Former Spotify Exec And Parcast Studios Founder Max Cutler Launches New Media Company – Pave Studios

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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.”

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Viaplay Launching On Prime Video Channels After Shutting Down U.S. Streaming App

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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.”

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Sora Is Going To Change Hollywood, But Hollywood Needs To Have Final Cut

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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.”

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Stability AI Is Giving More Developers Access To Its Next-Gen Text-To-Image Generator

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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.”

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Amazon Music Follows Spotify With An AI Playlist Generator Of Its Own, Maestro

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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.”

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Comic Book Platforms Marvel Unlimited And Viz Manga Extend Cooperation Into Digital Promotion

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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.”

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TikTok Launches Global Ticketing And Music Discovery Partnership With AXS

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Music Week reports: “TikTok has formed a global ticketing partnership with AXS. The feature is now live in the UK, US, Sweden and Australia. Any certified artist on TikTok can use the in-app ticketing feature to promote their AXS live dates. “The in-app feature empowers artists to promote their live dates to new and existing fans on TikTok, helping them expand their audiences globally and build their careers, simply by allowing them to add their AXS event links to their videos before publishing,” said a statement on the partnership.”

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Red Rover Secures $15m In Funding

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Games Industry Biz reports: “Red Rover Interactive has closed a $15 million series A funding round led by PUBG firm Krafton. New investors Tirta Ventures and Overwolf also contributed to the round, alongside returning investors The Games Fund, Behold Ventures, GEM Capital, Lifelike Capital, and Acequia Capital. The funds will go towards the studio’s debut project, a survival title known as Project Coltrane.”

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Roblox Introducing New ‘Publishing Advance’ Fee As It Opens Up Creator Marketplace

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Game Developer reports: “Roblox Corp is letting more people sell in-game items on its Roblox creator marketplace. It’s also rolling out a new ‘publishing advance’ fee to help it “raise the bar” on the quality of those user-made assets. Yesterday, the company announced it’s now possible for more people to publish and sell 3D avatar items on Marketplace, which it claims is visited by millions of people each day.”

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Disney Reportedly Wants To Bring Always-On Channels To Disney Plus

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The Verge reports: “The revamped Disney Plus app could soon feature always-on channels dedicated to Star Wars and Marvel shows, according to a report from The Information. The channels, which are reportedly similar to those on free ad-supported streaming services like Pluto or Tubi, could take away the choice when it comes to picking out what to watch next.”

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