Filmmakers Who Use Artificial Intelligence To Create Their Films Might Receive Up To $1 Million From AI Startup Runway (EXCLUSIVE)

The generative AI startup Runway, which recently signed a groundbreaking agreement with Lionsgate, will provide up to $1 million in awards to filmmakers developing AI-powered movies. The Hundred Film Fund, a project by Runway, aims to assist in the production and...

Disney And DirecTV Agree To Stop Blackouts

The Walt Disney Co. and DirecTV announced that they have reached a preliminary carriage agreement, putting an end to a blackout that prevented customers from viewing ESPN and other Disney-owned channels as the football season got underway. Following a fortnight of...

The Emmys Receive Another TV Audience Record-Low, With An Average Of Only 4.3 Million Viewers On Fox

The Emmy Awards' viewership decline continues. According to early Nielsen figures, 4.3 million people watched the Emmys on Fox on Monday night, the lowest viewership in the show's history. The previous low for the Emmys was 5.9 million viewers in 2022. The ratings...

Michael Phelps Will Travel To Paris Next Month To Cover The Olympics For NBC

Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, will join NBCUniversal's Olympics coverage in Paris this summer. Phelps won 28 Olympic swimming medals, 23 of which were gold. Phelps will provide commentary and analysis on NBC and Peacock's daytime and...

Amazon Is Launching Interactive Commercial Formats For Prime Video (Upfronts)

Amazon, which has brought advertising to Amazon Prime Video, is introducing new interactive ad styles that will allow advertisers to engage streamers and sell to them. Amazon debuted Shoppable carousel commercials, interactive pause advertisements, and interactive...

AMC Counts On Content And Ad Tech To Reverse Ad Slide (Upfront 2024)

In the film Field of Dreams, a voice says to Kevin Costner, "If you build it, he will come." AMC Networks, like most other cable programmers, has suffered from cord-cutting, fewer linear viewers, and lower ad income as brands shift their attention to streaming. In...

CW Lays Off More Than Two Dozen Employees In Publicity And Development Teams

According to Variety, The CW has cut off many employees from its PR and program development divisions. A person close to the matter tells Variety that this wave of layoffs has touched slightly over two dozen individuals. According to the individual, the decision was...

Paramount’s Owners Are Reportedly Not Interested In A $11 Billion Offer To Buy The Studios From Apollo Global Management

The Wall Street Journal claimed this week that Appollo Global Management has made a $11 billion deal to buy the film and television studio. This deal is exclusive to the studios and differs significantly from prior offers to buy or combine with the entire Paramount...

AMC Is Launching Cheaper Ad-Supported Versions Of Shudder, Sundance Now, And More

Last September, AMC Networks launched the ad-supported version of its streaming service AMC+. The new tier will cost $4.99 a month and feature a "light ad load" of less than five minutes of commercials every hour. Now, AMC has announced that Shudder, Sundance Now, and...

It Looks Like YouTube Has A Fix For Ad Blockers: Inserting Commercials Into Videos

YouTube has been at odds with ad blockers for a year now as it looks for ways to thwart users who attempt to ignore advertisements. There have been several recent initiatives to encourage users to subscribe to YouTube Premium, a $13.99 monthly service that offers more...
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Research: 66% Of US viewers Watch FAST Networks

Research: 66% Of US viewers Watch FAST Networks

According to Horowitz Research's most recent annual report, State of Media, Entertainment, and Tech: Viewing Behaviors 2024, two out of every three (66%) TV content watchers in the United States use free, ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) platforms on a monthly basis....

New Push To Revitalize The City’s Film Industry

New Push To Revitalize The City’s Film Industry

The local film sector is hurting from recent strikes, pricing increases, and global competition. The Savannah Economic Development Authority has approved an increase in incentives that began on New Year's Day to attract production back to our area. "Incentives have...

Roku Surpasses 90 Million Streaming Households

Roku Surpasses 90 Million Streaming Households

As of the first week of January 2025, Roku had over 90 million streaming households. After declaring in October that it would no longer offer quarterly updates on its streaming household numbers and average income per user, the streaming platform released the report...

Returning For “Scream 7” Is Courteney Cox

Returning For “Scream 7” Is Courteney Cox

According to Deadline, Courteney Cox has agreed to reprise her role in Scream 7, the latest film in Spyglass Media Group and Paramount's venerable satirical horror series. In every Scream movie to date, Cox returns as Gale Weathers, the shrewd and driven news...

Tom Cruise Receives The Top Civilian Award From The U.S. Navy

Tom Cruise Receives The Top Civilian Award From The U.S. Navy

Tom Cruise received the highest civilian award from the U.S. Navy today for "his outstanding contributions to the Navy and Marine Corps." The Top Gun: Maverick star received the Department of the Navy Distinguished Public Service Award, the highest award the secretary...

YouTube Raises Price Of TV Streaming Service To $82.99

YouTube Raises Price Of TV Streaming Service To $82.99

YouTube TV is boosting its pricing yet again. The cost of the live TV subscription will increase to $82.99 per month from $72.99 per month beginning January 13 for existing users, according to an email delivered to subscribers Thursday. New members will pay $82.99...

Kumbati 18: Watch Live on Radiant TV – December 11th

Kumbati 18: Watch Live on Radiant TV – December 11th

Omega Sports Promotions is set to deliver an exciting night of combat sports with Kumbati 18 on December 11th, and this year’s event is making a huge leap in fan experience. For the first time, Kumbati 18 will be streamed live on Radiant TV, a cutting-edge platform...

Media Firms Are Investing Millions To Fight Piracy

Media Firms Are Investing Millions To Fight Piracy

Some of the biggest Asian entertainment-oriented pirate streaming websites have been struck with waves of closures and interruptions, indicating a stepped-up media company fight against online copyright infringement. Popular Asian drama portal Dramacool just revealed...

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