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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Dennis Maguire, who worked as Rob Reiner’s first assistant director on “Misery” and the reshoots for “Stand By Me.” On Sunday, Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead in their Los Angeles home. The following has been edited…
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Disney’s billion-dollar OpenAI deal isn’t the only way the company is embracing AI. In recent months, the Mouse House has been quietly adding new AI tools to its arsenal and encouraging staff to use them.”They clearly see where things are headed,” a longtime software engineer at Disney said. This marked…
Disney CEO Bob Iger says his company’s major licensing deal with OpenAI is all about establishing a foothold in a new realm of entertainment and engaging younger audiences.The licensing agreement gives ChatGPT and OpenAI’s Sora video platform access to Disney characters like Mickey Mouse and Darth Vader. Disney is also investing…
David Ellison is officially the CEO of Paramount Skydance. After a successful Paramount merger, next on his wish list is Warner Bros. Discovery — and he’s launched a hostile takeover bid in an effort to scoop it out from Netflix’s hands.The 42-year-old founded Skydance back in 2006 with some help…
The critics have spoken, and the Netflix-Warner Bros. deal isn’t getting rave reviews from Hollywood insiders.Hollywood heavy hitters and rank-and-file industry workers alike have spoken out against the megadeal.”If I was tasked with doing so, I could not think of a more effective way to reduce competition in Hollywood than…
Netflix wants to buy Warner Bros. Discovery for $72 billion.It’s an astonishing story about business, culture, and technology. Back in 2013, Netflix was starting to make its own shows, and floating what seemed like an audacious ambition: “The goal is to become HBO faster than HBO can become us,” Netflix…
Kalshi is ramping up its media partnerships with a new CNBC deal.The popular prediction site has a new multi-year partnership with the business news giant that will put Kalshi’s real-time prediction data across CNBC’s channel, site, and app, starting in 2026.Kalshi reached a similar data integration deal with CNN on…
