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The news diary for next week includes Australia's social media ban for children and Time magazine's Person of the Year - last year the title went to Donald Trump pressgazette.co.uk/news/news-di...
News diary 8-14 December: Australia enacts under-16 social media ban, Time reveals Person of the Year and UK GDP estimate
A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda next week, from the team at Foresight News.
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December 5, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The news diary for next week includes Australia's social media ban for children and Time magazine's Person of the Year - last year the title went to Donald Trump pressgazette.co.uk/news/news-di...
Conde Nast is a pilot partner in a new Microsoft scheme to compensate publishers when their content is used in AI-generated responses on Copilot
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Condé Nast Names New Chief Product and Technology Officer
Longtime technology executive Vasanth Williams joins the company from Major League Baseball
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December 5, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Conde Nast is a pilot partner in a new Microsoft scheme to compensate publishers when their content is used in AI-generated responses on Copilot
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Hans de Bruijn's funeral will take place on tomorrow (6 December) at 3pm in the Eikenveld hall of Begrafenissen Pues in Herent pressgazette.co.uk/people/bruss...
Brussels journalism stalwart Hans de Bruijn dies aged 75
Hans De Bruijin was secretary general of the International Press Association since 2013
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December 5, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Hans de Bruijn's funeral will take place on tomorrow (6 December) at 3pm in the Eikenveld hall of Begrafenissen Pues in Herent pressgazette.co.uk/people/bruss...
Meta has signed AI content licensing deals with major publishers including People Inc, CNN and Fox News
The Facebook owner said the deals will help it provide a wider variety of real-time content, including global news, entertainment and lifestyle, on its Meta AI assistant
The Facebook owner said the deals will help it provide a wider variety of real-time content, including global news, entertainment and lifestyle, on its Meta AI assistant
December 5, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Meta has signed AI content licensing deals with major publishers including People Inc, CNN and Fox News
The Facebook owner said the deals will help it provide a wider variety of real-time content, including global news, entertainment and lifestyle, on its Meta AI assistant
The Facebook owner said the deals will help it provide a wider variety of real-time content, including global news, entertainment and lifestyle, on its Meta AI assistant
The New York Times is suing Perplexity, on top of its case against OpenAI/Microsoft. The Chicago Tribune has also launched a Perplexity lawsuit.
The NYT said: "we firmly object to Perplexity’s unlicensed use of our content to develop and promote their products" pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/ne...
The NYT said: "we firmly object to Perplexity’s unlicensed use of our content to develop and promote their products" pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/ne...
Who's suing AI and who's signing: NYT and Chicago Tribune sue Perplexity, Meta signs licensing deals
News AI deals revealed: Which publishers are suing and which are signing deal with the tech giants over generative AI.
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December 5, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The New York Times is suing Perplexity, on top of its case against OpenAI/Microsoft. The Chicago Tribune has also launched a Perplexity lawsuit.
The NYT said: "we firmly object to Perplexity’s unlicensed use of our content to develop and promote their products" pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/ne...
The NYT said: "we firmly object to Perplexity’s unlicensed use of our content to develop and promote their products" pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/ne...
People Inc has signed a deal with Meta to licence content to the social media giant's Meta AI platforms. People, formerly Dotdash Meredith, has signed other AI deals with Microsoft and OpenAI pressgazette.co.uk/north-americ...
People Inc signs AI licensing deal with Meta
People Inc has revealed its third major AI platform content licensing deal, this time with Facebook owner Meta.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:48 PM
People Inc has signed a deal with Meta to licence content to the social media giant's Meta AI platforms. People, formerly Dotdash Meredith, has signed other AI deals with Microsoft and OpenAI pressgazette.co.uk/north-americ...
Warner Bros. Discovery plans to split into two publicly traded halves in 2026. Netflix said today it has agreed to acquire the Warner half (the TV and movie studios and HBO Max) while the other half, Discovery Global, will house CNN and other cable channels edition.cnn.com/2025/12/05/m...
December 5, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Warner Bros. Discovery plans to split into two publicly traded halves in 2026. Netflix said today it has agreed to acquire the Warner half (the TV and movie studios and HBO Max) while the other half, Discovery Global, will house CNN and other cable channels edition.cnn.com/2025/12/05/m...
Dozens of New Yorker staff protested at a screening of the Netflix documentary The New Yorker at 100 in New York last night over recent controversial firings. They said they "won't stop fighting until our colleagues are reinstated" www.thewrap.com/new-yorker-d...
Dozens of New Yorker Staffers Protest Netflix Doc Red Carpet Over Condé Nast's Alleged 'Union Busting'
Dozens of protesters criticized Condé Nast for "union-busting like it's 1925" outside the Netflix documentary event.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Dozens of New Yorker staff protested at a screening of the Netflix documentary The New Yorker at 100 in New York last night over recent controversial firings. They said they "won't stop fighting until our colleagues are reinstated" www.thewrap.com/new-yorker-d...
Bloomberg Media chief operating officer Julia Beizer is leaving to join Microsoft, leading its AI news product. Beizer has been credited with helping Bloomberg reach 700,000 paying subscriptions www.adweek.com/media/bloomb...
Bloomberg Media COO Julia Beizer to Join Microsoft, Lead AI News Product
The longtime media veteran will work under Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Bloomberg Media chief operating officer Julia Beizer is leaving to join Microsoft, leading its AI news product. Beizer has been credited with helping Bloomberg reach 700,000 paying subscriptions www.adweek.com/media/bloomb...
Business Insider is piloting the use of AI to publish "a few stories a day", marked as being created with AI and edited by a person, to see if this will free staff to "spend more time on the kind of work that leads to distinguishing, impactful journalism" talkingbiznews.com/media-news/b...
Business Insider launching AI pilot for "quick news stories" - Talking Biz News
Business Insider editor in chief Jamie Heller sent out the following to the staff: Hello, We’ve been experimenting with AI, finding ways to harness it to be more efficient and effective. Many of you…
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December 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Business Insider is piloting the use of AI to publish "a few stories a day", marked as being created with AI and edited by a person, to see if this will free staff to "spend more time on the kind of work that leads to distinguishing, impactful journalism" talkingbiznews.com/media-news/b...
MS NOW, formerly MSNBC, plans to launch a membership product next summer which will give people access to talent through live and virtual events, provide "curated insights", and new "moderated spaces for intelligent discussion" www.axios.com/2025/12/04/m...
Exclusive: MS Now is launching a member-based subscription service next year
It represents the most significant digital investment in the network's 30-year history.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:13 PM
MS NOW, formerly MSNBC, plans to launch a membership product next summer which will give people access to talent through live and virtual events, provide "curated insights", and new "moderated spaces for intelligent discussion" www.axios.com/2025/12/04/m...
National Association of Press Agencies founder Barrie Tracey has died aged 85 pressgazette.co.uk/people/news-...
News agency owner who found scoops on 'Costa del Crime' dies aged 85
National Association of Press Agencies founder Barrie Tracey, known throughout the industry for his legendary scoops, has died aged 85.
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December 5, 2025 at 10:41 AM
National Association of Press Agencies founder Barrie Tracey has died aged 85 pressgazette.co.uk/people/news-...
The Chicago Tribune is suing Perplexity for allegedly unlawfully copying millions of its copyrighted stories, videos, images and other content pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/ne...
Who's suing AI and who's signing: Chicago Tribune sues Perplexity, US News & World Report sues OpenAI
News AI deals revealed: Which publishers are suing and which are signing deal with the tech giants over generative AI.
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December 5, 2025 at 9:53 AM
The Chicago Tribune is suing Perplexity for allegedly unlawfully copying millions of its copyrighted stories, videos, images and other content pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/ne...
Maurice DuBois is departing CBS Evening News later this month, reportedly leaving the network without a replacement anchor edition.cnn.com/2025/12/04/m...
Maurice DuBois, ‘CBS Evening News’ co-anchor, is leaving the network | CNN Business
The “CBS Evening News” needs a new anchor — and soon.
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December 4, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Maurice DuBois is departing CBS Evening News later this month, reportedly leaving the network without a replacement anchor edition.cnn.com/2025/12/04/m...
A US judge has ordered OpenAI to share 20 million anonymised ChatGPT user logs with news publishers who are suing for breach of their copyright pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/op...
OpenAI ordered to share 20 million ChatGPT user logs with news publishers
A US judge has ordered OpenAI to share 20 million anonymised ChatGPT user logs with news publishers who are suing for breach of copyright.
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December 4, 2025 at 4:52 PM
A US judge has ordered OpenAI to share 20 million anonymised ChatGPT user logs with news publishers who are suing for breach of their copyright pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/op...
Wikipedia is seeking more AI licensing deals - similar to Google's - in a bid to help the firm monetise AI companies' heavy reliance on its content, co-founder Jimmy Wales says www.reuters.com/business/med...
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December 4, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Wikipedia is seeking more AI licensing deals - similar to Google's - in a bid to help the firm monetise AI companies' heavy reliance on its content, co-founder Jimmy Wales says www.reuters.com/business/med...
Dubious experts deployed by MyJobQuote published more than 600 times in UK press.
Quoted experts do not appear to be real and some have AI-generated profile pictures. pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/d...
Quoted experts do not appear to be real and some have AI-generated profile pictures. pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/d...
Dubious experts deployed by MyJobQuote published more than 600 times in UK press
A network of apparently fake experts has polluted the British media with at least 600 pieces of often AI-generated and misinformed commentary.
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December 4, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Dubious experts deployed by MyJobQuote published more than 600 times in UK press.
Quoted experts do not appear to be real and some have AI-generated profile pictures. pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/d...
Quoted experts do not appear to be real and some have AI-generated profile pictures. pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/d...
Future takes action on ‘Google Zero’ as revenue declines
Country Life, Techradar and Marie Claire publisher says it is cutting down on the correlation between page views and revenue pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/m...
Country Life, Techradar and Marie Claire publisher says it is cutting down on the correlation between page views and revenue pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/m...
Future takes action on 'Google Zero' as revenue declines
Future focusing on engaging audience without relying on Google.
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December 4, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Future takes action on ‘Google Zero’ as revenue declines
Country Life, Techradar and Marie Claire publisher says it is cutting down on the correlation between page views and revenue pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/m...
Country Life, Techradar and Marie Claire publisher says it is cutting down on the correlation between page views and revenue pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/m...
NYT says it plans to sue the Pentagon, arguing the Defense Department infringed on the constitutional rights of its journalists by imposing new restrictions on military reporting www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/b...
New York Times to Sue Pentagon Over First Amendment Rights
The company plans to say in a lawsuit that the Defense Department’s new reporting restrictions infringed on the constitutional rights of journalists.
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December 4, 2025 at 10:19 AM
NYT says it plans to sue the Pentagon, arguing the Defense Department infringed on the constitutional rights of its journalists by imposing new restrictions on military reporting www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/b...
Paramount Skydance has more than doubled the proposed breakup fee in its offer to acquire CNN parent Warner Bros Discovery to $5bn. Warner Bros is considering offers from Paramount, Netflix and Comcast www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Paramount Raises Breakup Fee in Warner Bros. Bid to $5 Billion
Paramount Skydance Corp. more than doubled the proposed breakup fee in its offer to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. to $5 billion, according to people familiar with the company’s offer, part of a…
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December 4, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Paramount Skydance has more than doubled the proposed breakup fee in its offer to acquire CNN parent Warner Bros Discovery to $5bn. Warner Bros is considering offers from Paramount, Netflix and Comcast www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
GB News pays substantial damages to Islamic Relief over false terrorism claim pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/new...
GB News pays substantial damages to Islamic Relief over false terrorism claim
GB News has paid "substantial" libel damages to a UK charity an interviewee falsely claimed had sent money to terrorist groups.
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December 3, 2025 at 6:27 PM
GB News pays substantial damages to Islamic Relief over false terrorism claim pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/new...
Gill Smith has been named the next editor of The US Sun after leading The Scottish Sun for five years pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/med...
Scottish Sun editor Gill Smith to lead US operation
Gill Smith has been named the next editor of The US Sun after leading sister title The Scottish Sun for five years.
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December 3, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Gill Smith has been named the next editor of The US Sun after leading The Scottish Sun for five years pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/med...
People Inc launch of MyRecipes proves publishers can beat LLMs. Site has reached two million registered readers in just over six months pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/m...
People Inc launch of MyRecipes proves publishers can beat LLMs
People Inc has gone from zero to two million registered users for its new brand MyRecipes in just over six months.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:13 PM
People Inc launch of MyRecipes proves publishers can beat LLMs. Site has reached two million registered readers in just over six months pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/m...
New York Times executive editor Joe Kahn says the "most challenging part of the job is producing an independent news report when some readers really want a more partisan one" www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
December 3, 2025 at 3:11 PM
New York Times executive editor Joe Kahn says the "most challenging part of the job is producing an independent news report when some readers really want a more partisan one" www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
Publishers versus AI: All the copyright legal rulings so far
Plus: German song lyrics victory over OpenAI "sends a clear signal that also extends to journalistic texts" pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/ai...
Plus: German song lyrics victory over OpenAI "sends a clear signal that also extends to journalistic texts" pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/ai...
Publishers versus AI: All the copyright legal rulings so far
AI legal rulings. Comprehensive round up of legal rulings impacting publishers with reference to AI and copyright.
pressgazette.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Publishers versus AI: All the copyright legal rulings so far
Plus: German song lyrics victory over OpenAI "sends a clear signal that also extends to journalistic texts" pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/ai...
Plus: German song lyrics victory over OpenAI "sends a clear signal that also extends to journalistic texts" pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/ai...