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TikTok has been banned in Montana: an early blow in a larger battle

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Hanna Kahlert

18 May 2023

Media and Marketing

The TikTok ban in Montana does not come as a huge surprise, with the state having threatened to do so in the wake of the recent hearings of the company before congress. It also cannot do much; users who already have the app can continue to use it, and in a state of a roughly 1.

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Social content platforms are set to compete with everything in entertainment

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Hanna Kahlert

17 May 2023

Or at least, they will try to. TikTok is already a hub of creativity and consumption to match the changing preferences of a digital-native (and increasingly mobile-first) generation who have spent much of their entertainment lives in an environment of attention saturation.

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Are streaming TV services poised to become pay TV channels in all but name?

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Ben Woods

16 May 2023

Amazon Prime Video

The streaming TV landscape is changing rapidly. Leading entertainment industry executives are questioning every aspect of the subscription video on-demand (SVOD) model in pursuit of sustainable profits.

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Amazon bringing physical product shopping into games is a prime example of monetising fandom

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Karol Severin

12 May 2023

in-game monetisation

Earlier this week, Amazon announced an initiative called Amazon Anywhere . It enables mobile games to offer consumers the ability to purchase physical products (e.g., toys and merchandise) directly inside the game.

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The new need for scarcity, and why the next big leap in entertainment has not happened yet

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Hanna Kahlert

11 May 2023

AI has dominated discourse in the entertainment industry and beyond for most of this year. As a tool it poses opportunities for some and threats for others. As a dynamic shift it will usher in a content boom that will make the previous few years of streaming dilution and attention saturation seem sm...

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The global dance music industry grew by 34% in 2022

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Mark Mulligan

11 May 2023

electronic music

Last week I was at the International Music Summit in Ibiza, the annual music industry business event. This year MIDiA compiled the annual IMS Music Business Report and I presented the findings at the opening of the event.

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BeReal: The app’s missed entertainment-fandom opportunity

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Ashleigh Millar

10 May 2023

By the end of 2022, the novelty of BeReal’s uniquely ‘authentic’ take on social media was spreading like wildfire across the internet. Consumers and the industry alike were watching closely to see if the app could one-up itself and compete with the seemingly unseatable Instagram and Snapchat, ...

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Why the creator tools and services market is bigger than you think (and it is not AI)

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Tatiana Cirisano

10 May 2023

Creator economy

One of the biggest stories of the past few years is the rise of self-releasing artists, who number 6.4 million in 2022, a 16.8% growth from 2021. Everyone wants a piece of that growth, which is part of the reason why distributors like Stem and TuneCore increasingly offer much more than distribution,...

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How gamers are levelling up the podcast market

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Annie Langston

10 May 2023

Games-inspired content is proving to create film and television hits. With TV shows like The Last of Us, and feature films like Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves , gaming fans are a key entertainment audience that podcasts can also attract.

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Amazon Prime Video’s spy drama Citadel forges a new frontier in product placement

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Ben Woods

9 May 2023

Product placement has a long history helping film and TV producers maximise the monetisation of their content. The use of products by Hollywood stars to promote brands dates backs to the 1920s when Red Crown Gasoline’s logo featured in The Garage starring comedy actors Fatty Arbuckle and Buster Ke...

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New content is not the only answer for creators

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Samuel Griffin

4 May 2023

As platforms become inundated with new content, competition for attention is constantly intensifying. Many creators must keep working harder (streaming more) to maintain their current metrics. The requirement to constantly output a stream of high-quality content can limit their ability to reach new ...

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Spotify podcast earnings: Moving beyond the investment phase

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Annie Langston

3 May 2023

Spotify’s Q1 2023 earnings revealed its growing userbase — now at 515 million monthly active users (MAUs) — and some key insights into its podcast vertical. First quarter revenue fell short of expectations, although podcast ad revenue, mostly driven by originals and exclusives, grew 20% year-o...

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Embrace, enhance or hinder: What will AI do for you, the creator?

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Kriss Thakrar

3 May 2023

Creator economy

There has been an abundance of coverage and conversation around AI, and it is unlikely to fade away any time soon. There is a question of how AI will change the music industry and broader creator economy.

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CMA blocking Microsoft from acquiring Activision raises more questions than answers

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Karol Severin

27 Apr 2023

UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) just announced that it “ prevented Microsoft’s proposed purchase of Activision over concerns the deal would alter the future of the fast-growing cloud gaming market, leading to reduced innovation and less choice for UK gamers over the years to come .

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By backpedalling its exclusive strategy, Spotify puts its content to the test

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Annie Langston

26 Apr 2023

Since Spotify began its audio investments in 2019, it has spearheaded the exclusive podcast strategy to attract users to the platform. Now, Spotify is giving some of its Gimlet shows, such as Science Vs.

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The future of entertainment lies in collaborating with audiences themselves

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Hanna Kahlert

26 Apr 2023

After two years of the Covid boom, the tide that buoyed tech and digital entertainment companies has begun to recede. The likes of Meta, Netflix, and even Apple and Alphabet have all seen stock dips, largely due to inflation and market uncertainty.

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Meta’s VR push should focus on the reality of the average consumer

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Ben Woods

25 Apr 2023

virtual reality

The tipping point for virtual reality headsets remains elusive. Last year’s market hype around the metaverse suggested widespread adoption was within reach, only for Sony to reportedly dial down its production plans for the PlayStation VR2.

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Why AI generation might be just what music needs

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Tatiana Cirisano

25 Apr 2023

artificial intelligence

Music streaming

In her hit ‘Saoko’, Rosalía celebrates her multi-dimensionality, singing (translated from Spanish): “I contradict myself, I transform / I’m everything, I transform”. As artists navigate the world of AI-generated music, her words might become a mantra.

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Solving the problems of AI require defining what it is… and these lines are tricky to draw

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Hanna Kahlert

20 Apr 2023

Media and Marketing

Universal Music Group has released a statement asking streaming platforms like Spotify and Apple Music to stop allowing AI’s to train on their datasets, and to remove AI music (largely in the wake of the viral AI-generated hit ‘Heart On My Sleeve’, made in the style of The Weeknd and Drake).

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Quick take: Can Rovio give Sega wings in mobile and live services?

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Karol Severin

20 Apr 2023

Sega is acquiring Rovio, and from my perspective, this deal makes sense for both sides. We are experiencing another step in the games industry’s wider consolidation journey, as cross-platform (i.e., mobile, pc, console, TV, etc.

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