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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Filing: Disney and NBCUniversal sue Midjourney in California, accusing it of direct and secondary copyright infringement; they say talks with Midjourney failed — Disney and NBCUniversal have teamed up to sue Midjourney, a generative AI company, accusing it of copyright infringement …
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Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Sources and docs: Amazon Prime Video ad load has increased to 4-6 minutes per hour, up from 2-3.5 minutes when ads were first introduced in January 2024 — More ads could mean lower CPMs, but performance could slip. — When Amazon introduced ads on Prime Video in January 2024 …
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Stewart Clarke / Deadline:
Amazon MGM Studios says it will have a $1B slate in 2026 and release 20 movies; 10 will have theatrical runs and will not be exclusive to Prime Video thereafter — Amazon MGM Studios Distribution said it will bring a $1B slate to market in 2026 and, unlike in the earlier days of original films …
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources detail how X used threats of lawsuits and pressure tactics to motivate companies like Amazon, Ralph Lauren, and Verizon to resume buying ads on the site — Elon Musk and CEO Linda Yaccarino launched a campaign to strong-arm advertisers back onto the platform
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Emanuel Maiberg / 404 Media:
The Wikimedia Foundation pauses an experiment that showed Wikipedia users AI-generated summaries at the top of some articles, following an editor backlash — The Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit organization which hosts and develops Wikipedia, has paused an experiment …
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Amazon's Ad Video Generator, a free tool to create gen AI ads and depict items as they would be used in the real world, is now available for sellers in the US — Clips made by Amazon's free Video Generator can now show products in use. — Amazon is making it easier for sellers …
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Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
The Washington Post names Adam O'Neal, Washington correspondent for The Economist, as its new opinion editor — Adam O'Neal, Washington correspondent for The Economist, has been hired as opinion editor at The Washington Post. — He has been at The Economist since September 2023.
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The Daily Star drops its page three with pictures of scantily dressed women as part of a print and online redesign, with a new strapline “News with a wink” — The Daily Star has ditched page three models amid a wider redesign across print and online.
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Reporters Without Borders: there have been at least 31 attacks on journalists while covering the Los Angeles protests, including 27 attacks by law enforcement — More than two dozen journalists have been injured or roughed up while covering protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles …
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Jennifer Maas / Variety:
SAG-AFTRA ends the 300+ day video game actors strike after reaching a tentative deal for a new Interactive Media Agreement with the major video game companies — The actors union said in a statement Wednesday, “Pursuant to the authority previously delegated by the National Board …
Prashant Rao / Semafor:
The CPJ has directed a law firm to set up a legal entity in the UK, in part as a precautionary measure against potential Trump EOs targeting American nonprofits — The Scoop — The Committee to Protect Journalists, the US-based press freedom charity, has directed a British law firm to set …
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Reach, which has 450 newsletters, launches free, topic-based Substack newsletters, as it seeks to expand its current estimated 35M monthly UK audience — Reach is launching a series of topic-based free Substack newsletters as part of its bid to broaden and deepen its current estimated monthly UK audience …
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