Equity, the U.K. trade union for performers and creatives, has launched a comprehensive toolkit aimed at protecting performers from the increasing use of unregulated artificial intelligence (AI) in the entertainment industry.

The developers of Invidious, a privacy-respecting alternative front-end for YouTube, have received a cease-and-desist notice from YouTube's legal department. The free and open source software, which provides a YouTube experience minus advertising and user tracking, has been instructed to shut down within seven days. As things stand, cooperation isn't on the agenda.

Company executives speaking at an all-hands meeting also demonstrated a coming Instagram feature that could modify user photos via text prompts and another that could modify user photos via text prompts and another that could create emoji stickers for messaging services, according to a summary of the session provided by a Meta spokesperson.

Japanese anime fills a unique void in the country, appealing to not only children and teenagers but also adults

U.S. film and television content captures 30% of viewing time in key Asia-Pacific territories, according to a new research report by consultancy Media Partners Asia. Korean product takes 40%

Amid cost cutting at SVOD platforms, distribution through free ad-supported television platforms, like Paramount Global's Pluto TV and Fox's Tubi, is an increasingly attractive way to monetize content.

Korean content commands a 40 percent share of SVOD viewership in Asia's most important growth markets, not including China and India.

Meta Verified is a new subscription bundle on Facebook and Instagram that includes account verification with government ID, impersonation protections and account support.

As reported first by The Wall Street Journal, the OTT platform is in the early stages of discussions with Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount which have been ongoing for several weeks now