Allen Media Group (AMG) has formed a strategic partnership with Anoki to deploy Anoki ContextIQ across its streaming portfolio, including live news, weather, sports and premium entertainment, the firm announced at the IAB NewFronts event in New York, according to MediaPlayNews. The partnership “enables brands to invest in our content with confidence — strengthening the economic foundation that sustains trusted journalism, diverse media ownership, and the communities we serve,” says Byron Allen, founder and CEO of Allen Media Group. 

The two verdicts against social media giants are part of a  growing backlash against the companies, and could lead to federal legislation, The New York Times writes in an analysis. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) and Richard Blumenthal (D) Connecticut, called for legislators to pass their Kids Online Safety Act.   

Stakeholders in the broadcast and media industry have not yet settled on the question of what the risk is from an artificial intelligence bubble, judging by a recent roundtable, NCS reports. One participant was Charlie Dunn, executive vice president, products, Telestream. “We believe that there is certainly the possibility for prices to get reset when the companies making the large investments have to start showing returns that match the speculation,” Dunn said. “We don’t believe that a reset will lead to an overall collapse of the use of AI based on the impact of the technology.”

Bertelsmann, the German media group, has ramped up its legal efforts to counter book bans in the U.S., Reuters reports. The U.S.  market accounts for 28% of Bertelsmann’s revenue, versus 14% in 2011. This growth reflects expansion across brands like publisher Penguin Random House, music group BMG, logistics firm Arvato and education business Relias.

Marketing and advertising agencies are enjoying strong demand for their services, but late payments are causing cash flow problems, the Kaplan Group found in a study, Storyboard 18 reports. The study found that 97% of agencies experience delayed payments, and 71% say one in four invoices is paid late.

Artificial intelligence, while widely covered in the media, ranks at the bottom of the new sources used by Americans, a new Pew Research poll found, according to Mediaite. Of the individuals surveyed, 35% look to their preferred news organization for breaking news, 28% use search engines like Google or Bing. Only 1% turn to AI chatbots.

The New York Times has returned to court, saying in a motion that the Defense Department’s policy of moving the press to a separate annex does not comply with the prior court order issued by a federal judge, NPR reports. “We filed it because, instead of abiding by and following the judge's order and opinion, they're defying it, brazenly defying it,” said Theodore Boutrous, attorney for the Times, in a Q&A.

Local news is the biggest casualty as Hollywood studios merge and streaming now accounts for 40% of all viewing, Paste reports. The FCC has approved Nexstar Media Group’s $6.2 billion merger with its competitor Tegna, and Nexstar would own 15% of all television stations in the U.S. A wave of layoffs has begun at Nexstar-owned outlets.   

The Federal Communications Commission  has approved the transfer of 10 local television broadcast licenses from Allen Media Group to Gray Media, TheDesk.net reports.  Allen Media Group announced the transaction last August after saying it had to sell off its local TV stations to address debt obligations. It is not clear why the transaction was delayed from the expected date of Q4 last year.

The Pentagon announced it will move journalists from their dedicated workspace inside the building to work from a separate facility, The Washington Post reports. And while saying it will comply, it plans to appeal a decision by Senior U.S. Judge Paul L. Friedman that the Defense Department’s media police violated press freedom and due process rights.