CBS Evening News anchor Tony Dokoupil has launched a recurring segment called 'The Big Question' that uses monologues and expert interviews to tackle divisive topics such as data-center construction, …
French President Emmanuel Macron will host global film leaders including Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos, NBCUniversal Entertainment & Studios Chairman Donna Langley, and Disney Entertainment Co-Chairman …
AI studio Asteria, co-founded by filmmaker Bryn Mooser and Natasha Lyonne, has struck a strategic partnership with virtual production studio ZeroSpace to develop hybrid production workflows and facili…
The Munich Regional Court ruled that Suno, a Massachusetts-based generative music platform, violated German and U.S. copyright law by training its AI on songs from GEMA's repertoire without a license.…
The Bengaluru International Short Film Festival (BISFF) has expanded its 16th edition to 10 competition arenas, adding new categories for AI-made films and screendance, and received a record 3,340 sub…
Amazon reported second-quarter 2026 earnings with advertising services revenue up 26% year over year to $19.8 billion and overall profit surging to $62.6 billion, largely due to its investment in AI c…
Urbanworld CEO Stacy Spikes warned that guilds policing filmmakers over AI tools is a 'slippery slope' after the Writers Guild of America East ended its 12-year sponsorship of the BIPOC-focused festiv…
Colin Petrie-Norris, founder of Xumo, is launching Fairground AI Creator TV, a free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channel dedicated exclusively to AI-generated shows and films, set to debut…
Andrew Garfield said he was not entirely surprised Amazon MGM Studios dropped the Luca Guadagnino-directed film 'Artificial' about Sam Altman and OpenAI, noting the company was supportive during produ…
A coalition of record labels including Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, and Sony Music proposed new guidelines on Wednesday requiring AI-generated tracks to be "substantially human made" and…
Meta reported Q2 2026 revenue of $60.8 billion, up 28%, but net income fell 14% to $15.85 billion after taking $2.4 billion in legal charges and $1.18 billion in severance costs from laying off 8,000 …
The third edition of the Reply AI Film Festival, running alongside the Venice Film Festival, has unveiled its 10 selected shorts from 3,000 submissions across 76 countries and announced a jury led by …
Locarno's StepIn think tank will debate 'Power, People, Data and the Future of Film' in its 15th year, focusing on how algorithms, AI, data-driven decision-making and industry consolidation are reshap…
Guillermo del Toro said 'Absolutely no goddamn AI' was used in the 3D conversion of 'Pan's Labyrinth' for its 20th anniversary re-release, which returns to theaters Oct. 9 in 3D and HDR. The filmmaker…
Filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn, director of 'Her Private Hell,' told Variety that governments must regulate artificial intelligence, arguing that excessive digitalization is unhealthy for the mind and…
Microdrama viewership has grown 28-fold over the past two years, with more than two-thirds of users watching romance-based series and peak viewing on Sunday nights between 8-10 p.m., according to a re…
Elon Musk vowed that his AI tool Grok will produce a full-length, historically accurate film adaptation of Homer's 'The Odyssey' before the end of the year, prompting 'Doctor Strange' director Scott D…
Darren Aronofsky's AI studio Primordial Soup is seeking to raise $15 million in cash for equity, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing last week. The company has sold just over $11 …
AI YouTuber Gossip Goblin, the moniker of Zack London, plans to release his AI-generated anthology film 'Gods Don't Give Gifts' in movie theaters for a limited run on Oct. 30, with backing from AI stu…
Fox Entertainment has joined the Alliance for Responsible Innovation in the Arts & Media (ARIAM), a coalition advocating for AI guardrails, signaling its commitment to responsible AI use. Jennifer Jon…