On Tuesday, OpenAI dropped Sora 2, the newest iteration of its 2024-launched video-generation tool. Figure skaters with cats on their heads, dog astronauts gobbling tennis balls, unusually agile horseback riders […]
Disney Hits Character.AI With Cease-and-Desist Over Unauthorized Character Use
Character.AI, a platform that lets users chat with AI-powered characters or create their own, has removed copyrighted Disney characters from its service after receiving a cease and desist letter from […]
Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos Call Jimmy Kimmel’s Return the “Right Thing to Do”
Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos were among those weighing in on Jimmy Kimmel’s return to ABC on Tuesday night after parent company Disney suspended Kimmel’s eponymous late-night show on Sept. […]
Jimmy Kimmel Goes Right Back to Roasting Trump, Compares Him to Biff From ‘Back to the Future’ | Video
In case you thought Jimmy Kimmel would pull punches on Trump in the face of threats from federal officials and still-boycotting affiliates – he’s not. The “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” host did […]
Disney vs. Nexstar and Sinclair: What Do They Each Have to Lose in the Jimmy Kimmel Standoff?
Disney may have averted a war over free speech by putting Jimmy Kimmel back on the air, but it still faces a battle against ABC affiliate owners Nexstar and Sinclair, […]
Jimmy Kimmel Tears Up in ABC Return, Slams Trump and FCC for ‘Direct Violation’ of Free Speech
Jimmy Kimmel returned to the ABC lineup for most American households on Tuesday night, telling his audience “it was never my intention to make light of the murder of a […]
Trump Wants to Kill Quarterly Earnings. Here’s What It Would Mean for Hollywood
With his public push for companies to shift earnings disclosures from quarterly to biannual, President Donald Trump is re-igniting a decades-long debate around the long-held practice — a move that […]
YouTube, Disney, Netflix Hold Steady as Top 3 Most-Watched for August, Nielsen Says
YouTube, Disney and Netflix held steady as the top three companies in Nielsen’s Media Distributor Gauge for August. Though YouTube gave up 0.3 share points, it finished the month on […]
Inside Disney’s Kimmel Decision: Guided by ‘The Right Thing to Do,’ Host’s On-Air Plan Unknown
What a difference a weekend makes. Pressure grew over the last few days for Disney to lift its pause on late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, who was pulled from the airwaves […]
FCC Commissioner Celebrates Disney’s Move to Reinstate Jimmy Kimmel Amid ‘Clear Government Intimidation’
FCC commissioner Anna M. Gomez applauded Disney for finding the courage to reinstate Jimmy Kimmel amid what she calls “clear government intimidation,” ostensibly from President Donald Trump and Federal Communications […]