Category: Platforms
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A 240M-subscriber YouTube IP heads to cinemas
Leader Entertainment is prepping a 2028 feature for La Granja de Zenón, the YouTube-born kids franchise with 240M+ subscribers and 180B lifetime views.
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Kling AI Panel: Human Experts Stop AI Films Looking The Same
At Busan’s ACFM, filmmakers using Kling AI argued that accessible tools don’t replace craft; without directors and DPs, output turns cookie-cutter.
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AI-native studios can build original IP, says VFX veteran
At Busan’s AI Creators Camp, a VFX veteran argued AI-native studios can own IP, while traditional studios keep franchises and finishing power.
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Cage walks away from Amazon over its $50B OpenAI bet
Cage calls Amazon an AI-first studio, refuses a Spider-Noir AI waiver and says he probably won’t return, even after 2.6B minutes viewed.
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Busan Market Exhibitors Jump 17% as ACFM Plans 365 Platform
Busan’s ACFM grew exhibitors 17% and plans a year-round ACFM 365 platform, but Ellen Kim warns public funding has stalled for two years.
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Netflix’s 1,300-shot VFX workflow keeps artists in charge
At Busan, Netflix’s Eyeline GenFX chief says generative AI expands VFX options, but artists still decide which shots serve the story.
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Netflix Uses AI on 300 Titles; Budgets Can Fall 40%
At Busan, Netflix said AI has touched around 300 titles, while director Kang Yoon-sung says some features can cut production budgets 30–40%.
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Sony’s Screen Gems pivots to creators after a $522M hit
Sony is remaking Screen Gems as a creator-first theatrical label under former YouTube executive Fede Goldenberg after hits like Obsession’s $522M run.
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Skydance TV pairs Cheeks and Perrette across content and business
Skydance TV names George Cheeks chief content officer and puts JB Perrette over linear and streaming business ops, resetting CBS licensing and ad sales.
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Gerhard Zeiler exits WBD as Skydance reorg looms
Warner Bros Discovery’s international president confirms he will leave after the Skydance merger, with no named successor and a reorganisation ahead.