FEARLESS MEDIA: The Future Of Entertainment, Media & Tech
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 at bizdev@creativemedia.biz, and sign up to his "Fearless Media" newsletter (fearlessmedia.substack.com) and separate "AI & NFT Legal Update" newsletter (ainftlegalupdate.substack.com) - both on Substack.
Episodes
64 episodes
The Great AI Debate: Are We (Or Are We Not) In An AI Bubble? (Hosted by Streaming Media)
This 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. Schus...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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1:01:24
Interview: Ben Gottdiener, CEO of Narrativ (& His New SAG-AFTRA Deal)
As 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 "digita...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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46:59
Interview: Shara Senderoff, CEO Jen Music AI (& Why They Are "Ethically Sourced")
Peter 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. Ne...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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1:06:53
Media Companies: To Litig-AI-te or License? How to Decide in Generative AI Cases (& The State of the Law)
This 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 infr...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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54:12
EXCLUSIVE: Microsoft's CTO & Other Experts Discuss Where Generative AI Video Is Going
This 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 Holly...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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58:39
25 Ways Media & Entertainment Use Generative AI Right Now
In 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 -...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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29:52
Is Generative AI "Training" on Unlicensed Copyrighted Works Infringement (or Fair Use)? How the Supreme Court Will Decide
In 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, inste...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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17:40
Content as AI "Seeds" with Endless Creative Possibilities: Point/Counterpoint
In 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 ...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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20:33
AI & NFT "Quick Takes" (for the week of 3/20/23)
Welcome 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, e...
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Episode 55
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7:25
Hollywood NFTs Done Right: Simon Fuller Releases Major Musical Film Exclusively on OP3N Web3 Chat "Super App"
In 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...
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Episode 54
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12:59
Silicon Valley Bank Post-Mortem (& What Investors & CEOs Should Do Now)
Welcome 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 ...
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Episode 53
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43:10
OpenSea Responds to the Creator Resale Royalty Uproar (aka NFTs Hit Rough Water for Creators on the OpenSea)
In 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 dr...
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Episode 52
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8:51
AI & NFT "Quick Takes" (for the week of 3/6/23)
Welcome 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, me...
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Episode 51
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9:11
AI, Entertainment & the Creative Arts - The Real World Implications (A Round Table Discussion)
Welcome 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 dat...
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Episode 50
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1:02:03
NFTs: Update & Overview of Key Legal and Business Issues - Peter Csathy, Creative Media
In 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 territ...
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Episode 49
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1:04:04
Blockchain & NFT Enabled Physical Collectibles - Interview with CEO Mike Bebel of OOD (The First Blockchain-Enabled Marketplace for Physical Collectibles)
When 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...
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Episode 48
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37:58
New "Watch To Earn" Business Models For Premium Streaming Services (Rewarded.TV)
Forget 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 h...
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Episode 47
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13:49
Franchise Content/IP - What Major Streamers & Media Companies Need Most
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 su...
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Episode 46
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9:01
Fan Controlled Football: The Ultimate John Madden Fantasy League - Interview with CEO Sohrob Farudi
Fan 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 foo...
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Episode 45
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31:48
Web3, The Metaverse & Where Society Goes From Here: Interview with Galaxy Interactive's Sam Englebardt
Sam 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 Met...
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Episode 44
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57:22
A Trip Down The Metaverse's Virtual Real Estate Rabbit Hole: Interview with Metaverse Group's Michael Gord
Leading 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 ...
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Episode 43
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31:44
KOJI - The Super App For The Creator Economy: Interview & Demo with CEO Dmitry Shapiro
Dmitry 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 recentl...
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Episode 42
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49:19
How Web3, NFTs & The Metaverse Will Transform Media & Entertainment: A Conversation with Peter Csathy
Peter 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 @pcs...
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Episode 41
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58:58
The Metaverse, Web3, NFTs, DAOs (& Their Impact On Society): Interview with Arun Maini (Mrwhosetheboss)
Arun 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 discu...
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Episode 40
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1:01:35
How NFTs Will Transform The Music Business: Interview With CryptoPunks Rapper SPOTTIE WIFI
CryptoPunks' 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 SPOTT...
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Episode 39
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59:59