FEARLESS MEDIA: The Future Of Entertainment, Media & Tech
By: Peter Csathy
Language: en-us
Categories: Technology, News, Entertainment, Business, Entrepreneurship
Peter Csathy's podcast explores the future of entertainment, media and tech and features the entrepreneurs, executives, and creators leading the way - all with a healthy mix of mind, body and soul. Diverse stories, from diverse voices via Peter's expert analyses and exclusive interviews. Peter is an internationally recognized media, entertainment and tech expert and Chairman of Creative Media, a leading legal services and business advisory firm (creativemedia.biz). He is the author of several critically-acclaimed industry books and regular contributor to Forbes, Variety, TheWrap, Billboard, Consequence, TechCrunch and USA Today. Follow Peter on Twitter @pcsathy, reach out to him...
Episodes
5 Predictions for AI, Media & Entertainment in 2026
Dec 16, 2025This episode discusses expert Peter Csathy's 5 predictions for AI, media and entertainment in 2026. It is based on Csathy's just published annual predictions, which you can find here via his "the brAIn" newsletter.
NOTE: Peter has listened to this episode and believes it accurately represents his predictions and perspectives - and that it is an insightful discussion of those predictions.
Reach out to host Peter Csathy at peter@creativemedia.biz, and check out Peter's entertainment, media, AI and tech-focused business advisory and legal services firm Creative Media. You can also sign up for his free generative A...
Duration: 00:16:44What Does Disney's $1 Billion OpenAI Deal Mean? My "Hot Take"
Dec 12, 2025Aussie tech expert Ricky Sutton interviews me in our "hot take" session about what Disney's new $1 billion deal with OpenAI means - and why Disney would license its most beloved and valuable characters for use in Sora. Check it out.
Reach out to host Peter Csathy at peter@creativemedia.biz, and check out Peter's entertainment, media, AI and tech-focused business advisory and legal services firm Creative Media. You can also sign up for his free generative AI-focused newsletter "the brAIn" on Substack (via this link) -- all about how generative AI is transforming the media and entertainment...
Duration: 00:16:12Generative AI & Copyright: Infringement or Fair Use? Expert Panel Discussion
Jul 25, 2025In this special episode, Peter moderates a compelling Digital Hollywood virtual session focused on AI and the law (in the world of media and entertainment). It's called "Generative AI Law: Let's Get Real - Is Copyright a Right or Does it Have Temporary Legal Status?" Panelists include Karen Chesley (Senior Litigation Counsel at The New York Times), Avery Williams (Partner at McKool Smith), and Sky Moore (Partner at Greenberg Glusker LLP).
It's an engaging, energetic deep and efficient discussion about all the legal issues - where they are right now (including the latest on "fair use"...
The AI Content Royalty Marketplace: Licensing & Rev Sharing (Expert "Insider" Discussion)
Jul 24, 2025In this special episode, Peter moderatea a panel of all-star "insiders" at Digital Hollywood's virtual event - in a session titled "The AI Royalty Marketplace: Licensing, Monetization & Revenue Share". It is a panel that discusses critical "insider" information not available elsewhere, including pricing for video used for AI training. Panelists include Rebecca Grossman-Cohen of The New York Times, Dave Davis of Protege, Howie Singer of New York University, and Mickey Maher of Vermillio.
Reach out to host Peter Csathy at peter@creativemedia.biz, and check out Peter's entertainment, media, AI and tech-focused business advisory and legal services...
Duration: 00:48:31H.I. v. A.I. - One Emotes, The Other Mimics
Jul 17, 2025This episode discusses Peter Csathy's latest musing about H.I. v. A.I. in the Arts and overall creative process -- with H.I. referring to Human Intelligence and the critical role of moment-in-time human emotion in the Artist's creative journey and resulting creative works (emotion that AI may be able to mimic, but never authentically capture). H.I. captures the Artist's emotional state of mind at the moment of creation -- whereas AI can only create based on past data (a historical record).
Csathy generated this episode using Google NotebookLM (with direction given relating to his...
Duration: 00:10:30EMERGENCY POD: Kadrey v. Meta's "Fair Use" Decision - Don't Believe The Tech Bro Hype, Copyright Owners Are The Big Winners
Jun 26, 2025In this emergency podcast episode, Peter Csathy's co-hosts discuss the second ground-breaking AI copyright "fair use" decision in the past two days - this time Judge Vince Chhabria's in Kadrey v. Meta (from the same federal district court in Northern California in which Judge William Alsup sits, and who decided "fair use" in Bartz v. Anthropic). This podcast - generated using Google NotebookLM - is based on Csathy's detailed written analysis of both cases. Csathy underscores that at first blush, both "fair use" decisions look like victories to AI developers. But he offers the convincing case as to why...
Duration: 00:28:00On "AI & Entrepreneurship" - Interview with Peter Csathy
Jun 25, 2025Host Peter Csathy was recently interviewed by Robert Milazzo who is a professor, creator and founder of The Modern School of Film — an educational studio that has produced hundreds of masterclasses and educational events to explore the intersections of community, craft and culture. Our topic? “AI Entrepreneurship.”
It’s a wide-ranging discussion that bounced from the practical and pragmatic (getting a job in the creative industries, and best positioning yourself) to the more philosophical (how AI will transform the creative arts, and what it means for Art itself).
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Duration: 00:42:51Emergency Pod: First "Fair Use" Ruling In GenAI Case - What It All Means
Jun 24, 2025In this emergency episode, AI/media expert Peter Csathy's co-hosts discuss his just-posted written analysis of the first federal Judge's ruling on the critical issue of "fair use" in the context of generative AI. The decision was just handed down by Judge Alsup in the Northern District of California - and Csathy read and analyzed the full decision to see what it all means for both copyright owners and AI developers - and what comes next. Csathy generated this episode based on his article using Google NotebookLM - and Csathy approves the contents as being consistent with his perspectives...
Duration: 00:13:37New York's New AI "Synthetic Performer" Disclosure Law - Exposed!
Jun 23, 2025Last week, just in time for Cannes Lions 2025 — the most important advertising industry soiree of the year — New York’s legislature passed a groundbreaking new law that requires advertisers (and those who create those ads) to conspicuously disclose when an AI-generated “synthetic human” is used in ads.
SAG-AFTRA called New York’s new law “a historic move marking a new era of transparency in artificial intelligence use in advertising … the first law in the country, and possibly in the world, to mandate disclaimers when consumers are being sold to by artificial intelligence-generated humans, or ‘synthetic performers.’” Now, as SAG-AFTRA pointed o...
Duration: 00:18:08Hollywood Finally Joins The AI Copyright Fight! (Disney & NBCU Sue Midjourney)
Jun 16, 2025Last week, host Peter Csathy called for Hollywood studios to finally cast aside their silence and join the AI copyright fight - to loudly voice the creative community's concerns about AI developers using their copyrighted works without consent and compensation. And two days later, Disney and NBCUniversal finally did - they sued generative image AI company Midjourney.
In this episode, Csathy's synthetic co-hosts discuss Csathy's most recent article, update and analysis of it all from his "the brAIn" newsletter, titled "Hollywood Finally Enters the AI Copyright Fight!" It's a focused - yet far-ranging discussion - of all...
Duration: 00:19:24Hollywood's "Fair Use" AI Knockout Punch. Coming Soon?
Jun 11, 2025Peter Csathy's synthetic co-hosts discuss Csathy's most recent article that discusses and analyzes where things stand in the current AI copyright infringement / "fair use" battle royale that is playing out between media and big tech companies in the federal courts. Csathy lays out the current state of affairs -- how federal courts have already decided (or soon will decide the "fair use" issue) -- and what that means for the world of generative AI as it meets the Arts.
The discussion also focuses on Csathy's "call to arms" to the big Hollywood companies to take a firm a...
Duration: 00:34:40OpenAI & Studio Ghibli: Yes, "Style" Can Be Infringed
Apr 03, 2025This episode features a discussion of the great debate that is front and center now about OpenAI's new image generator, and how it's being widely used by users around the world to create anime art based on the "style" of famed anime artist Hayao MIyazaki. Many creative artists find what OpenAI is enabling to be infringing Miyazaki's works. But OpenAI and Silicon Valley in general pushes back by saying that an artist's "style" is not copyrightable.
The discussion is based on Peter's most recent article about the subject, where he lays out precisely why OpenAI's actions here c...
Duration: 00:12:12AI Search: A "Code Red" for All Websites (96% Less Referrals!)
Apr 02, 2025Host Peter Csathy's "synthetic" co-hosts discuss a sobering reality that faces all websites (not just media publishers and entertainment companies). For general purpose search, consumers increasingly turn to conversational AI chatbots like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, and Anthropic’s Claude — as well as to more utilitarian AI search engines like Perplexity — instead of traditional Google and Bing search. This new AI search reality poses a "Code Red" for traditional search. But it also poses a very real “Code Red” (perhaps even existential) threat for most websites in general and the advertisers that support them. <...
Duration: 00:11:57Is Thomson Reuters' Copyright Win A Fatal Blow to "Fair Use"?
Mar 30, 2025Host Peter Csathy recently was a guest on Ricky Sutton's "Future Media" podcast to discuss the recent rejection of "fair use" as a defense to AI training infringement by the federal judge in Thomson Reuters v. Ross Intelligence. Peter discusses all the relevant business and legal issues that arise in the context of generative AI scraping of copyrighted works without consent and compensation -- and calls for a "win win" licensing scheme to benefit all. It's a fascinating discussion with Ricky Sutton and his co-host Alan Chapell.
Reach out to host Peter Csathy at peter@creativemedia.biz, a...
Duration: 00:57:29Is 100% "Ethically Sourced" Generative AI Possible?
Mar 25, 2025In this episode, Peter Csathy's "synthetic" co-hosts discuss his most recent article that asks the provocative question, "Is 100% ethically sourced generative AI even possible?" Csathy's article lays out both sides of the argument - those who say it is possible (and must be done via content licensing), and those who simply believe it's too daunting and too hard (whom Csathy calls "Fair Use Accelerationists"). Csathy spoke with several leading experts to give their perspectives.
It's an episode that covers all the related issues - and is entertaining at the same time. Csathy generated it using Google NotebookLM...
Duration: 00:10:28Does AI Dumb Down Creativity?
Mar 17, 2025This discussion focuses on host Peter Csathy's latest feature article of the same name, which explores whether AI can ever create truly "original" and groundbreaking Art without humans controlling it as a tool to their own human creation. The discussion focuses on what uniquely makes human "creation" divine and unmatchable by AI content generation. Csathy argues that left to its own devices, AI generated works will always lead to the mediocre and mundane. The discussion also focuses on AI as a tool to expand creative possibilities - but not to overtake humans at the forefront of the creative process.<...
Duration: 00:11:47Conversation with Eric Shamlin, Creator of Iconic AI-Generated "Holidays" Coke Ad
Mar 10, 2025Host Peter Csathy recently was a featured speaker at ThinkLA’s big AI-focused event (ThinkLA serves marketing and media executives). Peter invited CEO Eric Shamlin of production company Secret Level to join him. Shamlin and his team created the iconic AI-generated “Holidays Are Coming” Coke ad that became THE marketing story this past December.
In this exclusive “fireside chat,” Peter and Eric discuss the story behind it all — i.e., how Shamlin and his team conceptualized and executed it — and how consumers and the creative community reacted to it. Suffice it to say that while consumers react...
Duration: 00:24:45How Courts Will Assess Damages In Generative AI Copyright Cases
Mar 05, 2025In this episode, based on Peter Csathy's article of the same name, Peter's "synth" hosts discuss the central issue of remedies and damages for winning rights-holders in generative AI copyright cases -- and, relatedly, how the courts will even begin to assess monetary damages in a world where the relevant “harm” caused by an entire internet’s worth of unlicensed scraping has already been done (and can’t be undone unless existing LLMs are scrapped and AI training starts anew with licensed content only). Theoretical damage awards under copyright and related laws are downright astronomical.
The discu...
Duration: 00:13:27Court Rejects AI's "Fair Use": Now What?
Feb 16, 2025This episode is a discussion of host Peter Csathy's new article titled, "Court Rejects AI's Fair Use: Now What?" (generated using Google NotebookLM). Csathy's article discusses all the issues raised by (and ramifications of) Judge Stephen Bibas's recent game-changing rejection of "fair use" as a defense to unlicensed AI scraping in the Thomson Reuters v. Ross Intelligence case: (1) now what will generative AI companies do (how will they act)?, (2) how would courts even begin to assess damages in this "horse is already out of the barn" scenario where the entire internet has already been scraped, (3) how would the Supreme...
Duration: 00:12:25Bombshell AI "Fair Use" Court Win for Creators & Media: What It Means?
Feb 13, 2025In this special episode, based on host Peter Csathy's most recent emergency newsletter about the recent bombshell Thomson Reuters court ruling, Csathy's synthetic co-hosts discuss the court's rejection of "fair use" as a defense to AI training on copyrighted works without consent and compensation. It's the first "fair use" decision in the world of copyright litigation filed by creators and media/entertainment against generative AI developers.
This episode was generated using Google NotebookLM (and Peter approved its content, believes it accurately summarizes his article, and is helpful and insightful).
Reach out to host Peter Csathy a...
Duration: 00:08:16DeepSeek: What It Means for Media & Entertainment
Feb 04, 2025This episode discusses host Peter Csathy's latest article about DeepSeek and its potential massive implications on the media and entertainment industry (not to mention U.S. generative AI developers). The conversation is hosted by Google NotebookLM's synthetic co-hosts (but Csathy has listened to the generated podcast, and believes it is largely consistent with the perspectives he voices in his article).
Reach out to host Peter Csathy at peter@creativemedia.biz, and check out Peter's entertainment, media, AI and tech-focused business advisory and legal services firm Creative Media. You can also sign up for his free generative AI-focused...
Duration: 00:16:36Conversation with Andy Beach (fmr. CTO Microsoft): AI, DeepSeek & Hollywood
Jan 29, 2025Host Peter Csathy of Creative Media sits down for a conversation with Andy Beach, former CTO of Microsoft's Media and Entertainment group, who just left his position after being with Microsoft for 10 years. The two discuss and debate how generative AI is impacting Hollywood and the entire creative community today, and where they believe it's all going in the years to come.
They also discuss how China's DeepSeek earthquake has changed Silicon Valley's generative AI game - and whether that's hype, or reality. Andy's and Peter's conversation and debate are frequently spirited (they certainly don't agree on e...
Volume Is Out, "Fine Tuning" Is In for GenAI Video Licensing
Jan 28, 2025There was a time when “bulk” was the metric that mattered most to Big Tech for video content (“data”) needed for GenAI training purposes. In fact, those times were just months ago. “The more, the better!” was Silicon Valley’s mantra. But those times are over, and they aren’t coming back. Licensing’s life-cycle has moved on. Welcome to the brave new world of video licensing — GenAI “fine tuning” style.
Peter Csathy's synthetic co-hosts from Google NotebookLLM discuss Peter's latest newsletter about it all -- which lays out the parameters that matter most right now for the major genera...
AI Litigation Tracker (for week ending 1/25/25)
Jan 25, 2025This episode features a summary and discussion of the latest developments (as of January 25th, 2025) in 10 key litigations brought by media companies and individual creators against generative Ai developers (on the issues of copyright infringement and related legal claims). Partner Avery Williams of leading rights-holder law firm McKool Smith compiles, discusses and regularly updates the "AI Litigation Tracker" (and this summary and discussion was generated using Google NotebookLLM).
Reach out to host Peter Csathy at peter@creativemedia.biz, and check out Peter's entertainment, media, AI and tech-focused business advisory and legal services firm Creative Media. You can...
Duration: 00:19:10AI Litigation Tracker (for week ending 1/19/25)
Jan 22, 2025This episode features a summary and discussion of the most recent major developments in 10 key litigations brought by media companies and individual creators against generative Ai developers (on the issues of copyright infringement and related legal claims). Partner Avery Williams of leading rights-holder law firm McKool Smith compiles the "AI Litigation Tracker" (and this summary and discussion was generating using Google NotebookLLM).
Reach out to host Peter Csathy at peter@creativemedia.biz, and check out Peter's entertainment, media, AI and tech-focused business advisory and legal services firm Creative Media. You can also sign up for his free...
Duration: 00:28:07Generative AI & Copyright: Analysis of 10K+ Submissions on "Fair Use" (Key Themes, Sentiment)
Jan 21, 2025Peter Csathy's synthetic co-hosts summarize and discuss the new exclusive analysis by NYU Professors Howie Singer, Joao Sedoc, and Foster Provost of the 10,000+ submissions to the U.S. Copyright Office commenting on the question of copyrightability and fair use in the context of generative AI. This analysis is the first comprehensive analysis of every single submission, which was able to be done leveraging the power of AI (but with human quality control all along the way). NOTE: this episode was generated using Google NotebookLLM (and Peter listened to it - and approves its content as being an accurate discussion...
Duration: 00:14:0310 Predictions for AI, Media & Entertainment in 2025
Dec 30, 2024Host and AI/media expert Peter Csathy, Chairman of Creative Media, lays out his closely-watched annual 10 predictions for how generative AI will impact the world of media and entertainment in 2025.
Reach out to host Peter Csathy at peter@creativemedia.biz, and check out Peter's entertainment, media, AI and tech-focused business advisory and legal services firm Creative Media. You can also sign up for his free generative AI-focused newsletter "the brAIn" on Substack (via this link) -- all about how generative AI is transforming the media and entertainment industry.
Duration: 00:21:53Interview with Will Kreth, CEO of HAND - The World's First "Talent ID" Database for AI
Dec 20, 2024In this episode, Peter features his exclusive interview with founder and CEO Will Kreth of HAND (Human and Digital), a company focused on developing the world's first standardized "talent ID" system for generative AI and more -- i.e., the first global B2B Talent ID registry platform for efficient discoverability, royalty collection, and revenue tracking of notable legal and natural persons and control of consent-based digital replicas for thousands of major Hollywood celebrities and the most notable Major League Baseball (MLB) and National Football League (NFL) players.
Reach out to host Peter Csathy at peter@creativemedia...
Duration: 00:45:31Interview with ProRata.ai's Josh Freeman (About Its "Ethical AI" Approach to Search)
Dec 02, 2024In this episode, host Peter Csathy interviews Josh Freeman, VP of Business Development of "must watch" company ProRata.ai, which sits at the center of the generative AI/content divide. The company has already raised $30 million at a valuation of $130 million. Its vision is to solve one of the most challenging and acrimonious issues at the center of generative AI — i.e., the use of content for training and sourcing purposes without consent, compensation and attribution. Its proprietary tech can do three critical things: (1) identify what it calls “proportionate attribution” to relevant content sources used for generative AI training purpos...
Duration: 00:43:07How The OpenAI Court Got It Wrong
Nov 11, 2024In this episode, Peter Csathy's co-hosts discuss his new article titled, "Raw Deal: The OpenAI Court Got It Wrong - Raw Story Media's Lawsuit Was Wrongly Dismissed on 'Standing' Grounds". In his article, Csathy discusses the recent dismissal by a federal judge of Raw Story Media's lawsuit against OpenAI on "standing" grounds. Raw Story had alleged that OpenAI included Raw Story's content in its LLM training data set without consent — and stripped out its copyright management information (CMI) in violation of the DMCA (specific copyright provisions related to the digital era). The Court dismissed the case, because the Judge co...
Duration: 00:13:07$1 Trillion for GenAI: So Where Are the Content Dollars?
Oct 30, 2024In this episode, Peter Csathy's co-hosts discuss his article of the same title - including the key AI-related content licensing deals to date, and where things to be heading in the epic copyright infringement/"fair use" battles that increasingly fill the courts between major rights-holders and big tech.
Peter generated this episode using Google NotebookLM - and "approves" its content (and believes it is comprehensive, compelling and consistent with his words).
Reach out to host Peter Csathy at peter@creativemedia.biz, and check out Peter's entertainment, media, AI and tech-focused business advisory and legal services f...
Duration: 00:11:44My Open Letter Response to Perplexity: A Discussion
Oct 26, 2024Last week, host Peter Csathy wrote not once but twice about Perplexity in his "the brAIn" newsletter (here's article 2). And for good reason. He first posted an analysis based on The New York Times’ recent “cease and desist” demand to Perplexity. And then News Corp actually filed formal litigation against Perplexity for similar reasons.
Perplexity responded to News Corp's litigation. Not in the actual courts. Rather, in the court of public opinion. It posted its response on its official blog. You can read its full response here. Suffice it to say, it’s exactly what you would expect it...
Duration: 00:17:11Perplexity Showcases 3 Paths to Generative AI Copyright Infringement
Oct 22, 2024This episode gives a comprehensive overview of host Peter Csathy's deep dive article of the same name (link to article below).
The discussion uses News Corp's new copyright infringement lawsuit and The New York Times' recent "cease and desist" demand against generative AI search tool Perplexity to discuss the concept of RAG processing - and why it matters in the context of GenAI copyright, infringement and "fair use."
Based on Csathy's article (simply dropped into NotebookLM), Csathy's AI co-hosts also discuss the Second Circuit Court of Appeal's critical new copyright decision in the Hachette v. I...
Are Tech's Generative AI "Fair Use" Dominoes Starting to Fall?
Oct 10, 2024Excellent discussion of host Peter Csathy's deep dive article titled, "Are Tech's Generative AI 'Fair Use' Dominoes Starting to Fall?"
Based on Csathy's article (simply dropped into NotebookLM), Csathy's AI co-hosts discuss: (1) the ongoing debate about whether AI training on copyrighted works (without consent/compensation) is "fair use"; (2) how developments in the Courts are increasingly pointing in favor of rights-holders (and against "fair use"); and (3) the best possible solution for both GenAI developers and the content owners and creators.
Reach out to host Peter Csathy at peter@creativemedia.biz, and check out Peter's entertainment, media, AI...
Duration: 00:11:26Newsom's Hollywood/Silicon Valley GenAI Balancing Act: How California's 17 New GenAI Laws Impact Media & Entertainment
Oct 07, 2024In this episode, Peter Csathy hands over the podcast to his Google NotebookLM "synthetic" AI-generated co-hosts to discuss his latest article, "Newsom's Hollywood/Silicon Valley Balancing Act: California's 17 New GenAI Laws May Become the Nation's De Facto Standards." The discussion is both surprisingly smart and surprisingly engaging. Csathy listened (and approved this message).
Here is the link to Csathy's article on which today's synthetic co-hosts riff - https://themediabrain.substack.com/p/newsom-in-the-middle-govs-genai-hollywood
Reach out to host Peter Csathy at peter@creativemedia.biz, and check out Peter's entertainment, media, AI and tech-focused business advisory and leg...
Duration: 00:09:40The Great AI Copyright Debate: "Fair Use" or Not? (As Voiced by Google's NotebookLM)
Oct 02, 2024In this part 3 of his Google NotebookLM podcast series, host Peter Csathy enables his "synthetic" AI-generated guest hosts to discuss "the great AI copyright debate: fair use, or not?" Csathy generated this episode by simply uploading the text of his recent article on the subject. The results are fascinating. The conversation smart. But very different than Csathy's original source material (which Google NotebookLM takes ... and runs with it).
Here is the link to Csathy's article on which today's synthetic co-hosts riff - https://themediabrain.substack.com/p/ai-and-infringement-how-the-supreme
Reach out to host Peter Csathy at pe...
Duration: 00:09:16Google's NotebookLM AI Hosts Discuss Themselves: The Results Are Fascinating (& Scary Good)
Oct 01, 2024In this Part 2 to host Peter Csathy's Google NotebookLM generated podcast series, NotebookLM's "synthetic" AI-generated co-hosts discuss themselves - i.e., what their AI-generated personas mean for creativity, art and society. The result is fascinating. So good - the convers-AI-tion, so smart. It's scary.
Csathy generated the episode simply by pasting the link to his latest newsletter in this "wonder app" - no prompts or instruction of any kind needed. Here is the link to the newsletter itself - https://themediabrain.substack.com/p/googles-notebookllm-something-just
Reach out to host Peter Csathy at peter@creativemedia.biz, a...
Duration: 00:07:40Google's New NotebookLM: AI Generated Podcast Demo Featuring Creative Media
Sep 30, 2024Google just launched NotebookLM, an amazing new content generating AI wunder-app that, in Google’s words, is designed to be “your personalized AI research assistant.” NotebookLM can do many things, but its audio podcast generating feature is what really stands out.
In this episode, rather than host Peter Csathy telling you about it, he let's the app speak for itself. Literally. Peter generated this podcast simply by typing in his Creative Media website's link -- no prompts or instructions of any kind. The result — generated in minutes — is this fully throated podcast that features two immensely likable, enthusiasti...
Duration: 00:09:01The Great AI Debate: Are We (Or Are We Not) In An AI Bubble? (Hosted by Streaming Media)
Aug 30, 2024This week's episode features Creative Media's Peter Csathy participating in Streaming Media's recent "Great AI Debate" hosted and moderated by expert and media cartographer Evan Shapiro - and also featuring AI experts and entrepreneurs H. Schuster of HUSSLUP and Chris Giliberti of Avail.
The debate's central question was a simple one -- are we (or are we not) in an AI bubble right now?
As expected, the debate got spicy, especially when Shapiro and Csathy exchanged points from opposite sides of the fence. The results are both enlightening and entertaining.
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Duration: 01:01:24Interview: Ben Gottdiener, CEO of Narrativ (& His New SAG-AFTRA Deal)
Aug 21, 2024As part of his continuing generative AI and media-focused "the brAIn" series, Creative Media's Peter Csathy interviews CEO Ben Gottdiener, CEO of Narrativ - the company that enables users to create digital voice replicas (what some call "digital clones") using genAI. Narrativ's mission is to be the "marketplace for advertisers to license talent audio AI likenesses." And the big news is that the company just entered into a major agreement with SAG-AFTRA as part of its commitment to using only AI that has been "ethically trained." The two discuss it all in this exclusive interview.
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Duration: 00:46:59Interview: Shara Senderoff, CEO Jen Music AI (& Why They Are "Ethically Sourced")
Aug 16, 2024Peter interviews Shara Senderoff, Founder and CEO of Jen Music AI. The two discuss how Jen Music's "ethically sourced" music ethos is fundamentally different than the ethos of Silicon Valley-backed generative AI music services Suno and Udio. Neither of those companies chose to seek consent from -- or give compensation to -- the artists, musicians and teams that created the music on which they train their AI (and capture 100% of the value that is generated by it). Shara and Peter also discuss Jen Music's overall path and product differentiation, together with the overall path of generative music and art...
Duration: 01:06:53Media Companies: To Litig-AI-te or License? How to Decide in Generative AI Cases (& The State of the Law)
Aug 03, 2024This episode features host Peter Csathy's recent roundtable discussion from Digital Hollywood's "AI Summer Summit" about the state and status of copyright law and litigation in the world of generative AI (and whether unlicensed scraping is infringement), the current status of the key cases, and how media companies and publishers should decide to litigate -- or to license their content instead.
Peter is joined by Chad Hummel of McKool Smith, perhaps the best and most successful IP and complex litigator on the planet, and by Dr. Moiya McTier, the spokesperson for the Human Artistry...
EXCLUSIVE: Microsoft's CTO & Other Experts Discuss Where Generative AI Video Is Going
Jul 29, 2024This week's episode features host Peter Csathy's exclusive roundtable discussion with many of the leading players, experts and voices in the world of generative AI and video (including Microsoft CTO Andy Beach). The roundtable for Digital Hollywood's "AI Summer Summit" took place last week and focused on the state (and sophistication) of generative AI video today — and where it’s going in the next year and beyond.
Peter organized and moderated the session, choosing a veritable “who’s who” of leading players driving this generative AI transformation of video: Andy Beach, CTO of Microsoft (Media & Entertainme...
25 Ways Media & Entertainment Use Generative AI Right Now
Jul 22, 2024In this week's companion episode of Peter Csathy's "the brAIn" podcast, Peter discusses 25 significant ways that the media and entertainment industry is already using generative AI right now -- but doing it "quietly" so that it doesn't rattle legal sabers or attract too much creative community blowback. It's kind of like "25 Things You Always Wanted to Know About Generative AI, But Were Afraid to Ask! Many of these 25 will be entirely new to you, and likely may even surprise you. But all are powerful. And many of them are compelling.
As always, Peter also identifies the Top 10...
Is Generative AI "Training" on Unlicensed Copyrighted Works Infringement (or Fair Use)? How the Supreme Court Will Decide
Jul 17, 2024In this special bonus episode of Peter Csathy's companion "the brAIn" podcast, Peter tackles the fundamental issue now facing Big Tech and Big Media -- whether generative AI "training" on unlicensed copyrighted works is infringing (or is, instead, defensible fair use)? Peter gives a concise, non-legalese overview of the business and legal issues involved in the leading cases -- including The New York Times v. OpenAI -- that are currently winding their way in the courts. He then identifies and analyzes the key legal precedents cited by both sides -- including the landmark 2015 "Google Books" case and separate recent "...
Duration: 00:17:40Content as AI "Seeds" with Endless Creative Possibilities: Point/Counterpoint
Jul 16, 2024In this week's episode of Peter Csathy's new companion generative AI focused podcast "the brAIn" (episode 3), Peter first discusses the concept -- promoted by Black Eyed Peas auteur will.i.am -- of the new generative AI era of artists as being "seeders." Gone are the days of "traditional artists" in will.i.am's view, and he uses himself as an example of what he has in mind. Peter discusses both the significant merits of will.i.am's view (for at least some established artists and franchises) -- and the significant perils of his view for the rest.
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AI & NFT "Quick Takes" (for the week of 3/20/23)
Mar 20, 2023Welcome to host Peter Csathy's AI & NFT "Quick Takes" episode, where Peter lays out the most critical business and legal developments of the past week in the worlds of generative AI and Web3/NFTs that impact the creative community, media, entertainment and the Arts. Peter goes rapid fire in less than 10 minutes first with the headline AI and NFT stories of the past week - and then gives updates on other key AI and NFT developments that are worth tracking and knowing - because they define the rules of the game (and the winners and losers in it).
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Hollywood NFTs Done Right: Simon Fuller Releases Major Musical Film Exclusively on OP3N Web3 Chat "Super App"
Mar 15, 2023In Peter's last episode, he discussed an example of what’s wrong in the NFT world from the creative community’s perspective - specifically, OpenSea’s prioritization of buyers and sellers over the Creators that built the value of its marketplace in the first place. But in this episode, Peter points to a major Hollywood example of what’s being done “right” and showcases the transformational possibilities uniquely enabled by Web3 and token-gated "digital tickets" (just don't call them "NFTs"!).
Specifically, today March 15th, 2023, token-gated tickets go on sale exclusively on Web3 “chat Super App” OP3N to American Idol...
Duration: 00:12:59Silicon Valley Bank Post-Mortem (& What Investors & CEOs Should Do Now)
Mar 14, 2023Welcome to Peter's special “urgent” edition of "Fearless Media." We’ve all heard the Silicon Valley Bank headlines. But how did Silicon Valley respond and what does it all really mean now that the Feds have guaranteed all deposits? What should impacted investors and entrepreneurs do now? How can we understand how this happened - and steps each of us should take? And what does this mean for the entire banking and financial community (and all of us)?
Peter spoke with Silicon Valley-based finance expert James Gowers of finance and accounting services firm Matcha to find out. James h...
Duration: 00:43:10OpenSea Responds to the Creator Resale Royalty Uproar (aka NFTs Hit Rough Water for Creators on the OpenSea)
Mar 08, 2023In this special episode, Peter explores leading NFT platform OpenSea's significant recent changes to its resale royalty policy that left many Creators feeling betrayed. Locked in ongoing resale royalties are perhaps THE single most important draw of NFTs to the creative community. Yet, OpenSea changed its rules of the game while the players were still on the field when it announced it was moving to optional creator earnings for collections without on-chain enforcement due to competitive pressures.
OpenSea's abrupt decision means that many Creators who had invested their time and trust in OpenSea now find...
AI & NFT "Quick Takes" (for the week of 3/6/23)
Mar 05, 2023Welcome to host Peter Csathy's first AI & NFT "Quick Takes" episode, where Peter lays out the most critical business and legal developments of the past week in the worlds of generative AI and Web3/NFTs that impact the creative community, media, entertainment and the Arts. Peter goes rapid fire in less than 10 minutes first with the headline AI and NFT stories of the past week - and then gives updates on other key AI and NFT developments that are worth tracking and knowing - because they define the rules of the game (and the winners and losers in it).<...
Duration: 00:09:11AI, Entertainment & the Creative Arts - The Real World Implications (A Round Table Discussion)
Feb 19, 2023Welcome to my special 50th episode of my Fearless Media podcast - a special one indeed. I recently hosted an AI-focused round table with guests that included Grammy award-winning artist and musician Alex Ebert (Edward Sharpe), AI artist and data scientist Aya, metaverse creator and influencer Don Allen Stevensen III, and IP attorney and expert Mike Kasdan. The Q&A actually begins at the 6:44 mark after initial introductions.
We discussed the Artist, Creator, Business and Legal implications of it all - and perhaps most importantly, the "Human" implications of it all - in a lively...
5-Minute Weekly NFT Legal & Litigation Update (as of 9/26/22): The Key Cases, Where They Stand, Why They Matter
Sep 26, 2022Here is Peter's 5 minute overview for the week of September 26th - that tracks his weekly NFT Legal Update newsletter that goes out every Monday. Peter discusses the key NFT legal developments and cases to watch, where they stand, and why they matter to everyone in the NFT ecosystem.
Reach out to Peter at Creative Media with updates of your own - or to schedule a call to discuss your own NFT business or legal issues. He can be reached at peter@creativemedia.biz. Peter is a Harvard Law graduate, former General Counsel of a...
5-Minute Weekly NFT Litigation Update (The Key Cases, Where They Stand, Why They Matter - as of 9/21/22)
Sep 21, 2022This is Peter's first weekly NFT litigation update - a 5 minute overview that tracks his weekly NFT Legal Update newsletter that goes out every Monday. Peter discusses the key NFT cases to watch, where they stand, and why they matter to everyone in the NFT ecosystem (as of September 21, 2022).
Reach out to Peter at Creative Media with updates of your own - or to schedule a call to discuss your own NFT business or legal issues. He can be reached at peter@creativemedia.biz. Peter is a Harvard Law graduate, former General Counsel of a...
NFTs: Update & Overview of Key Legal and Business Issues - Peter Csathy, Creative Media
Sep 08, 2022In this special episode, Peter gives an update and overview of the key legal and business issues in the complex and ever-evolving world of NFTs. He also discusses how best to solve for the complexity of international roll-outs where each territory plays by different rules of the game. This episode is for everyone who is in the web3/NFT ecosystem - creators, entrepreneurs, executives, partners, developers, publishers, service providers and platforms (or looking into, or interested in, the world of web3 and NFTs). Peter is a Harvard Law graduate and former General Counsel of a multi-billion dollar operating division o...
Duration: 01:04:04Blockchain & NFT Enabled Physical Collectibles - Interview with CEO Mike Bebel of OOD (The First Blockchain-Enabled Marketplace for Physical Collectibles)
Jun 23, 2022When we think of NFTs, we think of virtual art, collectibles and communities enabled, authenticated and verified on the blockchain. But NFTs can be tied to physical, tangible goods as well via the blockchain - to easily verify ownership of, and authenticate, artworks (like paintings) and just about anything else. And OOD is the first company placing physical and tangible collectibles (artwork, music, media and sports memorabilia like trading cards) front and center and first (rather than as merely an add-on). Co-founder and CEO Mike Bebel, a media-tech pioneer, joins Peter for a fascinating conversation about OOD's new blockchain-enabled...
Duration: 00:37:58New "Watch To Earn" Business Models For Premium Streaming Services (Rewarded.TV)
Jun 04, 2022Forget advertising-driven streaming video business models - and even subscription-based models. At least that's what new web3/NFT blockchain-based streaming film and TV service Rewarded.TV wants. The company has introduced an entirely new "Watch to Earn" business model by which viewers get PAID and rewarded simply for watching. The more they watch, the more they earn. Think this is fantasy? Well, think again. The video games business is already being rocked by its controversial "Play to Earn" model, with notorious game Axie Infinity leading the way. So how should we think about all of...
Duration: 00:13:49Franchise Content/IP - What Major Streamers & Media Companies Need Most
May 01, 2022Welcome to Peter's 1st "Fearless Media" podcast "QUICK TAKE" - where Peter discusses a hot media/entertainment/tech story in real time. First stop - Netflix - and its recently announced Q1 earnings that were eye-opening to many.
After surprising Netflix's Q1, many think streaming content spending will go down. WRONG! The need for differentiated exclusive content goes UP for media companies to break out of the pack in our increasingly hyper-competitive streaming-driven media world. And FRANCHISE IP is the ultimate weapon. That is where the mega-focus and mega-content dollars will flow via an almost existential "Less...
Fan Controlled Football: The Ultimate John Madden Fantasy League - Interview with CEO Sohrob Farudi
Mar 09, 2022Fan Controlled Football (FCF) just scored a $40 million Series A financing round from crypto kings Animoca Brands and Delphi Digital. But FCF is not just a Web3/NFT/blockchain story (although it is that too). FCF is the ultimate John Madden football - where fantasy football meets IRL. Founder/CEO Sohrob Farudi joins me to discuss it all - and how their tech empowers thousands of fans to not only crowd-source (and decide) a team's name and logo, but also to call the plays for real football players who play on real football fields - all in real time...
Duration: 00:31:48Web3, The Metaverse & Where Society Goes From Here: Interview with Galaxy Interactive's Sam Englebardt
Mar 02, 2022Sam Englebardt, General Partner of leading interactive entertainment and Web3 venture firm Galaxy Interactive, joins Peter for a wide-ranging interview. Sam discusses Galaxy Interactive's sector focus and approach - Web3 - NFTs - DAOs - the Metaverse - and their overall impact on our lives and society. It is a candid interview about how our lives will evolve in our increasingly digital and immersive world.
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A Trip Down The Metaverse's Virtual Real Estate Rabbit Hole: Interview with Metaverse Group's Michael Gord
Feb 23, 2022Leading Web3 investor and entrepreneur Michael Gord, co-founder of GDA Capital and the Metaverse Group (a leading virtual real estate company for the metaverse economy), joins CREATV Media's Peter Csathy for an overview of the massive and very real new investment world of virtual real estate in our increasingly metaverse world. Gord explains the opportunity (and some of the leading players in it), why virtual real estate is very real and lasting, and why it is analogous to the early days of the Internet. He also answers the tough questions of skeptics, explains why Zuckerberg's vision of a fully...
Duration: 00:31:44KOJI - The Super App For The Creator Economy: Interview & Demo with CEO Dmitry Shapiro
Feb 16, 2022Dmitry Shapiro, co-founder and CEO of Koji -- the app store for the Creator Economy, and the world's most powerful Link In bio platform -- joins Peter for an overview and demo of Koji (including its upcoming NFT capabilities). Koji just recently raised a new $20 million Series B financing - and is one of Peter's favorite "must watch" companies in the world of media, technology, the Creator Economy and Web3. Learn more about Peter and his firms CREATV Media and music-focused Deep Cuts Media. And subscribe to his free monthly newsletter.
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Duration: 00:49:19How Web3, NFTs & The Metaverse Will Transform Media & Entertainment: A Conversation with Peter Csathy
Feb 09, 2022Peter discusses Web3, NFTs, DAOs, the Metaverse and the Creator Economy (and how they will transform the media, music and entertainment business) - and artist/fan relationships - at the Burbank Tech Talks (1-26-22). Follow Peter on Twitter @pcsathy - subscribe to his "Fearless Media" podcast on all platforms - and learn more about Peter's firms CREATV Media and music-focused Deep Cuts Media at creatv.media and deepcutsmedia.com.
Reach out to host Peter Csathy at peter@creativemedia.biz, and check out Peter's entertainment, media, AI and tech-focused business advisory and legal services firm Creative Media...
Duration: 00:58:58The Metaverse, Web3, NFTs, DAOs (& Their Impact On Society): Interview with Arun Maini (Mrwhosetheboss)
Feb 04, 2022Arun Maini (aka Mrwhosetheboss) - one of the world's leading tech voices and tech YouTubers (with 10 million subscribers, 1+ billion video views) - joins Peter for a thought-provoking discussion about the Metaverse, Web3, NFTs, DAOs (and their overall sobering impact on society - and our humanity). Check out Arun's YouTube channel Mrwhosetheboss and Peter's companies CREATV Media and music-focused Deep Cuts Media - and also Peter's music-focused podcast "The Story Behind The Song" on the Consequence Podcast Network (interviews with iconic artists like Blondie, Tears For Fears, Gary Numan, Lindsey Buckingham, Neil Finn, X).
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Duration: 01:01:35Web3, NFTs, DAOs & The Metaverse (& How They Will Transform Media & Entertainment): Q&A with Peter Csathy
Feb 02, 2022Peter discusses Web3, NFTs, DAOs, the Metaverse and the Creator Economy (and how they will transform the media, music and entertainment business) - and artist/fan relationships - at the Burbank Tech Talks (1-26-22). Follow Peter on Twitter @pcsathy and learn more about Peter's firms CREATV Media and Deep Cuts Media.
Duration: 01:06:27How NFTs Will Transform The Music Business: Interview With CryptoPunks Rapper SPOTTIE WIFI
Jan 26, 2022CryptoPunks' first rapper and overall "King" SPOTTIE WIFI i joins Peter and crypto investor Jacob Holmers for a discussion of NFTs and how they will transform the music industry (and the overall media business in general). Don't let SPOTTIE's "face" fool you. He is a true Web 3.0 pioneer - and this discussion (and what SPOTTIE is doing) applies to all Creators - including all Artists and Musicians. Now, with NFTs, Artists of all kind (musicians, film producers, game producers) can create a direct relationship with their audience and superfans - including via direct financing/investment and direct distribution. They c...
Duration: 00:59:59The Exploding Creator Economy, NFTs, DeFi & Media Transformed: Interview w/ BITKRAFT's & Infinite Canvas' Sebastian Park
Dec 21, 2021Sebastian Park, co-founder of BITKRAFT Ventures and Infinite Canvas, joins Peter for a discussion about how Web 3.0 will transform the world of media and entertainment - and, in particular, how Creators will be able to go directly to their audience and superfans to engage with them (and monetize them) via NFTs, DeFi and other direct-to-consumer modes enabled by the blockchain. In this special session, Sebastian gives a full presentation of what Patreon's CEO Jack Conte calls "The 2nd Renaissance" - i.e., the feedback loop between tech and Creators that drives the expansion of Creator-type jobs and changes how...
Duration: 00:52:25How NFTs Are Game-Changers for Creators, Artists & the World of Media & Entertainment
Dec 15, 2021NFTs are no fad. They are here to stay - and they will radically transform the world for Creators, Artists, their content/IP, and their superfans. They already are. In this episode, I give an overview about the decentralized Web 3.0 world of NFTs in the world of media and entertainment. It just may transform the way you think about NFTs and the blockchain that fuels them. NFTs aren't just what you think they are (Beeple and visual images). They can be membership into exclusive clubs with exclusive benefits that rise in value, and can be re-sold. They also can...
Duration: 00:16:29My 10 Predictions For Media & Entertainment In 2022
Dec 08, 2021In this special year-end episode, I lay out my 10 predictions for media and entertainment in 2022. Just when we thought we were out(side), it (Covid) pulls us back in(side)! (Yes, a Godfather Part III reference to start things off!). While nothing is more powerful than real physical human connection, our increasingly tech-driven virtual world was the big story for media and entertainment in 2021. In particular, this past year marked the mass “coming out” party for an entirely new kind of transformational decentralized blockchain-enabled Web 3.0 world. And in the world of media, the headline blockchain story took its form in s...
Duration: 00:15:03Interview with Ultra-Marathon Man Dean Karnazes: Why & How I Do What I Do (& What Really Matters)
Oct 13, 2021Ultra Marathon Man Dean Karnazes – whose superhuman feats have blown minds and motivated millions around the world - joins Peter for a discussion about how he does what he does. But most importantly, why he does what he does (and universal themes about what really matters in life - which may help you identify your own priorities that matter to you). Dean defines, in every sense of the word, what it means to be "Fearless." He is a legend in the world of endurance sports. He has run 350 miles straight, without sleeping. 50 marathons in 50 consecutive days in all 50 states. 3,000 mi...
Duration: 00:54:33Love, Loss & Music: Interview with Manchester Orchestra's Andy Hull & Robert McDowell
Oct 06, 2021In this very special and deeply personal episode, Peter interview great indie band Manchester Orchestra's singer, chief songwriter and guitarist Andy Hull and lead guitarist (and brother-in-law) Robert McDowell about the band's latest great album "The Million Masks of God." The album's themes encapsulate the entire cycle of life - from birth to the after-life. Peter reveals that his mother, Eva, just recently passed away from her 5 year battle with cancer – and Manchester Orchestra’s McDowell, lost his father to cancer as they recorded the album. Hull, McDowell and Peter not only have a track by track discussion of the...
Duration: 01:07:36The Life Of A Media/Tech Journalist (& How To Become One): Interview with Forbes' Senior Editor Dawn Chmielewski
Sep 29, 2021Award-winning media, entertainment & tech journalist Dawn Chmielewski (Sr. Editor for Forbes) joins Peter for a lively conversation about the life of a journalist (and how journalism has evolved over the past decades as a result of our tech-transformed social media and streaming "always on" world). Dawn discusses what it's like to do what she does, how she does it, and the pros and cons of today's journalism. She also discusses how she got into the world of journalism in the first place (and gives insights to others who hope to become a journalist and PR). And she discusses what...
Duration: 00:38:24The Life Of A Hollywood Music Supervisor (& How To Become One): Interview with Award-Winning Music Supervisor Thomas Golubic
Sep 22, 2021Award-winning music supervisor Thomas Golubic ("Breaking Bad," "The Walking Dead," "Six Feet Under") joins Peter for a live conversation and Q&A about the life of a Hollywood music supervisor (and how he marries his sonic sensibilities with movie and television vision). In this live interactive CREATV U session, Thomas discusses what it's like to do what he does, how he does it, and the overall fundamental role music plays in all movies, television and video projects. He also discusses how he got into the world of music supervision in the first place (and gives insights to others who...
Duration: 01:11:06The Life Of A Filmmaker (& How To Get Your First Film Made): Interview with Critically-Acclaimed Indie Filmmaker Alice Austen
Sep 15, 2021Critically-acclaimed filmmaker, playwright and overall creative force Alice Austen joins Peter for a conversation about the creative life of filmmaking (from ideation, to financing, to execution, to the next project). She gives advice to young filmmakers about how to get their first scripts and films in the right hands and noticed (and ultimately produced). Finally, in this CREATV U session, Alice answers questions and discusses her very own inspirational "road less traveled" professional journey - living 3 careers (first as an international lawyer, then as an award-winning playwright, and now as a critically-acclaimed indie filmmaker). Learn more about CREATV University...
Duration: 01:02:28NFTs & AI: How Tech Is Transforming The Music Business (& The Impact on Artists) - Interview with Music-Tech Pioneer Benji Rogers
Jun 16, 2021Fearless music-tech pioneer and serial entrepreneur Benji Rogers joins me for a wide-ranging discussion of how technology is transforming the world of music both for artists and fans - with a focus on NFTs (and Benji's contrarian skepticism ... he explains why), Artificial Intelligence (including automated song-writing), and democratized musicianship via new technology that requires no practice or training. Benji also answers questions in this live CREATV University Q&A session. Learn more about CREATV U at http://www.creatv.media/creatv-university and follow me (Peter) on Twitter @pcsathy
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Duration: 00:55:34Synthetic Media: AI, Digital Humans & Deep Fakes (How It Will Change Hollywood): Interview with Victor Riparbelli, CEO of Synthesia
Jun 09, 2021Prepare for your mind to be blown. If you aren't familiar with so-called "synthetic media," you need to be. Synthetic media in all its forms - AI-driven digital humans, virtual beings, deep fakes - will transform Hollywood (and our lives). They already are. But you haven't seen anything yet. Fearless media-tech innovator and entrepreneur Victor Riparbelli, CEO of Synthesia (one of the leading innovators in this new AI-driven video world), joins me to discuss Synthesia's technology today - and where synthetic media will go in the next ten years. This all raises questions about the meaning of "creativity" and...
Duration: 01:01:19Future Shock: 5 Mind-Blowing Media & Entertainment Trends: Interview with YouTube's Head of Brand Strategy, Nicholas Selz
Jun 02, 2021Nicholas Selz - who heads up brand strategy and product marketing for YouTube - joins me in this live CREATV University session for a fascinating and very different conversation and Q&A about (1) five media & entertainment trends Nick sees that will disrupt not only the industry, but our worlds in general (and blow your minds in myriad ways that you likely do not foresee), and (2) the impact on humanity - and philosophical implications - raised by those five trends. Nick is a deep thinker and visionary whom I respect - who fearlessly shares his thoughts and innovates. Learn more a...
Duration: 01:23:47Booking.com CEO Glenn Fogel: What It's Like To Run A $100 Billion Company (& The Future Of Travel Post-Covid)
May 26, 2021Glenn Fogel is CEO of Booking Holdings - the largest travel company in the world (Booking.com, Priceline, Kayak, Agoda, OpenTable, RentalCars.com). In this live CREATV University session, Glenn joins me to discuss what it's like to be a corporate titan and run a $100 billion company - especially a travel company during a global lockdown in a worldwide pandemic. Glenn discusses crisis management, and how he stays sane personally. He also discusses his own fearless professional journey, and how he overcame major adversity. Glenn and Peter also discuss the future of travel post-Covid - and how travel is...
Duration: 01:04:51"Streaming Wars" Q2 Scorecard: How the Top 5 Stack Up (& Are Trending Now)
Apr 28, 2021Now that Q1's explosive earnings are under our belts in the world of media and tech, CREATV Media Chairman Peter Csathy lays out what we’ve learned in the fascinating "Streaming Wars" amongst giants that dominate Hollywood. Just 18 months ago, reigning champ Netflix played relatively alone. But that was then, this is now. Now four other global giants - Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus, Apple TV Plus & HBO Max (plus several more) - place Netflix directly in their crosshairs as streaming has become core to their long-term strategies. So Peter handicaps all these mega-players and identifies how they’re t...
Duration: 00:25:00The Shape of the Media Universe: A Deep Dive & Q&A with Expert Evan Shapiro
Mar 17, 2021Emmy and Peabody Award-winning creative executive and visionary Evan Shapiro - who has fearlessly produced and developed 150 TV, etc. series (including "Portlandia") - joins Peter for a live, no holds barred conversation and Q&A about the overall "shape" of the media universe and its major players (and how his career took him to "Portlandia", National Lampoon and beyond). In this live CREATV University session, Evan - the ultimate media "insider's," outsider - also answers questions posed to him by CREATV U students (and gives insights about pursuing careers in media and entertainment). Learn more about CREATV University at...
Duration: 01:00:51Interview with SNL Alum Fred Armisen: His Comedy, Characters, Creative Process, Music (& Obsession with Devo)
Mar 10, 2021SNL alum, comedian, actor, writer, musician Fred Armisen joins Peter for a journey through Fred's life and entertainment career. In this CREATV University session, Fred discusses how he began his career (as a punk rock drummer), fearlessly broke through into comedy and SNL, how he develops his characters, and his overall creative process. He takes us into the world of Portlandia, Documentary Now, and Los Espookys - but, with every journey somehow ending up with music front and center (Ian Rubbish & Blue Jean Committee, anyone)? Learn more about CREATV University and its mission to help and inspire young people...
Duration: 01:08:42Marketing & Branding: Where Is the Consumer? Interview with Superstar CMO Geoff Cottrill
Mar 03, 2021Marketing and branding expert Geoff Cottrill - a long-time Chief Marketing Officer and senior executive at Converse, Coca-Cola and other major brands - joins Peter for a live CREATV University conversation and Q&A about Geoff's insights. How should marketers/branding specialists think of advertising in this multi-platform world? How should they think of their customers? How can they be successful? And what defines "success"? Geoff also takes us down a journey through his fearless career, lessons learned along the way, how he incorporated his love for music all along the way, and how young people can break out...
Duration: 01:15:19The Story Behind Bonnaroo (& Future of Live Music): Interview with Rick Farman, Co-Founder Superfly
Feb 24, 2021Rick Farman, co-founder of live music festival and entertainment experiential company Superfly (producers of Bonnaroo & Outside Lands), joins Peter in this CREATV University session to discuss his journey about how he and his partners fearlessly started Bonnaroo & created Superfly. Rick and Peter also discuss the impact of Covid-19 on musicians and the live music and festival industry, what musicians can do right now in a non-touring world, and where the live music and event industry goes from here. Finally, Rick and Peter discuss innovations in the music industry today that are re-imagining the music industry of tomorrow (and lay...
Duration: 01:01:46Instagram's Head of Music Perry Bashkoff: How Artists Can Build Their Audiences & Make Money Using Instagram
Feb 17, 2021Instagram's Head of Music, Perry Bashkoff, joins Peter for a conversation and Q&A about Instagram Music, new and upcoming features, how artists can use Instagram to expand and monetize their fans, and how Perry broke into the music industry and fearlessly built his impressive career. In this CREATV University session, Perry also gives advice to young people who want to break into the music and entertainment industry - his very own "best practices".
CREATV University (CREATV U) is a hub of learning, access, internships and jobs that is entirely free to college and graduate students who a...
Interview with Music Mogul Troy Carter: A Revealing Journey Into A Seemingly Perfect Career (Lady Gaga, Spotify)
Feb 10, 2021Music and tech "Renaissance Man" Troy Carter - who has managed Lady Gaga and John Legend among other superstars, led Artist relations at Spotify, and is an overall music and tech innovator - joins Peter for an inspiring conversation about his career. In this CREATV University session, Troy takes us on a candid journey through his "highs" and "lows" - and how he dug himself out of past failures to fearlessly re-imagine his career several times and take it to new levels. He also gives advice to young people who want to break into the music and entertainment industry...
Duration: 01:00:5410 Predictions For Entertainment, Media & Tech In 2021
Dec 21, 2020Peter reveals his renown "10 Predictions for Media, Entertainment & Tech" for 2021 in this special year-end episode - and discusses each in detail, covering all sectors of the media and entertainment business (video/movies/television, music, games/esports, immersive/VR/AR, AI, synthetic media and much more). Which sectors - and which companies - will be the "winners" and "losers" in 2021 after this unprecedented year of disruption? Learn more about Peter, his firm CREATV Media and his "give back" CREATV University at www.creatv.media.
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Duration: 00:15:47From Living Room To Board Room - Confessions Of A Real Media-Tech Entrepreneur: Interview w/ Jon Skogmo, Founder/CEO Jukin' Media
Dec 02, 2020Jon Skogmo, founder & CEO of Jukin' Media -- one of the leading media companies in the world of user-generated content -- joins Peter for a live conversation and CREATV University Q&A about Jon's entrepreneurial journey and what it takes to innovate and succeed in the ever-changing world of media and tech. Jon candidly discusses what he has learned along the way -- the good, the bad, the ugly - including raising capital, building teams, scaling businesses, and trying to stay sane amidst it all. Jon, one of Peter's favorite and most authentic entrepreneurs, gives important insights into choosing...
Duration: 00:58:36DEVO's Gerald Casale (Interview): The Story Behind The Song "Whip It"
Nov 25, 2020If ever there were a time for DEVO, THIS is that de-evolutionary time! In this episode, Peter interviews iconoclastic New Wave band DEVO's founding member, co-songwriter and co-lead singer Gerald Casale to learn the real story behind the surprising hit song "Whip It." Gerald also discusses how "Whip It" from the band's 3rd album "Freedom of Choice" - which hit its 40th year milestone in 2020 - represented a sea change to electronic dance music from the band's earlier guitar-driven songs. Gerald similarly delves into the song "Smart Patrol/Mr. DNA" from that earlier second album (and discusses its origins as...
Duration: 01:10:27Netflix: The Contrarian's "Bearish" Case About The Streaming Giant's Very Real Vulnerabilities
Nov 18, 2020We all watch Netflix, and we all love it. After all, what's not to love (especially when we are locked in our homes)? But, as invincible as this streaming giant seems, it isn't. No company is. The Blockbusters and Kodaks of the world remind us of that. In this provocative episode, Peter takes the bear's contrarian argument about Netflix and its prospects. He lays out Netflix's very real, and very significant, vulnerabilities. Peter also identifies potential ways those vulnerabilities can be addressed and risks mitigated. So can Netflix go it alone in the long-run? Or will a much bigger fish ulti...
Duration: 01:01:47The Importance Of Storytelling When Defining Your Career Path: Interview with John Evershed, Founder Mondo Media
Nov 04, 2020John Evershed, founder of adult animation company Mondo Media and one of the leading experts in the adult animation space, sits down with Peter in this live CREATV University session to give his advice about how best to pursue fulfilling careers in the worlds of entertainment, media and tech. John uses his own non-linear journey to emphasize key universal "take-aways" for the benefit of young people who want to break into the business - including the power of relationships and mentorships and pursuing a meaningful and authentic life fueled by passion. Learn more about CREATV Media at www.creatv...
Duration: 00:49:25Esports & Games - An Overview Of This Massive Entertainment Sector (& Where It's Going): Interview with Scott Rupp, Bitkraft Ventures
Oct 28, 2020Scott Rupp, founding General Partner of BITKRAFT Ventures - one of the leading venture capital firms in the world of esports and games - joins Peter to give an overview of that massive entertainment sector that dwarfs the movie and music industries. He also discusses the future of esports and games and how the music industry - and other entertainment sectors - can benefit by actively playing in the worlds of esports and games. Scott also answers questions posed by guests in this live CREATV University session - and explains why he chose the song "Peace Frog" by The Do...
Duration: 00:56:28What Film Schools Should Teach (But Don't): Interview with Chris Donahue, Academy Award Winning Producer
Oct 28, 2020Academy Award & Emmy-winning film and TV producer Chris Donahue -- who teaches film both at UCLA Extension and Chapman University -- joins Peter to discuss his perspectives about what is missing from the curriculum of most film schools -- and how to fix it (which he calls "revolution", not "evolution"). In this live CREATV University session, Chris also answers questions posed by film school students (and others interested in applying). He also lays out his own creative and professional journey and why he chose the song "California" by U2 to precede the session as guests waited for it to b...
Duration: 01:01:41Diversity & Inclusion In Hollywood & The Entertainment Business: Interview with Rabia Abedin, DreamWorks Animation
Oct 28, 2020Rabia Abedin, who oversees diversity initiatives and early career programs at DreamWorks Animation, joins Peter to discuss today's realities of diversity in the media and entertainment business (and what DreamWorks and other companies are doing today to make the industry more inclusive and representative). Rabia also discusses breaking into the entertainment business, DreamWorks' innovative early career programs for young people. She also answers questions posed live during this CREATV University session - and explains why she chose the song "My Shot" from "Hamilton" as the song that preceded the session as guests waited for it to begin. To learn...
Duration: 00:54:56DJ Boris Brejcha: Interview About His Revolutionary Global Livestreaming Event
Oct 18, 2020Peter interviews German DJ Boris Brejcha about his revolutionary upcoming October 24th global livestreamed event - where Boris will stream 3 separate concerts in 3 different time zones around the globe - and only charge fans 1 EURO for it. Boris is changing the game in this grand music experiment that charges his fans less, to reach more of them - and to give them an opportunity for hope and inspiration during these unprecedented times. To learn more, visit www.creatv.media.
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Duration: 00:15:56The Power & Opportunity Of Livestreaming For Artists & Brands: Interview with John Petrocelli, CEO BulldogDM
Oct 18, 2020CEO/Founder John Petrocelli of BulldogDM -- which is the leading premium high quality livestreaming company -- joins Peter to discuss the power and opportunity of livestreaming for musicians, advertisers and brands. John, who is one of the leading experts in the world of livestreaming, digs into specific music and entertainment case studies and success stories - as well as industry "best practices." To go deeper and learn more, visit www.creatv.media.
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Duration: 00:52:03The Art & Science of Breaking Artists & Their Songs In Our Streaming-First World: Interview with Rachel Cragg, A&R Nettwerk Music
Oct 18, 2020Long-time Artist manager, A&R executive and music festival relations executive Rachel Cragg - who has worked with musical artists ranging from Beastie Boys to Radical Face - joins Peter for a live CREATV U session and Q&A about her insights into the music business. Rachel discusses her "secret formula" for optimizing the chances of artists getting their songs heard (and building an audience) in our streaming-led world dominated by Spotify and others. She also discusses how she broke into (and succeeded in) the industry, how artists are coping during the pandemic's halt to all touring, and new...
Duration: 01:17:18A Process For Maximizing Your Creative & Career Potential: Interview with L.C. Crowley, CEO Trioscope Studios
Oct 14, 2020CEO/Founder L.C. Crowley of Trioscope Studios -- which produces hybrid live action/animated content for Netflix and others -- joins Peter for a live CREATV University Q&A about developing your own system to realize your creative, professional, and personal/life goals and potential. L.C. also lays out new content and programming possibilities in our streaming-first entertainment world. He also explains why he chose the song "When I Paint My Masterpiece" by The Band to be his pre-session song as the online audience waited for his interview to begin. To go deeper and learn more, visit...
Duration: 00:56:03Finding Your "Jealousy" & Ideal Entertainment Gig: Interview with Jennie Morris, Content Strategy HBO Max
Oct 07, 2020Jennie Morris, Senior Vice President of Content Strategy at HBO Max, joins Peter to discuss her unexpected professional journey that ultimately led her to a top programming role in one of the biggest streaming video services and stories of the year. Jennie has held ever-escalating executive roles in leading traditional and tech-driven entertainment companies over the years (including Facebook). She shares insights along the way in this live streamed CREATV University session that culminates with a career approach she calls "finding your jealousy." She also explains why she chose the song "This Town" by The Go-Go's as the pre-session...
Duration: 00:57:41Musician CLAIRO: Interview About Her Creative Process & Personal Journey
Oct 04, 2020Artist Claire Cottrill (CLAIRO), one of the hottest young indie music talents in the world, joins Peter in a candid and deeply authentic CREATV U session where she fearlessly discusses her creative process and her own personal journey (including both her triumphs and her struggles). Claire answers questions from, and gives advice to, her fans who joined this live stream. She also discusses how the pandemic is impacting her music and how she stays sane during these unprecedented times. We also find out why she chose Carole King's classic song "So Far Away" as the song that played as...
Duration: 01:00:20Keys To Career Success In The Entertainment Business: Interview with Jeff Clanagan, CEO LOL Network
Sep 30, 2020Jeff is President of Kevin Hart’s Laugh Out Loud Network and CEO of Codeblack Films. He joins Peter for a lively CREATV University session and conversation about his non-linear journey in the entertainment business -- and reveals his keys to succeeding in it. Jeff is a true fearless media entrepreneur who demonstrates the power of relationships, innovation and tenacity - ingredients behind how he and Kevin Hart created a comic empire together. To go deeper and learn more, visit www.creatv.media.
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