Mometu, in collaboration with Entertainment Squad’s genre label The Horror Collective, proudly announces the acquisition of The Haunting of Hollywood, a gripping psychological thriller marking the debut of rising European filmmaker Lilia Doytchinova. The film will make its exclusive streaming premiere on Mometu on February 7, 2025, followed by a TVOD release on May 6, […]
Forecasts from Ampere Analysis predict that global content spend will increase by just 0.4 per cent year-on-year to reach $248 billion (€239.7bn) in 2025. This follows a 2 per cent growth in content investment in 2024 driven by increased ad spend on the US Presidential Election, the Paris Olympics, and the resolution of the 2023 […]
Deepdub, a specialist in AI-powered voice solutions, has announced the launch of its AI Audio API, an enterprise-grade platform designed to deliver Hollywood-vetted audio experiences. Leveraging Deepdub’s proprietary Emotive Text-to-Speech (eTTS) technology, the API facilitates seamless real-time voice generation with advanced customisation parameters such as accent, speed, tempo, and variance. AI voiceover options are plagued […]
Asteria, the artist-led generative AI film and animation studio, has partnered with AI research company Moonvalley to build the entertainment industry’s first clean foundational AI model. Named ‘Marey’ after early cinema trailblazer Étienne-Jules Marey, this model aims to bring power to film and media production, while distinguishing itself by relying exclusively on ethically sourced data […]
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) is calling on Hollywood studios to take a stand on the use of their members’ works as AI training data. Leaders of the WGA West and East demanded that producers take “immediate legal action” against any firms that have used writers’ work to train AI models. A letter sent […]
Fancy stepping into the shoes of your favourite TV and movie characters? These days, you can do just that thanks to a wave of innovative slots that take inspiration from Hollywood and TV blockbusters. But with so many to choose from, where do you start? Here are five of of the best picks: Squid Game […]
Disney+ Original series This Is Not Hollywood is now available to stream exclusively on Disney+ in the UK & Ireland, and will be available on Hulu in the US on December 11th 2024. The four-part Italian Original series premiered at the 19th edition of Rome Film Fest in October. Following its release, it has become the […]
Chaos releases Ray Tracing FTW, a new short film that takes aim at the state of VFX and filmmaking — from an artist’s point of view. More than an airing of grievances, the comedic short is the first major test for Project Arena, a virtual production toolset that has now been production-proven by vets who’ve […]
A union for Hollywood film and television crew has said has reached a tentative three-year deal with major studios that includes agreed-on pay hikes and guardrails against the use of artificial intelligence (AI). The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), which includes lighting technicians and costume designers, are to ratify the deal with the […]
Turnpost has launched out of stealth with details about its pending new AI-infused platform for 21st century video content production across film, streaming and network television content. The company has raised $1 million in an early friends and family round led by entertainment and technology angel investor Earl Jarred. As of launch, three Hollywood feature […]