Disney agrees deal to let TikTokers use its films and TV shows in videos
Disney agrees deal to let TikTokers use its films and TV shows in videosImage source, PixarByImran Rahman-JonesTechnology reporterPublished3 minutes agoDisney and TikTok have agreed a deal which will allow creators to use clips from Disney films, including its subsidiaries, in…
- ▪Disney agrees deal to let TikTokers use its films and TV shows in videosImage source, PixarByImran Rahman-JonesTechnology reporterPublished3 minutes agoDisney and TikTok have agreed a deal which will allow creators to use clips from Disney
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Disney agrees deal to let TikTokers use its films and TV shows in videosImage source, PixarByImran Rahman-JonesTechnology reporterPublished3 minutes agoDisney and TikTok have agreed a deal which will allow creators to use clips from Disney films, including its subsidiaries, in their videos.It means clips from hit franchises like Star Wars, Toy Story and the Marvel Cinematic Universe will soon start popping up in videos - which will also be shared on Disney's short-form video platform, Verts.The scheme will be launched in the US before being rolled out to other countries.Neither company shared financial details of the agreement, although it follows the collapse of a $1bn (£745m) deal between Disney and OpenAI which would have let people use its characters in AI-generated videos.That…
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