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A recent lawsuit by music labels against AI companies Suno and Udio, along with the news of various media companies starting to license content for AI training purposes, highlights a long-standing dynamic within the media and creative IP industry: content creators and rightsholders…

As readers know, we are active investors in video content created specifically for digital platforms such as YouTube. Our engagement can take various forms, including loans or outright ownership of channels and the underlying video recordings. In a prior post, we addressed a frequently cited concern…

One of the most interesting headlines across the media industry this year has been the announcement of the joint venture between Disney, Warner, and Fox to stream sports content. Beyond the specifics of the service, the JV highlights several fundamental realities…

On a recent podcast focused on IP rights valuation, we discussed the opportunities and risks of looking at YouTube channels as an investable asset. One of the participants of the conversation joked that investing in this subsegment is akin to digging for oil in a communist country —…