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Hadas Gold / CNN:
WHCA President Eugene Daniels said the White House move to take over the press pool “tears at the independence of a free press”; longtime reporters share alarm — The White House is stripping the White House Correspondents' Association of its role in managing the White House Press Pool …
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says the White House, not the WHCA, will now decide which outlets will be in the pool covering presidential events — White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that the White House would now determine which outlets will be members of the press pool …
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Jason Schreier / Bloomberg:
WBD closes three game studios and cancels a highly anticipated Wonder Woman title in a bid to boost the profitability of its interactive entertainment business — - Company halts work on highly anticipated Wonder Woman title — Closures follow several disappointing releases last year
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Sarah Downs / Variety:
WBD says its Max streaming service will launch in Australia on March 31; subscribers to Foxtel will get access to the Basic with Ads tier at no extra cost — Max is coming to Australia next month. … As part of a new partnership, Foxtel Group will be a key launch partner …
Kerry Flynn / Axios:
DoubleVerify acquires media measurement startup Rockerbox in an all-cash deal valued at $85M; LUMA says deal volume in ad tech grew 73% in 2024 — - The startup was “relatively bootstrapped,” Rockerbox CEO Ron Jacobson says. … - Rockerbox has about 50 employees who will join DoubleVerify's 1,000-person team.
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Alex Ritman / Variety:
ITV Studios signs a deal with Vice Studios to become its exclusive global distribution partner, adding ~2,000 hours of Vice content to its 90,000-hour catalogue — ITV Studios has signed a deal with Vice Studios to become its exclusive global distribution partner.
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Email: New York Public Radio, which operates WNYC, the Gothamist, and more, plans to lay off about 7% of its staff as it struggles with a financial shortfall — The elimination of 21 full-time roles is the latest in a series of reductions at the organization.
Reuters:
Sources and documents: the Reliance-Disney venture is holding seminars in seven Indian cities to woo SMBs to become IPL advertisers, offering $17K ad packages — After striking an $8.5-billion media merger with Walt Disney, Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani is targeting small businesses …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Vox Media CEO Jim Bankoff says “we're not [looking]” for investors, buyers, or acquisition partners; Vox raised $100M in 2023, helping survive the ad market — Vox Media isn't looking for an exit, CEO Jim Bankoff told me on stage in an interview this morning.
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Julia Alexander / Posting Nexus:
Patreon's 2025 creator economy report shows the future may be direct-to-fan instead of direct-to-consumer, but the hurdles in place are more seismic than ever — The future may be direct-to-fan instead of direct-to-consumer, but the hurdles in place are more seismic than ever — Beware all studies.
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Jacklyn Wille / Bloomberg Law:
A US federal judge dismisses a lawsuit against TikTok and YouTube over “choking challenge” videos, saying the case failed on its merits and citing Section 230 — Mothers who sued TikTok and YouTube over “choking challenge” videos that allegedly led to their children's deaths failed …
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Kristin Robinson / Billboard:
Q&A with Kobalt executives about Kosign, its new platform with an 80/20 royalty split for the growing ranks of mid-tier, DIY songwriters — Existing somewhere between traditional publishers and DIY publishing administrators like Songtrust, KOSIGN is designed to offer easy and flexible royalty collection for mid-level careers.
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Music Business Worldwide and Fast Company
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Major UK newspapers blanket their front covers to protest government proposals to let AI companies train models on copyright-protected work without permission — The ‘Make It Right’ campaign is one of many protests against the governments proposed copyright protection updates.
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Dan Milmo / The Guardian:
Kate Bush and 1,000+ other musicians “co-write” a “silent” album to protest the UK's proposal to let AI train on their copyrighted work if they don't opt out
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