Mediagazer: Penguin Random House, UMG, and SAG-AFTRA join 11.5K+ signatories of an open letter saying the “unlicensed use of creative works” to train AI must not be allowed (Dan Milmo/The Guardian)

Alex Isenstadt / Politico:

Source: Trump is planning to record an interview for Joe Rogan's podcast on October 25; Harris has also reportedly been in talks to go on Rogan's podcast — Former President Donald Trump is expected to record an interview with podcasting behemoth Joe Rogan on Friday.

Stephen Totilo / Game File:

Netflix shut down AAA game studio “Team Blue”, which hired industry veterans and seemed set to pursue a big-budget multi-device strategy, amid a gaming shake-up — The SoCal studio boasted senior veterans from Halo, God of War and Overwatch — One of Netflix's most intriguing video game studios is no more.

Dan Milmo / The Guardian:

Penguin Random House, UMG, and SAG-AFTRA join 11.5K+ signatories of an open letter saying the “unlicensed use of creative works” to train AI must not be allowed — Statement comes as tech firms try to use creative professionals' work to train AI models

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Max Tani / Semafor:

Sources: Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong decided the Los Angeles Times will not endorse a presidential candidate; it also didn't endorse from the mid-1970s until 2008 — The Scoop — The owner of the Los Angeles Times has blocked the paper from endorsing a candidate for president this year.

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Financial Times:

Documents show Dish creditors pushed DirecTV to increase the amount of Dish's debt DirecTV would take on, but DirecTV has refused, leading to an impasse — New correspondence between DirecTV and Dish creditors shows the two are stuck at an impasse — TPG's bid to form a $23bn US satellite …

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Sara Fischer / Axios:

Internal memo: Morning Brew is rebranding its corporate name to Morning Brew Inc., and says its new B2B products and events generated $4.5M in 2024 revenue — - “We decided that we had built too much affinity for the Morning Brew name and brand to start fresh.

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New York Times:

The US charges a general in Iran's Revolutionary Guards in connection with a failed plot to kill Iranian American journalist and activist Masih Alinejad in 2022 — The failed plot to kill Masih Alinejad, a human-rights activist, has already led to murder-for-hire charges against members …

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Jamie Lang / Variety:

Rakuten TV unveils new B2B services to help content owners and distributors set up FAST channels and video apps on Tizen, webOS, Fire TV, Roku, and more — Rakuten TV, a leader in European streaming and FAST channels, will unveil its new business line, Rakuten TV Enterprise Services, from Mipcom today.

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Brian Steinberg / Variety:

TelevisaUnivision reports Q3 revenue up 2% YoY to $1.3B, operating expenses up 1% YoY to $878M, and says its DTC business is now profitable after two years — Gains in U.S. advertising revenue and the sale of a set of broadcasting towers helped Spanish-language giant notch increase profits …

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Clint Rainey / Fast Company:

Chick-fil-A announces Chick-fil-A Play, an app with family-focused original animated shows, scripted podcasts, games, e-books, and more, launching November 18 — What is Chick-fil-A Play? Inside the food chain's surprisingly logical next move. — Since late last year …

Sara Fischer / Axios:

Sources: Spotify is piloting its own supply-side platform, starting with video ad inventory, and began testing its SSP plugin with The Trade Desk last week — - Those improvements will help the Swedish audio giant compete against bigger platforms like Meta and Google for ad dollars.

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David Satin / The Streamable:

Fubo announces that FanDuel Sports Network, NBA League Pass, and Paramount+ with Showtime are now available without requiring a base channel plan purchase — FanDuel Sports Network, NBA League Pass and Paramount+ with SHOWTIME are now avaible through Fubo regardless of whether you buy a base channel plan.

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