Peter Csathy

Peter Csathy
Peter Csathy is chairman of Creative Media — a media, music, entertainment and tech business advisory and legal services firm. Csathy has worked across media/tech for 30 years, including as a studio executive for Universal Studios and New Line Cinema; as a serial entrepreneur with multiple successful exits (Musicmatch, SightSpeed); and as an adviser, connector, dealmaker, investor and futurist. He has worked with leading innovators across film/TV/video, music, immersive (VR/AR/MR), eSports, live experiential entertainment, and now also deeply into the blockchain-fueled Web3 world and NFTs.
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‘Synthetic Performers’ Win Big in SAG-AFTRA Agreement With Studios
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How President Biden’s AI Executive Order Impacts Media and Entertainment
Biden’s Order Adds Ammunition for Creators in Their Copyright Fights and for Workers in Their Negotiations
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Spoiler Alert: Universal Music v. Anthropic Is a Movie We’ve Seen Before
Big tech wins again as it trains its AI on the backs of the entertainment industry
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In the Age of Zoom, the Forgotten Power of the Face-to-Face Meeting
TheWrap’s recent TheGrill conference underscores the importance of in-person connecting
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The Sphere’s Miracle of Tech Showcases the Earth’s Miracle of Life | PRO Insight
Darren Aronofsky’s new immersive film – the first shot in 18K – is a triumph
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Why M&A Is on Everyone’s Radar Right Now | PRO Insight
Will Apple buy Disney? Elon Musk buy Fox? Leading execs, private equity and bankers join me to discuss it all at TheWrap’s annual TheGrill event Wednesday
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Why NFT Creators Are Up in Arms Over Royalties – and Rightly So | PRO Insight
OpenSea has defended a change it made to payments, saying competition forced its hand
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ChatGPT Is Copying Human Creativity on a Huge Scale – But How Do Artists Get Paid? | PRO Insight
OpenAI’s $10 billion payday guarantees that we’ll be talking about the societal implications of these tools for years to come
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2023 CES: 5 Biggest Trends Everyone Will Talking About in Las Vegas | PRO Insight
Your cheat sheet to the hot topics in tech, media and entertainment that will be discussed in the annual convention’s halls and events
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How the Feds May Have Just Handed Netflix Over to Comcast | PRO Insight
The FTC’s suit to block Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision-Blizzard may have actually paved the way for another huge tech-entertainment merger
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From Mega Deals to Meta Fails: 10 Entertainment, Media and Tech Predictions for 2023 | PRO Insight
As the economy forces everyone to tighten their belts, here’s what we may be facing next year in Hollywood and technology
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Can Elon Musk Save Twitter by Turning His Crypto Bros Into Pay Pals? | PRO Insight
The app’s billionaire owner is banking that users will make payments via tweet as he pivots from an ad-based business model
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Why Facebook’s Meta-Morphosis Has Already Flopped | PRO Insight
Mark Zuckerberg’s pivot to the metaverse is showing signs of being a colossal business failure
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Why Netflix’s New Ad-Supported Tier Won’t Be Enough to Save the Once-Invincible Streamer | PRO Insight
In a saturated streaming market, Netflix cannot (and should not) bet on ads alone — or continuously raising monthly subscription prices
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Antitrust Law Is Big Tech’s M&A Kryptonite – or Is It? | PRO Insight
The Justice Department has made mergers and acquisitions tricky for large and small players, but it also opens up new doors for creative dealmaking
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