Spotify is set to strengthen AI protections for artists and music producers with a series of measures, including improved enforcement of impersonation violations, a new spam filtering system and AI disclosures for music with industry-standard credits. The music streaming giant made the announcement in a For the Record post on its website on Thursday. The pace of recent advances in...

YouTube is taking flight with Delta Airlines. The airline, which is celebrating its centenary, has inked a wide-ranging, multi-year partnership with the video platform, a deal that will bring YouTube content to the airlines sea-back inflight video displays, free trials of YouTube Premium for Delta Skymiles members and a custom YouTube Music playlist (curated by flight attendants!) when passengers are...

Remote DreamWorks Animation staffers have gone public with their attempt to unionize with The Animation Guild. The IATSE Local announced on Wednesday that employees who work remotely on L.A.-based film and television projects had submitted a request for voluntary recognition of the union to management and filed for an election with the National Labor Relations Board. The Animation Guild is...

A group of Disney shareholders are exercising their right to demand materials related to the companys decision last week to suspend Jimmy Kimmels late-night show, a precursor to a potential lawsuit. In a letter to Disney, the American Federation of Teachers and Reporters Without Borders said theres credible basis to suspect that the board breached its fiduciary duty to investors...

Disney is continuing to enforce its intellectual property rights to characters in Steamboat Willie, the first animated short to depict Mickey Mouse that entered the public domain last year. Personal injury law firm Morgan Morgan intended to push a nationwide advertising campaign featuring the character but was met with resistance by Disneys legal team. It has filed a lawsuit seeking...

Bob Broder, the veteran entertainment industry attorney, agent and executive at Chuck Lorre Productions, has died. He was 85. Broder died Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles during Rosh Hashanah after a battle with cancer, his family announced. In Jewish tradition, passing away on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, holds deep spiritual meaning, they said. It is believed...

Dr. Phil took the stand on Tuesday in a trial that will decide the fate of his media startups bankruptcy, a case that involves allegations that he plundered the company to set up his new venture. His testimony, lasting hours, was defiant. At every turn, he challenged accusations that he swindled partner-turned-adversary Trinity Broadcasting under a $500 million, 10-year deal....

It was no surprise when Michele Mulroney was elected to be the new president of the Writers Guild of America West on Tuesday afternoon, given that she ran unopposed for the top job. What was more of an open question was the leaders who would shepherd the union alongside Mulroney over the next few years and the issues they might...

Disney has unveiled its next round of price increases on its streaming services. The company will increase the monthly price of its Disney+ plan with ads by $2 to $11.99 per month, while the no-ads Disney Plus Premium plan will increase by $3 to $18.99 per month, starting Oct. 21. While the company has cycles of price increases, these increases...

As Dwayne The Rock Johnson plays Mark Kerr in Benny Safdies The Smashing Machine, the real life mixed martial arts legend and UFC champion has signed with Innovative Artists for representation. The A24 biopic, which screened at the Venice and Toronto film festivals, is set for a theatrical release from Oct. 3. Innovative Artists will represent Kerr for acting opportunities,...

Hallmark Media and Netflix have inked a new and expanded output deal, one that will bring new content to Netflix users in the U.S., and to bring Hallmarks signature holiday movies to Netflix users outside of the U.S. The companies had partnered on an output deal last year that brought 10 of Hallmarks Christmas movies to the platform. According to...

In what the companies are calling a first of its kind deal, Netflix and beverage giant AB InBev say they have inked a global marketing partnership, one that will make its beer brands title sponsors of Netflix programming and live events, while bringing Netflix IP to live activations and packaging around the world. The deal will see AB InBev brands,...

The Directors Guild of America has elected one of its most celebrated members as its new president. Christopher Nolan was elected after running for the top office unopposed during the unions biennial national convention, with results released Saturday. He will take over for outgoing president Lesli Linka Glatter, who led the 19,500-member union through the 2023 actors and writers strikes....