AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoPublishing & AI Regulation: The UK’s competition watchdog has forced Google to improve AI search results and give publishers real opt-out controls for AI Overviews, shifting power toward UK media. International Publishing: Penguin Random House India has pulled Joe Sacco’s graphic reportage The Once and Future Riot ahead of a local release, citing internal concerns over editorial issues. Books & Culture: UCL research says arts engagement can help slow biological ageing, adding fresh fuel to the case for protecting “soft” subjects. Media & Books: The BBC is launching a new Hercule Poirot series with Edward Bluemel as the youngest actor to play the detective, filmed mainly in Liverpool. Reading Life: The Economist is recruiting a London-based intern for its Culture coverage, with a 26 June deadline. Sports-Books Crossover: A viral Ghanaian “barefoot England” story is being challenged as fake folklore, with writers urging readers to separate history from viral fiction.
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