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Former Google executive Matt Brittin selected to be next BBC director general
Former Olympic rower to lead corporation as it hammers out future funding model with government The BBC has turned to a former tech executive to steer it through a critical period in its history, as it attempts to navigate government talks over its future and huge changes in media consumption. Matt Brittin, who stepped down…
Bryan Cranston thanks OpenAI for cracking down on Sora 2 deepfakes
Users of generative AI video app were able to recreate the Breaking Bad actor’s likeness without his consent, which OpenAI called ‘unintentional’ Bryan Cranston has said he is “grateful” to OpenAI for cracking down on deepfakes of himself on the company’s generative AI video platform Sora 2, after users were able to generate his voice…
‘Cancel Netflix’: Elon Musk leads rightwing backlash over trans character in kids’ show
Resurfaced clip from Dead End: Paranormal Park led Musk to encourage his followers to cancel their subscriptions Elon Musk, the multibillionaire and self-proclaimed “free speech absolutist”, has in recent days trained his attention on getting people to cancel their Netflix subscriptions in protest of what he claims is the company’s “woke bias” and inclusion of…
‘The BBC feels very samey and boring’: the over-50s who prefer YouTube
More Britons in this age group are switching to the video platform, with its shorter, niche and more personal content UK viewers over the age of 55 watched almost twice as much YouTube last year as they did in 2023, with 42% of them watching on a TV, according to a survey by the communications…
YouTube most popular first TV destination for children, Ofcom finds
One in five young viewers go to platform first when they turn on TV, as older people also watch more of its content Are you watching YouTube on your TV more than other channels? Children are now heading to YouTube from the moment they turn on the television, in the latest sign of the video…