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Walmart-Vizio Merger Gets FTC Antitrust Scrutiny
Walmart-Vizio Merger Gets FTC Antitrust Scrutiny
April 30, 2024  |  Acquisitions

Federal regulators are examining Walmart’s plan to buy smart television maker Vizio. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is conducting an antitrust review of the proposed $2.3 billion merger, Vizio said in a...

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Will Retail Media Drive eCommerce Brand Revenue?
Will Retail Media Drive eCommerce Brand Revenue?
April 15, 2024  |  Retail

As brands see their ad spending across traditional digital media channels doesn’t go as far as it once did, eCommerce merchants are seizing on the...

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Google Halts Links to California News Sites
Google Halts Links to California News Sites
April 14, 2024  |  Google

Google is pulling links to California news sites ahead of pending news-focused legislation. That bill, dubbed the California Journalism Preservation Act (CJPA), would require Google to...

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Walmart to Refile Forms About Proposed Vizio Acquisition Friday
Walmart to Refile Forms About Proposed Vizio Acquisition Friday
March 29, 2024  |  Acquisitions

Walmart expects to refile forms about its planned acquisition of smart television maker Vizio Friday (March 29). The retailer withdrew its previous Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) notification...

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New York Times Says OpenAI ‘Hacking’ Claim is ‘Bizarre’
New York Times Says OpenAI ‘Hacking’ Claim is ‘Bizarre’
February 27, 2024  |  Legal

The lead counsel for The New York Times said Tuesday (Feb. 27) that OpenAI’s claims that the publisher “hacked” its artificial intelligence (AI) systems to...

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TechCrunch Cuts Subscription Program as Consumers Cancel Media Memberships
TechCrunch Cuts Subscription Program as Consumers Cancel Media Memberships
January 31, 2024  |  Subscriptions

Amid ongoing financial pressures, consumers are making difficult decisions about which subscriptions provide enough value to keep and which to cancel, and against this backdrop,...

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Audacy Looks to Streaming Post-Bankruptcy as Audio Media Becomes Subscription-Based
Audacy Looks to Streaming Post-Bankruptcy as Audio Media Becomes Subscription-Based
January 22, 2024  |  Subscriptions

With consumers increasingly getting their audio broadcasting from subscription platforms, Audacy is looking to streaming in its bankruptcy recovery. As Inside Radio reported Monday (Jan. 22),...

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CNN Reportedly Exploring Digital Subscriptions as News Gets the Streaming Treatment
CNN Reportedly Exploring Digital Subscriptions as News Gets the Streaming Treatment
January 17, 2024  |  Streaming

As CNN struggles to gain share on cable TV, the company’s new CEO is reportedly looking into new subscription models, as the way consumers get...

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Social Media Personalities Gain Brand Partnerships for Rejecting Trends
Social Media Personalities Gain Brand Partnerships for Rejecting Trends
January 12, 2024  |  Retail

In the world of social media, influencers have been joined by deinfluencers. These emerging social media personalities are challenging the fast fashion movement and encouraging...

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