Mediagazer: Q&A with Splice CEO Kakul Srivastava on the music creation platform, the economics of creator platforms, why creatives “deserve better” than AI tools, and more (Nilay Patel/The Verge)

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Brian Welk / IndieWire:

Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land's co-director Yuval Abraham says co-director Hamdan Ballal was “lynched” by Israeli settlers and arrested by soldiers — Abraham said on Monday that Ballal was “lynched” by a group of Israeli settlers and was then taken by soldiers with “no sign of him since.”

Anna Peele / Vanity Fair:

Q&A with Nick Denton on moving to Hungary, Gawker, how Peter Thiel actually did him a huge favor, and Thiel funding the Gawker suit mainly over a PayPal story — The former Gawker publisher has had it with America under Trump. As he prepares to move to Budapest, Denton talks Cybertrucks …

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Bloomberg:

As TV production and movie ticket sales collapse in South Korea, producers hope China will lift its unofficial ban on Korean programs, in place since 2016 — As TV production and movie ticket sales collapse, producers are hoping China will lift its unofficial ban on Korean programs

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Bron Maher / Press Gazette:

Former CNN foreign correspondent Saima Mohsin says she “lost the support of the very place I thought would have my back” after an injury on assignment for CNN — Disability Journalism Forum hears how disabled people are being failed by media. — Former CNN foreign correspondent …

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Angelique Chrisafis / The Guardian:

Some French booksellers are limiting orders of Hachette's books to protest the growing influence of Hachette owner and conservative billionaire Vincent Bolloré — Booksellers take stand against influence of conservative billionaire by limiting orders of his company's books and placing them on lower shelves

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Nilay Patel / The Verge:

Q&A with Splice CEO Kakul Srivastava on the music creation platform, the economics of creator platforms, why creatives “deserve better” than AI tools, and more — Today, I'm talking with Kakul Srivastava, CEO of music creation platform Splice.

Marc Tracy / New York Times:

A profile of Sasha Stone, a blogger who has covered the Hollywood awards season since the 1990s and now leans into MAGA punditry, costing her advertisers — Sasha Stone, who has been covering awards season since the '90s, has recast herself as a voice against what she perceives as the industry's liberal status quo.

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Simon Hattenstone / The Guardian:

An interview with HARDtalk presenter Stephen Sackur on the BBC ending his interview show, why it is a depressing day for the BBC, and his anger at management — For 19 years he has held the powerful to account on a show that attracts huge audiences around the world. Now it is over.

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Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:

SCOTUS refuses to revive a defamation lawsuit filed by Trump ally Steve Wynn, in a case seeking to overturn, or narrow, the 1964 NYT v. Sullivan ruling — The US Supreme Court refused to revive a defamation lawsuit filed by casino tycoon Steve Wynn, turning away a case that might …

Matthew Keys / The Desk:

Lawyers for USAGM say they notified RFE/RL of their intention to disburse $7M+ by next week, following a lawsuit filed by the broadcaster — The U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) on Monday said it will make a multi-million dollar payment to Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty that is intended …

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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:

Dow Jones launches a content feed for users of the London Stock Exchange Group's Workspace data platform, its first customized product for an enterprise partner — Dow Jones has launched a custom content feed for users of London Stock Exchange Group's (LSEG) Workspace financial data platform.

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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:

SEC filing: Ari Emanuel and a trust controlled by Emanuel received a payment of $174M in connection with the Silver Lake deal; Patrick Whitesell received $100M — Patrick Whitesell received a $100 million cash payout, though both men rolled over most of their equity into the now-private company.

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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Endeavor closes a deal to go private with Silver Lake and changes its name to WME Group; Ari Emanuel gives up his CEO role to become executive chairman

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