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Disney $1B OpenAI Sora Deal Licences 200+ Characters — Fans' Creative Power Surge

Disney announces a $1B landmark agreement with OpenAI where users can generate short videos featuring Disney characters, giving OpenAI access to its vast library. Characters like Mickey Mouse, Luke Skywalker, and more come to life in user-generated content.

International Business Times UK

'We're not just going to want to be fed AI slop for 16 hours a day': Analyst sees Disney/OpenAI deal as a dividing line in entertainment history

"I think the reason this bidding is approaching $100 billion-plus is the content library and the potential to do a Disney-OpenAI type of deal."

Fortune

Disney wants you to AI-generate yourself into your favorite Marvel movie

The media company is investing $1bn in OpenAI – and allowing its characters to be used in generated videos

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OpenAI just launched GPT‑5.2 — here's everything that's new in the fight against Gemini and Claude

OpenAI has begun rolling out GPT‑5.2 to all ChatGPT users. Here's what’s new in the model — and why it matters for everyday tasks, developers, and businesses.

Tom’s Guide

Disney and OpenAI strike a deal that will allow users to generate videos of Disney Princesses, Darth Vader, Mickey Mouse, Deadpool, and more

Begun, the AI wars have

Total Film

'Creativity is the new productivity': Bob Iger on why Disney chose to be 'aggressive,' adding OpenAI as a $1 billion partner

"We'd rather participate in the rather dramatic growth, rather than just watching it happen and essentially being disrupted by it," Iger told CNBC.

Fortune

6 new movies and shows to watch this weekend on Netflix, Prime, Disney Plus, and more (December 12-14)

A new Knives Out mystery and the return of Percy Jackson are among this week's best streaming titles

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OpenAI and Disney just ended the ‘war’ between AI and Hollywood with their $1 billion Sora deal—and OpenAI made itself ‘indispensable,’ expert says

“Google has YouTube. OpenAI now has the Magic Kingdom,” copyright expert Matthew Sag said.

Fortune

Disney Just Made A Major Deal To Bring Its Characters To AI, And I Have Concerns As A Fan

Disney and OpenAI have made a huge deal, and now I'm worried.

Cinemablend

The dos and don'ts of Disney's Sora agreement

Disney has entered the AI era, re guardrails on how Sora users can get creative with the entertainment giant's classic characters.

Axios

Why does Netflix want to buy Warner Bros? To copy, not kill, traditional TV

The recent news that Netflix has agreed to buy part of Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) for US$83 billion (£61.8 billion), followed by Paramount Global’s hostile counterbid to acquire WBD in its entirety for US$108.4 billion (£81 billion), has triggered shockwaves through Hollywood and the wider entertainment industry.

The Conversation

Bob Iger says Disney’s $1 billion deal with OpenAI is an ‘opportunity, not a threat’: ‘We’d rather participate than be disrupted by it’

The three-year deal will bring more than 200 Disney characters to Sora.

Fortune

Disney just made AI history — $1B OpenAI deal brings 200+ characters to Sora

Disney is investing $1 billion in OpenAI and becoming the first studio to license its characters to Sora — giving fans a way to create AI-generated videos starring Mickey Mouse, Marvel heroes and more.

Tom’s Guide

Berlusconi's MFE backs Paramount over Netflix in Warner Bros ownership battle

Italy’s largest media group, MFE-MediaForEurope, has publicly thrown its support behind Paramount’s hostile bid for Warner Bros Discovery, arguing that Paramount’s offer would preserve competition in the global streaming market.

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Mickey Mouse meets ChatGPT: Disney signs short video deal with OpenAI

Disney has signed a deal with OpenAI to let the firm's video generation tool produce short videos featuring more than 200 Disney, Pixar, Marvel, and Star Wars characters.

The Independent UK

Disney set to invest $1 billion in OpenAI and allow its beloved characters to appear in videos

The deal, licensed for three years, will allow users to create their own Disney content using Sora – OpenAI’s short-form video-making platform

The Independent UK

Disney invests $1B in OpenAI in deal to bring characters like Mickey Mouse to Sora AI video tool

Disney is investing $1 billion in OpenAI and will bring characters like Mickey Mouse and Luke Skywalker to the AI company's Sora video generation tool

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A French supermarket just taught Disney and Pixar a lesson in animation

The Unloved is an unexpected festive hit.

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The Guardian - US

Disney to invest $1bn in OpenAI, allowing characters in Sora video tool

Agreement comes amid anxiety in Hollywood over impact of AI on the industry, expression and rights of creators

Destructoid

How to re-roll duties in Disney Dreamlight Valley

Time to switch things up!

Axios

Walt Disney to invest $1 billion in OpenAI, license characters for Sora

It's a huge endorsement of AI-created content from one of the biggest media companies in the world.

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7 Best Walmart Christmas Items To Buy for Less Than $40

Deck the halls for less this holiday season! Discover some of Walmart’s top holiday decor, gifts and cozy essentials. Better yet, they're all under $40.

Evening Standard

Mae Ann Jorolan is Hercules' lightning bolt break-out star

Disney’s Hercules the musical is making god-like moves on the West End, with Mae Ann Jorolan bringing the spark

International Business Times UK

Eras Tour Amnesia: Taylor Swift Addresses 'Joy Blackouts', Finds Post-Concert Phenomenon 'Unsurprising'

Taylor Swift candidly addresses 'joy blackouts' from her Eras Tour, deeming the post-concert memory lapses unsurprising amid euphoric overload, as fans and experts weigh in on the phenomenon.

Destructoid

Critter Chaos quest walkthrough in Disney Dreamlight Valley

Help Cinderella recover her missing tools.

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