Mashable reports: “Twitch is rolling out its new TikTok-like Discovery Feed later this month, joining a growing cohort of tech companies taking design tips from the popular video sharing app. While select users have had access to Twitch’s scrollable video feed test since August last year, the Amazon-owned streaming platform is now finally ready to release the feature to all its mobile users.”
Music Business Worldwide reports: “Since launching in mid-2021, Karta, a metaverse studio that offers in-game experiential marketing, has attracted significant investment and struck major partnerships with brands such as Amazon Music, McDonald’s and Hugo Boss. Founded by industry veterans Erik Londré, former Head of Events at Fnatic, and music business veteran Tony Barnes, Karta bridges the gap between brands, artists, sports teams, and users in virtual worlds like Fortnite and Roblox.”
GamesBeat reports: “A16z announced that it has raised a new $600 million games fund as part of a $7.2 billion raise for the venture capital company started by Marc Andressen and Ben Horowitz. Horowitz said that the $7.2 billion will be spread among the following venture strategies: American dynamism ($600 million), apps ($1 billion), games ($600 million), infrastructure ($1.25 billion), and growth ($3.75 billion).”
IMDb reports: “Spotify’s former VP, Head of Talk Creator Content and Partnerships, Parcast Studios Founder, and entrepreneur Max Cutler, today announced the launch of his new media company, Pave Studios – positioned at the forefront of audio, video, books, and entertainment. With a commitment to empowering creators and fostering connections through engaged communities, Pave Studios will pave the way for a new era in media.”
Deadline reports: “Viaplay shut its direct-to-consumer service in February, but the Scandi streamer is still active in the U.S. The platform has struck a deal to launch a subscription channel on Prime Video Channels, offering originals such as Börje – The Journey of a Legend, Furia and Gold Run. The channel launches on Prime Video Channels today, offering access to Viaplay for $5.99 a month, with a free seven-day trial.”
Variety reports: “There’s no denying that the announcement of Sora, OpenAI’s new text to video technology, has elicited a mixture of excitement and anxiety in Hollywood. Although a common reaction is that Hollywood is doomed, the truth is there should be optimism that the production process just got a whole lot easier. Creative people will have more tools to collaborate, communicate their visions, and more seamlessly engage with their fans.”
The Verge reports: “The next generation of the text-to-image AI model Stable Diffusion is still in preview, but Stability AI is making it available to some developers via API and a new content creation platform. Stability AI says developers can now access Stable Diffusion 3 from its Developer Platform.”
TechCrunch reports: “Spotify isn’t the only company to dabble with using AI to generate playlists — on Tuesday, Amazon said it would do the same. Amazon Music is now testing Maestro, an AI playlist generator, allowing U.S. customers on both iOS and Android to create playlists using spoken or written prompts — which can even contain emojis.”
Variety reports: “Online comic book platforms Marvel Unlimited and VIZ Manga are to begin cross-promotions that are aimed at expanding fandom in the genre. The move follows the 2022-23 collaboration between Marvel Comics and Viz Media that extended stories from the Marvel comics universe into the Japanese manga format, in a handful of titles.”
Live Selling Startup CommentSold Uses AI To Generate Shoppable, Social-Ready Clips
TechCrunch reports: “CommentSold, the e-commerce tech startup that provides web and video tools to online retailers, launched a new generative AI–powered tool on Wednesday that can sift through livestreamed footage and generate short product explainer videos for sellers to post to their website, app and social media platforms.”
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