Journalists strike at outlets owned by Australia's Nine; ~20 of the company's journalists who traveled to Paris to cover the Olympics are among those striking (Amanda Meade/The Guardian)

Mediagazer: Journalists strike at outlets owned by Australia's Nine; ~20 of the company's journalists who traveled to Paris to cover the Olympics are among those striking (Amanda Meade/The Guardian)

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The Guardian:

A bankruptcy judge throws out The Gateway Pundit's case, saying the company is solvent; the outlet faces significant defamation cases over false election claims— Bankruptcy judge dismisses case filed by Gateway Pundit, which faces defamation cases over false election claims
Discussion: Washington Post, @Green_Footballs …, Reuters, Law & Crime, CNN and @cdarwin@c.im

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Sarah Ellison /
Washington Post: Judge throws out Gateway Pundit's bankruptcy claim

Charles Johnson /
@Green_Footballs@mastodon.social: “A federal judge in Florida threw out a bankruptcy case filed by the Gateway Pundit, ruling that the site, known for spreading conspiracy theories, sought bankruptcy protection in “bad faith” to avoid potential damages in multiple defamation suits.” — https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Dietrich Knauth /
Reuters: Far-right Gateway Pundit kicked out of bankruptcy, exposing it to lawsuits

Colin Kalmbacher /
Law & Crime: ‘A bad faith filing’: The Gateway Pundit has bankruptcy case dismissed in harsh opinion detailing ‘eye-catching’ assets, opening company up to multiple defamation lawsuits

Marshall Cohen /
CNN: Far-right Gateway Pundit sought bankruptcy protection in ‘bad faith’ to avoid 2020 defamation suits, judge rules

Bloomberg Law:

A US judge rules Disney must face Gina Carano's wrongful termination lawsuit as it failed to establish that it employs actors to promote values like inclusion— Search by Law Firm Search by Topic Search by Company — Walt Disney Co. must face an Elon Musk-backed lawsuit over a former …

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Screen Rant, Forbes, World of Reel, The Hollywood Reporter, Fox News, Deadline, Rolling Stone, Gizmodo, AV Club and Reclaim The Net

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Thomas Bacon /
Screen Rant: Gina Carano's Mandalorian Lawsuit Looks Like It's Headed To Court After All

Alex Weprin /
The Hollywood Reporter: Gina Carano's Disney ‘Mandalorian’ Lawsuit Appears Headed Toward Trial After Judge Denies Dismissal Fox News: Ex-'Mandalorian' star Gina Carano's lawsuit against Disney to proceed after judge denies motion to dismiss

Dominic Patten /
Deadline: Gina Carano Beats Disney's Move To Kill ‘Mandalorian’ Firing Suit; Now Trial Looms

Daniel Kreps /
Rolling Stone: Judge Denies Disney's Bid to Dismiss Gina Carano's Wrongful Termination Lawsuit

Gordon Jackson /
Gizmodo: Gina Carano's Mandalorian Lawsuit Is Probably Heading to Trial

William Hughes /
AV Club: Judge slaps down Disney efforts to toss out Gina Carano's Mandalorian lawsuit

Flipboard adds feeds for 60+ US-based local and regional publications to the fediverse, including Texas Monthly, Honolulu Civil Beat, and CalMatters— BYCARL SULLIVAN — Has local news ever been more important? Journalists who live in the communities they serve don't just keep residents informed …

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@michellemanafy@journa.host, @mastodonmigration …, Annie Snodgrass Dennett on LinkedIn, Carl Sullivan on LinkedIn, @timothyjchambers@threads.net, @Andres4NY@social.ridetrans.it, @kevingamin@twit.social, @chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca, @mike@flipboard.social, @FlipboardMagazines … and @Flipboard@flipboard.social

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Michelle Manafy /
@michellemanafy@journa.host: Fliboard is bringing 64 U.S.-based local and regional publications to the fediverse. You can follow the publisher's profile to see everything they post, or you can follow their topically curated feeds — https://about.flipboard.com/ ... @Flipboard — #news @mastodonmigration@mastodon.online: Ok, this is pretty huge! — Open social media pioneer @Flipboard is bringing local news to the Fediverse! — Read all about it! — https://about.flipboard.com/ ... Great job Flipboard!

Annie Snodgrass Dennett /
Annie Snodgrass Dennett on LinkedIn: I am excited to share that the Flipboard team has federated 64 local news publications! Local news is as important as ever but feeling pressure from many fronts. …

Carl Sullivan /
Carl Sullivan on LinkedIn: Local news is so incredibly important for our communities and our democracy. Sadly, many local media organizations have gone out of business or been forced to cut staff. …

Tim Chambers /
@timothyjchambers@threads.net: The incredibly important open social web work by @flipboard continues, and once @threads fully supports the Fediverse all of these accounts will be available here too. fediverse threads https://about.flipboard.com/ ... @Andres4NY@social.ridetrans.it: @chris @mike @SunSentinel @Gothamist @AustinMonitor Nice! I'd been following a scraping bot for Gothamist, but it only syncs once/day.

Kevin Gamin /
@kevingamin@twit.social: @mike Just added the Cleveland.com feed. Thank you for providing this service!

Chris Alemany /
@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca: @mike @SunSentinel @Gothamist @AustinMonitor this is so important! Congrats.

Mike McCue /
@mike@flipboard.social: Hello fediverse. Today we federated 63 awesome local publications like @SunSentinel, @Gothamist and @AustinMonitor. — Local news is critical to the communities we live in and so we're excited and grateful to help bring some of the best local publications to the fediverse. — You can learn more here: … @FlipboardMagazines@flipboard.social: If you live in the Northeast, join us in welcoming these local news outlets to the fediverse! Follow these accounts to stay up on local news and happenings in your area. — Gothamist, @Gothamist — Hidden City Philadelphia, @HiddenCityPhila — Investigative Post, @Investigati39q0 … @Flipboard@flipboard.social: Local news matters, now more than ever. So a few weeks ago, we asked you for your thoughts on federating local papers in the USA — where you're located, and the specific publications you'd like to see. You responded, with ideas, suggestions, and an education on American geography. …

Press Gazette:

Mail Online, The Independent, Daily Mirror, and Daily Express roll out “consent or pay” walls charging users £1.99 to £4 per month for cookie-less access— Mail Online, The Independent and the websites of the Daily Mirror and Daily Express have begun requiring readers …

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@paezha@mastodon.online

Bloomberg:

A look at Joe Rogan's comedy club in Austin, called The Mothership, and the network of comedians and podcast hosts he has supported and attracted to the city— The world's most controversial podcaster opened a comedy club there, snatched the stand-up title from Los Angeles and shook up an entire industry.

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Alex Griffing /
Mediaite: Tucker Carlson Dethrones Joe Rogan From Atop The Coveted Spotify Podcast Rankings

Jenn Gidman /
Newser: Tucker Carlson Has a Surprise for Joe Rogan

Wall Street Journal:

OpenAI says it partnered with publishers such as News Corp and The Atlantic to build its SearchGPT search tool; publishers can manage how their content appears— Built with input from publishers, SearchGPT will summarize real-time information on websites — OpenAI is launching a test version …

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Quartz, The Verge, Engadget, The Wrap, Mark Schaefer on LinkedIn, Shelly Palmer, Press Gazette, Financial Times, RTÉ, Deadline, Arun Arunachalam on LinkedIn, CNN, The Cyber Express, New York Times, The Guardian, Fast Company, Wired, Gizmodo, The Drum, Tech Xplore, CNBC, The Register, The Media Leader, New York Post, Search Engine Land, Neowin, VentureBeat, BGR, @chris@threads.net, The Information, TechCrunch, 9to5Mac, Bloomberg, 9to5Google, Semafor and iPhone in Canada Blog

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Britney Nguyen /
Quartz: OpenAI's Apple deal could be a bigger threat to Google than SearchGPT, analysts say

Kylie Robison /
The Verge: OpenAI is releasing a prototype of its search engine to rival Google, Perplexity

JD Knapp /
The Wrap: OpenAI Testing Google Competitor SearchGPT

Mark Schaefer /
Mark Schaefer on LinkedIn: Well this is going to shake things up. — https://lnkd.in/...

Bruce Haring /
Deadline: OpenAI Launches SearchGPT, Potential Google Challenger

Arun Arunachalam /
Arun Arunachalam on LinkedIn: 🚀 Proud Moment: Our Team's Role in the SearchGPT Launch! 🚀 — I'm thrilled to share that our engineering team …

Clare Duffy /
CNN: OpenAI is testing an artificial intelligence search engine

Mihir Bagwe /
The Cyber Express: OpenAI's SearchGPT: A Game Changer or Pandora's Box for Cybersecurity Pros?

Nick Robins-Early /
The Guardian: OpenAI tests new search engine called SearchGPT amid AI arms race

Kyle Barr /
Gizmodo: OpenAI Hopes to Take on Google With SearchGPT

Matthew Connatser /
The Register: OpenAI unveils AI search engine SearchGPT - not that you're allowed to use it yet

Sabrina Quagliozzi /
The Media Leader: OpenAI unveils SearchGPT, its AI-powered search engine, vying for Google's crown

Thomas Barrabi /
New York Post: OpenAI tests ‘SearchGPT’ prototype as direct challenge to Google search engine

Danny Goodwin /
Search Engine Land: OpenAI starts testing SearchGPT prototype, here's what it looks like

José Adorno /
BGR: OpenAI challenges Google with AI search engine SearchGPT

Chris Messina /
@chris@threads.net: OpenAI just rolled out a “search prototype” that's ultimately competitive with Microsoft AND Google... AND @perplexity.ai! The difference is that OpenAI signed a bunch of content deals and will privilege those who chose to partner rather than sue... Nice move @nxthompson — getting ahead of the @nytimes!

Stephanie Palazzolo /
The Information: OpenAI Announces AI-Powered Search Engine, SearchGPT

Kyle Wiggers /
TechCrunch: With Google in its sights, OpenAI unveils SearchGPT

Ryan Christoffel /
9to5Mac: SearchGPT, the long anticipated OpenAI search engine, launches today with waitlist

Shirin Ghaffary /
Bloomberg: OpenAI Tests New AI Search Features in Direct Challenge to Google

Claire Cameron /
Semafor: OpenAI announces SearchGPT in direct challenge to Google

Austin Blake /
iPhone in Canada Blog: OpenAI SearchGPT Waitlist: AI Comes to Search

The Guardian:

Journalists strike at outlets owned by Australia's Nine; ~20 of the company's journalists who traveled to Paris to cover the Olympics are among those striking— Age reporter questions expense of flying TV personality to Europe while up to 90 staff are cut from newsrooms. Plus: Murdoch's real-life succession drama

Discussion:
Al Jazeera, @niltiac, @kishor_nr and Mumbrella

Discussion:
@niltiac: They say this is about revenue decline because of the loss of Meta money and the slump in ad revenue. It could also be about the Nine share price, which has tanked in part because of the revelations of sexual misconduct and bullying in the TV division, which we've reported on.

@niltiac:
Nine Publishing, the newspaper division of Nine that publishes the former Fairfax papers like SMH, is a “really profitable business” according to our execs. They've said without the 70-90 job cuts it would still be profitable, just not quite as profitable.

@niltiac:
I feel for my colleagues on strike, who'll lose pay over this. I feel for my colleagues in exempt positions struggling to put out the news. I feel for my colleagues in Paris longing to bring you the best Olympics coverage, bar none. This is not fun. We decided it was necessary.

Kishor /
@kishor_nr: My colleagues and I are striking because Nine won't offer us fair wages. Meanwhile the CEO is living his best life at the Olympics and refuses to answer questions about the terrible optics of this [image]

Variety:

Amazon MGM Studios signs a deal with Netflix's ex-head of film Scott Stuber to release movies from his new production company under the United Artists label— Amazon MGM Studios has entered into a multi-year film partnership with Scott Stuber, the former head of film at Netflix.

Discussion:
The Wrap, IndieWire, World of Reel, The Playlist, The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline

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Adam Chitwood /
The Wrap: Amazon MGM Studios Sets Deal With Scott Stuber, Will Relaunch United Artists

Brian Welk /
IndieWire: United Artists Is Back: Former Netflix Chief Scott Stuber to Head Label Under Amazon MGM

Jordan Ruimy /
World of Reel: United Artists is Back! To Be Headed by Scott Stuber.

Gregory Ellwood /
The Playlist: United Artists Lives Yet Again Powered By Producer Scott Stuber

Mike Fleming Jr /
Deadline: Scott Stuber Closes Deal To Revive United Artists

The Marshall Project:

The Marshall Project launches Investigate This!, an effort to share data and tools with local newsrooms to support strong, original stories on criminal justice— Our toolkits will offer data, storytelling and engagement resources to empower more criminal justice reporting in local communities

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@michellemanafy@journa.host

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Michelle Manafy /
@michellemanafy@journa.host: The Marshall Project is launching a new initiative called Investigate This! to empower criminal justice journalism in local communities. They want to connect journalists and other newsrooms with resources and data to help with their creation of strong, original stories that have the potential for significant local impact. …

Washington Post:

A look at the flood of “fancam” Kamala Harris videos and memes on short-form video platforms, echoing the “meme armies” that backed Donald Trump's campaigns— A grassroots network of TikTok creators, energized by the new likely Democratic nominee …

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Alex Kantrowitz /
@kantrowitz: Yeah, that ban isn't happening

Drew Harwell /
@drewharwell: New: We talked to the fancam TikTokers who built Kamala Harris a giant viral messaging machine overnight. They're teenagers and political novices; one runs an account about Jersey Shore. But they've mobilized in a way unseen since the Obama days https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... @jeffjarvis: It would be in Democrats' interest — not to mention that of free speech — to forestall or end plans for a TikTok ban. An online army rises, this time on Kamala Harris's side https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Rafal Hill /
@rafalhill: The online army consists mostly of young people who know how to use the social media. Kamala Harris speaks to young people. This is refreshing and gives me so much hope. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Kamala Harris /
@kamalaharris: See you on TikTok. https://tiktok.com/... [video]

Rachel Van Dongen /
@rachelvand: Yunker says memes “a language” for her Gen ... 'We're so used to just feeling like there's nothing we can do...This is the 1st time in a long time where we've thought maybe, maybe, fingers crossed, things cld start turning around." https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Jamie Cohen, PhD /
Jamie Cohen, PhD on LinkedIn: The problem with “Dark Brandon” is that it was structured on top of problematic memes. The memes helping Harris are the opposite, built organically, and foster a joy-based vibe. …

Simon Owens /
Simon Owens on LinkedIn: It can be easy to mock “meme armies,” but individual social media users have more collective reach than the entire mainstream media …

Todd Spangler /
Variety: Kamala Harris Joins TikTok

Andrew Unterberger /
Billboard: The Kamala Bump: Presidential Candidate Spurs Gains for Beyoncé, Charli XCX & Chappell Roan

Mediaite:

The AP removed a fact check debunking the claim that JD Vance admitted he had sex with a couch; AP said the post didn't go through its standard editing process— The Associated Press removed its fact-check debunking the claim that former President Donald Trump's running mate Senator JD Vance …

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Fast Company, Slate, Vanity Fair, USA Today, The Verge, The Daily Beast, @arrington, @emmalbriant@mastodon.online, @WarnerCrocker@mastodon.social, @dwade, TV Insider, @mattsheffield, @bfriedmandc, @nycsouthpaw, @mattgertz, @mikeisaac, @bgrueskin, @ranimolla, @timmarchman, @kfile, @timmarchman, @horbinski, @lyndonbajohnson, @ericmgarcia, @farhip, @underthedesknews@threads.net, @davidmgilmour, @QueerSatanic@kolektiva.social, HuffPost, New York Post, Rolling Stone, @leo@60228.dev, @paleofuture.bsky.social, @illumi.meme, @ryansingel@writing.exchange, @akivamcohen.bsky.social, New Republic, @Haste@mastodon.social, Defector, @lolennui.bsky.social, Gizmodo, Associated Press, @swordsjew.bsky.social, @carlbergstrom.com and The one and only Goblin Queen

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Joe Berkowitz /
Fast Company: The JD Vance rumor shows how easily misinformation spreads, with or without AI

Luke Winkie /
Slate: People Really, Really Dislike J.D. Vance! Maybe He Should Lean Into the Couch Thing?

Chris Murphy /
Vanity Fair: J.D. Vance's Mythical Couch Tryst Is a Fact-Checker's Nightmare. Stephen Colbert Explains Why.

Blake Schuster /
USA Today: JD Vance couch memes and the Associated Press fact check, explained

Mia Sato /
The Verge: The Associated Press removes a fact-check claiming JD Vance has not had sex with a couch

David Gardner /
The Daily Beast: Dem Rep. Slyly References J.D. Vance ‘Couches and Sofas’ Memes on CNN @arrington: “But there's also technically no proof that Vance didn't have sex with a couch” This is going to be an absolutely wild next few months. https://www.theverge.com/... @emmalbriant@mastodon.online: This is apparently news of the day and is SO getting assigned to my students when we next talk about Fact Checking. 🛋️ — https://www.theverge.com/...

Warner Crocker /
@WarnerCrocker@mastodon.social: It's not the crime it's the (slip)cover up. — The Associated Press removes a fact-check claiming JD Vance has not had sex with a couch #politics — https://www.theverge.com/... [image]

Dan Wade /
@dwade: I don't really care what JD Vance did it didn't do. I just hope it was a committed relationship with furniture and not one nightstand.

Martin Holmes /
TV Insider: Stephen Colbert Mocks Trump's Recycled Insults & Addresses JD Vance Sex Rumors (VIDEO)

Matthew Sheffield /
@mattsheffield: If the left and right media ecosystems were remotely similar, multiple socialist Alex Jones types would've already breathlessly pretended that the JD Vance couch gag was real. Instead, it's just an inside joke about a guy everyone knows is an angry weirdo.

Brandon Friedman /
@bfriedmandc: Greatest example ever of “if you're explaining, you're losing” [image] @nycsouthpaw: This article's headline doesn't meet the ordinarily high standards of the Associated Press. The most anyone can say at this point is he didn't put it in his memoir, NOT that he never put it in the sofa. https://apnews.com/...

Matthew Gertz /
@mattgertz: So does this mean he DID have sex with the couch? https://apnews.com/... [image]

Rat King /
@mikeisaac: imagining the enterprising disinformation reporter pitching this to their editor https://apnews.com/... [image]

Bill Grueskin /
@bgrueskin: Editor: “Headline looks good. I'm just gonna change ‘with’ to ‘on.’” Reporter: “NOOOOO!” https://apnews.com/... [image]

Tim Marchman /
@timmarchman: I've asked the Associated Press whether this is a retraction or a technical glitch, because for some users on some devices, the article appears to still be live, and because if it's been retracted, there should be an editor's note.

Andy Kaczynski /
@kfile: AP fact-checked what was a joke from left-wing Twitter - but the link for this is dead now and I can no longer find the story on the AP website. What is going on? https://apnews.com/... [image]

Tim Marchman /
@timmarchman: Looks like it was retracted; AP spokesperson says “The story, which did not go out on the wire to our customers, didn't go through our standard editing process. We are looking into how that happened.” @horbinski: Boris Johnson took notes on this story (he was almost certainly the source of the rumors about Cameron). Also hey, did you hear what they're saying JD Vance did to a couch?

Lyndon Baines Johnson /
@lyndonbajohnson: An important element of the story was that the SOB was believably a pig fucker.

Eric Michael Garcia /
@ericmgarcia: Back in the day, Lyndon Johnson allegedly tried to spread a rumor an opponent had carnal knowledge with a pig. His aide said “Christ, Lyndon,” said the aide, “we can't just call the guy a pig-f**ker. It isn't true.” Johnson says “but I want to make the son-of-a-bitch deny it.”

Paul Farhi /
@farhip: Possibly the weirdest headline about a major-party candidate the @ap has ever run: https://apnews.com/... [image]

V Spehar /
@underthedesknews@threads.net: It doesn't matter if it's not true. I will never be able to see this man sit on furniture and not giggle.

David Gilmour /
@davidmgilmour: After AP took down the article, a spokesperson told @Mediaite: “The story, which did not go out on the wire to our customers, didn't go through our standard editing process. We are looking into how that happened.” @QueerSatanic@kolektiva.social: There's something truly beautiful about J.D. Vance saying something like, “I like Mountain Dew, so I'm sure the biased media will call me a racist now,” only for that media to hit him with that complete knuckleball of “Actually, J.D. Vance did NOT have sex with a couch” — https://web.archive.org/... …

Ed Mazza /
HuffPost: Stephen Colbert Reveals ‘Disturbing Twist’ In JD Vance ‘Sex With A Couch’ Story

Nikki McCann Ramirez /
Rolling Stone: So ... What's With This Rumor That J.D. Vance Had Sex With a Couch? @leo@60228.dev: the AP ran the headline “No, JD Vance did not have sex with a couch” and then retracted it https://apnews.com/... [images]

Matt Novak /
@paleofuture.bsky.social: The funny thing is that I filed this yesterday afternoon before the AP story and so much happened that I didn't have the opportunity to update in time before it ran. [embedded post]

Ryan Singel /
@ryansingel@writing.exchange: @Mediagazer So he did?

AkivaMCohen /
@akivamcohen.bsky.social: Reason: It's nobody's business how old the couch was [embedded post] @Haste@mastodon.social: According to this publication, the AP explained that the article had “bypassed their usual editing process”, and they took it down themselves. — https://www.mediaite.com/...

Kelsey McKinney /
Defector: A List Of Words That Do NOT Appear In ‘Hillbilly Elegy,’ So Stop Asking!!

Matt Novak /
Gizmodo: Why People Are Saying JD Vance Has Sex With Couches

Melissa Goldin /
Associated Press: No, JD Vance did not have sex with a couch

Talia Lavin /
@swordsjew.bsky.social: when you're doing great and definitely didn't fuck a couch [image]

Carl T. Bergstrom /
@carlbergstrom.com: Goddamn if he isn't getting trolled by *Amtrak*. [image]

The Drum:

Publicis Groupe announces it will acquire Influential, the world's largest influencer agency by measure of revenue; Influential has a network of 3.5M+ creators— News of the acquisition comes just one week after the holding company posted impressive Q2 results.

Discussion:
Las Vegas Review-Journal, MarTech, Ad Age, Wall Street Journal, Publicis Finance Services, @kerrymflynn, @martyswant, Digiday, The Media Leader, PRWeek, Adweek and MediaPost

Discussion:

Erin Edgemon /
Las Vegas Review-Journal: Vegas influencer marketing company to be acquired advertising giant

Katie Deighton /
Wall Street Journal: Publicis Bets $500 Million on Influencer Marketing With Acquisition of Influential Publicis Finance Services: Publicis Groupe to acquire Influential, creating world's leading influencer marketing solution

Kerry Flynn /
@kerrymflynn: 💰 @PublicisGroupe to buy @influential Latest in consolidation of influencer agencies by holding companies, as @emayhawk and I just wrote: https://www.axios.com/... - @stagwell: Leaders - @WPP: @VillageMkting, @obviouslysocial, @TheGoatAgency - @brandtechgroup: @collectivelyInc

Marty Swant /
@martyswant: Publicis Groupe is getting deeper into the creator economy by acquiring @Influential_Co to integrate the startup with consumer data from Epsilon The plan is to offer a creator network, ID-based content and cross-channel media to better match creator content with right audiences.

Antoinette Siu /
Digiday: Publicis intends to acquire Influential as it expands influencer marketing offerings

Sabrina Quagliozzi /
The Media Leader: Publicis Groupe to create global influencer powerhouse with Influential acquisition

Brandon Doerrer /