NYT Sues OpenAI, Microsoft for Copyright Infringement, Ads Are Coming to Amazon Prime Video and Lionsgate Completes Purchase of eOne

Plus: Kevin Hart sues YouTuber for extortion, Tom Smothers dies at 86 and The 30 most anticipated shows of 2024 [The New York Times Building in Manhattan.]( [New York Times Sues OpenAI, Microsoft for Copyright Infringement]( By Eileen AJ Connelly The New York Times sued Microsoft and OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, for copyright infringement on Wednesday, accusing the two companies of “unlawful use of The Times’s work to create artificial intelligence products” that compete with the news outlet’s work and “threaten” its ability to provide independent journalism. The suit claims that the generative A.I. tools that Microsoft and OpenAI have created rely on large language models, or LLM, “that were built by copying and using millions of The Times’s copyrighted news articles, in-depth investigations, opinion pieces, reviews, how-to guides and more.” [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- ["The Boys" (Credit: Prime Video)]( [Ads Are Coming to Amazon Prime Video in January]( By Eileen AJ Connelly “The Boys” and “Reacher” will soon be selling soap — just like traditional broadcast television. Amazon said it will start running ads on its Prime Video streaming service on Jan. 29, officially ending the promise of its 2011 launch of providing commercial free streaming to its customers. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Lionsgate / eOne]( [Lionsgate Completes $375 Million Acquisition of eOne]( By Kristen Lopez Lionsgate has closed its acquisition of eOne from Hasbro, the company announced Wednesday. The deal, initially revealed at the beginning of August, includes $375 million in cash and the rest in acquired debt. Lionsgate will assume production financing loans for ongoing projects, and the studio approximated the total value of the transaction to be $500 million in August. Lionsgate will assume ownership of 6,500 films and TV shows from eOne, as well as extend their portfolio of brands and franchises while expanding into Canada and the UK. eOne produces various shows, including ABC’s “The Rookie,” the Showtime series “Yellowjackets” and the Discovery series “Naked & Afraid.” The company will also receive the film development rights to Hasbro’s “Monopoly” game series. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Actor/comedian Kevin Hart attends the Netflix's "True Story" New York Screening at the Whitby Hotel on November 18, 2021]( [Kevin Hart Sues YouTuber Tasha K, Former Assistant for Extortion Over Salacious Interview]( [Tom Smothers poses in the press room with his Commemorative Emmy during the 2008 Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles]( [Tom Smothers, Star of 'Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour,' Dies at 86]( [most-anticipated-tv-shows-2024]( [The 30 Most Anticipated TV Shows of 2024]( [tom-cruise-mission-impossible-five-nights-at-freddys-margot-robbie-barbie]( [5 Entertainment Trends That Defined 2023]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Wrap Pro logo] Discover why entertainment executives and professionals rely on the WrapPRO platform daily for exclusive coverage, analysis, deeper reporting, and access to VIP events & screenings throughout the year. [Subscribe Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( TheWrap | 2034 Armacost Ave Los Angeles, CA 90025 [Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( [LiveIntent Logo]( [AdChoices Logo](