AI
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Behind Closed Doors, Studios Want AI to Make Hits. There’s a Catch
The ownership obstacle and a potential solve as execs use technology to mint new characters and franchises
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Hollywood & Tech Try Getting Along
My chat with Kenneth Williams, the man hoping to bridge the gap between the industry and AI
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David Ellison’s AI Plan: Make a Movie 20 Times. But First…
Skydance’s chief says the tech can test 15-20 versions of a film. But with $80B in debt, the revolution starts in the back office
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Reality TV Trashes 99% of Footage. AI Can Turn It Into More TV
‘Summer House’ to Scandoval scandals erupt in real time. A new platform wants to feed obsessive fans in the moment
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🎧 The Democrat Working With Trump’s Team to Save Hollywood Production
Plus: 1,000 Sony hacks at once? Hollywood’s AI doomsday
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Yes, Robots Are Coming for Sports
Amazon, Google and Apple have robotics divisions and could one day build sports leagues they now spend billions to rent
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Apple Music’s Big AI Test: Will Fans Always Choose the Human?
A third of new uploads are synthetic, but account for less than 0.5% of listening. The platforms are betting that may not last
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Hollywood’s Secret AI Plan; Disney’s ‘Edgy’ Tinker Bell Era; DGA v. WGA
Plus: In the age of YouTube, what is film school for?
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First Look: Hollywood’s Secret AI Talks Go Public. Here’s the Plan
Kathleen Kennedy quietly convened Oscar winners, actors, studio execs, Silicon Valley — and me. Now our first public framework draws a line in favor of human-controlled AI
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Elon Musk’s ‘Odyssey’ and the Coming Mockbuster Wave
Grok doesn’t need to beat Nolan. It just needs to ride Universal’s $125 million marketing campaign
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A24, Google DeepMind and the Dangerous Business of Selling Cool
Yes, the internet hates the new partnership, but the risks fall entirely on one side — and it’s not about jobs
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☀️ Inside the A24, GOOGLE Deal
UNI in Keanu talks / AMAZON AI pic running out of buyers / NETFLIX adjusts Animation group
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Cannes Lions to Hollywood: Did My Ad Actually Work? Prove It
The fest opens with the upfronts unsettled, Fox the only seller to move all its inventory, and ‘agentic AI’ on everyone’s lips
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☀️ PSKY Considers Deal Concessions, U.K. Launches Probe
Hollywood rules NBA Finals / Momoa exits SONY pic / UNI picks up high school comedy
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☀️ Upfronts Budgets Trimmed, Big NBA Movie Ad Buys
SONY sets Shania Twain biopic / PSKY adds more legal firepower / AMAZON doubles down on Ahnuld
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Microdramas: Writers’ AI Canary in the Coal Mine
‘High page count with a shoestring budget’: Vertical production is accelerating adaptation, with hard lessons for Hollywood
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Adam Driver Deflects Dunham, Markiplier Mobbed
High energy as ‘Paper Tiger’ roars, creators take the Croisette and — sacré bleu! — the fest even warms to AI