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Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic announced as a KOTOR spiritual successor

Kyle Orland / arstechnica - Original KOTOR director Casey Hudson returns to Star Wars with new studio Arcanaut.

#software #gaming #entertainment #playstation #starwars #scifi #xbox #technology #disney #videogames

(PR) Arcanaut Studios Unveils Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic in Collaboration With Lucasfilm Games

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Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic announced as a KOTOR spiritual successor

2 months / arstechnica / Kyle Orland

The next Star Wars game is the spiritual successor to Knights of the Old Republic

2 months / theverge / Ash Parrish

Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic is a new action RPG from the director of Mass Effect and KOTOR

2 months / engadget / Anna Washenko

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'Supergirl' Takes Flight in Action-Packed Trailer for DC's Rebooted Universe

Meara Isenberg / cnet - Milly Alcock plays the heroine, Superman's cousin, and Krypto the Superdog is back.

#movies #streaming #entertainment #dcstudios #culture #media #films #tv

Supergirl teaser gives us a likably imperfect Kara Zor-El

2 months / arstechnica / Jennifer Ouellette

'Supergirl' Takes Flight in Action-Packed Trailer for DC's Rebooted Universe

2 months / cnet / Meara Isenberg

Supergirl teaser trailer delivers party vibes, action, and attitude

2 months / mashable

Supergirl’s first trailer introduces the Woman of Tomorrow

2 months / theverge / Charles Pulliam-Moore

Back to Top / Thursday, December 11, 2025, 5:20 pm / permalink 16857 / 4 stories in 2 months


The case only Netflix can make for buying Warner Brothers Discovery

Anne Marie Squeo / fastcompany - The battle for Warner Brothers Discovery got hotter this week as Paramount launched a hostile bid of $108.4 billion for the company, topping Netflix’s agreement last week to pay nearly $83 billion for the company’s streaming and studio assets. It’s the la…

#streaming #entertainment #netflix #antitrust #business #hbomax #acquisitions #law #digitalmarketsact #litigation

Stephen Colbert Wonders Why ‘The Late Show’ Was Canceled if Paramount Has $108 Billion to Offer for Warner Bros.

2 months / reddit / /u/rezwenn

The case only Netflix can make for buying Warner Brothers Discovery

2 months / fastcompany / Anne Marie Squeo

Netflix readies antitrust arguments for Warner Bros takeover proposal

2 months / globalcompetitionreview / Bethan John

Netflix and Paramounts bidding war over Warner Bros, explained

2 months / mashable

Back to Top / Thursday, December 11, 2025, 3:21 pm / permalink 16849 / 4 stories in 2 months


Disney making $1 billion investment in OpenAI, will allow characters on Sora AI video generator

cnbc - Disney is investing in OpenAI and has licensed its iconic characters like Mickey Mouse, Ariel and Iron Man to be used in the Sora AI video generator.


Key deal terms and investment specifics

Disney's billion-dollar AI bet on OpenAI

2 months / therundown / Zach Mink

OpenAI strikes $1B deal to bring Disney characters to ChatGPT and Sora

2 months / techfundingnews / Abhinaya Prabhu

Disney and OpenAI team up

2 months / ft

Behind the Deal That Took Disney From AI Skeptic to OpenAI Investor

2 months / wsj / Keach Hagey

Disney’s $1 Billion Bet: A Licensing Model With OpenAI for User Content

2 months / pymnts / PYMNTS

Disney inks US$1bn OpenAI deal, bringing its characters into Sora

2 months / mumbrella / Eleanor Dickinson

OpenAI nabs $1B investment from Disney as part of character licensing deal

2 months / siliconangle / Maria Deutscher

Disney turns to dark side, licenses IP to OpenAI for videos, images

2 months / theregister / Brandon Vigliarolo

Disney Agrees to Bring Its Characters to OpenAI’s Sora Videos

2 months / nytimes / nytimes.com

Billion-dollar OpenAI deal allows users to make content with Disney characters

2 months / npr / Andrew Limbong

Disney will open up its toy chest of 200+ characters for AI creators in a $1 billion deal with OpenAI

2 months / fastcompany / Anna-Louise Jackson

Disney and OpenAI strike deal to bring classic characters to Sora

2 months / betanews / Wayne Williams

Beyond excited to partner with Disney!

2 months / x / @gdb

Disney strikes $1 billion deal with OpenAI to bring Mickey, Marvel, and more to generative video platform

2 months / techspot

Walt Disney invests $1 billion in OpenAI and licenses characters for use on Sora

2 months / x / @MarketWatch

Disney Just Let OpenAI Use Its Entire Universe for New AI Videos

2 months / iphoneincanada / John Quintet

Disney and OpenAI just announced a huge $1bn licensing deal for Sora AI

2 months / theshortcut / Reece Bithrey

Disney Invests $1 Billion In OpenAI To Build New AI-Driven Experiences

2 months / ventureburn / Clinton

Disney Invests $1 Billion in OpenAI and Lets Over 200 Characters Appear in Sora and ChatGPT Creations

2 months / thurrott / Laurent Giret

Disney invests $1 billion in OpenAI, licenses 200 characters for AI video app Sora

2 months / arstechnica / Benj Edwards

Disneys $1 billion deal with OpenAI will bring Disney characters to Sora

2 months / mashable

OpenAI makes $1bn deal to bring Disney characters to ChatGPT and Sora

2 months / bbc

Disney's OpenAI stake is 'a way in' to AI and Sora will help reach younger audience, Iger tells CNBC

2 months / cnbc

OpenAI, Disney to let fans create AI videos in landmark deal

2 months / techxplore

Disney Strikes $1 Billion Deal With OpenAI, Bringing Its Characters to Sora

2 months / iclarified

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

2 months / reddit / /u/jjophh

Disney Puts $1 Billion Into OpenAI, Licenses 200+ Characters for AI-Generated Videos and Images

2 months / slashdot / msmash

Disney signs deal with OpenAI to allow Sora to generate AI videos featuring its characters

2 months / techcrunch / Aisha Malik

Disney (DIS) Stock: Company Invests $1 Billion in OpenAI Partnership

2 months / parameter / Trader Edge

Disney gives OpenAI’s Sora access to more than 200 characters

2 months / siliconrepublic / Suhasini Srinivasaragavan

Disney’s AI Slop Era Is Here

2 months / gizmodo / James Whitbrook

Disney making $1 billion investment in OpenAI, will allow characters on Sora AI video generator

2 months / cnbc

Disney, OpenAI agree Sora licensing deal, $1bn investment

2 months / advanced-television / Colin Mann

Disney is becoming a major customer of — and investor in — OpenAI

2 months / qz / Chris Morris

OpenAI signs deal to bring Disney characters to Sora and ChatGPT

2 months / engadget / Igor Bonifacic

Disney's $1B Deal With OpenAI Will Bring Iconic Characters to Sora AI Videos

2 months / cnet / Katelyn Chedraoui

OpenAI’s billion-dollar Disney deal puts Mickey Mouse and Marvel in Sora

2 months / theverge / Richard Lawler

Disney to Invest $1 Billion in OpenAI, License Characters for Use in ChatGPT, Sora

2 months / wsj / Joseph De Avila

Disney to invest $1bn into OpenAI

2 months / ft

Disney Invests $1 Billion in OpenAI, Strikes Licensing Deal

2 months / bloomberg / Molly Schuetz

Disney making $1B investment in OpenAI, will allow characters on Sora AI

2 months / ycombinator

Disney making $1 billion investment in OpenAI, will allow characters on Sora AI video generator

2 months / reddit / /u/Regular_Eggplant_248

The Walt Disney Company and OpenAI Partner on Sora

2 months / ycombinator

Disney making $1 billion investment in OpenAI, will allow characters on Sora AI video generator

2 months / reddit / /u/Puginator


Legal battles and copyright control

Disney’s Sora Licensing Deal Opens 200 Iconic Characters to AI, But Leaves Out Personality Rights

2 months / medianama / Azdhan

Every single Kindle Scribe has this ridiculous flaw

2 months / pocket-lint / Kelsey Fogarty

Disney's deal with OpenAI is about controlling the future of copyright

2 months / engadget / Igor Bonifacic

The Disney-OpenAI Deal Redefines the AI Copyright War

2 months / reddit / /u/wiredmagazine

The Disney-OpenAI Deal Redefines the AI Copyright War

2 months / wired / Brian Barrett

Disney Invests $1 Billion in OpenAI for Sora Access While Sueing Google for AI Copyright Infringement

2 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Character licensing to Sora intensifies AI threat to Hollywood creators

2 months / implicator / Marcus Schuler


Market reactions and creative impacts

Disney Strikes $1 Billion Deal With OpenAI, Bringing Iconic Characters to Sora Amid Industry Backlash

2 months / techstrong / Jon Swartz

Everything is fine: Disney CEO Bob Iger says OpenAI deal isnt a threat to creatives.

2 months / mashable

Disney wants to drag you into the slop

2 months / theverge / Charles Pulliam-Moore

Disney Invests $1 Billion in the AI Slopification of Its Brand

2 months / 404media / Matthew Gault

Quick read is that the deal is more about optics at the moment – certainly in helping OpenAI against Google, but also Disney signaling a continued push to be forward-thinking with tech. At a time when Hollywood is freaking out about the future, no less! h

2 months / bsky / @mgsiegler.com


Unrelated additional news

UK fines LastPass over 2022 data breach impacting 1.6 million users

2 months / bleepingcomputer / Lawrence Abrams


All Other Stories

"Sora users will be able to start generating videos with Disney characters like Mickey Mouse, Cinderella and Yoda early next year." Oof that Disney x OpenAI deal....

2 months / bsky / @nicolleness.bsky.social / nicolleness.bsky.social

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2 months / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

Disney Puts $1 Billion Into OpenAI, Licenses 200+ Characters for AI-Generated Videos and Images https://slashdot.org/story/25/12/11/1522244/disney-puts-1-billion-into-openai-licenses-200-characters-for-ai-generated-videos-and-images?utm_source=rss1.0mai

2 months / bsky / @slashdot.org / slashdot.org

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Disney says that alongside the agreement, it will "become a major customer of OpenAI," as it will use its APIs to build new products, tools, and experiences, including for Disney+.

2 months / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

The studio has announced a landmark deal and $1 billion investment with OpenAI to bring hundreds of Disney characters to its generative AI platforms.

2 months / bsky / @gizmodo.com / gizmodo.com

this shit sucks!

2 months / bsky / @jwhitbrook.bsky.social / jwhitbrook.bsky.social

I read Disney CEO Bob Iger’s book and he struck me as a reasonably decent, forward-thinking guy (wooing Lucasfilm, Marvel and Apple into the Disney fold) but seems he’ll remembered for the terrible failures of bleeding money with Disney+ and handing their

2 months / bsky / @scottdagostino.ca / scottdagostino.ca

Na, már a Disney is: www.cnbc.com/2025/12/11/d...

2 months / bsky / @mefi.be / mefi.be

Oh God. There are going to be sooo many Disney characters in videos that Iger is gonna wish he could get rid of with a simple copyright strike ... www.cnbc.com/2025/12/11/d...

2 months / bsky / @laynewinters.bsky.social / laynewinters.bsky.social

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