Blog: algorithm

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2024 will be a year of change (as if there has not been enough already)

Hanna Kahlert

19 Dec 2023

2024

AI

Streaming

Four years ago today, the Covid-19 pandemic was but a rumour on the wind. Since then, it would be an understatement to say that much has changed. Digital entertainment consumption boomed and rapidly overwhelmed all forms of activity, making it almost hard to remember what entertainment was like pre-...

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Up close and personal: when the algorithm goes too far

Tatiana Cirisano

24 Aug 2023

artificial intelligence

Social media

algorithm

Today’s entertainment world is characterised by hyper-personalisation. Everyone has a unique TikTok feed tailored specifically to their own niches. DSP playlists have names like “For You” and “Made For [username]”.

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Will ByteDance build the first cultural graph for music recommendations?

Tatiana Cirisano

11 Jul 2023

TikTok

bytedance

Music streaming

ByteDance’s long-awaited new subscription streaming app, TikTok Music, is here, with an initial launch in Indonesia and Brazil. The news overshadowed the US beta launch of ByteDance’s new music creation app, Ripple, which is likely to make waves.

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