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Ted Turner, 1938–2026: The 4-Layer Business Model
Ted Turner, founder of CNN and the man who created the 24-hour news cycle, passed away on Wednesday at his home near Tallahassee, Florida. He was 87.
As AI 'Performers' Enter Ads: XR Unveils First Payment Infrastructure for AI Talent Rights and Compliance
XR has launched the ad industry’s first large‑scale payment and rights infrastructure that brings AI “performers” under standard SAG‑AFTRA rules, treating digital replicas and synthetic talent as trackable, compensable actors in commercial production.
The Other Murdoch Buys His Father's Magazine Back
James Murdoch's $300M+ bid for New York Magazine and Vox's podcast network is less a deal than a verdict: in an AI-search era where the click no longer pays
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[U.S.–KOREA TRADE] ‘Disney-Adjacent’ Florida County Pitches Itself as the New U.S. Gateway for Korean Tech
Florida’s Osceola County concluded a six-day trade mission to Korea, sealing a US$53 million U.S. headquarters investment deal with Korean 4D imaging-radar leader Smart Radar Systems (SRS) and a separate chamber-level MOU with the Florida Korean American Chamber of Commerce
How AI "Data Brokers" Take 100% of the Content — And Why Publishers Get Nothing
Digiday reports that 21-40 AI data broker firms have built a $1 billion "scraper economy" by collecting, processing and selling publisher content without consent or payment, with industry executives calling it "not a tax but a hostile takeover funded by our own IP
Same Channel, 33% vs 100% Ad Fill...Platform Choice Becomes FAST's New Battleground
FASTMaster and Wurl's 2026 analysis reveals that ad fill rates for identical FAST channels vary threefold—from 33% (Prime Video) to 100% (Roku, Pluto TV)—proving platform sales execution now determines revenue far more than channel count.
K82 Alliance Launch · Seoul, May 12 · D.C. + Baltimore On-Air, September 14
K82 is launching as the first K‑exclusive channel on U.S. terrestrial TV, turning Korea–U.S. K‑content, tech and ad demand into a joint ATSC 3.0 testbed that can scale nationwide by 2028.
May the Fourth 2026: A New Benchmark for Global IP Longevity
Star Wars' May the Fourth proof of IP longevity — Lucas Museum's LA opening in September and 33 billion U.S. viewing minutes in 2025 — rests on five compounding mechanisms (Hub, Canopy Canon, Generation Bridge, Holiday Economy, Physical Asset) that K-content must adopt as its checklist for super-IP.
US Local TV at an Inflection Point — Sinclair's Triple Bet on M&A, Live Sports and K-Content
Sinclair is using a single quarter to signal that it has the balance sheet, regulatory tailwinds and product roadmap to pursue local‑TV consolidation, defend live sports as the economic base of local news, and open a new ATSC 3.0‑driven growth lane around K‑content with K‑Channel 82.
SAG-AFTRA Reaches Tentative 4-Year Deal With AMPTP — Hollywood Enters the Era of ‘AI Guardrails’
SAG-AFTRA has struck a tentative four-year deal with the studios that swaps a longer period of labor peace for major pension funding, tougher AI guardrails (especially around synthetic performers), and higher streaming residuals, setting a de-facto global template
The $2.99 Reversal: Roku's Howdy Hits 1M Subscribers in Eight Months
Roku’s $2.99 ad‑free SVOD Howdy has topped 1M subs in eight months with 51% 6‑month retention, showcasing the power of CTV platform ownership and signaling that Korea’s next SVOD edge lies in platform‑integrated, ultra‑low‑cost offerings beyond the premium‑vs‑AVOD binary.
SiriusXM Moves to Acquire iHeart: U.S. Radio's #1 and #2 Combine
The audio industry is shifting from traditional radio to integrated “listening infrastructure” platforms, and Korea’s five-broadcaster OTT is just the first step in that transition.