Content Licensing Deals for AI Training

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Source: Variety Intelligence Platform, August 2024, from company announcements and news reports in Reuters, Bloomberg, 404 Media, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Axios; note: Apple, Amazon, Google also have deals with Shutterstock (dates undisclosed; values initially ranged from $25 million to $50 million each, though most were later expanded, per Reuters, April 2024); deal talks have been reported: YouTube with Universal Music Group (UMG), Sony Music Entertainment (SME) and Warner Music Group (WMG) (per Financial Times, June 2024); Photobucket with multiple unspecified tech companies (per Reuters, April 2024); Automattic (Tumblr, WordPress.com) with OpenAI and Midjourney (per 404 Media, February 2024); and Thomson Reuters Corp. with unspecified companies (per Bloomberg, January 2024)