TikTok is becoming the marquee platform for movie and TV piracy
Pirated movies takeover TikTok
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Metaphysic is helping stars own their AI likeness
The Future. Metaphysic, the AI company behind @DeepTomCruise and the de-aging VFX for Robert Zemeckis’ upcoming film Here, is rolling out a tool for talent to create and copyright their digital likeness. CEO Tom Graham has been showing off the possibilities of the tech by undergoing the process himself… though it’s unclear if Graham ever […]
The SEC may have just canceled Hollywood NFT projects
The Future. Stoner Cats, the starry six-episode animated Web3 series, was made an example of by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the agency’s new mandate to treat every crypto but Bitcoin as an unregistered security. While the fate of crypto assets will ultimately still need to be determined by the courts, the ruling may […]
Neon shifts into a winning strike position
Neon aims to revive arthouse
TKO rings the NYSE bell
The Future. Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel’s newly created fight empire has officially entered the ring… er… public markets. With the intention of not just increasing the footprint of both UFC and WWE but also expanding the divisions’ media output (films, docs, and social content), TKO may supercharge the amount of fighting talent who can become […]
Las Vegas’ Sphere is already bringing in eyeballs
Las Vegas’ new 4D venue
Disney and Charter make cable a streaming hub
The Future. Disney and Charter settled their cable dispute that resulted in the blackouts of Disney-backed channels for nearly two weeks. While Charter was able to get ESPN and ABC back on the air, the transformative aspect of the deal is how much focus was put on giving Charter subscribers access to Disney’s streaming services. […]
Parrot Analytics puts a number on content’s cultural value
The Future. In the absence of streamers providing hard viewership data, Parrot Analytics has filled the gap by measuring everything from social media engagement to piracy rates to find out how much demand people have for a movie or show. While critics argue Parrot’s products may favor titles that appeal to the very online Twitter […]
Kering wraps up CAA
CAA has a new work daddy
Rotten Tomatoes allowed some stinky score manipulation
Rotten Tomatoes manipulates Hollywood