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Deepdub opens access to Hollywood-vetted voiceovers

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 […]

January 16, 2025

Asteria, Moonvalley build clean AI model for Hollywood

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 […]

December 18, 2024

WGA tells studios to sue AI trainers

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 […]

December 13, 2024

5 slots that have been created based on blockbuster stars

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 […]

December 2, 2024

This Is Not Hollywood on Disney+ UK

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 […]

November 20, 2024

Chaos’ new short has an answer for Hollywood VFX problems

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 […]

September 12, 2024

AI deal with Hollywood production unions

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 […]

June 27, 2024

Turnpost launches from stealth

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 […]

June 20, 2024

Jewel debuts new song on TV via hologram

Singer/Songwriter Jewelm, whilst guesting on Access Hollywood, showed her hologram which is featured in her new art exhibition at Crystal Bridges Art Museum in Arkansas, USA. She also made the television debut of her new song, Upon Meeting the Goddess of Love, performing on guitar in hologram form in the Proto M unit. “I love […]

May 24, 2024

Rewind Networks expands reach

Rewind Networks has expanded its reach in the Philippines, the Maldives and Papua New Guinea as partnerships with affiliates Accion, MediaNet and Digicel grow. Accion, one of Rewind Networks’ longstanding affiliate partners with a distribution network of local cable operators across the Philippines, has distributed HITS and HITS MOVIES since 2014 and 2019 respectively. Accion […]

April 17, 2024