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The Verge’s Charles Pulliam-Moore reports that Vurt, an ad-supported microdrama platform with human-made (not AI) casts, has launched Apple TV and Android TV apps, growing from 10,000 to 675,000 users since its March launch.
The Verge traces how streaming, born to kill cable’s bundle and scheduled grid, is now recreating both through FAST channels, bundled subscriptions, and ad tiers as platforms chase the attention war.
Sep 21The Verge’s Charles Pulliam-Moore reports that Google is pitching Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Universal on licensing deals to train AI models on copyrighted characters, reportedly offering around $40 million per character with potential ad-revenue sharing on outputs.
Sep 2Filmmakers Matti Haapoja and Sam Kolder posted unlabeled videos promoting AI platform Higgsfield’s Seedance 2.5, prompting fan accusations of undisclosed paid partnerships. Higgsfield later confirmed creators were compensated via cash and platform credits.
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