AGP Executive Report
Last update: 13 minutes agoPublishing & Media Convergence: Seven’s merger with Southern Cross Media Group is being framed as “total television, total audio and total publishing,” pushing advertisers toward cross-platform, plug-and-play campaigns as leadership reshuffles. AI, Books & Copyright: Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell have sued Anthropic over alleged mass copyright infringement tied to training on songs, while booksellers and lawyers keep warning that AI systems may be shredding print for model-building. Trade & Book Exports: India’s Federation of Indian Publishers will launch the India Book Market Report 2026–30, and Korea’s Ministry of Culture is running an Outreach New York Book Fair to connect K-book and webtoon publishers with major U.S. buyers. Market Pressure for Readers & Retail: Australia’s GDP beat is reviving rate-hike expectations, and India’s markets slid on West Asia tensions and crude spikes—both pressures that can ripple into discretionary spending like books and stationery. Print Industry Resilience: A new report argues NATO can’t assume commercial shipping will be available in crises, echoing broader concerns about fragile supply chains that also affect publishing logistics.
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