OpenAI acquired TBPN, the tech talk show that frequently interviews Sam Altman, for hundreds of millions. The 11-person team will report to OpenAI's strategy chief, not a newsroom. The company calls this an "Editorial Independence Covenant" - but when you buy your interviewer, that independence becomes theoretical at best. #AIGovernance #MediaOwnership #TechAccountability
https://www.implicator.ai/opinion-openai-bought-its-interviewer-call-that-what-it-is/
OpenAI acquired TBPN, a daily tech talk show with 70,000 viewers per episode that has hosted Zuckerberg, Nadella, and Altman. The profitable 11-person startup was projecting $30M in 2026 ad revenue but will abandon its advertising model entirely under OpenAI ownership. The deal includes an "Editorial Independence Covenant" though the show reports to OpenAI's strategy chief. #AIMedia #TechAcquisitions #MediaOwnership
OpenAI acquired TBPN, the daily tech talk show averaging 70,000 viewers that counts Zuckerberg, Nadella, and Altman among its guests. The profitable 11-person startup was on track for $30 million in 2026 revenue but will wind down its ad business entirely. An 'Editorial Independence Covenant' promis
Canada’s media meltdown is hiding in plain sight
A renewed inquiry into media dysfunction sidesteps the role of government policy and ownership consolidation
Marc Edge / March 21, 2026
#Canada #CanadianPolitics #cdnpoli #media #mediaownership #monopolies #oligopolies
https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/canadas-media-meltdown-is-hiding-in-plain-sight
Amid intense coverage of Travis Dhanraj’s testimony before MPs, a key detail went largely unnoticed: Ottawa is once again launching an inquiry into what has gone wrong with Canada’s news media. One answer politicians are unlikely to confront is their own role in creating many of the problems now under scrutiny and decline.
Too Big Or Too Small: Five Takeaways As Senators Weigh Local News, TV Ownership Limits And Trump’s Surprise Nexstar Merger Endorsement
#News #Politics #ChrisRuddy #DonaldTrump #ElectionLine #FCC #Mediaownership #NationalAssociationofBroadcasters #Nexstar #NexstarTegnaDeal #SebateCommerceCommittee #TedCruz #Tegna
https://deadline.com/2026/02/nexstar-tegna-merger-senate-hearing-1236714485/
Donald Trump Endorses Nexstar-Tegna Merger, And FCC Chair Responds: “Let’s Get It Done”
#News #Politics #BrendanCarr #DonaldTrump #ElectionLine #FCC #Mediaownership #NexstarMediaGroup #NexstarTegnaDeal
https://deadline.com/2026/02/trump-endorses-nexstar-tegna-merger-1236712070/
Hollywood's Brain Rot Battle - Tim Dillon
O primeiro esboço do que viria a ser o Polígrafo foi desenhado com um lápis de carvão numa página de um bloco Moleskine que, apesar da caligrafia pouco ortodoxa e dos ensaios falhados para a criação de um logótipo minimamente aceitável, ainda guardo com carinho. Estávamos em 2017. Donald Trump acabara de chegar à Casa […]
Netflix acquiring Warner Bros Discovery highlights an interesting paradox: as AI algorithms increasingly control what we watch on streaming platforms, physical media becomes MORE valuable 🎬💿🤖
DVDs and Blu-rays offer true ownership and discovery outside algorithmic bubbles. Like vinyl's comeback, physical media may thrive precisely because of AI dominance.
#Netflix #WarnerBrosDiscovery #PhysicalMedia #AI #StreamingData #AlgorithmicCuration #MediaOwnership
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