Mediagazer: Tyler Cowen announces econgoat.ai, the first “generative book” that lets readers query the material to create more content, derived from a 100K-word manuscript (Tyler Cowen/Marginal REVOLUTION)

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The entertainment industry grapples with the same debates over the Israel-Hamas war that are playing out on college campuses, in offices, and among friends — Dave Chappelle spars with a fan; writers union members criticize leaders over silence — A midshow spat between comedian Dave Chappelle and a fan.

Discussion: The Hill, Bollyinside, Los Angeles Times, The Wrap, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, The Wrap and Vibe

Sharon Knolle / The Wrap:
WGA East explains that it hasn't released a public statement about the Israel-Hamas war to protect its journalist members, which make up 40% of the guild

Discussion: Bollyinside, The Hollywood Reporter, Deadline, New York Times and WGA for Peace

Brian Schwartz / CNBC:

Tucker Carlson's Last Country signs its first advertising deal, with conservative-friendly shopping app Public Square worth at least $1M — - Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson's new media company signed its first advertising deal. — The agreement is with conservative-friendly …

Discussion: The Wrap

Chris Welch / The Verge:

Crunchyroll launches its streaming service on Amazon's Prime Video Channels, starting at $7.99 per month in the US, Canada, Sweden, and the UK — If you're a Prime Video subscriber, beginning today, you can start streaming Crunchyroll, the popular anime service, right from inside the Prime Video app.

Discussion: The Streamable, Screen Rant, The Wrap, Next TV, Deadline, About Amazon and Collider

Melissa Heikkilä / MIT Technology Review:

A look at Nightshade and Glaze, UChicago researchers' tools that help artists “mask” or even “poison” their work to break AI models later trained on the data — A new tool lets artists add invisible changes to the pixels in their art before they upload it online …

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Elvira Pollina / Reuters:

DAZN and Sky retain the rights to screen live matches of Italy's Serie A for the next five seasons, after Italian soccer clubs approved bids worth €4.5B+ — DAZN and Sky will keep the rights to screen live Serie A matches in Italy for the next five seasons after Italian clubs …

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Brian Steinberg / Variety:

Streaming services, including Hulu, Peacock, and Max, are increasingly showing “pause ads”, which appear a few seconds after a viewer pauses the programming — Time for a different sort of commercial break. — Any subscriber to the ad-supported version of Hulu is bound …

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The Daily Beast:

Sources: The Messenger staffers push to unionize amid concerns, including its AI partnership with Seekr and its president suggesting the site is “out of money” — Staffers at the struggling media start-up are pushing to unionize as they deal with a slew of new woes …

Discussion: Mediaite, @jbenton, @paleofuture.bsky.social, @jayrosen_nyu, @mediaevan, @jayrosen_nyu and @jbenton

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:

Spotify Q3: revenue up 11% YoY to €3.4B, MAUs up 26% to 574M, subscribers up 16% YoY to 226M, and €32M operating income, vs. a €44.6M loss est.; SPOT jumps 9%+ — Spotify Technology SA, the music-streaming giant, reported third-quarter sales that exceeded analysts' projections …

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Science:

Science journal eLife fires Editor-in-Chief Michael Eisen for posting an Onion article on X regarding Palestinians; fellow editor Lara Urban resigns in protest — eLife's Michael Eisen ousted for social media posts perceived as siding with Palestinians over Israel

Discussion: Mediaite, @agoldmund, @kameryn.bsky.social, @gonzalormoreira, @mostlyphysics@fediscience.org, @mbeisen, The Daily Beast, @heavyredaction and @elisabethbik.bsky.social

Tyler Cowen / Marginal REVOLUTION:

Tyler Cowen announces econgoat.ai, the first “generative book” that lets readers query the material to create more content, derived from a 100K-word manuscript — I am pleased to announce and present my new project, available here, free of charge.

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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:

A look at YouTube's negotiations with record labels over an AI tool that lets creators perform using major musicians' voices, a pivotal moment for AI in music — Negotiations between the video site and record labels could be a key moment in the spread of AI technology.

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Elsa Keslassy / Variety:

Paramount+ plans to launch its Premium tier in Australia, Brazil, Canada, and Mexico on November 16 and its ad tier in select international markets in 2024 — Aiming to grow its global direct-to-consumer distribution, Paramount+ has set the international rollout plans for its premium …

Discussion: MediaPost, WORLD SCREEN, Broadband TV News, Deadline, Hollywood Reporter, Cord Cutters News and Mumbrella