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AI Still Dominates as Media VC Deals Fell 69% to $165 Million in First 2 Months of 2026
The Funding File: AI-focused super PAC Leading the Future, Justin and Ben Smith’s Semafor and former Paramount co-CEO Brian Robbins’ Big Shot Pictures were among the biggest VC investments in January and February
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AI-Generated Tilly Norwood Makes Debut in Music Video About Her Backlash: ‘I’m Not a Puppet’ | Video
The entire music video was made using AI tools
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YouTube Expands AI Deepfake Detection Tool to Journalists, Politicians
The latest update comes after the Google-owned video platform rolled out the service to over 5,000 creators in October
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TheWrap Launches Inaugural Brand Integration Power Players List and Event
The event will be hosted in conjunction with the list honoring the creative storytellers leading this next era of entertainment marketing
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Tencent Considers Investing in Paramount’s $110 Billion Warner Bros. Deal
The Chinese tech giant previously committed $1 billion to fund David Ellison’s bid, but backed out to avoid raising national security concerns with U.S. regulators
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YouTube Is the World’s Largest Media Company, MoffettNathanson Says
The firm, which previously declared the Google-owned video platform the “new king of all media,” estimates it is worth up to $560 billion
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Can Ben Affleck Lead Hollywood’s Embrace of AI? | Analysis
Netflix’s acquisition of the star’s venture InterPositive signals a smart path to AI — if it actually has the goods
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Everyone Agrees Social Media Is Bad for Kids, but No One Can Agree on How to Fix It
Some countries have implemented bans, others are using age-verification, but a universal solution to protect kids and teens’ mental health is proving difficult
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Netflix Acquires Ben Affleck’s AI Production Startup
InterPositive offers AI tools that run on a model trained by a TV or film production’s dailies and will address challenges such as replacing missing shots, correcting lighting and enhancing backgrounds
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Jared Harris Issues Cease and Desist Over Podcast Deepfake, Calls It ‘Perfect Example’ of Creatives’ Concerns About AI
“My image is protected by contract and settled State and Federal law. I have not ceded that right,” the Emmy-nominated “Chernobyl” and “Mad Men” star says
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Netflix Launching Targeted Ad Capabilities Through Amazon, Yahoo Partnerships
Advertisers will be able to reach U.S. subscribers with campaigns catered to their lifestyles, interests and products they’re actively shopping for starting in the second quarter
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News Corp, Meta Strike AI Content Licensing Deal
The deal would see the tech giant pay the Wall Street Journal publisher for its U.S. and U.K. content
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Ars Technica Fires Reporter Over AI-Generated Quotes
“The irony of an AI reporter being tripped up by AI hallucination is not lost on me,” Benj Edwards wrote on Bluesky
