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Ginger Media & Entertainment is a Film PR agency & marketing consultancy - podcast. #podcast #losangeles #Hollywood #film #movies #indiefilm #supportindiefilm #entertainment gliumedia.com

December 5, 2025 at 2:53 PM

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Ginger Media & Entertainment is a Film PR agency & marketing consultancy for independent film. #AmericanFilmMarket #losangeles #Hollywood #film #movies #indiefilm #supportindiefilm #entertainment gliumedia.com

December 5, 2025 at 2:49 PM

Ginger Liu MFA + GME Film PR + Reporter

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Ginger Liu Photography - Hollywood Portraits

#GLIUPHOTO #photography #portrait #losangeles #Hollywood #artist #art

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December 5, 2025 at 2:43 PM

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"The industry-changing deal will see Netflix paying $27.75 a share for the venerable Hollywood studio, with a total equity value of $72B. Netflix will acquire Warner Bros., including its film and television studios, HBO Max and HBO..." deadline.com/2025/12/netf...

Netflix & Warner Bros. Discovery Confirm $82.7B Mega-Deal That Reshapes The Industry

Netflix is officially buying Warner Bros. Discovery for a total enterprise value of $82.7B.

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December 5, 2025 at 2:17 PM

Ginger Liu MFA + GME Film PR + Reporter

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Wow!
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Netflix & Warner Bros. Discovery Confirm $82.7B Mega-Deal That Reshapes The Industry

Netflix is officially buying Warner Bros. Discovery for a total enterprise value of $82.7B.

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December 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM

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New Documentary Studio Unfeatured Films Plans to Use AI to Bring Archival Photos to Life and Restore Old Footage (EXCLUSIVE)

Filmmaker Daniel Clarke has launched Unfeatured Films, which will use AI animate archival photos and footage in documentaries.

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December 2, 2025 at 5:02 PM

Ginger Liu MFA + GME Film PR + Reporter

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Grief Tech Startup Industry News

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Grief Tech Startup Industry

Podcast Episode · The Digital Afterlife of Grief with Ginger Liu · 30/11/2025 · 17m

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December 2, 2025 at 2:26 PM

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AI cited in nearly 50,000 job cuts this year as tech giants accelerate automation

In recent months, large firms across industries and geographic regions have become more vocal with claims that AI is allowing them to eliminate staff and reduce hiring.

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November 26, 2025 at 2:40 PM

Ginger Liu MFA + GME Film PR + Reporter

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AI Grief Tech Sparks Hope and Ethical Debates Over Digital Legacies #deathtech #grieftech #technology #artificialintelligence #generativeai #chatbots #startups #digitalafterlife

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GLIU AI and Visual Arts | Ginger Liu | Substack

Ginger Liu reports on the latest technology and generative AI news shaping Hollywood and the entertainment industry, analyzing trends, startups, and the impact of new tools on film, media, and the cre...

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November 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM

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Someone Dies review from Search My Trash #film #movies #cinema #streamingnow #Amazon #newrelease #supportindiefilm #indiefilm #horror #horrorfilm #scifi
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November 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM

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Augie Duke from The Workout - interview with LightsCameraReelz #podcast #film #movies #actor #interview #cinema #horror #action #supportindiefilm #indiefilm #Amazon #streamingnow
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Augie Duke

Podcast Episode · LightsCameraReelz · 18/11/2025 · 17m

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November 24, 2025 at 3:34 PM

Ginger Liu MFA + GME Film PR + Reporter

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Augie Duke from The Workout - interview with Lights Camera Reelz #podcast #film #movies #actor #interview #cinema #horror #action #supportindiefilm #indiefilm #Amazon #streamingnow #GME Ginger Media & Entertainment podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/a...

Augie Duke

Podcast Episode · LightsCameraReelz · 18/11/2025 · 17m

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November 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM

Ginger Liu MFA + GME Film PR + Reporter

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Augie Duke from The Workout - interview with Lights Camera Reelz #podcast #film #movies #actor #interview #cinema #horror #action #supportindiefilm #indiefilm #Amazon #streamingnow

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November 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM

Ginger Liu MFA + GME Film PR + Reporter

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Augie Duke from The Workout - interview with Lights Camera Reelz #podcast #film #movies #actor #interview #cinema #horror #action #supportindiefilm #indiefilm #Amazon #streamingnow

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Augie Duke Interview Video

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November 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM

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AI Grief Tech Sparks Hope and Ethical Debates Over Digital Legacies

#deathtech #grieftech #technology #artificialintelligence #generativeai #chatbots #startups #digitalafterlife

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AI Grief Tech Sparks Hope and Ethical Debates Over Digital Legacies

Digital resurrection is a growing trend that uses photos, videos, voice messages, and other data to create digital versions of people who have died.

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November 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM

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AFM Earns High Praise for New L.A. Location, but Pricey Film Packages Turn Buyers Off: ‘Expectations Haven’t Fully Adjusted to the Realities of the Market’

The AFM's L.A. relocation was lauded by the industry, but the dearth of dealmaking points to the indie biz's struggles with theatrical and ancillary.

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November 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM

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AI-Generated Images Threaten Future of Documentary as People ‘Will Stop Believing Anything’: ‘Deep Fake Is the Crime, AI Is a Tool’

Documentarians talk how AI-generated images lead to 'sense of mistrust towards documentary filmmaking': 'Trust in media is at an all-time low.'

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November 18, 2025 at 6:17 PM

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SAG-AFTRA praises California lawmakers for new legislation protecting performers’ likenesses from AI #AI #Hollywood #entertainment #artists #film #movies #cinema #technology #actors #artificialintelligence #generativeai

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Hollywood's AI Actress Sparks Union Backlash Amid Industry's $200B AI Boom

Bryan Cranston and SAG-AFTRA raise alarm

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November 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM

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“Skynet Cinema” or Savior? Inside Indie Film’s AI Reckoning

As new AI tech blurs the line between art and algorithm, Hollywood is split between panic and promise, with some indie producers betting AI could finally level the playing field.

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November 18, 2025 at 3:29 PM

Ginger Liu MFA + GME Film PR + Reporter

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Whenever the Top 5 films come up for me. Without fail, I say Chunking Express. If you're in London, it's back on the big screen as part of a Wong Kar Wai festival. Yes, In the Mood for Love is also showing, also amazing.

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