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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
The White House blocked AP reporters from official events for the third day in a row, after the organization decided to keep using the name Gulf of Mexico — For the third day in a row, the White House barred an AP reporter from attending official events because the organization won't use the name Gulf of America.
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Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
Bloomberg, The New York Times, Reuters, The Washington Post, and other major US news outlets say they don't plan to switch completely to “Gulf of America”
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Anna Betts / The Guardian:
In a letter to the White House, AP Executive Editor Julie Pace called the move to block its journalists from events “a clear violation of the First Amendment”
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David Cohen / Adweek:
DoubleVerify announces steps to further prevent clients' ads from appearing on sites hosting CSAM, after Adalytics found major brands appearing on unsafe sites — The platform had added new exclusion categories and reached out to agencies dedicated to child safety
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New York Times:
Court documents reveal the Murdochs' family succession drama in which Rupert Murdoch failed, so far, to lock in his media empire's right-wing bent — Part 1: ‘These companies are my legacy’ — In early December 2023, Rupert Murdoch flew into London to see his two oldest daughters, Prudence and Elisabeth.
Reuters:
CBS, Nickelodeon, and other Paramount channels will be unavailable on YouTube TV after February 13, as the two companies failed to reach a contract renewal — Media giant Paramount Global's (PARA.O) channels, including CBS and Nickelodeon, will be unavailable on YouTube TV starting Thursday …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Roku reports Q4 revenue up 22% YoY to $1.2B, vs. $1.15B est., a net loss of $35.5M, and streaming households up 12% YoY to 89.8M; ROKU jumps 10%+ after hours — Roku overdelivered for the fourth quarter of 2024, boosting revenue 22% and narrowing its net loss to top Wall Street expectations.
Charlotte Klein / New York Magazine:
Sources detail The New York Times' search for The Daily's co-host, aiming to make a decision this spring; CNN's Audie Cornish has spoken with NYT about the role — Since time immemorial, reporters at the New York Times have celebrated their first A1 byline with a copy of the plate used …
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Dan Primack / Axios:
Slow Ventures raised $60M+ for a fund to invest in creators who are authorities on niche areas like automotive; the fund appears to be the first of its kind — “When we go to VCs now about creators, they say the same thing. Which means they're going to miss out again."
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Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
The Atlantic, Politico, Vox and others sue Cohere, alleging it used copyrighted works to train its LLM and shared versions of entire articles without permission — Lawsuit accuses Canadian company of sharing versions of entire articles without permission — The Atlantic, Politico …
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Aisha Counts / Bloomberg:
Yahoo News signs up nearly 100 YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram creators to its “Stories From Creators” ad revenue sharing program; Yahoo News has 190M+ MAUs — - News site is sharing advertising revenue with 100 creators — More people turn to influencers as key sources of information
Aditya Kalra / Reuters:
Sources: the Reliance-Disney JV will no longer offer free streaming for IPL cricket matches and will adopt a hybrid model, and plans to launch a rebranded app — The Reliance-Disney joint venture will no longer offer completely free streaming for IPL cricket matches and will adopt a hybrid model …
Patrick Brzeski / The Hollywood Reporter:
French cinema giant mk2 secures exclusive ad sales rights for Letterboxd in France, which is Letterboxd's second-largest non-English speaking market — Mk2 says the partnership “opens up opportunities to local distributors and brands who are seeking out Letterboxd's highly engaged film-loving audience.”
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Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
YouTube updates Shorts to integrate Google DeepMind's latest video model Veo 2, letting creators generate AI video clips to add to any of their Shorts — YouTube Shorts is integrating with Google DeepMind's latest video model, Veo 2, allowing creators to generate AI video clips for their posts.
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