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Reuters and AP send a joint letter to Israeli officials to demand “a clear explanation for the airstrikes” on a Gaza hospital that killed multiple journalists — By: Reuters Communications — Reuters and the Associated Press today sent the following letter to Israeli officials regarding …
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Melanie Goodfellow / Deadline:
Gaza Health Ministry says five journalists working for Reuters, AP, Al-Jazeera, and others were among at least 20 killed in an Israeli strike on a Gaza hospital
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Financial Times:
Japanese media groups Nikkei and Asahi Shimbun jointly sue Perplexity in Tokyo, alleging the AI startup “copied and stored” their articles without permission — The publishers say the company illegally ‘copied and stored article content’ — Two of Japan's largest media groups …
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David Pierson / New York Times:
Hong Kong denies a visa renewal for senior Bloomberg journalist Rebecca Choong Wilkins without explanation; Bloomberg says it's working to resolve the matter — The unexplained decision raises fresh concerns about the erosion of press freedom in a city transformed by Beijing's national security law.
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Fox warns customers that Fox News and other channels could be pulled from YouTube TV “unless Google engages in a meaningful way soon” in a carriage dispute — Fox began warning customers Monday that its channels could be pulled from YouTube TV unless they reach a new deal soon.
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Associated Press:
Netflix acquires the Japanese media rights to carry the 2026 World Baseball Classic, marking the first time it will stream a live event in Japan — Netflix has won the Japanese media rights to carry next year's World Baseball Classic, marking the first time it will stream a live event in Japan.
Mike Barnes / The Hollywood Reporter:
Frank Price, the writer-producer who presided over the TV and movie divisions at Universal and served two terms as the head of Columbia Pictures, dies at 95 — He first made his mark as a producer on NBC's ‘The Virginian’ and greenlighted films including ‘Gandhi,’ ‘Tootsie,’ ‘Back to the Future’ and ‘Boyz n the Hood.’
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Penske Media sells TVLine, a site launched in 2011 that focuses on TV news, interviews, and reviews, to Static Media, which owns SlashFilm, The List, and more — Kimberly Roots to remain editor in chief of the digital news platform founded by Michael Ausiello in 2011
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TheDesk.net, New Jersey Online, TVNewsCheck, The Wrap and Deadline
Alex Barasch / New Yorker:
A profile of A24, valued at $3.5B in June 2024, as the studio focuses on big budget projects and invests in AI tools via A24 Labs, drawing mixed reactions — The studio is brilliant at selling small, provocative films. Now it wants to sell blockbusters, too. — In November of 2015, the upstart film studio A24 had a problem.
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Dexerto, @chandlervol3, @darthgordita, @rahll, @willthelandman, @pooroldrolotony and Collider, more at Techmeme »
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Spotify launches a DM feature that lets users share audio and send text chats, available to mobile users aged 16 years and older in “select markets” this week — Both Free and Premium accounts can share audio content and send messages to each other.
Jack Ohman / San Francisco Chronicle:
Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Jack Ohman says AI is making a mockery of his profession by plagiarizing the work of professional political cartoonists — The internet is now crawling with AI-generated political cartoons that mimic the work of my colleagues
Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Interviews with several publishers in the US and the UK indicate they are preparing for “Google Zero”, the decline in traffic due to AI Mode and AI Overviews — Media groups explore new ways of reaching readers and making money amid arrival of AI tools that affect clicks
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Daily Mail, Newsmax, Mashable, The Crypto Times and Search Engine Roundtable
Jaspreet Singh / Reuters:
LinkedIn is expanding its BrandLink video ads program with new publishers and creators, and says payouts to them have more than tripled year over year — LinkedIn is expanding its video advertising program, adding new publishers and creator-led shows to draw marketing dollars.
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