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Musk-Twitter Deal Would Be Latest in Trend of Billionaires Buying Media Companies
Acquisitions // April 25, 2022

An attention-grab by a walking headline generator that echoes deeper themes on media platforms, Elon Musk’s $43 billion bid for Twitter is stepping from poison pill to possible. On Monday (April 25) The Wall Street Journal reported that “the two sides met Sunday to discuss...

Facebook Could Pay Up To $3M Per Year To License News Content
Facebook // August 08, 2019

Facebook has offered news outlets millions of dollars for content in a planned news section, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. Facebook said it would pay an amount up to $3 million to license the headlines and article previews from companies. Facebook...

Apple Courts Major Newspapers For Subscription Service
Apple // September 10, 2018

Apple had been holding discussions with some of the largest newspapers in the country about adding their content to its magazine app Texture, which it acquired in March. According to a report in Recode, citing people familiar with the conversations, Apple executives, led by the...

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Publishers Meet With OpenAI to Discuss Licensing Content

December 29, 2023
Several news media publishers have reportedly met with OpenAI to discuss licensing their content for use in training that firm’s artificial intelligence (AI) models. The publishers meeting with OpenAI included Wall Street Journal owner News Corp., Dotdash Meredith owner IAC, USA Today owner Gannett and industry trade association News/Media Alliance, Seeking Alpha reported Friday (Dec. […]

Facebook Could Pay Up To $3M Per Year To License News Content

August 08, 2019
Facebook has offered news outlets millions of dollars for content in a planned news section, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. Facebook said it would pay an...

Apple Courts Major Newspapers For Subscription Service

September 10, 2018
Apple had been holding discussions with some of the largest newspapers in the country about adding their content to its magazine app Texture, which it acquired in March. According to...