Disney Inks Blockbuster $1B Deal With OpenAI, Handing Characters Over To Sora

Disney has put its chips in on AI. The Hollywood giant has signed a major deal with OpenAI, investing $1B in the artificial ...

Goodbye 2025: In Media 2026, New Mergers And Partnerships Dominate

Looking back at 2025 and ahead to 2026 provides clues about the future of the media business. Here are 5 areas that should ...

Disney hands over Mickey Mouse, Yoda and other beloved characters to OpenAI in $1 billion deal

Disney announced Thursday it would make a $1 billion equity investment in OpenAI as part of a new three-year licensing agreement with the AI company. As part of the deal, Disney said it will also ...
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Disney to invest $1 billion in OpenAI, permit use of characters on AI video generator

(NEW YORK) -- The Walt Disney Company on Thursday announced plans to invest $1 billion in artificial intelligence company OpenAI, in a deal that will grant the company access to copyrighted characters ...
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Disney invests $1 billion in OpenAI in deal to bring characters like Mickey Mouse to Sora AI video tool

Disney is investing $1 billion in OpenAI and will bring characters such as Mickey Mouse, Cinderella and Luke Skywalker to the AI company’s Sora video generation tool, in a licensing deal that the two ...