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Why Two Hollywood Studios Took Equity in AI Video Providers in 11 Days

In June 2026, A24 and Lionsgate each took equity stakes in AI video providers 11 days apart. Neither framed it as cost reduction. Here is what the deals reveal about where AI filmmaking tools have landed.

Industry NewsAI Video

Rishikesh Ranjan

Growth Lead

Jun 29, 2026

Industry news10 min read

Seedance 2.5: ByteDance's Native 30-Second AI Video Model and the End of Stitching

ByteDance announced Seedance 2.5 on June 23, 2026, the first major AI video model to generate a native 30-second 4K clip in a single pass. Here is what that means for production teams dealing with the stitching problem.

Industry NewsAI Video

Rishikesh Ranjan

Growth Lead

Jun 25, 2026

Industry news12 min read

The AI Video Power Vacuum: How Sora's Collapse and Seedance's Legal Freeze Handed Alibaba Global Market Leadership

OpenAI shut Sora down in April 2026. ByteDance froze Seedance 2.0's global rollout in March after Hollywood cease-and-desist letters. Within 90 days, two of the most credible enterprise AI video models exited the international market. Alibaba launched HappyHorse 1.1 on June 22 into that gap, the only enterprise-grade model with a global API, native lip sync, and audio in a single pass. Here is the full analysis.

Industry NewsAI Video

Rishikesh Ranjan

Growth Lead

Jun 23, 2026

Industry news10 min read

Grok Imagine 1.5 Just Took #1 on the Image-to-Video AI Leaderboard. The Real Story Is the Pace.

xAI's Grok Imagine 1.5 debuted May 31, 2026 and hit #1 on the Artificial Analysis Image-to-Video Arena with 1404 Elo, beating HappyHorse, Seedance 2.0, and Google Veo. Built on the Aurora autoregressive architecture with native audio in a single pass, it reached the top in 10 months from zero. Here's what the pace means.

Industry NewsAI Video

Rishikesh Ranjan

Growth Lead

Jun 17, 2026

Industry news13 min read

Why OpenAI Shut Down Sora: The Economics of AI Video at Scale

OpenAI killed Sora on April 26, 2026. The app burned roughly $1M per day, earned $2.1M in total lifetime revenue, and held a 1% 30-day retention rate. Here is what the numbers reveal about the real economics of AI video infrastructure in 2026.

Industry NewsAI Video

Rishikesh Ranjan

Growth Lead

Jun 13, 2026

Industry news11 min read

Avataar's Varya and the Collapsing Cost of AI Video Generation

Avataar launched Varya, an India-built video model distilled from Wan 2.2 that generates video at about $0.005 per second. Here is what the launch says about collapsing AI video generation costs.

Industry NewsAI Video

Rishikesh Ranjan

Growth Lead

Jun 12, 2026

Industry news12 min read

The AI Video Disclosure Era Starts Today: NY Law, EU AI Act, and What $9.1B in Ad Spend Must Change

New York's Synthetic Performer Disclosure Law is live as of June 9, 2026, and EU AI Act Article 50 enforcement arrives August 2. Here's what both laws actually require, who is exposed, and a practical compliance checklist for the next 54 days.

Industry NewsAI Video

Rishikesh Ranjan

Growth Lead

Jun 9, 2026

Industry news10 min read

Gemini Omni Flash on YouTube: What Happens When AI Video Goes Native

Google just embedded AI video generation into YouTube for free. Here's what that means for the 2.7 billion people who already use the platform, for content creators, and for where the AI video industry goes from here.

Industry NewsAI Video

Rishikesh Ranjan

Growth Lead

Sep 1, 2026

Industry news9 min read

NVIDIA Cosmos 3 and the Next Turn in AI Video

NVIDIA Cosmos 3 is an open world model for physical AI. Here's why it matters for AI video, image-to-video workflows, and the move from clips to simulation.

Industry NewsAI Video

Rishikesh Ranjan

Growth Lead

Jun 4, 2026

Industry news10 min read

What Is the Remotion Skill? 2026 Status and Install Guide

The Remotion skill gives coding agents current guidance for building programmatic React videos. See its August 2026 status, install command, and launch history.

Industry news20 min read

50+ AI Video Statistics for 2026: The Data Behind Video's Biggest Shift

The most comprehensive collection of AI video statistics for 2026 - covering market size, adoption rates, production cost shifts, viewer behavior, and GTM impact. Every data point sourced and cross-referenced.