Bob Iger says Disney's OpenAI deal “does not in any way represent a threat to the creators at all”, as it doesn't include name, likeness, or character voices
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Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters says the company is “now on track to more than double ad revenue this year” and is currently using AI to test new ad formats
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Disney closes its deal with Comcast to buy out NBCUniversal's 33% stake in Hulu, paying an additional $439M, after agreeing in 2023 to pay a floor of $8.61B
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Netflix reports Q1 revenue up 12.5% YoY to $10.54B, vs. $10.51B est., net income of $2.89B, and stops reporting subscriber numbers on a quarterly basis
April 17, 2025 Fellow shareholders, ● We are off to a good start in 2025. Annika Masrani / TipRanks Financial : Netflix Stock (NFLX) Pops as Earnings Beat but Tariffs Threaten Growth Dan Gallagher / W...
Trump says he signed an executive order to keep TikTok running for 75 more days, as “the deal requires more work to ensure all necessary approvals are signed”
It was already dubious as hell that Trump had just decreed that TikTok could carry on, but this deadline is explicitly in legislation with no mechanism for the President to extend it. — He's just un...
Disney, Fox, and WBD say they have agreed to discontinue their Venu Sports streaming joint venture and will focus on existing products and distribution channels
Sigh. Streaming TV prices are going to get obscene in 2025. — www.theverge.com/2025/1/10/24... Mastodon: @SuffolkLITLab@esq.social : TL;DR: Venu Sports, the anticipated joint streaming venture from...
Amazon says Apple TV+ will be available as a $9.99/month subscription add-on in Prime Video Channels later this month in the US, joining 100+ streaming services
But There's a Plot Twist! Philip Elmer‑DeWitt : Apple's cozy relationship with Amazon just got cozier Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter : Amazon and Apple Strike Deal to Bring Apple TV+ to Prime Vi...
A review of Submerged, Apple's first scripted short film shot in Immersive Video for the Vision Pro: technologically impressive, but an isolating experience
this could change the way we watch movies Tess Ryan / MakeUseOf : Will a 15-Minute Film Make You Buy an Apple Vision Pro? The Company Thinks So Neil Cybart / Above Avalon : Apple Releases First Script...
Stability AI says filmmaker James Cameron has joined its board of directors; Stability AI CEO Prem Akkaraju was previously CEO of VFX company WETA Digital
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FCC filing: Larry Ellison will own 77.5% of Paramount Global parent company National Amusements after his son David completes Skydance's Paramount acquisition
It's the investment bankers' dream—a company so desperate for growth … Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter : New Plan to “Revitalize” CBS Revealed In Filing by Skydance and Paramount New York Times :...