.Condé Nast’s pitch = We are like Taylor Swift

“Taylor Swift is the most prolific CMO of music. … [Concerts] turned into cultural experiences. … This is what we do at Condé Nast every single day. And to be honest, our audiences are just as obsessed with us.” - Drucker Mann, Pamela

Happy #IABNewFronts week! Jam-packed edition of Axios Pro with news from yesterday's presentations and much more:

📺 VIZIO NewFront, amid pending Walmart sale

🐝 beehiiv 🐝 raises $33M

👀 Exclusive: Mod Op acquires LAM Design

🐝 @Bumble relaunches

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#BREAKING : 8 major U.S. newspapers are suing OpenAI, Microsoft for copyright infringement
— On top of a similar case filed by The New York Times against both companies, the new suits add heft to publishers' claims.
— More on Axios:
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News: Newsletter platform beehiiv 🐝 has raised $33 million in Series B funding led by NEA

CEO Tyler Denk 🐝 says the funding bolsters its growth plans such as building out its ad network, investing in customer acquisition and hiring

Details on Axios Pro: axios.com/pro/media-deal…

🐝 Bumble has relaunched its flagship dating app under new CEO Lidiane Jones

Updates include Opening Moves, an alternative to Make the First Move that lets women and nonbinary users choose a question for matches to answer

More details on Axios Pro:
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Exclusive: Digital marketing agency @mod_op_ has acquired LAM Design, a Pleasantville, New York-based marketing agency specializing in package design

👀 The Miami-based company has acquired eight companies over the past five years with more to come

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For today’s edition of Axios Pro Media Deals, Tim Baysinger and I covered:

😵‍💫 Paramount sale process is quickly devolving into “mayhem”

📱Exclusive: 10PM Curfew acquires Mewing app

📺 Exclusive: Teads partners with TVision and Adelaide

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NEWS: My friends and I now own and run The Onion. I’ll be the CEO.

We’re keeping the entire staff, bringing back The Onion News Network, and share the wealth with staff.

Basically, we’re going to let them do whatever they want. Get excited.

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👀 G/O Media yard sale continues with a sale of The Onion

* Previously sold: Lifehacker, Jezebel, Splinter, Deadspin, The A.V. Club, The Takeout

* Remaining portfolio: Gizmodo, Jalopnik, Kotaku, Quartz, The Root, The Inventory

For today’s edition of Axios Pro Media Deals, Tim Baysinger and I covered (+ michael flaherty):

🎶 Bidding war btw Concord + Blackstone for Hipgnosis Songs Fund

💰Tillman Infrastructure raised $1B

👀 Goldman Sachs hired two senior bankers from J.P. Morgan for PE

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