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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 12/12/25)
DISNEY+: Taylor Swift: The End of an Era (Premiere)
NETFLIX: City of Shadows (Premiere)
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SATURDAY (12/13/24)
NBC: Saturday Night Live – Host: Josh O’Connor, Musical Guest: Lily Allen at 11:30pm
SUNDAY (12/14/24)
PBS: Happiness (Premiere) at 8p
The Walt Disney Company and OpenAI have struck a three-year licensing deal that makes Disney the first major content licensing partner on Sora, OpenAI’s short-form generative AI video platform. Sora will be able to generate short, user-prompted social videos, drawing from a set of more than 200 animated, masked and creature characters from Disney, Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars. In addition, ChatGPT Images will be able to turn a few words by the user into fully generated images in seconds, drawing from the same intellectual property. The agreement does not include any talent likenesses or voices. As part of the agreement, Disney will make a $1 billion equity investment in OpenAI. “Technological innovation has continually shaped the evolution of entertainment, bringing with it new ways to create and share great stories with the world,” said Bob Iger, CEO, The Walt Disney Company. “The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence marks an important moment for our industry, and through this collaboration with OpenAI we will thoughtfully and responsibly extend the reach of our storytelling through generative AI, while respecting and protecting creators and their works.”
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Disney also accused OpenAI rival Google of copyright infringement and demanded that Google remove all infringing Disney content on YouTube and YouTube Shorts that Google created with its AI Services. “Google is infringing Disney’s copyrights on a massive scale, by copying a large corpus of Disney’s copyrighted works without authorization to train and develop generative artificial intelligence models and services, and by using AI models and services to commercially exploit and distribute copies of its protected works to consumers in violation of Disney’s copyrights,” said Disney in a cease-and-desist letter.
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Fifty-six percent of US consumers use GenAI at least several times a week, according to data from LoopMe, and 19% of that group reports spending less time browsing the web because of GenAI. Gaming, however, is on the rise – 19% of consumers said they are spending more time on mobile gaming, a number that rises to 40% among 25-34-year-olds. “What the research highlights is the advertising opportunities opening for brands as gaming becomes a key route to market,” said Stephen Upstone, CEO & Founder at LoopMe. “This is a medium that’s being embraced by all age groups and all demographics. And it’s increasing among frequent AI users as well as more casual ones, offering brands the potential to get in front of audiences that other channels might not serve well.”
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“Pole to Pole With Will Smith” premieres Tuesday, January 13 on Nat Geo.In the seven-part docuseries – which was five years in the making – Smith joins seven expeditions.
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In the season premiere of Discovery’s “Expedition X” on Wednesday, January 7 at 9p, paranormal investigator Jack Osbourne will guest star for an investigation into an Old West town.
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Season two of “Ted,” the prequel series to the “Ted” films, drops Thursday, March 5 on Peacock. In addition to the live-action series, Peacock is expanding the “Ted” universe with the upcoming “Ted: The Animated Series” (w/t), which will pick up where the “Ted” films left off. “Ted” creator Seth MacFarlane has signed a first-look deal UCP for his Fuzzy Door production company.
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A&E handed a two-season order of “Crime in Progress” ahead of its debut on Thursday, January 1 at 10p. Each episode follows the entire arc of an investigation, capturing crimes as they unfold in real time, with no reenactments or narration.
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“Love During Lockup” returns to We TV on Friday, January 16 at 8p, centered on six people outside of prison through the early stages of their romance with an inmate.
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All six episodes of crime drama “His and Hers” drop Thursday, January 8 on Netflix.
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Season two of Apple TV drama “Hijack” launches Wednesday, January 14, with episodes rolling out weekly. Idris Elba (“Luther”) stars and executive produces.
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New TLC series “Suddenly Amish,” following six non-Amish individualsas they leave behind their modern “English” lifestyle and step into a deeply traditional Amish community, kicks off Tuesday, January 13 at 10p.
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Paramount+ has greenlit two animated series, “The Elephant & Piggie Show!” and “The Pigeon Show! Starring The Pigeon,” based on Mo Willems’ best-selling book series. The series orders mark the first collaborations between Paramount+ and Hidden Pigeon Company.
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CBS Studios has renewed its overall deal with Robert King and Michelle King (“The Good Wife”). The duo, who have been at CBS Studios since 2009, will continue to create, write, and produce series for streaming and broadcast under King Size Productions.
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Hugh Laurie (“House”) is set to star opposite Amy Poehler in Peacock comedy “Dig.” The series from Universal Television centers on four women who find themselves at the center of an international conspiracy.
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France’s UGC and Xilam Animation are partnering to adapt Bernard Werber’s bestselling novel Empire of the Ants for television. The series will follow two parallel investigations unfolding simultaneously. The adaptation will be produced using live action for the human narrative, and visual effects for the ant world.(Source: Cynopsis)
Lifetime announced two Ripped from the Headlines original movies set to premiere in January. “Accused: The Karen Read Story” the story of Karen Read, who was charged in connection to the death of her police officer boyfriend and ultimately acquitted, debuts Saturday, January 10, while “I Am Mary Jo Buttafuoco” premieres Saturday, January 17.
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Speaking of true crime, Hot Snakes Media is partnering with Websleuths, the online community dedicated to unpacking true crime cases, across a slate of projects. The deal grants Hot Snakes access to emerging stories, real-time case chatter and community-driven breakthroughs surfacing daily on the platforms.
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Busy Bee Productions has started production on “Jenicka’s Journeys,” a new travel docuseries starring Jenicka Lopez for LatiNation Media (LATV and LatiNation app). It’s an expansion in unscripted series for LatiNation from Busy Bee, building on the partnership that began with Chiquis’ “Foodie on the Go.”
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“Who in the Hell is Regina Jones?” will air across Weigel Broadcasting’sDabl, Start TV and Story Television networks on Monday February 16 at 8p. The documentary tells the story of the founder and publisher of the groundbreaking SOULnewspaper.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Telemundo’s multiplatform audience for the 2026 FIFA World Cup™ Draw averaged a Total Audience Delivery of 693,000 total viewers, marking the most-watched FIFA Draw in Telemundo history and delivering growth of +48% vs. 2022 and +154% vs. 2018. Digital platforms contributed 45,000 viewers (6%).
(Source: Cynopsis)
MOVIES
Ella McCay – Emma Mackey, Woody Harrelson, Kumail Nanjiani, Spike Fearn, Ayo Edebiri, Jack Lowden, Rebecca Hall, Julie Kavner, Becky Ann Baker, Joey Brooks, Albert Brooks, Jamie Lee Curtis
Silent Night, Deadly Night – Rohan Campbell, Ruby Modine, David Lawrence Brown, David Tomlinson, Mark Acheson, Madeleine Cox, Erik Athavale, Aaron Bajeir
Goodbye June – Helen Mirren, Kate Winslet, Toni Collette, Timothy Spall, Johnny Flynn, James Trevelyan Buckle, Flora Jacoby Richardson, Benjamin Shortland, Andrea Riseborough, Elias Whittaker Dexter Saville, Stephen Merchant
STREAMING
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (Netflix) – Daniel Craig, Josh O’Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Chile Spaeny, Daryl McCormack, Thomas Haden Church, Jeffrey Wright, Annie Hamilton, James Faulkner, Bridget Everett, Noah Segan, Jamie Karitzis, Kit Burden
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