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bbc.co.uk - Ella Kipling - Prince Harry and six others ordered to pay initial £9.5m to Daily Mail publisher
Prince Harry and six others ordered to pay initial £9.5m to Daily Mail publisher
BBC

Prince Harry and a group of six other high-profile figures have been ordered to make an initial payment of £9.54m to the Daily Mail's publisher after they lost their High Court privacy case. The seven claimants, also including Sir Elton John…

redstate.com - RC Maxwell - EXCLUSIVE: Official: Fired Stars and Stripes Publisher Was 'Lazy,' Oversaw 'Massive Decline'
EXCLUSIVE: Official: Fired Stars and Stripes Publisher Was 'Lazy,' Oversaw 'Massive Decline'
redstate.com

On Friday, a senior U.S. official delivered a blunt assessment of the Pentagon's decision to terminate longtime Stars and Stripes publisher Max D. Lederer Jr., telling RedState exclusively: “Max was fired for insubordination, but he was also…

foxnews.com - Joseph Wulfsohn - Pentagon fires longtime publisher, editor, reporter from military newspaper Stars and Stripes
Pentagon fires longtime publisher, editor, reporter from military newspaper Stars and Stripes
Fox News

The Pentagon issued the firings of top brass at the military newspaper Stars and Stripes as well as one of its reporters Friday over alleged insubordination. Stars and Stripes' longtime publisher Max Lederer, its editor-in-chief Erik Slavin and…

gamesindustry.biz - Sophie McEvoy - Rover's Tale developer Observer Interactive parts ways with Team17 as it moves to self-publishing
Rover's Tale developer Observer Interactive parts ways with Team17 as it moves to self-publishing
GamesIndustry.biz

Team17 is no longer publishing Observer Interactive's debut title Rover's Tale. Although separating from a publisher before release is uncommon and risky, the Middlesbrough-based studio's CCO and design director tells GamesIndustry.biz the decision…

straitstimes.com - GTA VI publisher files subpoenas to unmask leaks
GTA VI publisher files subpoenas to unmask leaks
The Straits Times

SAN FRANCISCO – The publisher of Grand Theft Auto VI obtained court orders on Aug 21 requiring Microsoft and Discord to turn over data in an effort to identify the source of recent leaks surrounding the eagerly anticipated video game. Two…

thesaturdaypaper.com.au - Kristine Ziwica - 'A retrograde step': NDIS cut without published gender data
'A retrograde step': NDIS cut without published gender data
The Saturday Paper

The passage of reforms to slash the costs of the National Disability Insurance Scheme is a setback for women's rights, in particular their safety and economic security, according to Sex Discrimination Commissioner Dr Anna Cody. “There are…

destructoid.com - Scott Duwe - GTA 6 publisher Take-Two officially headed to court to try and track down latest leaker
GTA 6 publisher Take-Two officially headed to court to try and track down latest leaker
Destructoid

Grand Theft Auto 6 parent company Take-Two Interactive is officially heading to federal court to try and track down whoever is behind a series of recent leaks. According to Kotaku, both Microsoft and Discord are being subpoenaed by Take-Two to…

variety.com - Naman Ramachandran - Korean Esports Group DRX Launches Digital Entertainment Division, Signs Two K-Drama Projects and Game Publishing Business
Korean Esports Group DRX Launches Digital Entertainment Division, Signs Two K-Drama Projects and Game Publishing Business
Variety

DRX built its name inside competitive gaming, growing into one of Korea ‘s most recognized esports organizations with a young, globally engaged fan base. Now the group is betting that base can carry it somewhere new: a broader digital…

iol.co.za - IOL Reporter - IOL crowned Publisher of the Year at CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards 2026
IOL crowned Publisher of the Year at CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards 2026
IOL

The winners at the 2026 AON CESA Engineering Excellence Awards. IOL has added another major accolade to its growing list of achievements after being named Publisher of the Year at the prestigious 2026 CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards. IOL…

ign.com - Michael Cripe - Double Fine Owns IP and Publishing Rights for All of Its Games Following Xbox Split, Psychonauts Studio Confirms
Double Fine Owns IP and Publishing Rights for All of Its Games Following Xbox Split, Psychonauts Studio Confirms
IGN

Psychonauts and Brutal Legend developer Double Fine Productions has confirmed it has regained the IP and publishing rights for all of its games released under Microsoft following its split from Xbox. CEO Tim Schafer cleared the air about the…

variety.com - Alex Ritman - Prince Harry, Elton John and More Ordered to Pay Initial $13 Million to Daily Mail Publisher After Losing Privacy Case
Prince Harry, Elton John and More Ordered to Pay Initial $13 Million to Daily Mail Publisher After Losing Privacy Case
Variety

Prince Harry looks like he might be returning to the U.K. with a sizeable bill to pay. The prince is among a group of seven high-profile figures — including Elton John and Liz Hurley — who have been ordered to pay an initial…

businessinsider.com - Alice Tecotzky - The prediction markets are catching on with Wall Street interns
The prediction markets are catching on with Wall Street interns
Business Insider

The summer intern hunched over their phone, surreptitiously typing away, might be doing one of two things: betting on a prediction market or managing an AI chatbot. Morgan Stanley's equity research team asked the firm's summer interns about both…

forbes.com - Ivan Doruda - Affiliate Marketing Deserves A Reappraisal ​By Marketers
Affiliate Marketing Deserves A Reappraisal ​By Marketers
Forbes

Spend any time talking to marketers lately, and you will see that most are obsessed with hard business outcomes. It's easy to see why: Two-thirds of marketers are under pressure to prove ROI at the same time that AI is disrupting every stage of the…

forbes.com - Michael T. Nietzel - Despite Recent Struggles, U.S. Universities Dominate In Latest World Ranking
Despite Recent Struggles, U.S. Universities Dominate In Latest World Ranking
Forbes

Harvard University once again is ranked first in the latest Academic Ranking of World Universities. Despite a recent history of governmental intrusion, political pressure and public criticism, all of which has captured extensive media attention…

huffpost.com - Sebastian Murdock - Pentagon Fires Stars And Stripes Publisher, Editor, Reporter For 'Insubordination
Pentagon Fires Stars And Stripes Publisher, Editor, Reporter For 'Insubordination
HuffPost

The Pentagon has fired the publisher, a top editor and a reporter at Stars and Stripes for insubordination. Longtime publisher Max Lederer and editor-in-chief Erik Slavin were both given separation notices Friday, a Pentagon official confirmed to…

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