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Network 10 Launches a One-Hour-Delayed Channel in the Streaming Era
Australia’s Network 10 is betting that a simple one-hour delay still has value, even as audiences grow accustomed to on-demand viewing.
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‘Spider-Man’ Keeps a Record Pace as ‘The Odyssey’ Crosses $1 Billion
‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ stayed on a record-setting run in its second weekend while Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ crossed $1 billion worldwide, giving theaters two simultaneous blockbuster anchors.
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X Will Replace Creator Revenue Sharing With Original Content Rewards
X will end its current creator revenue-sharing program and open applications for a replacement that emphasizes original reporting, analysis, images, video and meaningful transformation.
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‘Lanterns’ Is Treating Green Lantern Like a Crime Drama
HBO’s Lanterns debuts Aug. 16 with Green Lanterns Hal Jordan and John Stewart investigating a murder in the American heartland. The genre shift may be the more important creative choice.
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Outside Lands Is Becoming a Festival You Don’t Have to Attend
Outside Lands is underway in Golden Gate Park, but Amazon Music’s official livestream is turning the festival into a second live event for viewers far beyond San Francisco.
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Madden NFL 27 Is Turning the Sports Game Into an Interactive Broadcast
Madden NFL 27 is expanding the presentation around the game with seasonal broadcast packages, Scott Hanson recaps, stadium traditions and dynamic weather. The result increasingly resembles an NFL broadcast players can control.
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Europe’s Broadcasters Are Starting to Act Like Platforms
ProSiebenSat.1 is bringing ZDF programming into Joyn and seeking more domestic partnerships while its parent prepares a six-market streaming platform. Europe’s broadcasters are responding to global streamers by pooling distribution, not just producing more content.
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The Box Office Is Up. Moviegoing Still Hasn’t Recovered.
U.S. box-office revenue is running ahead of last year, but attendance remains far below 2019. The recovery is increasingly being driven by higher ticket prices, premium formats and event films rather than a broad return to moviegoing.
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Netflix Says Generative AI Has Touched Roughly 300 Titles This Year
The streaming company says generative AI is moving through its production pipeline, with the heaviest use in post-production.
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German Court Rules Against Suno in AI Music Copyright Case
A Munich court found that the AI music company needed licenses for works represented by GEMA, raising the stakes for music-model training.