Bezos Denies Biz Interests Led to Axing Harris Nod, SAG-AFTRA Reaches AI Deal With Ethovox and Niche Players Like Megyn Kelly Are Winning YouTube Vote

Plus: Meta builds AI search engine, ‘SNL’ VFX workers unionize with IATSE, Jon Stewart extends through 2025 and Combs sued for raping 10-year-old boy and teen [Jeff Bezos attends the Baby2Baby 10-Year Gala in 2021]( [Jeff Bezos Denies Business Interests Influenced Decision to Kill Kamala Harris Endorsement]( By Ross A. Lincoln Jeff Bezos is insisting that concerns about his businesses played no role his his decision to kill the Washington Post Editorial Board’s planned endorsement of Kamala Harris. In an editorial published Monday afternoon in the Washington Post, Bezos also justified the decision by citing widespread distrust of media among Americans. He did not note that it has so far cost the paper hundreds of thousands of subscribers as well as some of its most high profile writers. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [SAG-AFTRA logo]( [SAG-AFTRA Reaches Deal on AI Protections With Digital Replica Company Ethovox]( By Jeremy Fuster As part of its efforts to build industry standards around artificial intelligence protections for actors, SAG-AFTRA announced a deal with AI company Ethovox on Monday as it creates a “foundational voice model” that serves as the basis for digital replicas. As part of the contract with Ethovox, which was founded by video game voice actor Cissy Jones, SAG-AFTRA members who lend their voices to the development of the model will receive both session fees and ongoing revenue sharing for the life of the foundational model. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [YouTube political shows]( [How Niche Media Players Like Megyn Kelly Won the YouTube Election 2024 Vote]( By Sean Burch As trust in legacy media continues to erode, more people — whether they’re voting for Kamala Harris or Donald Trump — are turning to YouTube for their 2024 election news. Steve Krakauer, the executive producer of conservative SiriusXM’s The Megyn Kelly Show, and David Pakman, who hosts his own progressive political show on YouTube, have seen it firsthand. Their shows — which each have more than 2.6 million YouTube subscribers — approach the election from different viewpoints politically. But both agree that their successes illustrate how it has become a golden age for political commentators who aren’t on traditional network and cable shows. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Meta Builds AI Search Engine to Reduce Its Dependency on Google and Bing]( ['SNL' VFX Workers Unionize With IATSE]( [jon-stewart-the-daily-show]( [Jon Stewart Extends 'Daily Show' Hosting Gig Through 2025]( [Sean Combs, Making the Band 4]( [Sean 'Diddy' Combs Sued for Raping 10-Year-Old Boy and Teen Who Auditioned for 'Making the Band']( --------------------------------------------------------------- [WrapPRO logo] Discover why entertainment executives and professionals rely on the WrapPRO platform daily for exclusive coverage, analysis, deeper reporting, and access to VIP events & screenings throughout the year. [Subscribe Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( TheWrap | 2034 Armacost Ave Los Angeles, CA 90025 [Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( [LiveIntent Logo]( [AdChoices Logo](