Category: Platforms
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Netflix’s 1,000-role reset hits UK production VP
Netflix’s global reset reaches London, cutting 2-3% of UK staff and taking VP Production Anna Mallett with it. Here’s what it signals.
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Japan’s 2027 Anime Award Looks Past Studios to Creators
Japan’s planned 2027 anime award is shaping up as a creator-first prize, with training, fan connection and an Asian value system on the agenda.
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Cate Blanchett Coalition Tells OpenAI Licensing Is Doable
Cate Blanchett’s coalition files an amicus brief in NYT v OpenAI, arguing collective licensing already clears creative rights at scale.
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Hollywood’s 31-page brief: AI licensing is already a market
Cate Blanchett’s consent group, CAA and Hollywood stars argue rights-clearance infrastructure already exists, so fair use isn’t the only path for AI training data.
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YouTube’s $340B valuation tops Netflix and Disney
Needham pegs YouTube at $340B, ahead of Netflix and Disney, while M&A moves from deal-making to deal-doing as Q3 earnings season unfolds.
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Cinemark Tests NFL Watch Party With $30 XD Tickets
Cinemark will screen the Dec. 7 Cowboys-Seahawks Monday Night Football game at its West Plano dine-in theatre, with $30 XD tickets on sale Nov.…
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Eavesdropping: 282M Views for a Series TV Never Picked
The Instagram/TikTok/YouTube rom-com has 282M lifetime views and 9,000 Patreon subscribers. Its creators explain why social-first scripted video works.
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Toei, TBS and TV Tokyo Invest in AniBiz as It Tops 30 Licensors
TBS Group, Toei Animation and TV Tokyo invest in AniBiz.com, the anime licensing platform that has signed 30+ licensors since July.
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Skydance Sets TV-DTC Leadership, Seven Execs Exit
JB Perrette names his post-merger TV and streaming leadership team, confirms seven senior exits, and leaves the Pluto/AVOD role open for now.
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Amazon Ad Growth Cools to 11% After Prime Day Shift
Amazon’s Q3 ad revenue grew just 11% YoY, down from 26% in Q2, as Prime Day timing and FX hit results; AWS surged 39%…