Daily — August 6, 2026

Disney and TikTok agree to cross-distribute officially licensed short-form video to Disney+, Black Forest Labs makes its audio-generating video model generally available, and Korea opens 1.17 million broadcast AI training records for free.

• [Reuters] Disney and TikTok Will Cross-Distribute Official-IP Short Form to Disney+ ↗

  Disney and TikTok signed a deal letting creators officially use characters and scenes from Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, FX, and other Disney properties to make short-form video. Videos the two companies select will run not only on TikTok but in 'Verts,' the vertical video tab inside Disney+. It is the first time TikTok content has been distributed on another streaming platform. A pilot starts in the US within a few months, with other countries to follow.

• [The Decoder] Black Forest Labs Ships 'FLUX 3 Video' With Audio Generation ↗

  Black Forest Labs opened FLUX 3 Video, previously early access only, to general users through its own API and partner platforms. It generates up to 20 seconds of HD and Full HD video with dialogue, sound effects, and ambient audio produced together. On top of text and image prompting it supports video extension, keyframes, multi-shot sequences, and lip-synced dialogue in more than 14 languages. Draft HD generation starts at $0.06 per second on text and image input.

• [Yonhap] Korea Opens 1.17 Million Broadcast AI Training Records for Free ↗

  The Broadcasting, Media and Communications Commission and the Korea Radio Promotion Association released 1,175,800 broadcast-video AI training records reflecting Korean culture and sensibility, distributed through the 'AI Hub Safe Zone.' The set spans ten types including image and video captions, person, background, and object generation, and Korean typefaces and subtitles, and anyone who applies and is approved can use it free for education and research. Broadcast data that IP rights, likeness rights, and neighboring rights had kept out of reach can now feed AI model development inside a controlled environment.