Russians at War is screened in Toronto after the end of the Toronto International Film Festival, which had canceled screenings due to "significant threats" (Anthony D'Alessandro/Deadline)
Mediagazer: Russians at War is screened in Toronto after the end of the Toronto International Film Festival, which had canceled screenings due to “significant threats” (Anthony D'Alessandro/Deadline)
Top News:
The Verge:
YouTube launches Communities, a space where creators can let fans post content and chat, and Community Hub, which shows creators all their channel's activity— Many creators post videos on YouTube but take to other platforms to actually interact with their fans and viewers.
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Dan Whateley /
Business Insider: YouTube's product chief explains its approach to AI as the tech becomes a bigger part of content creation
Jessica Bursztynsky /
Fast Company: YouTube will now help creators' fans form online communities
Kaya Yurieff /
The Information: YouTube Unveils a Cornucopia of AI Tools
Nickolas Diaz /
Android Central: Made by YouTube highlights rising star ‘Hype’ and AI generation with Veo
Rene Ritchie /
The Keyword: 9 new features we announced at Made on YouTube 2024
Laurent Giret /
Thurrott: YouTube Launches New Communities Experience
John Callaham /
Neowin: YouTube is adding new features for creators and viewers including Communities
Dade Hayes /
Deadline: YouTube Will Give A Living-Room Nod To TV Tradition, Organizing Channel Content By Seasons And Episodes
Aisha Malik /
TechCrunch: YouTube Studio now lets creators brainstorm video ideas with the help of AI
Sam Gutelle /
Tubefilter: YouTube wants creators to share the Hype
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The Hollywood Reporter:
YouTube plans a major connected TV app revamp, with a new UI and features like immersive previews for creator pages and a more prominent subscribe functionality
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Next TV, AV Club, Variety, Engadget, Brynn Evans on LinkedIn and JR Futrell on LinkedIn, more at Techmeme »
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Todd Spangler /
Variety: YouTube Leans Into AI With Tools to Generate Video, Backgrounds and More: 'It's About Empowering Creativity, Not Replacing It'
Brynn Evans /
Brynn Evans on LinkedIn: I'm really proud of our team's focus on improving the experience for creators on TV. These creators are the lifeblood of YouTube. …
JR Futrell /
JR Futrell on LinkedIn: 👀 Very cool new work coming to YouTube on your TV soon . . . 👀 — “I really think it just edges us further into that playing field …
TechCrunch:
YouTube integrates Google DeepMind's AI video generation model Veo into Shorts, letting creators generate high-quality backgrounds and 1080p six-second clips
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Guohui on LinkedIn, Google DeepMind and Wired, more at Techmeme »
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Guohui /
Guohui on LinkedIn: Exciting news! We are thrilled to announce the upcoming launch of the AI video generation capability within YouTube Shorts. …
Eli Collins /
Google DeepMind: Empowering YouTube creators with generative AI
The Verge:
YouTube adds an Inspiration tab in the YouTube Studio app that lets creators use AI to generate video concepts, create titles and thumbnails, and write scripts
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Business Insider, Android Authority, The Wrap, @Faintdreams@dice.camp and @baekdal, more at Techmeme »
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Peter Kafka /
Business Insider: YouTube's CEO explains why he pays creators so much — and how he'll fight election denial
Rushil Agrawal /
Android Authority: YouTube auto-dubbing will let you watch global content with realistic voice and tone matching
Lucas Manfredi /
The Wrap: YouTube to Organize Creator Content by Seasons, Episodes in Nod to Traditional TV @Faintdreams@dice.camp: Did any actual YouTube Creators actually ask for this ? — “YouTube will use AI to generate ideas, titles, and even full videos — / YouTube's own tools can now help you write the perfect title, pick the perfect thumbnail, and make a video in seconds”. - The Verge — 😖 — #YouTube #AIVideo …
Thomas Baekdal /
@baekdal: Now it's even quicker for clueless creators to crate AI slop... Note to creators. If you have no idea what to make a video about, turning to AI is not the solution.
The Verge:
YouTube unveils Hype, a promotional system that lets users boost smaller creators with a hype button after liking; the most-hyped videos appear on a leaderboard
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Business Insider, TechCrunch and more at Techmeme »
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Business Insider: YouTube just unveiled new features that could make life easier for creators but come with risks
Aisha Malik /
TechCrunch: YouTube launches Communities, a Discord-like space for creators and fans to interact with each other
Sarah Perez /
TechCrunch: YouTube unveils ‘Hype,’ a new way for fans to help smaller creators grow their reach
Reuters:
Sources: Google tried to end an EU antitrust probe by offering to sell its ad marketplace AdX, or Ad Exchange, but European publishers rejected the proposal— Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google earlier this year offered to sell its advertising marketplace AdX to allay EU competition concerns …
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Engadget, The Information, Financial Times, Breitbart and Associated Press, more at Techmeme »
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Anna Washenko /
Engadget: Report: Google offered to sell AdX to end EU antitrust suit
Erin Woo /
The Information: Google Reportedly Proposed Selling its Ad Exchange to End EU Antitrust Attacks
Javier Espinoza /
Financial Times: Google wins appeal against €1.5bn EU competition fine
Lucas Nolan /
Breitbart: Google Trial 2.0: Internal Documents Show Internet Giant Used Exclusivity Deals to Maintain Ad Empire Associated Press: Google wins legal bid to overturn 1.5 billion euro antitrust fine in EU digital ad case
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Reuters:
The EU's General Court annuls a €1.49B antitrust fine imposed on Google in 2019 for abusing its dominance to prevent websites from using non-AdSense ad brokers— Alphabet (GOOGL.O) unit Google won a legal challenge on Wednesday against a 1.49 billion euro ($1.7 billion) …
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The Register, Android Authority, Thurrott, BBC, Wall Street Journal, @adrianweckler, Global Competition Review, Search Engine Land, Courthouse News Service, @eucourtpress, Neowin, TechCrunch, Reuters, Bloomberg, The Information, CNBC, Engadget, Politico, Associated Press and RTÉ, more at Techmeme »
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Brandon Vigliarolo /
The Register: Google dodges €1.5B EU ads antitrust fine after appeal win
Stephen Schenck /
Android Authority: Google just dodged a massive EU antitrust fine
Paul Thurrott /
Thurrott: EU General Court Tosses Out a Google Antitrust Fine
Tom Gerken /
BBC: Google scores rare legal win as 1.49bn euro fine scrapped
Mauro Orru /
Wall Street Journal: Google Wins Fight to Scrap $1.7 Billion EU Antitrust Fine Over Ads
Adrian Weckler /
@adrianweckler: Rare win for big tech in EU — ECJ rules against European Commission on advertising sector abuse (AdSense), cancels the €1.5bn fine https://curia.europa.eu/...
Francesca McClimont /
Global Competition Review: General Court overturns EU Google AdSense decision
Anu Adegbola /
Search Engine Land: Google wins $1.7B EU antitrust fine appeal
Alexandra Brzozowski /
Courthouse News Service: In surprise ruling, EU court scraps $1.65 billion antitrust fine against Google @eucourtpress: #EUGeneralCourt annuls the @EU_Commission's decision to fine @Google almost €1.5 billion #AdSense 👉 https://curia.europa.eu/...
Karthik Mudaliar /
Neowin: Google overturns €1.49 billion antitrust fine by the EU over digital ad market practices
Samuel Stolton /
Bloomberg: Google Wins Fight Over €1.5 Billion EU Fine for Ads Abuse
Arjun Kharpal /
CNBC: Google wins court challenge to the EU's $1.7 billion antitrust fine over ad product
Mariella Moon /
Engadget: Google wins appeal against $1.7 billion EU fine for ‘abusive’ advertising practices
Edith Hancock /
Politico: Google scores surprise court win on EU antitrust fine
Associated Press:
Qualcomm loses court appeal against European Union antitrust penalty in chipset case from 2019
Wall Street Journal:
Lionsgate, the studio behind The Hunger Games, John Wick, and Twilight, signs a deal with Runway to use generative AI in the creation of its movies and TV shows— Hollywood studio will give the tech company access to its library of movies and shows in exchange for a custom-built AI model
Discussion:
Runway, The Hollywood Reporter, Wired, Variety, AV Club, Deadline, Ars Technica, Kennon Fleisher on LinkedIn, The Verge, Los Angeles Times, Runway, Engadget, Quartz, Cole Garry on LinkedIn, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, 404 Media, Jessica Toonkel on LinkedIn, The Wrap, Media Play News and WORLD SCREEN, more at Techmeme »
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Alex Weprin /
The Hollywood Reporter: Lionsgate Inks Deal With AI Firm to Mine Its Massive Film and TV Library
Angela Watercutter /
Wired: Lionsgate's New Deal Is a Test of Hollywood's Relationship With AI
Todd Spangler /
Variety: Lionsgate Will Use AI to Let Filmmakers ‘Augment’ Their Work, Studio Expects to Save ‘Millions’ via Pact With Startup Runway
Mary Kate Carr /
AV Club: Lionsgate clearly seeking to alienate Hollywood creatives with A.I. partnership
Jill Goldsmith /
Deadline: Lionsgate Partners With AI Firm To Generate Video From Its IP
Benj Edwards /
Ars Technica: Landmark AI deal sees Hollywood giant Lionsgate provide library for AI training
Kennon Fleisher /
Kennon Fleisher on LinkedIn: We've arrived at that point where studios are partnering with the AI companies, which seems to solidify everyone's fears about the future of the creative industry. …
Charles Pulliam-Moore /
The Verge: Lionsgate signs deal to train AI model on its movies and shows
Sarah Fielding /
Engadget: Lionsgate signs a deal with the devil (an AI startup)
Bruce Gil /
Quartz: The studio behind ‘Twilight’ and ‘The Hunger Games’ just turned over its media library for a custom AI model
Cole Garry /
Cole Garry on LinkedIn: Working with Runway means seeing a lot of firsts, but this one is particularly exciting - the first deal between a major studio and an AI company …
Carl Franzen /
VentureBeat: Runway inks deal with Lionsgate in first team-up for AI provider and major movie studio
Emanuel Maiberg /
404 Media: Homemade Porn Site Promises Not to Train AI on Performers
Jessica Toonkel /
Jessica Toonkel on LinkedIn: Major news in Hollywood. Lionsgate has agreed to give generative AI startup Runway access to its entire library of shows and movies in exchange for its own AI model it can use for the big screen
Sean Burch /
The Wrap: Lionsgate Partners With Runway AI to Create Tools for Storyboarding, Post-Production
Erik Gruenwedel /
Media Play News: Lionsgate Partners With Runway for AI Use in Movie Productions
Kristin Brzoznowski /
WORLD SCREEN: Lionsgate Inks Deal With AI Firm Runway
Bleacher Report:
ESPN's NBA reporter Adrian Wojnarowski is leaving after seven years to become general manager of the men's basketball program at his alma mater St. Bonaventure— In a stunning turn of events, ESPN lost arguably the best basketball insider in media on Wednesday.
Discussion:
ESPN, Awful Announcing, Washington Post, The Desk, St. Bonaventure, @adamschefter, Tim Londergan on LinkedIn, Deadspin, Defector, USA Today, WXIA-TV, New York Post, ComingSoon.net, Los Angeles Times, Front Office Sports, The Hollywood Reporter, Plain Dealer, Us Weekly, Mediaite, The Hill, The Guardian, Todd Dybas on LinkedIn, New York Times, The Verge, Variety, Barrett Media, KVIA-TV, Sportico, Deadline, New York Daily News and Associated Press
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Brandon Contes /
Awful Announcing: Adam Schefter reacts to Adrian Wojnarowski's retirement: ‘He wanted his life back’
Ben Strauss /
Washington Post: Prominent NBA reporter Adrian Wojnarowski announces retirement from ESPN
Matthew Keys /
The Desk: ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski announces retirement St. Bonaventure: Wojnarowski, '91, Retires From ESPN To Accept GM Role With Bonnies Basketball Program
Adam Schefter /
@adamschefter: ESPN senior NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski has agreed to become the general manager of the men's basketball program at St. Bonaventure, he told ESPN. The role includes Name Image and Likeness allocation, recruiting and supporting successful Bonnies coach Mark Schmidt. [image]
Tim Londergan /
Tim Londergan on LinkedIn: A departure from my #tradesecret bandwagon today ... Adrian Wojnarowski is leaving ESPN to become the GM of men's basketball at St. Bonaventure University. …
Kevin Draper /
Deadspin: Adrian Wojnarowski Finally Won His War Against ESPN
Bryan Kalbrosky /
USA Today: 5 possible replacements for Adrian Wojnarowski if ESPN does not hire Shams Charania
John Wawrow /
WXIA-TV: Adrian Wojnarowski is leaving ESPN
Matt Ehalt /
New York Post: ESPN ‘likely’ to target Chris Haynes, Shams Charania to replace Adrian Wojnarowski after retirement stunner
Nicholas Tan /
ComingSoon.net: Here's Why ESPN's Woj Retired & Walked Away From $35 Million Contract
Steve Henson /
Los Angeles Times: Final Woj bomb: Adrian Wojnarowski retires from ESPN to take St. Bonaventure basketball GM job
Tim Bielik /
Plain Dealer: The NBA's most famous newsbreaker is leaving the industry for another job
Russell Steinberg /
Us Weekly: ESPN NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski Retires From Reporting in Shocking Announcement
Ahmad Austin Jr /
Mediaite: JUST IN: Top NBA Insider Adrian ‘Woj’ Wojnarowski Announces Retirement from ESPN
Dominick Mastrangelo /
The Hill: Adrian Wojnarowski leaving ESPN
Todd Dybas /
Todd Dybas on LinkedIn: You know the who but not the where. — Basketball is everything at St. Bonaventure, a tiny school of 2,600 students propping up an unknown town in western New York. … New York Times: Adrian Wojnarowski retires from ESPN to become GM for St. Bonaventure men's basketball
Richard Lawler /
The Verge: NBA Twitter newsbreaker Adrian Wojnarowski is retiring
Brian Steinberg /
Variety: Adrian Wojnarowski, NBA Insider, Says He'll Leave ESPN for College Role Barrett Media: Adrian ‘Woj’ Wojnarowski Retires from ESPN, Named Men's Basketball GM at St. Bonaventure
Wayne Sterling /
KVIA-TV: NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski retires from ESPN to become basketball general manager at alma mater
Jacob Feldman /
Sportico: ESPN's Woj Retires From TV to Take St. Bonaventure Hoops Job
Erik Pedersen /
Deadline: Adrian “Woj” Wojnarowski Retires As ESPN's NBA Insider To Be GM Of His Alma Mater's Hoops Team
James O'Connell /
New York Daily News: NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski drops ultimate ‘Woj bomb’ and retires from ESPN
TechCrunch:
Patreon adds Autopilot, which predicts free members that are most likely to upgrade and offers discounts, after finding upgrade rates grew by ~19% in testing— Patreon is rolling out new automated features for creators to convert free members to paid ones.
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Carlos Faham on LinkedIn, Tubefilter and Patreon
Engadget:
Substack now lets creators with its Bestsellers badges start live videos within its app, and plans to roll out the feature to all users in the coming months— It's just for top users at the start, but will the general audience tune in? — Substack is adding a live video component to its newsletter service.
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Tubefilter, On Substack, The Verge, @ryansingel@writing.exchange and @taylorlorenz, more at Techmeme »
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Sam Gutelle /
Tubefilter: Do newsletter writers want to be streamers? Substack is going to find out.
Ryan Singel /
@ryansingel@writing.exchange: Another day, another Substack feature designed to lock publishers into #Substack. — It started with a proprietary social network nowlive video *in the Substack app* — It's pretty clear where all this is headed and it's not an indie open web. Just the usual VC-funded roach motel trap. …
Taylor Lorenz /
@taylorlorenz: Had so much fun DESTROYING @kenklippenstein w facts and logic on our last Substack Live, excited to stream more with each other over the next few months! https://www.engadget.com/...
The Desk:
DirecTV will carry Chicago Sports Network starting October 1, offering live games from the Chicago Bulls, Chicago Blackhawks, and Chicago White Sox— The channel will offer live games from the Chicago Bulls, Chicago Blackhawks and Chicago White Sox. — Satellite and streaming television …
Discussion:
Bleacher Nation, Tv Technology, The Streamable, Cord Cutters News, WGN-TV and Next TV
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George Winslow /
Tv Technology: DirecTV, Chicago Sports Network Reach Multi Year Distribution Agreement
Luke Bouma /
Cord Cutters News: DIRECTV STREAM Adds A New Channel
Michael Johnson /
WGN-TV: New Chicago Sports Network, DIRECTV announce agreement to televise Bulls, Blackhawks, White Sox starting Oct. 1
Daniel Frankel /
Next TV: New Bulls, Blackhawks and White Sox RSN Gets Carriage on DirecTV
CNN:
Online outlet The Haitian Times' staff face threats and attacks since Donald Trump and JD Vance amplified conspiracy theories about Haitian immigrants in Ohio— New York CNN — — Macollvie Neel, editor of the Haitian Times, was ready to start her workday from home on Monday when her doorbell rang.
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Media Nation, Vibe, Mediaite, KVIA-TV, WKYC-TV and Associated Press
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Dan Kennedy /
Media Nation: All news is local: The Dorchester Reporter tears into Trump's and Vance's racist attacks
David Gilmour /
Mediaite: Springfield City Manager Debunked Cat-Eating Story to JD Vance Aide Shortly After it Was Posted — And Remained Unchanged
Zachary B. Wolf /
KVIA-TV: Ohio Republicans are being very, very careful in correcting Trump and Vance WKYC-TV: ‘A crying shame’: Kamala Harris speaks out about false claims surrounding migrants in Springfield, Ohio
Deadline:
Russians at War is screened in Toronto after the end of the Toronto International Film Festival, which had canceled screenings due to “significant threats”— The anti-war documentary Russians at War screened yesterday at the TIFF Lightbox theater after the Toronto International …
Discussion:
Corey Atad /
Toronto Star: TIFF cancelled it over threats. Now it's back on the schedule. Why is ‘Russians at War’ so controversial? Read our four-star review @pov_magazine@threads.net: “We stand for peace.” RUSSIANS AT WAR screens at @tiff_net following temporary pause. Festival offers more insight into decision, while filmmakers take chance to engage with audience TIFF24 https://povmagazine.com/...
Pat Mullen /
POV Magazine: Russians at War Screens at TIFF
Kate Tsurkan /
The Kyiv Independent: Toronto Film Festival resumes ‘Russians at War’ screening, ignoring widespread criticism
Jeremy Kay /
Screen: TIFF staff received threats of sexual violence, fest head tells ‘Russians At War’ audience
Corey Atad /
@coreyatad.com: for the Toronto Star, i reviewed the controversial (and great) documentary Russians at War, which is having its delayed TIFF screenings tomorrow
Adam Benzine /
The Hollywood Reporter: “Rape, Violence, Abuse”: The Threats That Led the Toronto Film Festival to Pull ‘Russians at War’
Mariya Postelnyak /
Globe and Mail: Russians at War screening at TIFF theatre draws protesters @spaghettikozak.bsky.social: If you want to see how much life sucks for russian soldiers, don't watch Russians at War. Watch our drone videos.
Disheeta Maheshwari /
ComingSoon.net: Russians at War: Why People Are Protesting Against Its TIFF Screening?
New York Times:
Sources: TelevisaUnivision weighs immediately replacing CEO Wade Davis and Daniel Alegre is under consideration to be new CEO; the board plans to meet this week— Wade Davis led an acquisition of Univision in 2020, buying out a consortium of private-equity owners.
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Reuters
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Cassandra Garrison /
Reuters: Mexican-American media company TelevisaUnivision to replace Wade Davis as CEO
Podnews:
WARC forecasts Spotify's global advertising revenue to grow 13% YoY to $2.1B in 2024; podcast ad revenue growth outpaced increases in music ad monetization— Spotify, the world's most popular audio streaming subscription service, is now turning to opportunities in the video advertising space whilst making …
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