the brAIn - real AI intelligence for media & entertainment
All about how generative AI is transforming the world of media and entertainment - hosted by leading expert Peter Csathy of Creative Media (creativemedia.biz).
"the brAIn" features Csathy's "insider" insights about the latest developments in generative AI and its impacts on media, entertainment, and the entire creative community. It also features interviews with leading artists, innovators, entrepreneurs, executives, and influencers. Each episode starts with Peter's humorous rundown of the latest key headlines in the world of AI, media and entertainment. The podcast is the companion to his newsletter "the brAIn" that reaches thousands of "movers and shakers" in the industry. You can find it at themediabrain.substack.com.
Peter is a renowned dealmaker, serial entrepreneur, business advisor, Harvard trained lawyer, writer, speaker, and overall creative force. He writes a weekly column about AI and the media industry in leading entertainment publication TheWrap. He has negotiated over $4 billion in deals, served as CEO and President of several pioneering media-tech companies that achieved successful exits, and as a senior dealmaker in major studios.
Peter has been a key driver and force for opening up entirely new markets, including on demand music streaming, online video platforms, and live social video streaming and chat. He is a believer that artists and creators sit at the center of the overall media, entertainment and tech universe. He also hosts the podcast series "The Story Behind the Song" on Consequence, where he interviews the most legendary artists of the past several decades about their most iconic songs. You can find that podcast at consequence.net/category/consequence-podcast-network/the-story-behind-the-song.
reach out to Peter at bizdev@creativemedia.biz.
the brAIn - real AI intelligence for media & entertainment
Generative AI, Copyright, NIL & SAG's New Contract - All The Latest (An Exclusive Digital Hollywood Session)
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This episode features Peter Csathy's recent exclusive Digital Hollywood AI/Legal roundtable session recorded late July 2026 - in which Peter, Chief Legal Officer Jeffrey Bennett of SAG-AFTRA, and Partner Avery Williams of McKool Smith discuss all the latest developments in the world of AI, copyright, name image likeness (NIL) personal rights, and SAG's new contract.
It's an "Insider's" look of all the key business and legal issues, together with an "insider's" view of how the SAG negotiations transpired. All the key issues. All the latest updates (including on the 125+ global AI copyright litigations).
And it's a session that is "must listening" to anyone who plays any role in the world of entertainment, media, AI and tech -- including consumers themselves.
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