TikTok Owner Sacks Intern for Allegedly Sabotaging AI Project
The owner of TikTok sacked an intern for allegedly sabotaging an internal AI project. ByteDance said it dismissed the person in August after they "maliciously interfered" with the training of AI models...
View ArticleCan the Media Survive? The Last Living Media Elites Tell All
Big tech, feckless owners, cord-cutters, restive staff, smaller audiences ... and the return of print? (NY Mag / Intelligencer)
View ArticleChick-fil-A’s Play App Will Launch Nov. 18
Chick-fil-A isn't chickening out when it comes to jumping headfirst into the entertainment world. The restaurant chain announced Monday that it will launch the Chick-fil-A Play application Nov. 18...
View ArticleBlade Runner 2049 Producer Sues WBD, Elon Musk Over AI Images
A Los Angeles-based production company sued Tesla, CEO Elon Musk, and Warner Bros. Discovery, alleging that the electric vehicle maker ripped off scenes from 2017 film Blade Runner 2049 to promote its...
View ArticleMeet the Florida Billionaire Who Wants to Be a Newspaper Baron
David Hoffmann already bought 5% of one of America's largest newspaper companies. Now, he wants to control the whole thing. (NYT)
View ArticleCBC/Radio Canada Names Incoming President
Veteran Quebec TV executive Marie-Philippe Bouchard was named the next president and CEO of CBC/Radio Canada. (THR)
View ArticleThe Chicago Tribune Didn’t Replace Its Retiring Architecture Critic. So He...
Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Blair Kamin is paying for the Chicago Tribune's next architecture writer out of his own pocket. Why would he do such a thing? (Poynter)
View ArticleNewsGuild Files Unfair Labor Practice Charge Against NYT
The NewsGuild of New York filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board against The New York Times, claiming that management violated the National Labor Relations Act by...
View ArticleWheel of Fortune Was Most-Watched Entertainment Show Across Broadcast, Cable,...
Viewers are still giving Wheel of Fortune a spin with new host Ryan Seacrest. The syndicated strip's season 42, with Seacrest taking over for longtime host Pat Sajak (and joining co-host Vanna White),...
View ArticleBroadcasters’ Group President: Trump Threats Against Networks Undermine...
Curtis LeGeyt, president of the National Association of Broadcasters, the leading trade group representing broadcast journalists, is blasting former President Donald Trump over his continued threats...
View ArticleIranian General Charged in Plot to Murder US-Based Dissident Journalist
A general in Iran's Revolutionary Guards was charged in New York in connection with an alleged plot to assassinate a dissident Iranian-American journalist. (The Guardian) The Justice Department did not...
View ArticleTelevisaUnivision Posts Record Q3 US Political Ad Revenue, Streaming Turns...
Spanish-language media giant TelevisaUnivision reported a 6% year-over-year U.S. revenue gain to $852.4 million for the third quarter of 2024, as a 5% U.S. advertising revenue gain was driven by what...
View ArticleHanes’‘Plain and Simple’ Ads Bring Period Underwear to the Mainstream
As the period underwear category continues to grow, Hanes aims to make the menstrual product more accessible with a no-nonsense ad campaign. "Comfort, Period" addresses misconceptions about period...
View ArticleRemezcla and The NFL Partner to Boost the League’s Hispanic Reach
The digital media firm Remezcla Media Group partnered with the National Football League Wednesday in a bid to help the league grow its Hispanic fan base and sponsorship offerings. The tie-up is the...
View ArticleLife360 Goes Hilariously Dark in Ads For Its Tracking Technology
If a 9-year-old boy loses his coat--trekking into winter weather wearing only a T-shirt--is it the end of the world? No, but it's the beginning of a bitter smackdown in which Mom accuses Dad of being a...
View ArticleRadio Station Replaces Journalists With AI ‘Presenters’
A Polish radio station triggered controversy after dismissing its journalists and relaunching this week with AI-generated "presenters." (ABC News / AP)
View ArticleRemezcla Media Group, NFL Partner to Boost League’s Hispanic Reach
Digital media firm Remezcla Media Group partnered with the National Football League Wednesday in a bid to help the league grow its Hispanic fan base and sponsorship offerings. (ADWEEK)
View ArticleDow Jones Eyes Middle East Expansion With New WSJ Event
Dow Jones is expanding The Wall Street Journal's flagship Tech Live event to Qatar next year as a part of a broader effort to build its business in the region. (Axios)
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