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Posted: 12-12-2024 | Author: Staff Report

MSN reports: “Warner Bros. Discovery is separating its linear television business from its streaming business and film studios. It follows a similar move by Comcast, which announced in November it would spin off all of its NBCUniversal cable networks except Bravo into a stand-alone company. The new corporate structure will be complete by the middle […]

Posted: 12-12-2024 | Author: Staff Report

Deadline reports: “Vice Media has launched a sports division, lining up more than 50 hours of programming and also shifting its Vice TV cable network to a sports-first approach. Vice Sports will look to capitalize on still-healthy viewer appetite for sports fare, but the initiative does not signal an intent as of now to go […]

Posted: 12-12-2024 | Author: Staff Report

Broadcastnow reports: “Music AI and Audible Magic have partnered to created an AI-powered music replacement tool. The product can detect music in programming, so that the user can decide to replace it or relicence it as needed. Film and TV is often produced with one licensing structure in one licensing territory–leading to issues later when […]

Posted: 12-12-2024 | Author: Staff Report

TechCrunch reports: “AI models that understand videos as well as text can unlock powerful new applications. At least, that’s what Jae Lee, the co-founder of Twelve Labs, believes. Granted, Lee’s a little biased. Twelve Labs trains video-analyzing models for a range of use cases. But there may just be something to his assertion.” Read More

Posted: 12-12-2024 | Author: Staff Report

Games Industry Biz reports: “Epic Games has entered a deal with telecoms company Telefónica, which will see the Epic Games Store and Fortnite pre-installed on Android devices. This includes compatible Android devices on Telefónica’s network in the UK, Spain, Germany, Spanish-speaking Latam. This partnership will be extended in 2025, including accessibility to other games from […]

Posted: 12-12-2024 | Author: Staff Report

The Wrap reports: “YouTube TV is increasing its price, again, with the live TV streaming service moving from $72.99 to $82.99 per month, starting in January. Customers received an email on the price hike on Thursday morning. The service — owned by Google’s parent company, Alphabet — said in its email that the $10 bump […]

Posted: 12-11-2024 | Author: Staff Report

GamesBeat reports: “The Beam Foundation said it plans to launch Beam Ventures in Abu Dhabi, a $150 million venture fund focused exclusively on gaming. The gaming fund aims to accelerate promising founders and contribute to Abu Dhabi’s transformation into a global gaming hub. Beam Ventures is strategically positioned at the intersection of blockchain, gaming, and […]

Posted: 12-11-2024 | Author: Staff Report

Music Business Worldwide reports: “Universal Music Group (UMG) and Cardiff-based Rescape Innovation have teamed up to explore a new virtual reality (VR) treatment for anxiety that incorporates personalized music. The collaborative research project, dubbed ‘VR-Melody’, aims to develop a new approach to mental health treatment by integrating music, scenic virtual environments, and active listening exercises, […]

Posted: 12-11-2024 | Author: Staff Report

TechCrunch reports: “ChatGPT may currently be the No. 1 app on the iPhone App Store in the U.S., but it’s not Apple’s iPhone app of the year. That honor goes to a newer app for videographers, called Kino. Launched this spring from Lux, the company behind the professional photography app Halide, Kino advances mobile video […]

Posted: 12-11-2024 | Author: Staff Report

Yahoo! Finance reports: “Apple (AAPL) is finally bringing ChatGPT to the iPhone, iPad, and Mac as part of its latest Apple Intelligence update. Available today via iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS 15.2, the software also brings along Apple’s visual intelligence feature for the iPhone 16’s Camera Control and image-generating technologies called Image Playground and […]