DEVELOPING · 13 OCT → 22 OCT 2026 · 10 EDITIONS · 32 OUTLETS

Character.AI files for bankruptcy as Disney proposes $20 million asset deal

How this story moved: how many newsrooms carried it at each run, when each one picked it up, how our summary's headline changed, and which figures and names held from the first reports to the latest. Everything here is counted from the coverage; none of it is a judgement of anyone's motives.

OUTLETS CARRYING THE STORY, RUN BY RUN

HOW OUR HEADLINE CHANGED · 2 HEADLINES

13 Oct, 18:24 UTC
Character.AI Files for Chapter 11, Names Disney as $20 Million Lead Bidder
15 Oct, 00:20 UTC
Character.AI files for bankruptcy as Disney proposes $20 million asset deal

WHAT HELD, WHAT CAME LATER

From the first reports to the latest

Karandeep Anand · 3 outlets

Entered the story later

Nothing new took hold after the first third.

WHO PICKED IT UP 32 OUTLETS

CNA13 Oct, 06:45
Forbes13 Oct, 12:07
Seeking Alpha13 Oct, 12:07
The Times of India13 Oct, 12:07
The Verge13 Oct, 12:07
character.ai blog13 Oct, 12:07
Engadget13 Oct, 18:09
Fast Company13 Oct, 18:09
Hacker News13 Oct, 18:09
bnnbloomberg.ca13 Oct, 18:09
cartoonbrew.com13 Oct, 18:09
cnbc.com13 Oct, 18:09
dailysabah.com13 Oct, 18:09
globalnews.ca13 Oct, 18:09
iheart.com13 Oct, 18:09
variety.com13 Oct, 18:09
almanacnews.com14 Oct, 00:07
latimes.com14 Oct, 00:07
nypost.com14 Oct, 00:07
tvnewscheck.com14 Oct, 00:07
sfist.com14 Oct, 06:07
livemint.com14 Oct, 12:08
lnt.ma14 Oct, 18:09
manilatimes.net14 Oct, 18:09
mercurynews.com14 Oct, 18:09
theepochtimes.com14 Oct, 18:09
tomsguide.com14 Oct, 18:09
SFGATE15 Oct, 00:07
The Washington Post15 Oct, 00:07
Ars Technica19 Oct, 18:08
techtimes.com19 Oct, 18:08
business-standard.com20 Oct, 06:06