Mediagazer: Major US networks are eyeing local sports rights as part of their streaming and broadcast portfolios, while NBA and MLB explore ways to nationalize local rights (Axios)

David Pierce / The Verge:

YouTube launches Communities, a space where fans can chat with each other and creators, and Community Hub, which gives creators a view of channel activity — Many creators post videos on YouTube but take to other platforms to actually interact with their fans and viewers.

Discussion: Fast Company, TechCrunch, Variety, Android Authority, Neowin, Tubefilter, The Keyword, 9to5Google and Deadline, 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: The Wrap, Business Insider, TechCrunch, @baekdal, Fast Company and @Faintdreams@dice.camp, 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, 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

Discussion: TVNewsCheck, Engadget and Brynn Evans on LinkedIn, 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: Wired, Guohui on LinkedIn and Google DeepMind, more at Techmeme »

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

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.

Reuters:

Sources: Google tried to end an EU antitrust probe by offering to sell its ad marketplace AdX, or Ad Exchange, but European publishers rejected the proposal — Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google earlier this year offered to sell its advertising marketplace AdX to allay EU competition concerns …

Discussion: The Information, Breitbart, Neowin, Financial Times, Engadget and Associated Press, more at Techmeme »

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: Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Los Angeles Times, Runway, The Wrap, The Verge, Jessica Toonkel on LinkedIn, Engadget, Quartz, TechCrunch, Runway, Cole Garry on LinkedIn, VentureBeat, 404 Media, Media Play News and WORLD SCREEN, more at Techmeme »

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, @ryansingel@writing.exchange and On Substack, more at Techmeme »

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

Hadas Gold / CNN:

Online outlet The Haitian Times' staff face threats and attacks since Donald Trump and JD Vance amplified conspiracy theories about Haitian immigrants in Ohio — New York CNN — — Macollvie Neel, editor of the Haitian Times, was ready to start her workday from home on Monday when her doorbell rang.

Discussion: Media Nation, Mediaite, Vibe, KVIA-TV, Associated Press and WKYC-TV

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

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 …

Discussion: Radio & Television …

Axios:

Major US networks are eyeing local sports rights as part of their streaming and broadcast portfolios, while NBA and MLB explore ways to nationalize local rights — - That has allowed local TV giants like Scripps and Gray TV to compete for sports rights. — While teams are striking …

Joseph Cox / 404 Media:

LinkedIn confirms training its AI on user data by default, and says it is “making sure that those who have specific privacy preferences” can opt out — LinkedIn is using its users' data for improving the social network's generative AI products, but has not yet updated its terms …

Discussion: TechCrunch, @josephcox@infosec.exchange, @gulovsen@mastodon.social, @chiraag@mastodon.online, @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social, Michael Taggart on LinkedIn, @mkj@social.mkj.earth and Breakfast At Ralf's, more at Techmeme »