TVN Webinar: Virtual Sets, AR And The News

Leaders from Televisa Univision, WCVB, KPIX and Ross will discuss the upshots of adopting virtual sets and AR into their news production and the challenges they’ve navigated along the way in a TVNewsCheck Working Lunch Webinar on June 27 at 1 p.m. ET. Register here.

Paramount Global and David Ellison’s Skydance Media have agreed to deal terms on a potential merger, which currently awaits approval from controlling shareholder Shari Redstone, according to an individual familiar with the matter.

In a one-hour Nexstar Special Presentation, WAVY Norfolk, Va., anchor-reporter Marielena Balouris returns to Normandy and shares the stories of the sons, brothers and fathers lost in the invasion, and the women who made a difference in the war effort, both in battle and on the homefront. These are stories of perseverance, unimaginable sacrifice, and the lessons and legacy of D-day.

BRAND CONNECTIONS

‘American Gladiators’ Rebooted At Amazon

Amazon has ordered a reboot of the classic competition series for its Prime Video service. The series is produced by MGM Alternative and Amazon MGM Studiosd for Prime Video in association with Flor-Jon Films, the production company from American Gladiators co-creator Johnny C. Ferraro, who exec produces.

After a nine-year revival, Sony’s TriStar Television label, which was behind such series as The Afterparty, is being phased out again. Its two top executives, EVP Jennifer Turner, who ran the unit for the past two and a half years, and SVP Nicole Norwood, will be leaving the studio. TriStar Television has no current series on the air. Its development slate will be taken over by Sony Pictures Television’s drama development team. Pictured: The Afterparty, Lucky Hank, On Becoming a God in Central Florida and Good Girls Revolt (AMC/Showtime/Prime)

IATSE Leader Is ‘Hopeful’ As Contract Talks Continue

Matt Loeb, the president of IATSE, told members Saturday that he is hopeful that a deal will be reached “soon” with the studios on a new agreement for 23 local unions across the country.

AI & THE MEDIA

AI Safety Becomes A Partisan Battlefield

Like "election integrity" in politics, everyone says they support "AI safety" — but now the term means something different depending on who's saying it. The noisy departure of the head of OpenAI's "superalignment" team, charged with limiting any harm from advanced AI, reignited a long-running Silicon Valley debate on AI safety.

AI & THE MEDIA

Google Rolls Back AI Search Feature After Flubs And Flaws

Google appears to have turned off its new AI Overviews for a number of searches as it works to minimize errors. Pictured: Sundar Pichai, Google’s chief executive, introduced A.I. Overviews, an AI feature in its search engine, last month. (Jeff Chiu/AP)

Martin Starger, a producer for such films as Robert Altman’s Nashville and Peter Bogdanovich’s Mask, died Friday. As the first president of ABC Entertainment, he helped bring such projects as RootsHappy Days and Rich Man, Poor Man to television.

TVN Webinar: News, Sports And Remote Production In 2024

Technology leaders from NBC Regional Sports Networks, Sinclair, Gray Television, Hearst Television and Fox Television Stations discuss the benefits and challenges of remote production in an IP environment in a TVNewsCheck Working Lunch webinar on July 16 at 1 p.m. ET. Register here.

More News

In Case You Missed It