CEO Robert Thomson — a vocal critic of AI firms that have effectively stolen content from news organizations to train chatbots that produce “rubbish” — said “crucial negotiations are at an advanced stage” as prominent media firms seek fair compensation for their copyrighted works. Thomson said News Corp. believes “courtship is preferable to courtrooms” to solve the hotly debated issue.
Spanish-language media and content company TelevisaUnivision has appointed Guillermo Borensztein senior vice president of international content licensing and co-production. Reporting jointly to Michael Schwimmer, president of global platform strategy and revenue, […]
CBS News has renewed its longstanding content licensing agreement with Veritone, the creator of the operating system for artificial intelligence, aiWARE, and provider of digital content licensing services on behalf of […]
Alibaba Group Holding’s video streaming service, Youku Tudou, has signed content licensing deals with NBCUniversal and Sony Pictures Television, marking a deeper foray into entertainment for the Chinese e-commerce giant.
