WildBrain, the studio behind Peanuts, has acquired Personality AI, a generative AI company known for the 'Hey Peppa Pig' experience, in a deal valued at up to $69 million. The acquisition includes $11…
WildBrain Ltd. has acquired Personality AI, the company behind an interactive Peppa Pig developed with Hasbro, for US$11 million in cash and one million WildBrain shares, with potential additional pay…
Hasbro unveiled its Ultimate Grogu animatronic at San Diego Comic-Con, a life-size collectible with over 250 animations and three interactive modes, priced at $599.99. The toy, which responds to touch…
Disney Jr. and French AI-driven animation company Animaj quietly released 'Ozzy Fox' on YouTube and YouTube Kids this week, with the first two episodes nearing 800,000 combined views after two days. T…
Netflix disclosed in its second-quarter earnings report that generative AI was used in roughly 300 of its programs this year, mostly in production and postproduction. Co-CEO Ted Sarandos framed the te…
Hasbro faces backlash after requiring child voice actors for 'Peppa Pig' to sign contracts allowing their voices to be used for AI purposes. The Agents of Young Performers Association condemned the pr…
Nearly 1,000 industry professionals have signed an open letter condemning Hasbro's reported contract clauses that would allow the company to capture, clone, and reuse child voice actors' voices indefi…
Hasbro, the owner of Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering, is reportedly attempting to secure voice rights from child actors on the show Peppa Pig to train artificial intelligence models. The m…
Hasbro, owner of Peppa Pig, faces backlash after reportedly asking child voice actors to sign contracts allowing AI recreations of their voices. The Agents of Young Performers Association issued an op…
Hasbro, the owner of the Peppa Pig franchise, is requiring child voice actors to sign contracts that grant rights for AI use of their voices, according to an open letter from the Agents of Young Perfo…
Hasbro, owner of the Peppa Pig franchise, is requiring child actors to sign away voice rights for AI use in new contracts, sparking backlash from industry advocacy groups. The Agents of Young Performe…
Hasbro is facing backlash over a reported AI clause in contracts for child actors on Peppa Pig, requiring them to sign over their voices for AI use. An open letter by the Agents of Young Performers As…
Hasbro faces backlash after allegedly introducing contract terms for child voice actors on Peppa Pig that grant the studio perpetual rights to clone and use AI-generated audio. Nearly 1,000 entertainm…
Nearly 1,000 actors, agents, and parents signed an open letter organized by the Agents for Young Performers Association condemning a major studio's contract clauses that require child actors to allow …
Hasbro launched Sixth Wall, a new AI studio for licensed character experiences, and introduced a Behavioral Licensing model powered by a proprietary system called CharacterOS. The company also announc…
ElevenLabs has partnered with Hasbro’s AI Studio to license characters including Optimus Prime, Mr. Potato Head, and Mr. Monopoly for commercial AI voice use through its Iconic Marketplace. The deal, …