exclusive multi-year deal with Banijay Asia to adapt its formats for the country
Matthew Weaver / The Guardian:
A BBC study finds 51% of AI answers to questions about the news had “significant issues”, and 19% of answers citing BBC content introduced factual errors