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Katie Deighton / Wall Street Journal:
OpenAI acquires tech news show TBPN, promising editorial independence; TBPN was on track to make over $30M in revenue in 2026 and will wind down its ad business — TBPN staff will help with marketing and communications at OpenAI but keep their editorial independence, the ChatGPT parent says
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George Hammond / Financial Times:
Source: OpenAI bought TBPN, which has 11 staffers and averages about 70,000 viewers per daily episode, for “low hundreds of millions of dollars” — ChatGPT-maker moves into broadcasting with deal for TBPN after it had pledged to abandon ‘side-quests’
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Katie Deighton / Wall Street Journal:
WME is selling sports marketing agency 160over90 to Publicis Groupe for, sources say, $500M+; WME bought the agency in 2018 for about $200M — Publicis Groupe is set to acquire 160over90 in a bid to win more of advertisers' spending in sports — Publicis Groupe is acquiring …
David Pierce / The Verge:
Flipboard launches Surf, an app for creating custom feeds from Mastodon, Threads, Bluesky, RSS, podcasts, and YouTube, after over a year in beta — It combines Bluesky, Mastodon, RSS, and other content into something that feels entirely new. … Surf is a slightly hard app to explain.
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Erik Wemple / New York Times:
Judges have now cited verbal attacks on the press by Trump and appointees when ruling against the US government in at least three cases involving news outlets — Judges have cited attacks on the press by the president and his appointees when ruling against the government in at least three court cases.
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The Intercept:
In an amicus brief, 42 media outlets and advocates argue Trump's EO targeting some law firms restricts media access to pro bono and inexpensive legal counsel — A cohort of 42 media organizations and press freedom advocates filed an amicus brief supporting court decisions against Trump's attempts …
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
An interview with WSJ EIC Emma Tucker on increasing digital-only subscriptions by 30% to 4.29M since 2023, culture change, events, print, AI tools, and more — The Wall Street Journal's recent run of subscriptions growth is not down to an accident or luck, editor-in-chief Emma Tucker has made clear.
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Casey Newton / Platformer:
Sources: Meta has told members of its Oversight Board that it may stop funding the board after 2028, though eliminating all funding is not its preferred option — Shifting priorities and budget pressures could bring an end to the company's experiment in independent governance, sources say
Matthew Gault / 404 Media:
A photojournalist and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press sue the FAA over a ban on flying drones within 3,000 feet of DHS buildings and vehicles — Minnesota photojournalist Rob Levine and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press are suing the Federal Aviation Administration …
Reuters:
Australia says it will ban gambling ads featuring celebrities and limit online gambling ads to logged-in users over 18 starting in 2027 — Australia said it would ban gambling advertisements featuring celebrities and limit online gambling advertisements to internet users over 18 from next year …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Versant buys StockStory, an AI-powered service that generates reports with investment advice to support CNBC; PitchBook: the startup has raised $3.2M since 2020 — Versant, the publicly traded cable spinoff from Comcast, has acquired StockStory, an AI-powered platform that generates reports …
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot is closing its Los Angeles office and is expected to open a New York office, working with a smaller in-house team and outside producers — Word of the restructuring quickly spread around Hollywood Thursday despite the day being a major Jewish holiday, Passover.
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