Political podcasts increasingly look and function like television. Distributed through YouTube and available on connected TVs, they compete with cable and broadcast news for political attention — raising a consequential question for the television business: Are advertising dollars leaving for the newer, sexier medium? TheWrap’s findings suggest that, at least for now, the growth of…
YouTube will launch its conversational AI assistant on smart TVs today. With this update, viewers have more active control over the content they stream on the largest screen in their home. While the video is playing, users can ask questions about the content or request a summary instead of stopping playback. This functionality was tested…
Creatives have been pushing back against the use of generative artificial intelligence in their work, going so far as to include disclosures indicating AI wasn’t used during a production. So Google is bypassing Hollywood entirely and bringing slop directly to consumers. The company announced this week that it will add its AI tool Gemini to…
