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Ubisoft CEO Explains Three-Year Plan to Revamp Game Publisher Through New ‘Creative House’ Strategy, More Than $200 Million in Cost Reductions (EXCLUSIVE)

1 month ago01 mins

“Assassin’s Creed” publisher Ubisoft is trying to emerge from a rocky few years. From here, the biggest hurdle the French video game giant has to overcome is the mounting skepticism of fans — and employees — after disappointing or delayed releases and multiple pivots over a short period of time. Ubisoft co-founder and CEO Yves Guillemot is even facing calls from union leaders and others to…

The AI Gold Rush Gets a Trading Post: Microsoft Unveils Marketplace for Content Licensing

2 months ago04 mins

Introduction In a move poised to reshape the contentious relationship between artificial intelligence and the media industry, Microsoft has announced plans to build a dedicated marketplace for AI content licensing. Dubbed the Publisher Content Marketplace (PCM), this platform aims to transform how AI developers legally access and pay for the vast troves of online content…

Ink and Resilience: The Frontline Publisher Battling Disinformation in Ukraine’s Forgotten Villages

3 months ago04 mins

Introduction While drones patrol the skies and artillery thunders in the distance, a different kind of resistance moves quietly along the pockmarked roads of northeastern Ukraine. Myroshnyk Vassyl Savych, a publisher with a mission, navigates a landscape of isolation and fear, delivering not ammunition, but truth. His weekly newspaper, ‘Vilne Slovo’ (Free Word), is a…