Weekly Journal #252
Industry News
WBD’s Planned Network Spinoff Entity Already In Talks To Sell Its 20% Stake In Studio Sibling, Top Exec Says (Deadline)
Warner Bros. Discovery Sues AI Giant Midjourney for Copyright Infringement In Major Legal Battle (Hollywood Reporter)
Movie and TV Copyright Lawsuits Are on the Rise. Very Few Prevail In Court (Hollywood Reporter)
‘The Studio’ Nabs Tax Credits to Shoot in California, 22 Productions Get $256 Million In Incentives (Hollywood Reporter)
Anthropic Agrees To Pay Record $1.5 Billion To Settle Authors’ AI Lawsuit (Deadline)
Film
Orson Welles’ Lost Movie Will Use AI to Reconstruct Missing 43 Minutes (Hollywood Reporter)
A 60-Min. Microdrama, $100K Budget, $1M Sale? I Got the Scoop on Set (The Ankler)
Television
Why HBO Is Rebranding Everything (Hollywood Reporter)
Fox And YouTube TV Set Short-Term Extension As They Negotiate Carriage Renewal (Deadline)
Piers Morgan Returning to U.K. TV With ‘Uncensored’ YouTube Show Highlights on Paramount’s 5 (Hollywood Reporter)