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Google is removing AI-generated YouTube videos featuring Disney characters, following a cease-and-desist letter from Disney that accused Google of infringing on its copyrights. “We have a longstanding and mutually beneficial relationship with Disney, and will continue to engage with them,” said a Google spokesperson. “More generally, we use public data from the open web to build our AI and have built additional innovative copyright controls like Google-extended and Content ID for YouTube, which give sites and copyright holders control over their content.” Disney’s letter to Google came the same day it announced a deal with Google rival OpenAI for use of its characters and IP.
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Want to watch “Friends” 24/7? Select HBO Max users can now access curated channels, leading them to feeds of series like “Friends” and “Sex and the City” and franchises like “Harry Potter,” as well as categories such as “True Crime” and “World of Westeros.” “The experience is designed for moments when users want a steady stream of fan favorites, without having to decide what to watch next,” said Liesel Kipp, EVP, Product, WBD. “It offers another effortless way to explore and discover the iconic, robust library HBO Max has to offer.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Apple TV has renewed “Down Cemetery Road,” starring and executive produced by Emma Thompson, for a second season. The detective series is the second collaboration between author Mick Herron and Apple TV, following spy drama “Slow Horses.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
LGBTQ+ ice hockey drama “Heated Rivalry” has been renewed for a second season by Canada’s Crave. HBO Max scored rights in the US and Australia.
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ID’s “People Magazine Investigates” returns Monday, January 12 at 9p on ID. The true crime series features reporting and interviews from People.
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“Mario Lopez Presents: Chasing Christmas” premieres Sunday, December 21 on Great American Pure Flix. The film follows a morning host and an artist as they race to find the season’s hottest toy.
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ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” on December 8 delivered 20.4 million viewers, ESPN’s highest “MNF” Week 14 audience on record (2006-present), and up 9% year-over-year. The game aired across ESPN, ABC, ESPN Deportes and the ESPN App, with the “Monsters Funday Football” alternate-presentation available across ESPN2, Disney Channel, Disney XD, Disney+ and NFL+.
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“Stranger Things” re-watch activity continued the week of November 10 as the show headed for its series finale, topping the billion-minute mark for the first time since August 2022. The week’s other billion-minute title was Netflix film “Frankenstein,” which drew 1.11 billion viewing minutes and placed #2 overall and #1 in movies.
(Source: Cynopsis)
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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
Zootopia 2 – $26.3 million
Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 – $19.5 million
Wicked: For Good – $8.6 million
Dhurandhar – $3.5 million
Now You See Me: Now You Don’t – $2.4 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)
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