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The Looney Tunes film Coyote vs. Acme wont be rotting away in David Zaslavs basement for the next 50 years. Warner Bros. Discovery has sold the rights to the movie to Ketchup Entertainment, the same company that just released The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie. Ketchup ponied up around $50 million for the film and itll hit theaters in 2026, according to reporting by Deadline. Warner Bros. funded the creation of the movie but then shelved it for a tax write-off. You know the drill. Its pretty much the same thing it did with the Batgirl movie and Scoob! Holiday Haunt. Nobody loves scrapping finished projects more than WB. This one, at least, has a happy ending. Coyote vs. Acme always seemed like a pretty nifty concept. It stars Will Forte and John Cena and follows Wile E. Coyote as he sues notorious manufacturer Acme after he repeatedly fails to catch his arch-nemesis, the roadrunner. Directing duties fell to Dave Green, who made Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows. It was produced by Chris deFaria and James Gunn, with a screenplay by May December scribe Samy Burch. This hasnt stopped Warner Bros. Discovery from feverishly hitting the delete key. It just pulled all of the original Looney Tunes shorts from the streaming platform Max. This happened just as The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie was hitting theaters. To be fair, that film didnt exactly blow up the box office.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/tv-movies/warner-bros-has-officially-sold-the-looney-tunes-film-coyote-vs-acme-170346994.html?src=rss
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Regular YouTube users have likely noticed an abundance of AI-generated fake movie trailers this past year or so. This annoying AI slop is all over the platform. As it turns out, major movie studios have actually been making money from the videos, according to reporting by Deadline. The scheme worked sort of like a mob shakedown. Hollywood studios would not enforce copyright on these videos. Instead, they struck a deal with YouTube to ensure they got the ad revenue instead of the people that typed in a couple of prompts and did some light editing. One of the most famous of these videos is a bogus trailer for the upcoming Superman reboot. This one actually tricked French national television, leading director James Gunn to post three puking emojis on X. He likely didnt know that Warner Bros. Discovery was one of the companies racking up cash for these pale imitations. https://t.co/O17n3VuSx0 James Gunn (@JamesGunn) October 20, 2024 Theres a question here as to why major film studios would allow their brands to be diluted by AI-generated nonsense. After all, these fake trailers exist right next to the actual teasers and its been proven that they can confuse people. We dont have any actual monetary figures, but the videos have racked up billions of views. Maybe thats enough for short-sighted companies. The actors union SAG-AFTRA has called the whole thing a "race to the bottom." In any event, the gravy train has run out of steam. YouTube has turned off ad revenue for these kinds of videos, which was likely done because of Deadlines reporting. Popular channels that distribute this content, like Screen Culture, have been removed from the partner program. Now nobody will make money from a slightly-off Leonardo DiCaprio making his way through a season of Squid Game. The channels can appeal YouTubes decision. The founder of a channel called KH Studio, which has amassed hundreds of millions of views, has said that they never intended to mislead viewers. They just wanted to create "what if" scenarios. "Ive been running KH Studio full-time for over three years now, putting everything into it. Its tough to see it grouped under 'misleading content' in the demonetization decision, when my goal has always been to explore creative possibilities not to misrepresent real releases," they added. We contacted Screen Culture for comment and will update this post if we hear back. That channel has over 1.4 million subscribers and has posted a whopping 1,800 videos. If something exists, Screen Culture has likely made a fake trailer for it. For instance, the channel has posted over 20 AI-generated trailers for the upcoming Marvel film Fantastic Four: First Steps.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/ai/movie-studios-have-been-making-serious-money-from-ai-slop-on-youtube-160434252.html?src=rss
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There may come a point where you want to break ties with Amazon maybe youre cutting down on impulse buys, trying to escape the subscription rabbit hole or just rethinking where your money goes. Whatever the reason, Amazon gives you two main options: you can cancel your Prime membership to stop the monthly (or yearly) payments, or you can go all in and delete your entire Amazon account including your order history, personal data and access to services like Kindle and Prime Video. This guide will walk you through both processes step by step so you can take control of your Amazon presence. How to cancel your Amazon Prime membership Canceling Amazon Prime is a lot easier than you might think especially if youre looking to save money or youre not using the perks much anymore. Prime comes with benefits like free shipping, access to Prime Video, Prime Reading and more, but if youre not using those, you may want to let it go. Go to Amazons End Your Amazon Prime Membership help page, or sign into your Amazon account and select Account & Lists then Prime Membership. Select End Membership. Amazon may prompt you with offers to stay (like reminders of what you'll lose or a discounted rate). If you're sure, keep clicking Continue to Cancel. Confirm your cancellation. Once canceled, your membership will run until the end of your current billing period. If you cancel during a free trial, your Prime benefits will end immediately and you wont be charged. How to delete your Amazon account entirely If you want to take things a step further and permanently delete your Amazon account along with all your personal data, order history and any associated services you can request full account closure. While this will irreversibly delete account details like your order history, you can always sign up again from scratch if you change your mind. Once your account is gone, you wont be able to access anything tied to it again. This includes your: Order history and invoices Access to digital content (like Kindle books, Prime Video purchases or Amazon Music) Saved payment methods and shipping addresses Amazon Photos, Amazon Drive and Alexa voice history Any remaining Amazon gift card balances or promotional credit So, before you go through with it, make sure you download anything you want to keep, spend any remaining credit and cancel open orders or subscriptions. Head to the Close Your Amazon Account help page, or sign into your Amazon account and select Account & Lists then Account, and navigate to the Manage your data section then Close Your Amazon Account. Review the list of services associated with your account. This helps you see what you'll lose access to, such as Audible, Alexa devices, Kindle purchases or Amazon-owned services in other countries. If you're sure you want to continue, select a reason for leaving from the drop-down menu. Check the box confirming: Yes, I want to permanently close my Amazon account and delete my data. Click Close My Account. Georgie Peru for Engadget After submitting the request, Amazon will send a confirmation message to your email or phone number. Youll need to reply within five days to verify the deletion request. If you dont, the request expires and your account stays active. If you have multiple Amazon accounts, youll need to go through this process for each one individually. Once your account is deleted, you cant get it back. If you want to use Amazon again in the future, youll have to create a brand-new account. Also, your account will be deleted across all Amazon sites globally so if you also use amazon.co.uk, amazon.de or amazon.co.jp with the same login, those will be gone too. FAQs Can you get a refund on your Prime membership? Yes, in some cases. If you havent used any Prime benefits during the current period for example, if you havent placed an order with free Prime shipping or streamed anything on Prime Video Amazon will typically give you a full refund. It usually takes three to five business days to process. What happens to your Prime add-ons? If youve signed up for Prime Video Channels like Paramount+ or Showtime, those will also end when you cancel your Prime membership. These subscriptions wont renew once Prime is canceled. Also, if you subscribed to Prime through Google Play on an Android device, you'll need to cancel through Google Subscriptions instead. Similarly, if your Prime came bundled with a third-party service like Metro by T-Mobile, youll need to contact that provider directly to cancel. For more general tips on managing and canceling subscriptions youre no longer using, check out our guide to finding and cancelig unused subscriptions. What if you cant log in to your account? If youre having trouble accessing the account you want to close, Amazon has a help page that walks you through password recovery, identity verification and other troubleshooting steps. And if you're helping someone else delete their account for example, if you're an authorized agent Amazon recommends contacting it via email with legal proof of authorization under your state's privacy laws.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/how-to-cancel-your-amazon-account-160046999.html?src=rss
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