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In February, OpenAI introduced a text-to-video model called Sora to "understand and simulate the physical world in motion." Sora was touted for generating videos up to a minute long from text, and its proof-of-concept videos stunned the internet with their image quality. AdvertisementThe tool hasn't officially been released to the public, but workers in creative fields have already begun experimenting with it. AdvertisementOthers say Sora isn't always consistent, which can bring about new creative opportunities. Indie artist Washed Out's new music video, "The Hardest Part," is the longest video made with Sora, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Persons: , OpenAI, Sora, Tyler Perry, Charlotte Bunyan, Bunyan, Sora isn't, Paul Trillo, AlhsVTO78B — Paul Trillo, Trillo Organizations: Service, Business, Hollywood, Brand, Financial Times, Financial, Los Angeles Times, Times Locations: Hollywood, Sora, Pika
CNN —More than 200 artists, including Billie Eilish, Kacey Musgraves, J Balvin, Ja Rule, Jon Bon Jovi, The Jonas Brothers, Katy Perry, Miranda Lambert and more, are speaking out against artificial intelligence-related threats in the music industry. The letter highlights AI threats including deepfakes and voice cloning, as well as “irresponsible uses of AI” such as the using AI sound to diminish royalty payments to artists and the use of musical works by AI developers without permission to train and produce AI copycats. “Unfortunately, some platforms and developers are employing AI to sabotage creativity and undermine artists, songwriters, musicians and rightsholders.”The letter urges digital music platforms and services to pledge to protect artist. “We must protect against the predatory use of AI to steal professional artists’ voices and likenesses, violate creators’ rights, and destroy the music ecosystem,” the letter says. In a statement, the executive director of the ARA, Jen Jacobsen, said the threats of artificial intelligence are worsening already-tough working conditions for artists.
Persons: Billie Eilish, Kacey Musgraves, J Balvin, Jon Bon Jovi, Jonas, Katy Perry, Miranda Lambert, , , Billy Porter, Camila Cabello, Chuck D, Darius Rucker, Finneas, Jon Batiste, Julia Michaels, Kate Hudson, Kim Petras, Mumford, Nicki Minaj, Norah Jones, Pearl, Sam Smith, Sheryl Crow, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Zayn Malik, Bob Marley, Frank Sinatra, Jen Jacobsen, ” Jacobsen, Tyler Perry, OpenAI’s, ” Sora Organizations: CNN, Rights Alliance, Sons, ARA, SAG, WGA Locations: Atlanta
"I'm worried about AI stunting creativity, replacing the need to use our brains," said travel creator Jessica Morrobel, who has about 168,000 followers on TikTok and Instagram. Lifestyle creator Joseph Arujo said he primarily uses ChatGPT to format his emails, since he gets a lot of brand partnership requests. AdvertisementCherie Luo, who publishes educational content, said she uses AI to transcribe and summarize her podcast episodes. And UGC creator Salha Aziz said she uses AI for a variety of tasks, including writing scripts for her videos. "It is concerning how good it's getting," said Tales, who has 2.7 million followers on TikTok and Instagram.
Persons: , Snapchat, I'm, Jessica Morrobel, Noah Jennings, Marina Mogilko, YouTuber who's, Cassey Ho, Joseph Arujo, Cherie Luo, Salha Aziz, Sora, Tyler Perry, he'd, Martin Haerlin, Tristan, Alex Piper, Haerlin, Kahlil Greene, we'll, Nneya Richards, she'd, Richards Organizations: Service, SXSW, Business, Adobe, YouTube, Ferrari, Night Studios, it's Locations: Texas, TikTok
Video emerged on social media of the audience loudly booing a conference sizzle reel that featured several industry leaders speaking positively about AI. The sizzle reel played before several film premieres at the festival, including "The Fall Guy" and "Immaculate," Variety reported. In a statement to BI, Carter said her SXSW panel on the future of AI was "a standout event." AdvertisementThe other panelists shown in the sizzle reel did not return requests for comment before publication. The growing impact of AI is a concern felt across the film industry.
Persons: , Guy, Peter Deng, OpenAI, Sandy Carter, didn't, 46OXfiIk0r — Marcelo, Rony Abovitz, Magic, Abovitz, OpenAI's Peter Deng, Carter, Variety, Ashley Landis, Sora, Tyler Perry, Armour Organizations: Service, SXSW, Business, Sun Locations: South, Southwest
We spoke to Swisher on Monday to get her insight on some of the challenges facing the media and tech landscape today. And they didn’t anticipate that these tech companies were going to get into media. If so, why haven’t legacy media companies been able to lure in top tech talent to improve their products? Media companies do not get to live by the same anti-gravity rules that tech companies have been able to. But media companies didn’t offer the same kind of upside.
Persons: New York CNN — Kara Swisher, ” Swisher, Swisher, it’s, BuzzFeed, they’ve, Steve Jobs, Rupert Murdoch, , Donald Trump’s, Joe Biden’s, It’s, You’ve, Elon Musk, Bill Ackman, I’m, Elon, Tyler Perry, Sora, everyone’s, Adrian Chen, , AllThingsD, Uber, We’ve, haven’t Organizations: New York CNN, Craigslist, . Media, Big Tech, New York Times, Harvard, The New York Times, Google Locations: New York
The potential of AI convinced Tyler Perry to halt an $800 million expansion of his studios. Perry made the decision after seeing OpenAI's tool Sora, which can create complex video scenes. Perry warned that AI could threaten many jobs in the film industry. The $800 million project would have added 12 sound stages, backlots, sets, and more to the 330-acre property, which already ranks as one of the largest production facilities in the country. But the speed and sophistication of new AI technology, like OpenAI's new video tool Sora, convinced Perry to reconsider the expansion.
Persons: Tyler Perry, Perry, , Madea, Sora, OpenAI Organizations: Service, Hollywood Locations: Atlanta
Read previewComedian Mo'Nique rekindled her yearslong feud with Oprah Winfrey, accusing her of stealing movie roles and blindsiding the "Precious" actor by interviewing her estranged parents on her show. Oprah Winfrey." AdvertisementMo'Nique said Oprah Winfrey didn't ask her before interviewing her estranged parents on her showMo'Nique also addressed the drama regarding her family's appearance on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in 2010. In 2023, Mo'Nique told The Hollywood Reporter that Winfrey told her that her brother would be on the show, not her estranged parents also, and avoided Mo'Nique's calls after the interview aired. "I shared with Oprah Winfrey what we were going through and how I felt," she added.
Persons: , Mo'Nique, Oprah Winfrey, Winfrey, Tyler Perry, Lee Daniels, Perry, Daniels, Oscar, Shay Shay, Shannon Sharpe, Monique, The Butler, Oprah, Butler, Richard Pryor, You've, you've, I'm, Mo'Nique's, Films Mo'Nique, Barbara Walters, Walters Organizations: Service, Business, Hollywood, Films Locations: Hollywood
The headquarters of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seen in Washington, D.C., May 12, 2021. The complaint alleges that Perryman misrepresented a Stimwave device that was supposedly able to treat chronic nerve pain by using electrical signals. She was arrested in Delray Beach, Florida, and charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and health care fraud, and one count of health care fraud, according to a release. The SDNY on Tuesday filed a superseding indictment against Perryman that added criminal securities fraud charges, the SEC said. Stimwave voluntarily recalled the PNS devices, but Curonix still offers a PNS system called Freedom PNS, according to the Curonix website.
Persons: Laura Tyler Perryman, Perryman, Monique C, Winkler, Stimwave, Curonix Organizations: U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, Washington , D.C, Technologies, Exchange, SEC, U.S . Food, Drug Administration, San, CNBC, U.S, Attorney's, Southern, of Locations: Washington ,, San Francisco, of New York, Delray Beach , Florida
“I have nothing to prove to anyone at this point,” she says. Though Beyoncé made a posed appearance at the Oct. 11 premiere of “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” — like that concert documentary, “Renaissance” will be distributed by AMC Theaters — she entered her own premiere only after the lights had been turned off and the movie was seconds away from beginning. Unlike Swift, who shares plenty about her life and is currently in a high-profile, well-documented romance with the N.F.L. player Travis Kelce, Beyoncé is one of our most private superstars. “Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé,” which chronicles the most recent world tour in support of her seventh studio album, offers fans something new to interpret, pulling back Beyoncé’s curtain ever so slightly.
Persons: Beyoncé, , , Tyler Perry, Ava DuVernay, Issa Rae, “ Taylor Swift, Swift, Travis Kelce Organizations: Los Angeles, AMC Theaters Locations: Lizzo
New York CNN —Hollywood actors have reached a tentative agreement with the major film and television studios to end their historic strike, the actors union announced Wednesday. While the writers’ strike was resolved in September, production has remained shuttered as the actors continued to strike and negotiate their contract. But the actors’ contract negotiations didn’t last long, breaking down on Oct. 11 before returning later in the month. By the end of October, it appeared the actors’ strike was approaching its final scene. But Hollywood actors have not appeared on their shows to promote their movies during the actors strike.
Persons: Fran Drescher, , ” Drescher, , , we’ve, AMPTP, Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, ” Bass, George Clooney, Tyler Perry, AFTRA, “ We’re, WGA’s, Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert, John Oliver, Seth Meyers – Organizations: New, New York CNN, Hollywood, Alliance, Television Producers, SAG, Writers Guild of America, didn’t, CNN, Angeles Mayor, Writers Guild, WGA Locations: New York, Los Angeles,
New York CNN —A deal to resolve film and television actors’ 113-day strike could be imminent, as the union representing them said it is reviewing Hollywood and TV studios’ final offer. The negotiating committee for the SAG-AFTRA union on Saturday said it received a “last, best and final offer” from the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, whose members include Disney, Netflix, NBCUniversal, and Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Both the actors and writers fought for updated deals that better paid them for shows and movies on streaming services. Disney’s Bob Iger, Warner Bros. Discovery’s David Zaslav, Netflix’s Ted Sarandos, and NBC Universal’s Donna Langley have been directly involved in negotiations.
Persons: , It’s, George Clooney, Tyler Perry, Bob Iger, Discovery’s David Zaslav, Ted Sarandos, Donna Langley Organizations: New, New York CNN, Hollywood, SAG, Alliance, Television Producers, Disney, Netflix, Warner Bros . Discovery, Warner Bros, CNN, NBC Locations: New York
CNN —George Clooney, Tyler Perry and other A-list actors have made a significant proposal to try to help resolve the months-long actors’ strike. Emma Stone, Ben Affleck, Scarlett Johansson, along with Clooney and Perry, were among the prominent guild members who met with union leaders Fran Drescher and Duncan Crabtree-Ireland. Clooney told Deadline they want to help end the strike. “A lot of the top earners want to be part of the solution,” Clooney told the outlet. “We’ve offered to remove the cap on dues, which would bring over $50 million to the union annually.
Persons: CNN — George Clooney, Tyler Perry, Clooney, Emma Stone, Ben Affleck, Scarlett Johansson, Perry, Fran Drescher, Duncan Crabtree, ” Clooney, We’ve Organizations: CNN, SAG, Alliance, Television Producers Locations: Ireland
Taylor Swift and Beyoncé are making concert films from their blockbuster Eras and Renaissance tours. In August, Swift announced that an Eras concert film will be released October 13. After much speculation, on Sunday night Beyoncé announced her own concert film: The Renaissance tour's film is set to debut December 1. "Taylor Swift ignited the spark. The Eras film will be released on over 4,000 screens in North America; the Renaissance film likely will have a similar rollout.
Persons: Taylor Swift, , Queen Bey, Swift, Beyoncé, Paul Dergarabedian, Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry, Kim Kardashian, George Clooney, Dergarabedian, Puck's Matthew Belloni, Travis Kelce's, Shawn Robbins, Sam Wrench, — Belloni, they've, Michael Jackson's, Justin Bieber, Robbins, Taylor, It's Organizations: Service, Netflix, AMC, Box, Swifts, Office, Swift Locations: North America
Now, Wright’s beloved land is at the center of a legal battle with a property developer looking to build a residential development next door. According to The Post and Courier, Georgia-based Bailey Point Investment, LLC is planning to construct 147 homes. Graves said Bailey Point had previously showed up at her grandmother’s house and offered $30,000 for Wright’s land, which she declined. “My porch is not on their property,” Wright told CNN. Attorneys for Bailey Point have not returned CNN’s request for comment.
Persons: Josephine Wright, Samuel Wright Sr, Wright, Tracey Love Graves, Graves, Bailey, ” Wright, Wright's, WJCL Wright’s counterclaim, , ” Bailey, Bakari Sellers, ” Sellers, Irving, Tyler Perry, Organizations: CNN, Hilton, The, Investment Locations: New York, Island , South Carolina, Courier , Georgia, Wright’s, Hilton
Name Above the Movie Title? How About in It?
  + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Leah Greenblatt | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +2 min
With “Pinocchio” and the 2022 Netflix horror-anthology series “Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities,” the director joins a long line of auteurs, from Alfred Hitchcock to Tim Burton, whose presence not merely above the title but in it serves as a stylistic marker, even when it’s not strictly their hand guiding the material. (The horror godhead Wes Craven habitually did the same; see “Wes Craven’s New Nightmare.”) Few, though, can claim to be the one-man industry that is Tyler Perry, who retains full ownership of the projects produced under his personal shingle at his stand-alone studio in Atlanta. The multihyphenate creator has famously put‌‌ his signature on several movie and television titles released under its umbrella — including “Tyler Perry’s A Madea Homecoming,” the most recent iteration of the reliably raucous comedies that he also writes and stars in as a salty, well-cushioned matriarch of a certain age. While Madea is Perry’s wholesale creation, indubitably linked to the man who wears her wig onscreen, certain intellectual properties with roots that reach back centuries have tilted their brims instead toward a more literal (and literary) acknowledgment of the source. Neither he nor Christie is officially billed in the title.
At least, that's what Apple CEO Tim Cook does. Getting out into nature eases those tensions and helps Cook mentally reset, he told GQ on Monday. Its data showed that good health and wellbeing peaked after spending 200-300 minutes outside. Cook, who has an estimated net worth of $1.8 billion, isn't the only billionaire who prioritizes outdoor time. Take this survey and tell us how you want to take your money and career to the next level.
Paramount Global mulls sale of majority stake in BET -source
  + stars: | 2023-03-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
March 6 (Reuters) - Paramount Global (PARA.O) is mulling the possible sale of a majority stake in BET Media Group, which includes the BET cable network, BET Studios and VH1, a source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. BET drew an immediate expression of interest from Byron Allen, whose Allen Media Group's assets include The Weather Channel. A spokesperson for Allen Media Group said it "will be pursuing the acquisition of the network." Paramount also formed BET Studios in 2021 through a partnership with "Black-ish" creator Kenya Barris, actress Rashida Jones and "S.W.A.T" co-creator Aaron Rahsaan Thomas. The Wall Street Journal first reported that Paramount was exploring a possible sale of BET as it looks to improve its balance sheet.
Tyler Perry is a prolific producer who has made more than a dozen television series and more than 20 movies. Actor and producer Tyler Perry has expressed interest in acquiring a majority stake of BET Media Group from Paramount Global , according to people familiar with the situation. Mr. Perry and Paramount have had a longstanding relationship. The media mogul, who has his own production studio, has an overall deal to create shows for Paramount and also has a minority stake in Paramount’s BET+ streaming service.
Paramount Global mulls sale of majority stake in BET
  + stars: | 2023-03-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
March 6 (Reuters) - Paramount Global (PARA.O) is mulling the possible sale of a majority stake in BET Media Group, which includes the BET cable network, BET Studios and VH1, a source confirmed. The company believes BET, an entertainment brand focused on the Black community and culture, would attract substantial interest from Black investors or institutions, the source said. Paramount hopes to maintain a minority stake to benefit from any value that might be unlocked by the transaction. Previously, the media company partnered with the actor and filmmaker Tyler Perry to launch the BET+ subscription service in 2019, and he retains a minority stake. It also formed BET Studios through a partnership with "Black-ish" creator Kenya Barris, actress Rashida Jones and "S.W.A.T" co-creator Aaron Rahsaan Thomas.
Diverse creators are building incubators, their own production pipelines and venues where they can screen work and receive feedback and support each other. Of the 13,252 Oscar nominees since 1929, 6% are from underrepresented ethnicities, a USC Annenberg Inclusion at the Academy Awards report concludes. Located in Atlanta and Los Angeles, it creates collaborative spaces for diverse talent to support each other. As the most underrepresented group in the industry, Latino talent is also keen to change their narrative. There were 32 years without Latino nominees at the Academy Awards, with the most recent shutout in 2002.
Paramount Global is considering selling a majority stake of BET Media Group, the owner of the BET cable network and studio, VH1, and the streaming service BET+, according to people familiar with the matter. While other assets at Paramount Global are closely intertwined with its flagship streaming service Paramount+, BET has its own streaming service, its own ad sales team, and an investment from actor and producer Tyler Perry. Selling a majority stake in BET Group would allow Paramount Global to get added capital to spend on programming for Paramount+ and Pluto TV, its free ad-supported streaming service. Paramount moved VH1 into BET Media Group in October. BET Media Group is run by BET CEO Scott Mills.
Tyler Perry has an estimated net worth of $1 billion, according to Forbes. Tyler Perry became a billionaire in 2020. Associated PressPerry was the third highest-paid entertainer in the world in 2022 at $175 million, Forbes reported. He joined the seven-figure ranks of Oprah Winfrey, George Lucas, John de Mol, and Steven Spielberg in September 2020, and his net worth remains at $1 billion as of February 2023, according to his Forbes profile.
Taylor Swift is the highest paid female entertainer in the world, earning a cool $92 million in 2022 following the success of her 10th studio album "Midnights," according to a new report from Forbes. To determine the ranking, Forbes considers entertainers' total 2022 pretax earnings, minus fees for representation (managers, lawyers, etc.) While 2022 was a strong year for Swift, her annual earnings were still less than half of what the highest paid entertainers in the world, the progressive rock band Genesis, made last year. Altogether, Genesis earned $230 million in 2022, thanks to a $300 million music rights sale to Concord Music Group in September. There wasn't a single woman on Forbes's list of the top 10 highest paid entertainers in 2022 — the highest paid female entertainer, Reese Witherspoon, ranked 12th for making $115 million in 2021.
Netflix just released the list of TV shows and movies that are coming to and leaving the site next month. New seasons of "You" and "Outer Banks" will be added, as will all three "Lord of the Rings" movies. But some titles, including "Scream 4" and "Shutter Island," will be removed in February. NetflixAvailable 2/10/23"10 Days of a Good Man" — Netflix Film"Love is Blind: After the Altar Season 3" — Netflix Series"Love to Hate You" — Netflix Series"Your Place or Mine" — Netflix FilmAvailable 2/13/23"Squared Love All Over Again" — Netflix Film"VINLAND SAGA: Season 2" (new episodes)Available 2/14/23"All the Places" — Netflix Film"A Sunday Affair" — Netflix Film"In Love All Over Again" — Netflix Series"Jim Jefferies: High n' Dry" — Netflix Comedy"Pasión de Gavilanes: Seasons 1-2""Perfect Match" — Netflix Series"Re/Member" — Netflix FilmAvailable 2/15/23"#NoFilter" — Netflix Series"African Queens: Njinga" — Netflix Documentary"CoComelon: Season 7""Eva Lasting" — Netflix Series"Full Swing" — Netflix Documentary"The Law According to Lidia Poët" — Netflix Series"Red Rose" — Netflix SeriesAvailable 2/16/23"47 Meters Down: Uncaged""Ouija""The Upshaws: Part 3" — Netflix SeriesAvailable 2/17/23"A Girl and an Astronaut" — Netflix Series"Community Squad" — Netflix Series"Ganglands: Season 2" — Netflix Series"Unlocked" — Netflix FilmAvailable 2/19/23"Whindersson Nunes: Preaching to the Choir" — Netflix ComedyAvailable 2/20/23"Operation Finale""VINLAND SAGA: Season 2" (new episodes)Available 2/21/23"Perfect Match" — Netflix Series (new episodes)Available 2/22/23"Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal" — Netflix Documentary"The Strays" — Netflix Film"Triptych" — Netflix SeriesAvailable 2/23/23"Call Me Chihiro" — Netflix Film"Outer Banks: Season 3" — Netflix SeriesAvailable 2/24/23"Formula 1: Drive to Survive: Season 5" — Netflix Documentary"Oddballs: Season 2" — Netflix Family"Married at First Sight: Season 12""Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series: Part 2" — Netflix Family"The Real World: Season 12""We Have a Ghost" — Netflix Film"Who Were We Running From?" — Netflix SeriesAvailable 2/27/23"VINLAND SAGA: Season 2" (new episodes)Available 2/28/23"A Whole Lifetime with Jamie Demetriou" — Netflix Comedy"American Pickers: Season 15""Perfect Match" — Netflix Series (new episodes)"Too Hot to Handle: Germany" — Netflix SeriesEmma Roberts in "Scream 4."
While the Golden Globes brought several notable nominations and wins for Black performers in television and film, this year’s Oscar nominations look very different. “Till,” starring Danielle Deadwyler as Mamie Till-Mobley, chronicles the 14-year-old’s mother during her quest for justice after her child was brutally murdered. The film earned no Academy Award nominations. “Wakanda Forever” also failed to match the best picture nod earned by 2018’s “Black Panther” — the first superhero movie nominated for the top Oscar. Bassett is also the second oldest Black woman ever nominated for an acting Oscar, behind supporting actress nominee Ruby Dee, who appeared in 2007’s “American Gangster.”
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