Mediagazer: A bill strengthening the CMA, UK's competition watchdog, heads toward approval; the CMA could push tech giants to pay publishers for news linked on their sites (Dominic Ponsford/Press Gazette)

Pete Brown / Columbia Journalism Review:

An overview of existing deals between news publishers and AI companies and the questions they raise regarding long-term costs, the selection process, and more — In the past few weeks, News Corp, the Financial Times and Dotdash Meredith became the latest news organizations to strike licensing deals …

Discussion: @nw@ioc.exchange, Press Gazette and Benzinga

Wall Street Journal:

News Corp and OpenAI announce a multiyear agreement to bring News Corp's news content to OpenAI; sources say the deal could be worth $250M+ over five years — Agreement could generate over $250 million over five years for News Corp in cash and credits — Wall Street Journal owner News Corp struck …

Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:

A bill strengthening the CMA, UK's competition watchdog, heads toward approval; the CMA could push tech giants to pay publishers for news linked on their sites — The UK has paved the way for Australia-style payments to news publishers from tech giants as the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill was passed by Parliament.

Discussion: TechCrunch and Game Developer, more at Techmeme »

CNBC:

The DOJ and 30 state AGs sue Ticketmaster parent company Live Nation to break it up, alleging “anticompetitive conduct to exercise its monopolistic control” — The U.S. Department of Justice is suing to break up Live Nation, the parent company of Ticketmaster, over alleged antitrust violations.

Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:

Sources: Alphabet and Meta have talked to Hollywood studios about licensing content for AI video generation tools; Disney and Netflix aren't willing to license — - Studios seek to harness AI's promise without losing control — Warner weighs licensing content; Disney, Netflix say no

more at Techmeme »

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:

Ben Smith and Nayeema Raza plan to launch Mixed Signals, a podcast about media, on May 31, sponsored by Google and available as audio-only and on YouTube — Sponsored by Google, the show will be available as an audio-only production and as a video offering on YouTube — Welcome back to Soundbite.

Discussion: @brianstelter and Billboard

Sapna Maheshwari / New York Times:

TikTok limits the spread of videos from state-affiliated media outside their home countries and disrupted 15 influence operations in 2024, including from China — The platform will keep state-affiliated media accounts out of users' feeds if they “attempt to reach communities outside …

Discussion: The Verge, Washington Post, TikTok and Bloomberg, more at Techmeme »

Associated Press:

Michael Schumacher's family wins its legal case against German tabloid Die Aktuelle that published an AI-generated interview with Schumacher in April 2023 — - Die Aktuelle promoted 2023 piece that ‘sounds deceptively real’ — Publisher had sacked editor and apologised to F1 great's family

Discussion: Decrypt, The US Sun, RTÉ and GB News

Kat Abu / @abughazalehkat:

A Media Matters staffer says the outlet has laid off about a dozen staffers — Bad News: I've been laid off from @mmfa, along with a dozen colleagues. There's a reason far-right billionaires attack Media Matters with armies of lawyers: They know how effective our work is, and it terrifies them (him).

Discussion: @joekatz45, @mollytaft, @alexpattyy, @revrrlewis, @bad_takes, @mount_bees, @abughazalehkat, @ahmedbaba_, @nikkimcr, @jaredlholt and @taylorlorenz

Jeremy Gan / Dexerto:

Linus Tech Tips, accused in August 2023 of theft, ethical lapses, and sexual harassment, says an outside investigation found the claims were “largely unfounded” — Linus Tech Tips has released the findings from an investigation of the allegations levied upon them in 2023 …

Discussion: @linustech and Benzinga, more at Techmeme »

Liz Neisloss / GBH:

Boston-based public media outlet GBH announced layoffs of 31 staff members, or 4% of its workforce, with roughly 10% of its news staff among those laid off — GBH announced layoffs of 31 staff members on Wednesday, representing 4% of its overall workforce.

Discussion: Media Nation, @nikdecostaklipa, The Boston Globe, @brianstorms@mastodon.social and Current

Amanda Meade / The Guardian:

Sources: News Corp's Rebekah Brooks and Robert Thomson joined Lachlan Murdoch in Sydney for meetings ahead of a major restructuring announcement next week — Staff brace for significant cuts as media giant prepares to make moves to counter decline of print and slow advertising market

Discussion: @onyadon, @mikecarlton01, @pressgazette, Sydney Morning Herald and Dave Earley on LinkedIn