Entertainment Jobs Continue to Crumble, Meta Unveils Text-to-Video AI Tool and NFL YouTubers Score Big Views and Big Bucks

Plus: Oscars Best International Film race tops 80 entries, VP debate ratings drop in hurricane states and WBD ad sales chief exits [digital-camera-movie-set]( [Entertainment Industry Jobs Continue to Crumble Even as US Employment Picks Up Steam]( By Josh Dickey Jobs in the entertainment industry and adjacent fields fell in the month of September, even as the broader U.S. labor market continued to pick up steam, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics numbers released Friday. Overall, the U.S. economy exceeded expectations for the month, adding 254,000 jobs in September, but the entertainment industry continued its steady decline, shedding positions in film, broadcasting, and content production. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Meta Unveils Text-to-Video AI Tool That Creates 16-Second Clips]( By Sean Burch Meta, Facebook’s parent company, teased a new artificial intelligence tool on Friday that allows users to make 16 second videos based on text prompts. The new tool, called Movie Gen, pits Meta against companies like OpenAI in a battle of text-to-video AI features. Movie Gen will allow users to create clips based on what they enter its text prompt. If you typed “A fluffy grey and white koala bear surfs on a yellow board,” as Meta shared as an example on its blog, here’s a screenshot of what you’d get: [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [NFL YouTubers]( [Jock Talk: NFL YouTubers Score Big Views and Big Bucks]( By Sean Burch Like a lot of 20-something American guys, Brett Kollmann loved to talk football. So in early 2017, he decided, with the support of his then-girlfriend, to quit his job as a production assistant at NFL Network in Los Angeles to make football-focused YouTube videos full-time. “I didn’t make any money for my first year,” Kollmann told TheWrap. “My girlfriend and I slept on an air mattress in an office at her parent’s house.” [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Oscars Best International Film Race Tops 80 Submissions Hoping to Knock Off 'Emilia Perez']( [JD Vance and Tim Walz at the 2024 VP Debate]( [Walz-Vance Debate Ratings Drop Among Hurricane Helene-Impacted States, Hispanic Viewers | Exclusive]( [jon-steinlauf]( [Warner Bros. Discovery Ad Sales Chief Jon Steinlauf to Exit]( [joker-folie-a-deux-lady-gaga-joaquin-phoenix]( ['Joker: Folie a Deux' Warms Up With $7 Million at Thursday Box Office]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [WrapPRO logo] Discover why entertainment executives and professionals rely on the WrapPRO platform daily for exclusive coverage, analysis, deeper reporting, and access to VIP events & screenings throughout the year. [Subscribe Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( TheWrap | 2034 Armacost Ave Los Angeles, CA 90025 [Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( [LiveIntent Logo]( [AdChoices Logo](