Sky is exiting its joint venture, Sky News Arabia, with UAE's IMI, relinquishing ownership due to concerns over its coverage of the Sudan war, accused of genocide denial. Sky will retain brand licensing.
Claire's is expanding its retail presence to over 7,000 new locations across North America through a licensing partnership with Ames Watson and Centric Brands. Products will be available at retailers like CVS, Kohl's, and Walmart, moving beyond Claire's traditional mall stores.
Claire's is expanding its retail presence to over 7,000 new locations across North America through a licensing partnership with Ames Watson and Centric Brands. Products will be available in major retailers like CVS, Kohl's, and Walmart, moving beyond Claire's traditional mall stores.
Spotify and Universal Music Group have partnered to allow Premium users to create AI-generated remixes and covers of participating artists' songs, ensuring consent, credit, and compensation for artists.
Former Twitter CEO Parag Agarwal launches Index, an AI platform from Parallel Web Systems, to fairly compensate content creators when AI agents consume their work. The platform uses Shapely value to determine payouts based on source contribution.
Hong Kong's eight publicly funded universities are generating record income through knowledge transfer activities including patents, licensing deals, and industry partnerships. While education exports appear logical for the land-constrained city, a tension emerges: the 'international' strategy relies heavily on mainland China postgraduate enrolments, despite the international veneer of English-delivered degrees and globally connected campuses.
Kentucky Derby owner to buy Preakness trademarksMaryland will keep staging race under licensing dealMove comes amid Triple Crown scheduling debateChurchill Downs has reached a deal to acquire the intellectual property rights to the Preakness Stakes, the company announced Tuesday, in a move that brings one of US thoroughbred racing’s most celebrated events under the same corporate umbrella as the Kentucky Derby.Churchill Downs Inc said it will pay $85m to buy the trademarks and associated rights to the Preakness and the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes from 1/ST Maryland LLC, an affiliate of 1/ST Racing. Continue reading...
The Onion has proposed a licensing arrangement to publish parody content on Infowars, requiring judge approval. This comes after a previous buyout attempt was rejected. The plan would run for six months with an option to renew, with profits going to Sandy Hook victim families. Alex Jones has vowed to fight the proposal and continue broadcasting.
