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1:55 PM ET, January 17, 2023

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James Vincent / The Verge:
Getty Images says it has started legal proceedings against Stability AI, creator of Stable Diffusion, in the UK, alleging copyright violation  —  Getty Images is suing Stability AI, creators of popular AI art tool Stable Diffusion, over alleged copyright violation.
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James Vincent / The Verge:
A trio of artists sue Stability AI, Midjourney, and DeviantArt over AI art copyright; a firm suing Microsoft, GitHub, and OpenAI over Copilot filed the lawsuit
Jon Christian / Futurism:
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Robinhood plans to launch Sherwood Media, an independent brand led by veteran tech editor Joshua Topolsky; Sherwood will be the Snacks newsletter's new home  —  Retail trading platform Robinhood is launching an independent media brand called Sherwood that will be led by veteran tech editor and media entrepreneur Joshua Topolsky.
Morning Consult:
Survey: 46% of US podcast listeners prefer podcasts with video, 15% would pay $10-$25 to attend a live podcast event, 33% say YouTube is their favorite platform  —  YouTube is the most preferred podcast platform among regular listeners, ahead of Spotify and Apple, according to Morning Consult data
Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:
HBO Max will stream its first live sporting event tonight, the US Women's Soccer National Team vs. New Zealand, part of an eight-year deal with Turner Sports  —  HBO Max makes history tonight with its first-ever domestic live sporting event.  Starting at 10 p.m. ET, U.S. subscribers can watch …
Discussion: CNET and The Streamable
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Reuters plans to add 100 editorial roles and launch a subscription product for professionals, expanding a partnership with the London Stock Exchange  —  The Reuters global newsroom will see investment in 100 editorial roles.  —  Reuters will create 100 new editorial roles around the world …
Discussion: Reuters and Talking Biz News
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Filing: Bob Chapek earned $24.2M in FY 2022, down from $32M in 2021, and will receive a severance package valued at $20.4M; Bob Iger made $15M in FY 2022  —  The pay disclosures come after a tumultuous few months at the company, with Chapek being ousted, only to be replaced his predecessor Iger.
Discussion: Variety and Deadline
Zheping Huang / Bloomberg:
CryptoSlam and Forkast.News plan to merge and become Forkast Labs, offering crypto investors news, data, and tools; both are Animoca Brands portfolio companies  —  Animoca Brands Corp. founder Yat Siu helped engineer the merger of two startups his firm backed, aiming to create a data …
Seb Joseph / Digiday:
Despite an ad slowdown, VaynerMedia estimates ad spending on TikTok was up 20% between the first three quarters of 2022 and Q4, expected to continue in 2023  —  Every downturn is good for someone.  Take TikTok, for instance.  —  Even as marketers continue to scrape dollars back wherever they can …
Discussion: The Information and @mattnavarra
Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
A look at Cheapskate, a newsletter that lists free events happening in London and has attracted 10,000 subscribers in under four years, mostly via word of mouth  —  Press Gazette spoke with Cheapskate's co-founder about how the newsletter grew with minimal funding.
Thomas Seal / Bloomberg:
GB News Head of Television Helen Warner leaves the UK right-wing broadcaster after less than four months, becoming the latest executive to exit  —  The head of television for GB News, Helen Warner, has left the station after fewer than four months, marking the latest executive departure at the conservative broadcasting startup.
 
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Diana Pearl / Business of Fashion:
Vogue plans to publish 10 print issues in 2023, down from 11 in the past three years, including the current new “Winter” issue and combined June/July issue
Discussion: MediaPost
Christina Carrega / Capital B:
Q&A with The Kansas City Defender founder Ryan Sorrell on the role of community-first Black news sites after police dismissed its report on three missing women
Will Bedingfield / Wired:
The Overwatch League's path to profitability remains unclear given dwindling viewership, recent upheavals inside Activision Blizzard, and dampening esports hype
Ken Bensinger / New York Times:
A FIFA corruption trial set to start on Tuesday could implicate Fox Corp, as two ex-Fox executives accused of paying bribes to obtain broadcast rights testify
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Gina Chua / Semafor:
Singapore's The Straits Times said last week it overstated daily circulation by 85K-95K copies, or 10%-12% of reported totals, from September 2020 to March 2022
Manori Ravindran / Variety:
Sources: Amazon Prime Video plans to part ways with Jeremy Clarkson after his already commissioned shows air in 2024, following his column about Meghan Markle