FEARLESS MEDIA: The Future Of Entertainment, Media & Tech

Google 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, enthusiastic and deeply human sounding voices (one male, one female, both of whom are "synthetic"). Yes, the Synth co-hosts mispronounce Csathy's name (doesn't everybody?). But apart from that, it's remarkable.

The Google NotebookLM app experience is so good, in fact, that it inevitably begs the question: who needs humans anymore? Which begs the logical next question — what precisely is the goal here with all of this generative AI “stuff”? Which begs yet another question: how are we humans supposed to keep up with this endlessly accelerating pace of transformational technology innovation?

All of which begs my ultimate questions to all of you: shouldn’t we all at least step back and reflect upon what we are doing here? Why we are doing it? And at what creative and societal cost?

Reach out to host Peter Csathy at [email protected], 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.

This 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 [email protected], 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.

Welcome 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 is More" content strategy - less sheer volume (fewer titles), but more impact (franchises that immediately grab our attention via instant name and "brand" recognition, and built in audiences). In this special episode, Peter will analyze the forces at work - the numbers that back it up - and the unique power of IP/literary franchises and "brand names" (renowned authors, for example) to change the game and power massive future success across the globe, across all platforms (including emerging new ones), for decades to come.
You can follow Peter on Twitter @pcsathy. And check out Peter's two firms CREATV Media and music-focused Deep Cuts Media.

Reach out to host Peter Csathy at [email protected], 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.

In 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 album (and what the lyrics mean to the writers of it). The core of their discussion is about the infinite meanings and impact those same lyrics can have on an artist’s audience. It is an interview about love, loss, and the deep power of music to console and to heal. Peter wrote a companion about this interview for VARIETY – an article titled “Love, Loss & Music: How Manchester Orchestra’s Songs of Solace Helped a Grieving Son Heal." You can find that at https://variety.com/2021/music/opinion/manchester-orchestra-songs-death-solace-1235048577/ .

Reach out to host Peter Csathy at [email protected], 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.

Instagram'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 are passionate about exploring careers in the worlds of media, entertainment, music and tech. Learn more at http://www.creatv.media/creatv-university.

Reach out to host Peter Csathy at [email protected], 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.