Intelligence Archives | Luminate

Intelligence

‘Black Phone 2’ Cements R-Rated Horror Streak Ahead of ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’, ‘Predator’ Popularity Tests

Sora Pressures Hollywood to Plot AI Licensing Future

Curiosity Stream Isn’t Just an SVOD Venture — It’s an AI Licensing Pioneer

Saudi Bid for EA Could Leave the Game Giant’s Valuable IP Hanging

When Microsoft completed its mammoth deal to acquire Call of Duty publisher Activision Blizzard in 2023, Electronic Arts became the largest standalone Western video game publisher….

How Sora Is Prompting Hollywood to Reassess Its Relationship With Big AI

What has hit Hollywood hard since the launch of the Sora app late last month should have at least started to become apparent back in April,…

Blumhouse, Microsoft, Google Leaders Weigh in on AI: ‘My Biggest Professional Fear’

OpenAI’s Sora 2 app update kicked off October with existential questions for Hollywood and the tenacity of corporate-owned IP….

Bundles Give Disney More Pricing Power Than Its Streaming Rivals

SVOD price hikes have become so commonplace you can practically set your watch to them — and in Disney’s case, that’s pretty much literal….

Examining Hollywood’s Increasingly Asymmetrical Embrace of Gaming IP

Newly christened Paramount Skydance turned heads in September with a major deal for a Call of Duty film….

Google’s Gemini Smart TVs Are an Advertising Tool, Not an AI Revolution

Earlier this month, manufacturer TCL began rolling out Google TV sets featuring Alphabet’s AI assistant Gemini….

Demon Slayer Cements Sony’s Anime Advantage in Otherwise Tough Year

Sony Pictures has demonstrated how potent its top IP can be, such as when Spider-Man: No Way Home resurrected the pandemic box office at the end…