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Universal Music Group goes silent
Universal Music Group (UMG), the world’s largest record label, had its entire catalogue removed from TikTok after the tech giant left UMG’s open letter unanswered. In the letter, UMG asked for a more ‘satisfactory royalty rate’, as well as for TikTok to address worries over AI-generated music. The social platform, where users create and upload their own video content – often
and relaunched hits like Fleetwood Mac’s Dreams . Trending songs can be found on Spotify and Apple Music’s top tracks, signalling the indirect value to artists. At time of writing, TikTok has yet to reply; instead, major artists like Taylor Swift, Drake and Ariana Grande have had their music taken off the platform and replaced with silence. The music industry may be facing a reckoning.
Dyn Media, a new platform for German sports, relies primarily on remote production. Broadcast Solutions is working with Dyn’s parent company, NEP Germany, to build ‘venue kits’ – core racks containing cameras and minicams, microphones and audio sources all following SMPTE ST 2110 standards. Thanks to Broadcast Solutions, this remote production set-up encourages resilient, cost-effective, flexible sport coverage. PRODUCTION BROADCAST SOLUTIONS X DYN MEDIA
borrowing audio from existing artists – has become a destination for musical discovery in recent years, particularly for younger audiences. TikTok arguably helped the careers of Olivia Rodrigo and Lil Nas X
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Italy’s NVP continues to see ongoing success with its Lega Pro live football productions thanks to Grass Valley’s AMPP platform. The solution allows NVP to handle tight deadlines, cloud-based workflows, high-volume matches and various other specific demands, all while ensuring cost-efficiency and up-to-date production value. NVP AND GRASS VALLEY SEE SUCCESS
ChatGPT gets a software upgrade AI
OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has released a software update which gives the AI-fuelled text bot a better memory. The platform will store an individual’s user data so it can later retrieve relevant information – such as demographics, preferences and important dates. Until now, ChatGPT has been using chat data to learn language patterns and produce more realistic, coherent results. The latest update will take this further, remembering specific user details which can inform future chats. The New York Times cited an AI-generated birthday card – created specifically for ‘Lina,’ a five-year-
old who likes jellyfish and the colour pink – as an example of what ChatGPT can do. For users who don’t want all their data stored, ChatGPT offers ‘temporary chats,’ essentially disappearing conversations. This gives more control over how users’ data is used; they can instruct it to ‘remember’ or ‘forget’ certain information, review what’s in memory or disable memory altogether. This isn’t without privacy concerns, though OpenAI insists ChatGPT’s memory is not significantly different from a search engine’s history. Users should be wary of potential breaches, however, and opt for strong login credentials.
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