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Category: Arts & Entertainment News
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Roundup: AI Reshaping Film Production, Beeble adds green screen AI model, and more.
AI, Automation, And Platform Shifts this week: Beeble has integrated the CorridorKey model into its cloud-based Background Remover tool, offering a specialized; and USC, NYU Tisch, and Chapman are formalizing generative AI training in…
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Roundup: AI, Free After Effects freemium loss leaders, and more.
AI, DAM, and Post-Production Workflows this week: Maxon and Canva have made their professional motion graphics and compositing applications, Autograph and Cavalry; and A 2026 infrastructure analysis segments the DAM/MAM landscape by…
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Roundup: Hollywood Deals, Tribeca TV Podcast Lineups Survivor 50 Showcase Adults, and more.
Hollywood Deals, Development, and Industry Moves this week: Tribeca Festival’s 2026 TV and podcast lineup reveals a strategic pivot towards established IP, legacy media; and This matters for Film and TV Development because it gives a…
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Roundup: NAB Show 2026 and New Production Tech, Playout Automation Channel-in-a-Box Market
NAB Show 2026 and New Production Tech this week: The playout automation and channel-in-a-box market is consolidating broadcast master control functions into; and MASV is leveraging NAB 2026 to announce a significant expansion of its…
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Netflix, With Warner Bros. Off the Table, Tops Q1 Revenue Expectations With 16% Increase
Streaming & Cinema this week: Netflix’s Q1 2026 revenue of $12.25 billion exceeded expectations, driven by a $2; and The Super Mario Galaxy Movie leads the domestic box office for a third consecutive weekend with $35 million.
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Roundup: AI, Refik Anadol s AI Art Museum DATALAND Will, and more.
AI, Automation, And Platform Shifts this week: DATALAND, a 25,000-square-foot museum dedicated to AI art co-founded by Refik Anadol and Efsun Erkılıç, will open in; and This matters for Cultural Milestones because it gives a concrete…
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Roundup: Global Production Deals, WGA Ratifies Costly Contract, and more.
Industry Deals, Financing, and Partnerships this week: WGA members have ratified a new four-year Minimum Basic Agreement with the AMPTP, passing with over 90% approval; and The Writers Guild of America has ratified a four-year contract…
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Roundup: Government Incentives and Production, Animated Films Including Simpsons, and more.
Government Incentives and Production Support this week: The California Film Commission has extended its tax credit program to include animated feature films, a first for; and California’s expanded production incentive program has…
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Roundup: Sci-Fi Franchise Flux, Star Trek set auctioned off, and more.
Science Fiction this week: A Canadian auction house has begun selling off set pieces and props from the dismantled ‘Starfleet Academy’; and A TrekMovie podcast episode featuring actors Jonathan Frakes, Armin Shimerman, and Kitty Swink…
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Roundup: New Film and TV Projects Announced, Naomi Ackie Alison Oliver, and more.
New Film and TV Projects Announced this week: Luna Carmoon’s second feature, ‘To Make Ends Meat,’ has completed principal photography with a cast led by Naomi; and Warner Bros.