Disney Sues YouTube Over Poaching Exec Ahead of Licensing Renewal Deals
Disney filed a breach of contract lawsuit over Justin Connolly’s defection. Source: YouTube’s Poaching of Disney Exec Justin Connolly Sparks Lawsuit
RedBird Capital Strikes Deal to Acquire U.K.’s Telegraph Media Group
Unveiling a deal with an enterprise valuation of $673 million, it outlines a strategy including “investment in the group’s digital operations to continue driving subscriptions” and “top journalistic talent.” Source: RedBird Capital Strikes Deal to Acquire U.K.’s Telegraph Media Group
Sebastião Salgado captured the world like no other photographer
The death of the esteemed black-and-white photographer leaves behind a rich library of over 500,000 images showing Earth in all its beauty and darkness. Source: Sebastião Salgado captured the world like no other photographer | Sebastião Salgado | The Guardian
Top Gun Las Vegas Immersive Experience Coming to The Strat Hotel
Paramount is partnering with Advent Allen Entertainment to turn an undeveloped site at The Strat into a live experience based on the Tom Cruise franchise, promising jet simulators and piano singalongs. Source: Top Gun Las Vegas Immersive Experience Coming to … Continued
‘There’s no chance an American will laugh’: Tim Key on his very British new film and the US Office sequel
There is something ineffable about Key’s comedic presence – even a legend like Steve Coogan has admitted that upon meeting his future co-star he struggled to work out “why what he was doing was funny”. While the Partridge gig did … Continued
The Real Reason the OpenAI-Jony Ive Partnership Is So Strange
Did Sam Altman just figure out what AI’s been missing? Or did he get locked into the very thinking he’s spent his career avoiding? Source: Sam Altman’s partnership With Jony Ive Has a Very Odd Component