“Chilling message to all broadcasters: carry speech we don’t like at your peril.” FCC Chairman Brendan Carr speaks on stage […]
Category: Disney
Disney agreed to $50M settlement over claims it made live-TV streaming expensive
The complaint sought class action certification and a jury trial. Instead, the parties reached a settlement agreement in March (PDF). […]
Hulu set to keep existing as standalone streaming service and app (for now)
More work is needed to bring all of Hulu’s capabilities to Disney+, further drive app engagement through a preferred user […]
ABC can beat Trump FCC’s license threat if owner Disney is willing to fight
Broadcast license renewals are “all but automatic” due to 1996 change in US law. President-elect Donald Trump speaks to Brendan […]
FCC orders review of ABC licenses after Kimmel joke offends Trump and first lady
Kimmel joke calling Melania an “expectant widow” followed quickly by FCC order. Jimmy Kimmel at The Walt Disney Company’s 77th […]
OpenAI shuts down Sora and walks away from planned $1bn Disney partnership
OpenAI has announced that it is shutting down its video-generation platform Sora and stepping away from AI video work, a […]
Disney cancels $1 billion OpenAI partnership amid Sora shutdown plans
That said, Reuters’ source also suggested that Disney and OpenAI were still discussing whether there was another way the companies […]
Disney+ introduces a vertical video feed called Verts
Disney+ has announced Verts, a new vertical video feed designed to keep mobile users in the app doomscrolling. This is […]
Disney says Google AI infringes copyright “on a massive scale”
Skip to content Disney demands that Google immediately block its copyrighted content from appearing in AI outputs. The Wild West […]
Disney and OpenAI strike deal to bring classic characters to Sora
As the old saying goes, if you can’t beat them, join them. AI generated video is already absolutely everywhere, and […]