Mediagazer: 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 (Podnews)

David Pierce / The Verge:

YouTube launches Communities, a mix of old-school forums, subreddit, and Facebook group, and a new Community Hub to help creators use Communities — Many creators post videos on YouTube but take to other platforms to actually interact with their fans and viewers.

Discussion: Variety, Business Insider, 9to5Google, Deadline and The Keyword, more at Techmeme »

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
YouTube plans a major connected TV app revamp, with a new UI and features like immersive previews for creator pages and an updated subscribe functionality

more at Techmeme »

David Pierce / The Verge:
YouTube adds an Inspiration tab in the YouTube Studio app for creators to use AI to generate video concepts, create titles and thumbnails, and write videos

Discussion: TechCrunch, @baekdal, @Faintdreams@dice.camp and Fast Company, more at Techmeme »

David Pierce / The Verge:
YouTube unveils Hype, a new promotional system inside of YouTube to help boost smaller creators; the most-hyped videos appear on a platform-wide leaderboard

Discussion: TechCrunch and TechCrunch, more at Techmeme »

Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:
YouTube integrates Google DeepMind's AI video generation model Veo into Shorts, letting creators generate high-quality backgrounds and six-second clips

Discussion: The Wrap, Wired and Google DeepMind, more at Techmeme »

Doric Sam / 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.

Amanda Silberling / 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.

Discussion: Patreon and Tubefilter

Anna Washenko / 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.

Discussion: @taylorlorenz and On Substack

Todd Spangler / Variety:

Memos: Spotify VP and Head of Content Business Sahar Elhabashi plans to leave at the end of 2024; Roman Wasenmüller will become interim podcast head — Sahar Elhabashi, VP and head of the podcast business at Spotify, will leave the streaming giant at the end of 2024 after six years at the company.

Discussion: Podnews

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:

Lionsgate, the studio behind The Hunger Games, John Wick, and Twilight, signs a deal with Runway to use generative AI in 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: Los Angeles Times, The Hollywood Reporter, The Wrap, TechCrunch, Runway, The Verge, Engadget, Quartz, 404 Media, Cole Garry on LinkedIn, Media Play News, Runway, VentureBeat and WORLD SCREEN, more at Techmeme »

Gregory P. Perreault / Nieman Lab:

Interviews with 20 journalists focused on why they stayed in the profession: emotional ties with audiences, chances to learn for a living, camaraderie, and more — “The day-to-day work of news, journalists reminded us, was the opportunity to learn for a living.”

Discussion: @mbalter, Karly Cox on LinkedIn, @gregperreault and @niemanlab

Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:

Ex-Guardian Media Editor Jim Waterson launches London Centric, a Substack for “in-depth journalism” covering London, charging £7.95 per month or £79.50 per year — Ex-Guardian media editor Jim Waterson is launching a newsletter brand for “quality, in-depth journalism” covering London.

Discussion: London Centric, @jimwaterson, @jimwaterson and @jimwaterson

Nathan J. Robinson / Current Affairs:

The Atlantic poses as a magazine of thoughtful ideas, but its writers get away with sloppy, unsupported arguments, and its errors are long-lasting and insidious — Regular Current Affairs readers know that I have a tendency to make grumbling remarks about a magazine called The Atlantic.

Discussion: @marsinra, @nathanjrobinson, @tenuredradical, @tenuredradical, @nathanjrobinson, @dave@social.masto.land, @seeshespeak, @nathanjrobinson, @rafat, @briallenhopper, @mcelarier, @rafat, @anschmidtlebuhn, @speechboy71, @remixtures@tldr.nettime.org and @FAIR@mastodon.world

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 …

Oliver Darcy / Status:

CNN quietly pulled some primetime shows, including Anderson Cooper 360, over the summer from CNN Max, which remains in beta for its first anniversary — Over the summer, CNN discreetly pulled its high-profile primetime programs from CNN Max. The move was made quietly and without any explanation.

Discussion: LION Publishers

Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:

The London Standard, the new-look weekly edition of London's Evening Standard, and City AM strike a distribution deal; City AM also debuts a major brand refresh — City AM has struck a deal to take up the vacant spots in the Evening Standard's distribution network across London when the latter paper launches its new weekly edition.

Discussion: Rupert Hargreaves on LinkedIn, Lawson Muncaster on LinkedIn and Harry Owen on LinkedIn