The Black List screenplay platform is expanding into fiction
Franklin Leonard’s the Black List, a platform that highlights the best unproduced scripts for film, television and theater, is expanding into the world of fiction. Established in 2005 as an…
What to know about the Disney blackout on DirecTV
Walt Disney Co. on Sunday pulled ESPN and other channels from DirecTV, minutes before the kick off a high-profile USC football game and during the U.S. Open tennis tournament —…
Oasis reunion: U.K. government decries high ticket prices
Oasis fans are looking back in anger at their experience trying to purchase tickets for the act’s highly anticipated reunion tour, and the U.K. government is preparing to take action.…
China-linked ‘Spamouflage’ network mimics Americans online to sway U.S. political debate
WASHINGTON — When he first emerged on social media, the user known as Harlan claimed to be a New Yorker and an Army veteran who supported Donald Trump for president. Harlan…
Brazil Supreme Court panel unanimously upholds nationwide block on X
RIO DE JANEIRO — A Brazilian Supreme Court panel on Monday unanimously upheld the decision of one of its justices to block billionaire Elon Musk’s social media platform X nationwide, according…
Hollywood workers are learning to use AI: ‘Know your enemy’
While working as a cinematographer on the second season of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” in April 2022, Benji Bakshi pondered a compelling question: How would natural light interact with…
ESPN, ABC and other Disney channels dropped from DirecTV in contract dispute
Walt Disney Co.-owned channels, including ESPN and ABC stations, were knocked off DirecTV platforms Sunday after talks to reach a new distribution deal collapsed. The blackout — which affects DirecTV’s…
California is racing to combat deepfakes ahead of the election
Days after Vice President Kamala Harris launched her presidential bid, a video — created with the help of artificial intelligence — went viral. “I … am your Democrat candidate for…
Brazilian judge orders X platform suspended over Musk refusal of order
SAO PAULO — A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Friday ordered the suspension of Elon Musk’s social media giant X in Brazil after the tech billionaire refused to name a legal…
First Harris-Walz interview scores 6.3 million viewers on CNN
CNN’s much-anticipated sit-down interview with the 2024 Democratic presidential ticket of Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz averaged 6.3 million viewers Thursday, according to data from Nielsen.…