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• TV Production Should Use Social Media Influencers to Take Big Swings, Says Roku Content Chief

TheGrill 2024: Looking to “that convergence of the digital world with the TV world” leaves room for risk to be “built into the system,” David Eilenberg says
By
Kayla Cobb
October 10, 2024 @ 4:26 PM
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• AI Can Make Sets More Accessible, but the Tech Still Reflects Ableist Bias, Experts Warn

TheGrill 2024: “If you take one little fraction of the money spent on AI and spend it addressing disability directly, it would be incredibly effective,” Adam Conover says
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Andi Ortiz
October 10, 2024 @ 3:57 PM
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• New AI Protections Laws Aren’t a ‘Silver Bullet’ Against Rapidly Changing Tech, Says Top SAG-AFTRA Lawyer

TheGrill 2024: Since last year’s strikes, the union is fighting on Capitol Hill and Sacramento against unethical AI use
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Sharon Knolle
October 10, 2024 @ 11:53 AM
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• TheGrill 2024 Talks AI, Hollywood Trends With World Class Panelists Taking Centerstage | Photos

TheGrill 2024: Justine Bateman, Megan Rapinoe, Kevin Merida, Rachel Morrison and more converge at TheWrap’s annual entertainment and tech conference
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TheWrap Staff
October 9, 2024 @ 6:14 PM
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• How Companies Like CAA, Deep Voodoo Are Protecting Artists From AI Abuse — With a Vault

TheGrill 2024: “AI is a tool, but it’s never going to be the tool,” Veritone’s Sean King says
By
Sean Burch
October 9, 2024 @ 4:35 PM
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• TheGrill 2024 Portrait Gallery: Megan Rapinoe, Jeff Sagansky, Mary Parent and More Industry Leaders

TheGrill 2024: Hollywood, tech and media movers and shakers converge for the annual conference
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TheWrap Staff
October 9, 2024 @ 2:19 PM
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• ‘Dune’ Producer Mary Parent Says the Industry Has Gotten Worse for Female Producers: ‘It’s Harder to Get In’ | Video

TheGrill 2024: Producers Lucy Fisher and Sue Naegle also discuss how jobs moving out of California are leading to fewer women in the field
By
Drew Taylor
October 9, 2024 @ 2:02 PM
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• Justine Bateman Warns AI Will ‘Burn Down the Business’: ‘The Structure Will Collapse’ | Video

TheGrill 2024: “These investment decisions are completely neglecting a gargantuan wildcard — human beings,” Bateman says
By
Jacob Bryant
October 9, 2024 @ 11:01 AM
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• Ex-LA Times Editor Kevin Merida Says He Didn’t Want to Leave, Points to ‘Disagreements’ With Owner

TheGrill 2024: “It can’t fail,” Merida says about the Times, but noted it was unusual for owner Patrick Soon-Shiong to influence editorial decisions
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Sean Burch
October 9, 2024 @ 9:18 AM
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• Oliver Darcy Says Breaking the Olivia Nuzzi-RFK Jr. Story as an Independent Journalist Was ‘Terrifying’

TheGrill 2024: The former CNN correspondent did not have formal legal counsel or an editor before hitting publish
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Raquel 'Rocky' Harris
October 8, 2024 @ 5:16 PM
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• Fox Technology Chief Calls on Entertainment Companies to Be ‘Peers to Big Tech’ While Exploiting AI

TheGrill 2024: CTO Melody Hildebrandt is experimenting with generative AI to enhance discovery for viewers and help studio employees automate parts of their jobs
By
Mike Roe
October 8, 2024 @ 4:16 PM
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• Future Holds Oligopoly of 4 Streaming Giants, ‘Great Profitability’ and Price Increases, Says Jeff Sagansky

TheGrill 2024: The media investor also warns that Gen Z’s disinterest in television is a coming crisis
By
Tess Patton
October 8, 2024 @ 3:55 PM
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• Soccer Legend Megan Rapinoe Says Surge in Women’s Sports Is Still Met With Resistance: ‘The Goalpost Is Moving’ | Video

TheGrill 2024: Rapinoe, Sue Bird and Nastia Liukin talk translating their on-the-field success to building a more “balanced” media ecosystem for female athletes
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Loree Seitz
October 8, 2024 @ 3:22 PM
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• Industry Veteran Jeff Sagansky Rebukes Hollywood Studios for Decisions Leading to ‘Unbelievable Cataclysm in the Business’

TheGrill 2024: Sagansky and Peter Guber debate the transformative shift caused by the end of TV profits and rise of streaming ambitions
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Jeremy Fuster
October 8, 2024 @ 2:33 PM
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