Yahoo! Finance reports: “No chipmaker has benefited more from the rapid rise in artificial intelligence (AI) spending than Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). The company’s graphics processing units (GPUs) are essential for any company looking to develop and train large language models and build generative AI applications.”
Entrepreneur reports: “The next big feature that prompts iPhone users to upgrade may not be Apple Intelligence, Apple’s suite of AI updates, but foldability. According to Sunday reports from the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg, Apple is planning on adding two foldable devices as early as 2026 to its iPhone and iPad lineup.”
The Hollywood Reporter reports: “Snapchat is rolling out an expanded creator monetization program, with the new effort set to launch just days after TikTok may find itself banned in the U.S. The expanded program will launch on Feb. 1, and expand monetization opportunities to Spotlight videos, creating a unified monetization program.”
ADWEEK reports: “The lifestyle media company Betches struck a strategic content partnership with the National Football League on Monday, the second such tie-up the NFL has penned in recent months as it looks to expand its core audience.”
MSN reports: “Warner Bros. Discovery is separating its linear television business from its streaming business and film studios. It follows a similar move by Comcast, which announced in November it would spin off all of its NBCUniversal cable networks except Bravo into a stand-alone company. The new corporate structure will be complete by the middle of next year, WBD said. Unlike Comcast, WBD won’t spin its assets off into a separate company.”
Deadline reports: “Vice Media has launched a sports division, lining up more than 50 hours of programming and also shifting its Vice TV cable network to a sports-first approach. Vice Sports will look to capitalize on still-healthy viewer appetite for sports fare, but the initiative does not signal an intent as of now to go after any top-tier live rights.”
Broadcastnow reports: “Music AI and Audible Magic have partnered to created an AI-powered music replacement tool. The product can detect music in programming, so that the user can decide to replace it or relicence it as needed. Film and TV is often produced with one licensing structure in one licensing territory–leading to issues later when rightsholders release the content in new territories, and this aims to help with that.”
TechCrunch reports: “AI models that understand videos as well as text can unlock powerful new applications. At least, that’s what Jae Lee, the co-founder of Twelve Labs, believes. Granted, Lee’s a little biased. Twelve Labs trains video-analyzing models for a range of use cases. But there may just be something to his assertion.”
Games Industry Biz reports: “Epic Games has entered a deal with telecoms company Telefónica, which will see the Epic Games Store and Fortnite pre-installed on Android devices. This includes compatible Android devices on Telefónica’s network in the UK, Spain, Germany, Spanish-speaking Latam. This partnership will be extended in 2025, including accessibility to other games from third-party developers.”
The Wrap reports: “YouTube TV is increasing its price, again, with the live TV streaming service moving from $72.99 to $82.99 per month, starting in January. Customers received an email on the price hike on Thursday morning. The service — owned by Google’s parent company, Alphabet — said in its email that the $10 bump is needed to “keep up with the rising cost of content and the investment we make in the quality of our service.”
