This Week's News - Media

September 20, 2024

A weekly newsletter mainly focused on streaming and Web3. If you find this interesting, I’d really appreciate it if you could share the love and pass it on to others who might enjoy it as well!

• Only flags content that uses metadata standards that “...haven’t seen widespread adoption”? Google will begin flagging AI-generated images in Search later this year (TechCrunch)
• This is a draft proposal right now? China wants red flags on all AI-generated content posted online (The Register)
• California enters the AI regulation ring
• California Governor Signs Actor Union-Supported AI Deepfake Bills into Law (R\Scene)
• California laws cracking down on election deepfakes by AI face legal challenges (AP)
• The market is said to be currently in retreat but should pick up next year? Mixed and extended reality headset shipments to grow strongly to 2028 (Press Release)
• Further activity to bring AI into content creation
• The studio behind 'Twilight' and 'The Hunger Games' just turned over its media library for a custom AI model (Quartz)
• AI will help Sony expand Japanese anime’s growing fan base (Financial Times)
• YouTube Shorts to integrate Veo, Google’s AI video model (TechCrunch)
• Amazon releases a video generator — but only for ads (TechCrunch)
• Consortium secures ￡1m+ funding to explore AI storytelling (Advanced Television)
• “This is the second time in a little over a year that big-name players in the AI space have made voluntary concessions to the Biden administration, and the trend isn't restricted to the US”? AI giants pinky swear (again) not to help make deepfake smut (The Register)
• “Local content, especially live sports, were the dominant programming categories, across the country’s ad-supported (AVOD), freemium and paid subscription (SVOD) services, according to a new report”? Sport Dominates as India’s Premium Streaming Market Recovers to Reach $1 Billion Half-Year Revenues, Says Report (Variety)
• Interesting snapshot of the size of the streaming market (so far)? Report: 864 streaming services in APAC (Advanced Television)
• Further evidence that ad supported streaming is here to stay? Research: Ad tiers boost SVoD services (Advanced Television)
• “The report predicts that sales will continue to slow in mature markets but will be partially offset by rising opportunity in Asia-Pacific and Latin America”? Study: Streaming Media Device Sales Set to Fall (TV Technology)
• Better that this was found relatively early on in the product’s life cycle? The Apple Vision Pro has a worrying security flaw — hackers could easily guess passwords based on eye movements (TechRadar)
• This week’s other Web3 highs and lows
• SEC commissioner Hester Peirce Slams SEC for 'Misguided and Overreaching' Cases in Flyfish Club NFT Dissent (R\Scene)
• Aethir teams with GameCentric on Web3 gaming infrastructure (VentureBeat)

Miscellaneous

• One reason why children’s programming is hot right now Report: Kids reduce churn for streaming services (Advanced Television)

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