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Author: Sarah Robbins

Screenshot of the Gemini Notebook home page at Google's NotebookLM address, headlined Understand anything, with a card reading Turn Assignments into Audio Overviews. Image: Google
Featured Articles Opinion Voice Over AI 

Opinion: Google Says It Hired an Actor. If That Actor Is You, Read the Contract Twice

Published October 23, 2026 Sarah Robbins AI rider, AI Voices, David Greene, google+, Midler v. Ford, NAVA, NotebookLM, opinion, right of publicity, voice actor contracts

Google says the voice in the David Greene case came from an actor it hired. What that means for every voice actor recording for AI, and what to check before you sign.

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Featured Articles Industry Events 

Eight Dates for Working Voice Actors Before December. One Conference Says Its Format Changes After This Year

Published October 18, 2026October 18, 2026 Sarah Robbins AdventureX, LA Comic Con, MAVO, NAVA, Premios Actua, voice actor conferences, voice over events

Eight voice over dates from October 21 to November 15, from free online sessions to MAVO in Virginia, with costs and who each one is for.

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Featured Articles VO Tech News 

Can a Voice Be a Trademark? Italy’s Prime Minister Filed Four Seconds of Hers

Published October 18, 2026October 18, 2026 Sarah Robbins AI voice detection, EUIPO, Giorgia Meloni, Luca Ward, Pindrop, Sierra, sound trademark, voice cloning

Giorgia Meloni filed four seconds of her voice as an EU sound mark. What it protects, what it costs, and what AI caller detection means for voice actors.

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Featured Articles VO Tech News 

AI Voice Firms Now Sell Consent. Two of Them Are Also Switching Voices Off

Published October 18, 2026October 18, 2026 Sarah Robbins AI Voices, consent, VO tech, voice cloning, Voice Licensing

Microsoft, HeyGen and Decagon launched AI voices that promise consent, while Hume and OpenAI switch voices off. What voice actors should ask before licensing.

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Featured Articles Voice Over Articles 

Voice123 Will Start Charging Clients to Post Castings

Published October 16, 2026October 25, 2026 Sarah Robbins casting sites, pay to play, voice actors, voice over business, voice123

From November 1, Voice123 clients pay to post castings past a monthly allowance. Here's what it means for voice actors already paying for access.

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Entertainment Featured Articles 

Avatar: Seven Havens Hands the Avatar to a Newcomer. Saheli Khan’s First Screen Role Is Now Four Books Long

Published October 10, 2026 Sarah Robbins animation voice acting, Avatar: Seven Havens, Dee Bradley Baker, New York Comic Con, Paramount+, Saheli Khan

Avatar: Seven Havens premiered on Paramount+ with newcomer Saheli Khan as Pavi and was renewed through Book 4 the same day at New York Comic Con.

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Entertainment Featured Articles 

Gears of War: E-Day Has No Russian Voices. A Fan-Made AI Dub Got There Before Launch Day

Published October 6, 2026 Sarah Robbins AI dubbing, AI Voices, GamesVoice, Gears of War, Gears of War: E-Day, Russian dubbing, video game localization

E-Day launches with voices in 11 languages but only subtitles in Russian. A fan project's AI dub filled the gap first, and players are split.

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Jonathan Blow’s Order of the Sinking Star Names Its Voice Cast. Only Two Languages Get to Hear It

Published October 2, 2026 Sarah Robbins Anjali Bhimani, dubbing, Emily O'Brien, Jonathan Blow, Liam O'Brien, localization, Order of the Sinking Star, video game voice acting, voice cast

Emily O'Brien, Liam O'Brien and Anjali Bhimani lead Jonathan Blow's new puzzle game. Full voice comes in only English and Simplified Chinese.

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Peppino Mazzullo, the Voice of Topo Gigio for 45 Years, Dies at 100

Published October 1, 2026 Sarah Robbins Ed Sullivan, Italy, Maria Perego, obituary, Peppino Mazzullo, puppetry, Topo Gigio, voice actors

The Italian actor who voiced Topo Gigio from 1961 to 2006 died at home near Messina. He invented the mouse's catchphrase and never called himself a dubber.

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Anime Entertainment Featured Articles 

Salami Studios Is Closing After 30 Years. Voice Actors Are Saying Goodbye to the Room Where Their Careers Began

Published September 29, 2026October 5, 2026 Sarah Robbins anime dubbing, Cyberpunk Edgerunners, Maile Flanagan, North Hollywood, Salami Studios, studio closure, voice actors

North Hollywood's Salami Studios, home to Avatar, Jackie Chan Adventures and Edgerunners sessions, is closing. Voice actors react to the news.

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Entertainment Featured Articles 

Dots, a Rainbow and a Lissajous: How Australia’s TV Networks Got Their Logos and Their Voices

Published September 26, 2026September 26, 2026 Sarah Robbins ABC TV, Australian television, John Deeks, logos, Network 10, Nine Network, promo voice, SBS, Seven Network, station announcers

Nine's dots, Seven's rainbow, Ten's circle, the ABC's Lissajous and SBS's globe, plus the announcers who were the voice of each network.

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