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Disney's $1B OpenAI Deal Explained: How Sora 'Suffocates' and Risks Every Marvel Comics Artist's Job

Disney's $1B investment in OpenAI's Sora gives users access to over 200 Marvel and Star Wars characters, a move that critics say 'suffocates' and risks the jobs of every creative artist on its payroll.

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Disney's $1 billion investment in OpenAI brings Mickey Mouse to Sora AI's doorstep — will it redefine Hollywood's future?

The Walt Disney Company announced that it is investing $1 billion in OpenAI in a new three-year licensing agreement, which will allow Sora to create user-prompted social videos from its copyrighted content.

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Disney strikes $1 billion deal with OpenAI to bring Mickey Mouse to Sora AI video tool

OpenAI said the agreement with Walt Disney was part of a push to ensure the rights of creators in the generative AI space - amid growing concerns over copyright, deepfakes and misinformation.

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Disney quaffs the Kool-Aid with a $1 billion investment in OpenAI that will see its most iconic characters used to generate AI slop

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'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

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 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

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Jeff Williams, who retired from Apple after 27 years, less than a month ago, just got called up by Disney to join its board of directors

Jeff Williams’s track record aligns closely with Disney’s priorities for the future.

Fortune

Daisy Ridley ‘heard rumblings’ about Adam Driver’s Star Wars movie The Hunt for Ben Solo

Daisy Ridley has revealed she “heard rumblings” about Adam Driver’s Star Wars film The Hunt for Ben Solo, and has praised fans for rallying together in an effort to get the movie made.

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Decapitated by activists: the collapse of CEO tenure and how to fight back

If the idea of a sudden, bloody purge at the top of a company, French Revolution-style, gains traction with vocal investors, a coup can quickly follow.

Fortune

Disney boss Bob Iger called Avatar 3 "magnificent" and even shot down executive notes, according to James Cameron

Bob Iger is a big fan of Avatar: Fire and Ash

Total Film

Fox chief needed to 'teach' viewers to embrace Glee

Former Fox TV chief Dana Walden has recalled navigating the early days of Glee, and making sure audiences gave Ryan Murphy's drama a chance.

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After Snow White Brouhaha, Gal Gadot Shares Thoughts On Possibly Playing The Evil Queen Again

Would she wear the crown again?

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The Stars Of Jungle Cruise Finally Share An Update On Whether Their Sequel Is Happening

Should fans take Jungle Cruise 2 for granite?

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This Stock’s Dividend Has Risen 1.5X in 2 Years. Is It a Buy Here?

Disney has increased its 2026 dividend by 50% and the payout has risen 1.5X since 2023. Is DIS stock a buy for the dividend hike?

Total Film

The online backlash keeps growing

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Disney sparks backlash as CEO Bob Iger says company to allow AI-generated content

Recent comments made by Disney CEO Bob Iger have resulted in calls to boycott the streaming service.

Fortune

The Trump administration gets it right on limiting the power of proxy advisory firms such as ISS and Glass Lewis

For decades, far before it became popular, we've been vocally questioning the credibility of proxy advisory firms. Jamie Dimon and Elon Musk more recently.

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Twilight of the star CEO

At a fraught moment for the American economy, an unusual number of globally iconic brands are getting new leadership

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Disney Plus to start letting subscribers create user-generated AI content, CEO Bob Iger reveals, and Disney is "really excited" about it

The House of Mouse has had "productive conversations" concerning the tech

PC Gamer

Disney CEO says AI is an 'engagement engine' and Disney+ is soon gonna be crammed to bursting with it

And apparently Epic Games will be making games for it, too.

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Disney Stock 2026 Forecast: Can Streaming and Parks Make Up for a Linear TV Decline?

Disney stock plunged yesterday after markets gave a thumbs-down to its fiscal Q4 earnings. DIS stock's 2026 forecast looks reasonably bright, with the company predicting double-digit earnings growth.

Creative Bloq

Disney+ wants to let subscribers create AI animations

Will it open the floodgates for crude AI slop?

MarketBeat

Disney’s 2026 Outlook Brightens Under Iger's Magic Touch

Disney's stock price is on track to complete a reversal and may do so before the end of 2025, setting up to rally in 2026.

Benzinga

Disney Shows Q4 Streaming Strength: Kimmel Suspension Impact, Growth Will Be Less Obvious Going Forward

The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) reported growth of its streaming subscriber base in the fourth quarter, along with substantial operating income for the segment.

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