Live Nation backs Creator Nation, a new firm acquiring creator management businesses
The Ticketmaster parent is funding a creator economy venture led by Scott and Alexis Fisher that will buy and grow creator management firms.
The Hollywood Reporter · +14 outlets
Judge dismisses Chegg and Penske antitrust suits over Google AI Overviews
A federal judge threw out claims that Google's AI search features unlawfully diverted traffic from publishers.
The Verge · +13 outlets
Amelia Dimoldenberg to bring final season of Chicken Shop Date to Netflix and YouTube
The 12-year-old YouTube interview series lands a Netflix run for its farewell season, a notable creator-to-streamer migration.
Variety · +13 outlets
Condé Nast CEO Roger Lynch leaves to run Mattel
The publisher's chief executive exits for the toy company in a major leadership shake-up.
The Hollywood Reporter · +10 outlets
Netflix opens Chicken Shop Date-style push with Amelia Dimoldenberg finale
Netflix is getting a bucket of Chicken Shop Date as the long-running YouTube series moves to the streamer.
Tubefilter · +1 outlets
Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz nears deal to join Paramount-Warner Bros.
Kreiz's expected move follows the pending Paramount-Warner Bros. combination and reshapes the studio's leadership.
The Hollywood Reporter · +6 outlets
Twitch CEO says AI is used to decide which streamers get certain ads
Dan Clancy says the Amazon-owned platform applies AI to ad allocation and brand-safety checks for creators.
Dexerto · +14 outlets
Facebook could owe billions after jury finds it responsible for 43 million violations
A jury found the platform misled users about personal data and other practices, exposing it to large penalties.
Dexerto · +2 outlets
AI loses first fair use appeal, a warning for Suno and other music AI firms
The appellate ruling against a fair use defense narrows the legal ground for generative music tools.
Forbes · +2 outlets
Meta's Muse AI gave a YouTuber's home address to strangers on Facebook Marketplace
Meta responded after the user said its AI assistant disclosed personal data, raising fresh privacy questions.
Dexerto · +14 outlets
WME launches Creator Labs to help clients build media businesses
The agency's new unit counts creator Julian Shapiro-Barnum and soccer star Erling Haaland among early clients.
The Hollywood Reporter · +2 outlets
Ted Cruz blocks Senate effort to pass AI deepfake bill
The move stalls federal legislation aimed at AI-generated impersonation and nonconsensual imagery.
Forbes · +8 outlets
Microsoft Office and Teams chief Ryan Roslansky is leaving the company
Roslansky departs after nearly 18 years at LinkedIn and Microsoft, where he recently took over Office and Teams.
The Verge · +14 outlets
AGC Studios launches AGC Digital to develop creator-led intellectual property
The new division will partner with digital creators to turn their content into entertainment franchises.
Variety · +2 outlets
Romania: Microsoft outlines Copilot overhaul for enterprise customers
CEO Satya Nadella pitched the future of Copilot directly to key enterprise clients at an invite-only event.
The Verge · +1 outlets
NYC becomes first US city to enforce click-to-cancel subscription rule
Businesses in the city must now make canceling recurring subscriptions as easy as signing up, with complaints going to local government.
The Verge · +14 outlets
Apple reportedly developing a smart home camera that does not record video
Mark Gurman says the device would give text event descriptions instead of video footage.
The Verge
Sony brings AI upscaling tech QSSR to the standard PS5
The new Quick Spectral Super Resolution technology comes out of Sony's Project Amethyst work with AMD.
The Verge