‘Guaranteed Human’: Audio giant iHeartMedia says real people, not AI personalities, are at the controls

‘Guaranteed Human’: Audio giant iHeartMedia says real people, not AI personalities, are at the controls

As media executives wrestle with the use of artificial intelligence, radio giant iHeartMedia wants to stand out. “We don’t use AI-generated personalities. We don’t play AI music that features synthetic vocalists pretending to be human,” Tom Poleman, the company’s programming chief, wrote in an email to employees. “The podcasts we publish are also Guaranteed Human,”…

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Warner Bros. Discovery Second Round Bids Due Dec. 1

Warner Bros. Discovery Second Round Bids Due Dec. 1

Warner Bros. Discovery has asked bidders to submit a sweetened second round of offers by Monday, Dec. 1, Deadline has confirmed. The media giant led by CEO David Zaslav has been sitting on the first round of non-binding bids since Nov. 20. As reported, Paramount-Skydance is offering to buy the entire company, while Netflix and…

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Rebecca Webb Adapting Jessica Warman’s YA Novel ‘Repeat After Me’ For Amazon MGM; Premeditated Productions To Produce Feature Take

Rebecca Webb Adapting Jessica Warman’s YA Novel ‘Repeat After Me’ For Amazon MGM; Premeditated Productions To Produce Feature Take

EXCLUSIVE: Premeditated Productions has set up a feature adaptation of Jessica Warman‘s young adult book Repeat After Me at Amazon MGM Studios, enlisting screenwriter Rebecca Webb to adapt. Liz Pelletier and Sherryl Clark will produce through Premeditated under the company’s three-year first-look film and TV deal with the studio. Director of development Cayla Tyne is…

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Richard Branson Mourns Death of Wife Joan Templeman 

Richard Branson Mourns Death of Wife Joan Templeman 

Richard Branson’s family is mourning a tremendous loss. The Virgin Group co-founder shared his wife of five decades Joan Templeman recently died in a statement reflecting on their life together. She was 80. “Heartbroken to share that Joan, my wife and partner for 50 years, has passed away,” Richard, 75, wrote alongside a picture of…

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Hamish Allan-Headley Signs With Stewart Talent

Hamish Allan-Headley Signs With Stewart Talent

Hamish Allan-Headley has signed with Stewart Talent for representation. Allan-Headley has played the series regular role of Robert Sawyer from the launch of Taylor Sheridan’s series Mayor of Kingstown, which wraps its fourth season next month. He’s also set as a series regular, portraying a young John Gotti, on Chris Broncato’s upcoming series The Westies.…

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Finn Wolfhard & Gabriel LaBelle To Topline Stunt Comedy ‘Crash Land’ From Dempsey Bryk

Finn Wolfhard & Gabriel LaBelle To Topline Stunt Comedy ‘Crash Land’ From Dempsey Bryk

EXCLUSIVE: Finn Wolfhard (Stranger Things) and Gabriel LaBelle (The Fabelmans) have wrapped lead roles in Crash Land, a stunt comedy marking the debut feature of writer-director Dempsey Bryk. Crash Land is described as a darkly funny coming-of-age story about a group of small-town amateur stuntmen whose days revolve around drinking, antagonizing their community, and filming…

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