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Jessica Toonkel

Deputy Media Editor at The Wall Street Journal

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  • 2 weeks ago | benton.org | Lauren Thomas |Jessica Toonkel

    Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has struck a deal for internet-service provider Hotwire Communications, making a multibillion-dollar bet on the growing industry for next-generation broadband infrastructure. The deal is expected to value Hotwire at around $7 billion, including debt. An announcement is expected soon. Hotwire is a closely held internet service provider that operates in commercial settings and residential communities, according to its website.

  • 2 weeks ago | wsj.com | Lauren Thomas |Jessica Toonkel

    June 13, 2025 12:16 pm ETBrookfield Infrastructure Partners BIP -0.66%decrease; red down pointing triangle has struck a deal for internet-service provider Hotwire Communications, making a multibillion-dollar bet on the growing industry for next-generation broadband infrastructure, according to people familiar with the matter. The details The deal is expected to value Hotwire at around $7 billion, including debt, the people said. An announcement is anticipated soon, they added.

  • 2 weeks ago | jp.wsj.com | Suzanne Vranica |Dana Mattioli |Jessica Toonkel

    米通信大手ベライゾン・コミュニケーションズは昨年後半、実業家イーロン・マスク氏が率いるソーシャルメディア「X(旧ツイッター)」から異例のメッセージを受け取った。それは、広告費をXに投じなければ法廷で会うことになる、という脅しだった。 マスク氏は2022年後半にXを440億ドル(約6兆3800億円)で買収し、コンテンツモデレーション(不適切なコンテンツの監視)基準を緩和した。これに警戒を強めた企業広告主の出稿停止が相次いで以降、Xは広告事業の立て直しに苦心している。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

  • 2 weeks ago | wsj.com | Jessica Toonkel |Connor Hart

    Disney DIS 0.54%increase; green up pointing triangle and Universal, the studios behind Princess Elsa and the Minions, have come together to fight an AI company they allege is stealing their intellectual property. The two entertainment companies filed a lawsuit Wednesday against artificial-intelligence provider Midjourney, claiming it illegally made copies of the studios’ copyrighted works. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

  • 2 weeks ago | buff.ly | Suzanne Vranica |Dana Mattioli |Jessica Toonkel

    去年年底,Verizon Communications收到了一家媒体公司发来的一则不寻常的招揽业务信息:把广告费花在我们这里,否则法庭上见。这一威胁源自社交媒体平台X。自马斯克(Elon Musk)在2022年末以440亿美元收购该平台后,内容审核标准放宽引发企业广告客户的担忧并纷纷出走,因此该平台一直难以重振广告业务。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

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Jessica Toonkel
Jessica Toonkel @jtoonkel
10 Jun 25

Paramount’s next round of layoffs start today -company is cutting another 3 percent of employees in US representing hundreds of millions of dollars. We first reported the layoffs coming last month. $PARA https://t.co/ejqQNwv3wP

Jessica Toonkel
Jessica Toonkel @jtoonkel
10 Jun 25

Chatbots are replacing Google searches, eliminating the need to click on blue links and tanking referrals to news sites. As a result, traffic that publishers relied on for years is plummeting.⁦@thesimonetti⁩ ⁦@KatherineBlunt⁩ https://t.co/xKCy959cMz

Jessica Toonkel
Jessica Toonkel @jtoonkel
10 Jun 25

The FTC is asking ad firms for information as part of a probe into whether advertising and advocacy groups violated antitrust laws by coordinating boycotts of certain sites, including Elon Musk’s X ⁦@VranicaWSJ⁩ ⁦@DanaMattioli⁩ https://t.co/N2g5Vn3X42