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š± TikTok wants its creators to start writingā¦
As the conversation about YouTuber-made box-office hitsĀ 'Obsession'Ā andĀ 'Backrooms'Ā rolls on, one of the many takeaways being kicked around is that platforms like YouTube and TikTok have basically become the new training ground for talent. And TikTok just made a move that fits the moment, aiming to turn its own creatorsā¦
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š± Studios are hiring TikTok kids to sell their movies
"Clipping," or paying freelance editors to cut short clips from longer content and post them across TikTok, Reels, and Shorts, has quietly scaled into a full-blown industry. You've probably seen the format: intricate edits that splice together scenes around specific characters or moments, set to trending music with filtersā¦
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š¬ āStar Search,ā WBD drama, and FilmTokā¦
Star Search (Netflix) šŗ Netflix just launched real-time voting for its new live talent show.Ā The streamer launchedĀ 'Star Search'Ā this week, a live reboot of the '80s talent competition featuring real-time voting. While episodes air on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, viewers canĀ rate performances 1-5 starsĀ directly through theā¦
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š¬ MTV, Disney+, and IMAXā¦
šŗ I want my MTV back. Paramount Skydance is on the hunt for a strategic partner to help revive the cable network, which has lost steam over the past two decades and now averages fewer than 200,000 primetime viewers. The company has talked to major music industry figures about acquiring a stake, hoping access to musicā¦
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š¬ āThe Housemaid,ā Versant, and TikTokā¦
š§¹ 'The Housemaid' is getting a sequel before it's even done in theaters. The sexy thriller was the dark horse of the holiday season, largely written off as a streaming movie in a genre that Hollywood considered dead on arrival for theatrical. Instead, it's crossed $133M globally, with 63% of its opening night audienceā¦
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š¤³ Even A-listers are joining the TikTok brigadeā¦
Leonardo DiCaprio is making TikToks.Ā Let that sink in. If even LeoāOscar winner, Scorsese muse, yacht enthusiastāhas to create content forĀ 'One Battle After Another,'Ā the old junket playbook is officially dead. The full promotional surrender:Ā DiCaprio's been makingĀ Instagram Reels/TikToks with his Gen Z co-star Chaseā¦