International Insider: Netflix-WBD Reaction; Comedy & Microdrama Madness; Red Sea Begins

The reaction to Netflix's $83B deal to buy Warner Bros Discovery leads this week's International Insider.

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TV Under Trump: WNET Looks to Turn “Mortal Risk” Into Opportunity to Save Shows, Including With AI
#TV #TVNews #AI #ContentLondon #Donaldtrump #International #PBS

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/trump-tv-media-impact-ai-wnet-content-london-1236442129/

TV Under Trump: WNET Looks to Turn “Mortal Risk” Into Opportunity to Save Shows, Including With AI

Trump's tariff threats, the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery, M&A appetite, and AI regulation were also among hot-button topics debated during a Content London session.

The Hollywood Reporter

“I Thought About Making Her Half Robot”: Tilly Norwood Creator On Why Controversial AI Actress Needed “Girl Next Door Authenticity”
#News #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #ContentLondon #ElineVanDerVelden #TechLine #TillyNorwood #TVMarkets

https://deadline.com/2025/12/tilly-norwood-creator-ai-actress-girl-next-door-half-robot-1236635721/

“I Thought About Making Her Half Robot”: Tilly Norwood Creator On Why Controversial AI Actress Needed “Girl Next Door Authenticity”

Tilly Norwood creator Eline Van der Velden has spoke about the AI Actress' "Girl Next Door Authenticity" and why she isn't a half robot

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AI Creator Says She Made Tilly Norwood ‘as Realistic as Possible’ to ‘Provoke More of a Reaction’

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://variety.com/2025/biz/global/ai-actor-tilly-norwood-eline-van-der-velden-realistic-1236599651/

AI Creator Says She Made Tilly Norwood Says ‘as Realistic as Possible’ to ‘Provoke More of a Reaction’
#Variety #Global #News #ContentLondon #TillyNorwood

https://variety.com/2025/biz/global/ai-actor-tilly-norwood-eline-van-der-velden-realistic-1236599651/

Tilly Norwood Creator Made Her as Realistic as Possible to Get 'Reaction'

Eline Van Der Velden, founder and CEO of Particle6, said she made AI actor Tilly Norwood look as realistic as possible to "provoke more of a reaction."

Variety
Can Hollywood Stay In Hollywood? A Panel (In London) Debates

Four experts discussed if and how the film and TV can return to its past glamour during a Content London panel discussion.

The Hollywood Reporter
Inside Jana Winograde’s New Microdrama Studio MicroCo: “Joyscrolling Not Doomscrolling”

Microdrama studio Microco has had its strategy set out by Jana Winograde, who is CEO with Susan Rovner and Cineverse aboard.

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RedBird IMI boss Jeff Zucker Looks to AI as an ‘Opportunity’: ’It’ll Bring Down the Production Costs Tremendously ‘
#Variety #Global #News #ContentLondon #JeffZucker #RedBirdIMI

https://variety.com/2025/tv/global/redbird-imi-jeff-zucker-ai-bring-down-production-costs-1236598274/

RedBird IMI boss Jeff Zucker Looks to AI as Cost-Saving ‘Opportunity’

RedBird IMI boss Jeff Zucker says AI will 'bring down the production costs tremendously.'

Variety
Peacock & Sky Confirm They Are Developing First Comedy Co-Production

Peacock & Sky are developing a comedy co-production, confirmed soon after Tina Fey said she was making a show reported to be for Peacock and Sky.

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Jeff Zucker Backs Daily Mail Swoop For Telegraph: “Most Important Thing Is The Deal Gets Over The Line”
#News #All3Media #ContentLondon #DailyTelegraph #JeffZucker #RedBirdIMI #TVMarkets

https://deadline.com/2025/12/jeff-zucker-backs-daily-mail-telegraph-deal-1236634396/

Jeff Zucker Backs Daily Mail Swoop For Telegraph: “Most Important Thing Is The Deal Gets Over The Line”

RedBird IMI CEO Jeff Zucker has backed The Daily Mail and General Trust's deal for Telegraph Media Group.

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