Hollywood, Bollywood and AI: Who controls storytelling now?The landscape of entertainment is undergoing a dramatic transformation, thanks to artificial intelligence. Enhanced AI technologies are now...
29 May, 2026, 10.27 AM IST
Outrage in China after streaming site debuts AI actor 'database'China's equivalent of Netflix, iQIYI, faced backlash on Monday over a new initiative that facilitates the use of actors' likenesses in arti...
20 Apr, 2026, 06.55 PM IST
China’s Netflix expects AI to create bulk of shows in five yearsIQiyi Inc. is set to transform its operations, anticipating AI will generate most films and shows within five years. The company is launchi...
20 Apr, 2026, 04.41 PM IST
AI revolution looms over Berlin film festThe artificial intelligence revolution sweeping through the entertainment sector was at first glance not evident at this year's Berlin Film...
21 Feb, 2026, 10.26 PM IST
From Titanic to Harry Potter to LOTR, epic endings reimagined by Seedance 2.0 AI that's going viralByteDance has launched Seedance 2.0, a new video generation tool. It creates realistic clips from simple text prompts. The technology is ga...
13 Feb, 2026, 07.29 PM IST
Disney agrees to bring its characters to OpenAI's Sora videosDisney has agreed to buy a $1 billion stake in OpenAI, allowing its characters to be used on the Sora video platform. Short AI-made videos ...
19 Dec, 2025, 08.41 AM IST
Power of ideas Inc: Rise of the Indian origin founderScores of Indian-origin execs in the Valley are quietly building AI startups, which are at the cutting-edge of technology. Surabhi Agarwal ...
16 Dec, 2025, 11.19 AM IST
Chinese microdrama creators turn to AI despite job loss concernsAI-made microdramas like China’s hit Strange Mirror of Mountains and Seas are reshaping entertainment, using tools such as ChatGPT and Midj...
07 Nov, 2025, 09.38 AM IST
AI videos, China's stealing the showChinese companies, particularly ByteDance, are outpacing Western tech giants in AI-driven video generation, leveraging vast data and a comp...
03 Aug, 2025, 10.40 PM IST
What do Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan think is holding back Bollywood's business? Superstars have a simple solutionAt the World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit (WAVES) in Mumbai, actors Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan emphasized the urgent need for m...
02 May, 2025, 04.19 PM IST
Netflix's ‘Adolescence’, K-Drama, and Indian cinema’s Rs 1.7 lakh crore missed opportunity: Vivek Agnihotri in letter to Piyush GoyalFilmmaker Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri has written to Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, urging government intervention to revive Indian cinem...
07 Apr, 2025, 02.15 PM IST
Hollywood vs. AI: Over 400 stars including Ben Stiller, Paul McCartney, Aubrey Plaza demand Trump admin block OpenAI and Google from exploiting copyrighted work for trainingHollywood celebrities, including Olivia Wilde and Paul McCartney, have urged the Trump administration to prevent OpenAI and Google from usi...
19 Mar, 2025, 12.18 AM IST
CA-turned-filmmaker Shekhar Kapur warns investors of valuation illusion in stock markets after DeepSeek-triggered selloffFilmmaker and economist Shekhar Kapur recently questioned stock market valuations after Nvidia’s $600 billion plunge, calling them a "myth"...
29 Jan, 2025, 12.36 PM IST
Chinese drone maker DJI sues Pentagon over blacklistingDJI, a major Chinese drone maker, is taking legal action against the US Department of Defense. The lawsuit challenges DJI's inclusion on a ...
19 Oct, 2024, 10.18 AM IST
Moscow plans cinema alliance with pro-Russia countries, including India and ChinaThis move towards a new movie entente comes against the backdrop of economic sanctions and a cultural boycott by the West. According to a R...
02 Sep, 2024, 06.09 PM IST
ETtech Explained: AI race in focus as ByteDance hits play on AI video creatorByteDance introduced Jimeng AI, a text-to-video generative app, limited to China. The app, developed by Faceu Technology, allows users to c...
15 Aug, 2024, 08.15 AM IST
Soon you can travel to Israel with easier visa normsIsraeli government has also been striving hard, though unsuccessfully, for a while to attract Bollywood filmmakers to shoot their films her...
02 Mar, 2017, 07.21 AM IST