A profile of TollBit, which has raised $7M and aims to create a marketplace where AI companies can pay publishers for their content on an ongoing basis
So far though, its business model of becoming a marketplace where AI companies can pay publishers directly for their data is a complete hypothetical X: @pranavdixit and @pranavdixit See also Mediagaze...
The CAA partners with Veritone to build a storage system for A-list artists to store their digital assets and get compensated for the use of their AI likeness
Creative Artists Agency (CAA), one of the top entertainment and sports talent agencies, is hoping to be at the forefront … X: @veritoneinc , @translatedigit1 , and @thisguyoftheai See also Mediagazer ...
A look at news publishers' conflicting approaches toward AI companies, and how the lack of a data marketplace makes it hard for buyers and sellers to set rates
Sara Fischer / Axios : X: @sarafischer . LinkedIn: Digimentors and Peter Csathy See also Mediagazer X: Sara Fischer / @sarafischer : Unlike music and book publishers, news outlets are struggling to p...
A look at Disney+ Hotstar's and JioCinema's strategy to beat Netflix and Prime Video in India, including by focusing on sports content and affordable pricing
Ananya Bhattacharya / Rest of World : X: @_ananyaaa See also Mediagazer X: Ananya Bhattacharya / @_ananyaaa : Just how big of a deal is the Reliance-Disney-streaming-verse? Let me show you with...CHA...
Sources: the BBC plans to build its own AI models, and is holding talks with tech companies, including Amazon, about selling its content for AI training
Daniel Thomas / Financial Times : X: @ravmattu See also Mediagazer X: Ravi Mattu / @ravmattu : Another good scoop from @DanielThomasLDN: BBC planning to build its own AI models and talking to Big Tec...
A profile of UMG CEO Lucian Grainge, who helped record labels rake in billions of dollars from streaming and now hopes to do the same with generative AI
John Seabrook / New Yorker : X: @carolineonline_ and @drorpoleg . Forums: Hacker News See also Mediagazer X: Caroline Butler / @carolineonline_ : A bit of a puff piece for Lucien Grainge but an absol...
A look at D Billions, a network of YouTube channels run by Kyrgyzstan-based media company AWA and which got billions of views by teaching kids words via songs
Ashlee Vance / Bloomberg : X: @business and @azisabakirov See also Mediagazer X: @business : Some of the most-watched kids' shows on YouTube are actually made in Kyrgyzstan. @ashleevance hangs out wi...