Broadband TV News reports: “Streaming service Max has made its SharePlay service globally on Ad-Free and Ultimate Ad-Free tiers. It allows users to watch shows and movies on Max alongside their friends and family over FaceTime and iMessage.”
VentureBeat reports: “Nvidia quietly unveiled its new AI Foundry service on Tuesday, aiming to help businesses create and deploy custom large language models tailored to their specific needs. The move signals Nvidia’s push to capture a larger share of the booming enterprise AI market.”
Music Business Worldwide reports: “Music streaming and discovery platform Audiomack is rolling out a new feature to allow artists to pay to promote their music directly to targeted audiences. Launched in 2012, Audiomack is a platform where artists and labels can share their music free of charge. No premium accounts are needed to access features like unlimited storage, advanced analytics, and professional tools to manage artists’ careers.”
Variety reports: “Major League Baseball has a new way to get fans to pay to catch the streaming action of America’s pastime. A little more than halfway through the 2024 season, Major League Baseball has launched a direct-to-consumer subscription streaming option for MLB Network in the U.S. — without the need for a cable, satellite or internet TV service.”
Games Industry Biz reports: “PlayCap – a “pioneering angel investment syndicate led by women” – hopes to “significantly enhance the representation of women” within the games investment arena. Established by angel investor Bibbi Wikman, PlayCap aims to united seasoned investors with newcomers and create a “collaborative environment where women with experience in the industry can make impactful investments.”
The Verge reports: “The Disney Plus, Hulu, and Max streaming bundle jointly assembled by Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery is now available in the US. Prices start from $16.99 per month for an ad-supported tier (as opposed to the monthly $25.97 price to pay for each service’s ad-supported tier separately), or $29.99 per month to go ad-free (versus $47.97).”
GamesBeat reports: “Game industry veterans Pontus Mahler and Jacques Benchetrit have raised $600,000 to launch a publishing and fundraising advisory service for game companies. AGP will focus on M&A, fundraising, publishing, and co-development advisory for PC, console and software-as-a-service companies before expanding into mobile, co-development, and other related industry sub-verticals.”
Broadband TV News reports: “Disney has displaced Apple as the streaming service that’s gaining the most new subscriptions in the UK market. According to Kantar’s Entertainment on Demand (EoD) in Great Britain, Disney+ took top spot of new subscriptions in the Q2 2024 with 19% share between April and June 2024. The release of series 20 of Grey’s Anatomy was the top driver of new subscriptions to Disney+ over the quarter, with Japanese historical drama Shogun continuing to perform well.”
VentureBeat reports: “Stability AI is expanding its growing roster of generative AI models, quite literally adding a new dimension with the debut of Stable Video 4D. While there is a growing set of gen AI tools for video generation, including OpenAI’s Sora, Runway, Haiper and Luma AI among others, Stable Video 4D is something a bit different.”
Music Business Worldwide reports: “Fresh off a successful $1 million funding round, music tech audio startup Submix has launched its platform globally to offer remote audio collaboration. The global launch, initially available for macOS users, will help musicians, producers, and audio professionals create, share, and work on projects together seamlessly, regardless of location.”
