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Google DeepMind And YouTube Show Off Their ‘Music AI Sandbox’

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Music Ally reports: “We’ve been covering various AI-music projects from Google and YouTube for years now. This week at the former’s I/O developer conference we got a peek at what’s coming next from the Googleplex in this space. ‘Music AI Sandbox’ is described as a suite of tools that “helps musicians make music in unprecedented ways”. It’s a collaboration between Google’s AI division DeepMind and YouTube, and its big reveal was accompanied by demos of songs created with it by musicians Wyclef Jean, Justin Tranter and Marc Rebillet.”

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Activision Starts Elsewhere Entertainment Game Studio In Poland

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GamesBeat reports: “Activision is starting Elsewhere Entertainment, a new game studio working on an all-new franchise in Warsaw, Poland. The new studio team is hard at work creating a brand new narrative-based intellectual property. It’s an internal studio, owned by Activision, which is part of Activision Blizzard and itself part of Microsoft Xbox. And it’s not working on a game in the Call of Duty universe.”

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TikTok Tests 60-Minute Video Uploads As It Continues To Take On YouTube

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TechCrunch reports: “TikTok is testing the ability for users to upload 60-minute videos, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Thursday. The feature is available to a limited group of users in select markets, and TikTok says it doesn’t have any immediate plans to make the feature available widely.”

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Disney-Fox-WBD Streaming Joint Venture Gets A Name: Venu Sports

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Deadline reports: “The sports streaming joint venture from Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery finally has a name: Venu Sports. The company’s name and logo were announced this morning by CEO Pete Distad. The service expects to launch this fall in the U.S., though it faces a legal challenge from pay-TV company Fubo and resistance from some corners of the industry and federal government. The companies first revealed plans for the initiative last February.”

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‘Typical Gamer’ Andre Rebelo Launches ‘Super Studio’ Gaming Company JOGO With $2 Million Investment Into ‘Fortnite’ Content

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Variety reports: “Andre Rebelo, better known as “Typical Gamer” to his millions of fans on “Fortnite” and YouTube, has launched gaming company JOGO, described as “super studio” that is set to investment more than $2 million into gaming development through Unreal Engine for “Fortnite.”

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Netflix’s Ad Tier Hits 40 Million Users

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The Verge reports: “Netflix’s expansion into an ad-supported model seems to be a hit. Today, at its 2024 upfront presentation, the streamer said that it now has 40 million monthly users on its ad-supported tier globally. That’s up from 23 million earlier in the year; it took six months for the option to hit 5 million users after it launched in 2022.”

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Warner Bros. Discovery Shows Off Advanced-Ad Offerings On Max (Upfronts)

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Next TV reports: “Warner Bros. Discovery announced new advanced advertising products marketers can buy on its Max streaming service during its upfront presentation Wednesday. The new capabilities include shoppable ads, advanced contextual targeting and interactive video formats. The theme of Warner Bros. Discovery’s upfront was “Make It Happen Here,” emphasizing the company’s ability to meld its programming and marketing solutions for advertisers.”

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Google Launches Firebase Genkit, A New Open Source Framework For Building AI-Powered Apps

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TechCrunch reports: “At the Google I/O developer conference on Tuesday, Google announced an addition to its Firebase platform that aims to make it easier for developers to build AI-powered applications in JavaScript/TypeScript, with Go support coming soon. Firebase Genkit is an open source framework, using the Apache 2.0 license, that enables developers to quickly build AI into new and existing applications.”

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Another Streaming Bundle: Comcast’s Peacock To Partner With Netflix, Apple TV+

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Yahoo! Finance reports: “Consumers will soon have access to yet another streaming bundle. Comcast (CMCSA) CEO Brian Roberts said early Tuesday that later this month, the company will launch a new offering that combines its Peacock platform, Netflix (NFLX), and Apple TV+ (AAPL).”

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Online Hub Podcast-To-Screen Connects Audiovisual Producers With New Media IP

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Variety reports: “International podcast network Paradiso Media has introduced Podcast to Screen, an online hub meant to streamline and facilitate rights acquisitions for audiovisual adaptations. Launching with more than 200 IPs on offer, the digital database offers a curated catalogue of audio titles with strong cross-media potential.”

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