#Universal Music, Amazon Expand Partnership, Vow to “Address Unlawful AI-Generated Content”

#Universal Music, Amazon Expand Partnership, Vow to “Address Unlawful AI-Generated Content”

Music giant Universal Music Group (UMG) and Amazon Music unveiled an expanded global relationship on Monday that they said would “enable further innovation, exclusive content with UMG artists, and advancement of artist-centric principles including increased fraud protection.” The partners said they would “work collaboratively to address, among other things, unlawful AI-generated content, as well as protecting…

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#French Film Companies Goodfellas, Rectangle Complete Merger

#French Film Companies Goodfellas, Rectangle Complete Merger

French film companies Rectangle Productions and Goodfellas have completed their merger, the two companies unveiled on Friday. Rectangle, the production house behind San Sebastian opener Emmanuelle and 2021 Venice festival winner Happening, and Vincent Maraval’s Goodfellas, who have handled international sales on such features as Hayao Miyazaki’s Oscar-winning The Boy and The Heron, and Francis…

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#BAFTA Cymru Appoints Lee Walters as Chair

#BAFTA Cymru Appoints Lee Walters as Chair

Lee Walters will serve as Wales‘ BAFTA Cymru chair, it has been unveiled on Monday. Walters, who since 2023 has been the CEO of Ffilm Cymru Wales, the development agency for Welsh film, succeeds BAFTA Cymru Award-winning presenter Angharad Mair after nine years in the role. BAFTA Cymru was established over 35 years ago to…

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#Hollywood Reporter Critics Pick the Best Films of 2024

#Hollywood Reporter Critics Pick the Best Films of 2024

Movies continued their difficult post-pandemic recovery in 2024. Hindering that process was a pipeline drastically thinned by the previous year’s protracted writers’ and actors’ strikes; the summer release slate was especially anemic. The outlook got a boost from the bumper crop of early-winter releases led by Wicked, Moana 2 and Gladiator II, but box office…

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#Celebrity Chef Jamie Oliver, Fremantle Strike New Five-Year Deal

#Celebrity Chef Jamie Oliver, Fremantle Strike New Five-Year Deal

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver‘s Jamie Oliver Group and production giant Fremantle have signed a new five-year agreement, extending their “long-term partnership and successful collaboration … spanning over two decades.” Fremantle has been Oliver’s TV distribution partner since 2002, saying it “has been instrumental in ensuring his wide-ranging and award-winning content portfolio is seen by a huge global audience…

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