The entertainment industry has united in support of a bill to outlaw digital deepfakes and create the first-ever federal right to one’s voice and likeness. A bipartisan group of senators, led by Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware, introduced a revised version Wednesday of the No Fakes Act, which would make it illegal to create an AI replica of someone without their consent. Details here: https://bit.ly/4fujNCw
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Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is unquestionably the biggest tour in the history of popular music. One source close to the production said early that her average gross each night is $14 million. Others believe that is a highly conservative estimate, with a possible total that on at least some nights edges closer to $17 million. The numbers are fuzzy because Swift’s camp does not release grosses from her shows, unlike nearly every other artist at the stadium or arena level. Many industry experts believe the gross will approach or even surpass $2 billion. What is known for certain — even without a confirmation from Swift World — is that she broke the all-time tour-gross figure when she hit the $1 billion mark, whenever exactly that might have been. Read the full cover story here: https://lnkd.in/gt2tMKE5
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Netflix’s new rom-com “Find Me Falling” and a resurgent “Hillbilly Elegy” led Luminate's streaming originals film chart for the July 19-25 period. "Find Me Falling" took the top spot with 634.3 million minutes watched and about 8 million total views. The No. 2 spot was taken by "Hillbilly Elegy," the 2020 drama based on the memoir of JD Vance, Donald Trump's GOP running mate. The film generated 573.8 million minutes watched and 4.9 million views. Read the full analysis here: https://lnkd.in/ggZC9bpP
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Netflix’s “Cobra Kai” and Peacock’s “Love Island USA” topped the Luminate streaming originals TV series charts for the July 19-25 period. The Season 6 debut of “Cobra Kai” delivered 1.1 billion minutes viewed in the show’s first full week of availability, following the July 18 premiere of the first half of its final season. The July 21 season finale of relationship reality show “Love Island” drove that show to rack up 1 billion minutes viewed, down only slightly from the previous week’s 1.1 billion minutes watched. Read the full analysis here: https://lnkd.in/ggZC9bpP
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Sources say Marvel is plunking down $80 million for Anthony and Joe Russo to direct “Avengers: Doomsday” and “Avengers: Secret Wars” and “significantly more” for Downey to tackle uber-villain Doctor Doom in the two tentpoles. The Russos’ deal doesn’t include back-end compensation, but it does contain performance escalators that kick in at the $750 million and $1 billion thresholds. For Downey, who helped catapult Marvel into a money-printing machine thanks to his turn as Tony Stark in the first “Iron Man” film in 2008, his deal also is filled with perks that include private jet travel, dedicated security and a whole “trailer encampment” for the newly minted Oscar winner. Get the details here: https://bit.ly/46pimBc
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The entertainment industry has been hit with COVID, strikes and Big Tech competition — will film & TV production ever be the same again?
Entertainment Industry’s Midyear Malaise Tests Its ‘Survive Til ’25’ Mentality
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Variety's VP of Global Summits & Strategic Partnerships Lindsey Elfenbein moderated a She Runs It panel on The State of the Agency. Agency powerhouse executives discussed how agencies are embracing disruption and creating innovative strategies to navigate this ever-evolving media eco-system across AI, creator economy, commerce and multi-generational audiences. Panelists included: Sarah Stringer, Global Chief of Innovation, dentsu Media Katerina Sudit, Global Chief Growth Officer and Global Chief Media Officer, Mrm Media Kareem Bishara, Head of Marketing Strategy Initiative Angelique Hernandez, VP & Portfolio Lead, Havas Media Network
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Marc Belzberg, Eden Mekonen, Hadar Zak, Lior Raz, Odelia Horgen and Chantal Belzberg attend Variety’s Responsible Storytelling event presented by OneFamily. bit.ly/3So4Kk5
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Lior Raz, star and one of the creators of “Fauda” joined Variety’s Responsible Storytelling event presented by OneFamily and shared his experience of bringing the series to television. https://bit.ly/3So4Kk5