
Hollywood Stars Are Investing in the Growing Microdrama Entertainment Market
Hollywood actors and creators are entering the microdrama market as short, mobile-first series attract audiences, investors, and new entertainment platforms.
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Hollywood actors and creators are entering the microdrama market as short, mobile-first series attract audiences, investors, and new entertainment platforms.

Particle’s Radar indexes podcast conversations, making audio searchable for AI agents, businesses and researchers through transcripts and APIs.

Google is giving publishers a Preferred Sources button that lets readers prioritise trusted sites across Search, Discover and Google News experiences.

LAIKA’s new Wildwood trailer reveals a sweeping stop-motion fantasy from director Travis Knight, following Prue into a dangerous hidden forest.

Amazon is making Alexa+ free on compatible Fire TV devices in the U.S., giving all users access to conversational search, recommendations, and smart home controls.

Spotify will introduce AI Persona badges for AI-generated artist identities and, by default, exclude their music from recommendations starting in September.

Jeff Bezos is reportedly nearing a deal to invest in Liverpool FC as part of a consortium seeking roughly a 30% stake in the Premier League club.

X is replacing its creator Revenue Sharing program with Original Content Rewards, putting greater emphasis on original posts, reporting, commentary, photos, videos and other creator-made…

Disney+ is partnering with TikTok to feature fan-created videos in its Verts short-form feed while expanding creator opportunities.

YouTuber Hank Green apologised to fans after revealing his growing reliance on ChatGPT, admitting his AI usage had become unhealthy and pledging to rethink his creative process.

Netflix has signed a reported $500 million global licensing deal with AMC covering 371 episodes of “The Walking Dead” and its six spin-off series.

Winamp is partnering with Deezer to launch a new premium streaming service and next-generation music player combining streaming with personal music libraries.