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What pay-for-play podcasting says about the creator economy

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Annie Langston

11 Aug 2022

Podcasters are operating in the grey area of payola, as creators are charging guests to be featured without disclosing it to their listeners, according to a new Bloomberg expose. Apparently, this practice is most popular among podcasts in the business, wellness, and cryptocurrency areas.

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Netflix versus AMC – a tale of two fandoms

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Tim Mulligan

11 Aug 2022

The last two weeks have witnessed two contrasting approaches toward the increasingly fragmented world of show fandom. First of all, it was revealed that Netflix has taken legal action against Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear and their company Barlow & Bear.

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What happens when every platform has different top artists? Hint: it may be a good thing

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Tatiana Cirisano

10 Aug 2022

fragmented fandom

Consumer behaviour

music marketing

Fragmentation is on full display in Chartmetric’s H1 2022 trends report , which lists the top 10 “breakthrough artists” between January and June for each of eight different platforms. It is immediately obvious that each list is completely different.

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From 8-bit to fantasy: Proms’ focus on gaming underscores its cultural relevance

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Samuel Griffin

10 Aug 2022

After the humble beginnings of the first melodic loops from NAMCO’s Rally X , the cultural symphony of music, video, and games has since matured toHildur Guðnadóttir and Sam Slater’s recent score for Battlefield 2042 .

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Has the NFT and crypto hype met its match in an IRL cost-of-living crisis?

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Hanna Kahlert

10 Aug 2022

Where have all the NFTs gone? Nine months ago, you could not go twenty minutes in the industry without hearing the term. The concept was intriguing, nebulous – a potential answer to the disquiet of a digital-entertainment industry seeking new clarity on the concepts of ownership and value in a streaming-first market, with audiences prioritising access over ownership.

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Beyoncé raises the question: what does commercial success mean in 2022?

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Tatiana Cirisano

4 Aug 2022

monetizing fandom

fragmented fandom

Consumer behaviour

It is hard to believe that six years have elapsed between Beyoncé’s last solo album, Lemonade , and her newest, Renaissance . So much has changed in those six years about how listeners consume music, how fandoms organise, and what is competing for our attention.

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Netflix sues Barlow and Bear: is all fair in love and content creation?

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Ashleigh Millar

4 Aug 2022

Barlow and Bear

TikTok sensations and The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical composers, Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, are being sued by subscription video on demand (SVOD) giant Netflix, and it raises the question: how far can fan creators go before they infringe intellectual property (IP)? “What if Bridgerton was a musical?” Back when Bridgerton series one was released at the end of 2020, Barlow and Bear took on a project to create a musical surrounding the Bridgerton storyline.

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Key takeaways for podcasting from SiriusXM and Spotify’s earnings

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Annie Langston

4 Aug 2022

Two audio giants with investments in podcasting — Spotify and SiriusXM — published their second quarter earnings for the year. SiriusXM saw marginal year-over-year growth in revenue – around 4% – although it was still able to increase its paid subscribers by 23,000 users, bringing its total subscribers to 34 million.

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If the future of entertainment is niche, how does the Meta approach fit in?

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Hanna Kahlert

3 Aug 2022

The last week has undoubtedly been a hectic one for the developers of Instagram, which recently began trialling a TikTok-esque, video-first focus on its app to some users. The update was not well received, with Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian themselves coming out and sharing the plea to “make Instagram Instagram again”.

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Are ‘picture-perfect’ games marketing campaigns detrimental to building continued engagement?

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Karol Severin

1 Aug 2022

games marketing

Last week, my social media feeds were taken over by the release of Stray (the ‘cat game’) trying to grab my attention. I suppose that this was to be expected – I’m a cat-owning games analyst after all.

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Podcasts are creating a new era of news

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Annie Langston

28 Jul 2022

Podcasts are becoming a brand extension for every level of public figure, even those who have been shut out or disgraced elsewhere. After being fired from their network positions for allegedly violating journalistic ethics, two former news anchors — Chris Cuomo and Keith Olbermann — are each starting their own news podcasts.

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Why film has the creative full stop advantage

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Tim Mulligan

27 Jul 2022

As the summer holidays begin, and Netflix starts feverishly planning for its strategic pivot into advertising, the impact of the unfolding attention recession will start being felt in video streaming. Across the northern hemisphere, record temperatures and the appeal of in real life (IRL) alternatives to staring at screens are now at their most appealing.

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Winter is coming, and Amazon is ready: why the multi-service major is raising its prices

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Hanna Kahlert

27 Jul 2022

cost-of-living crisis

Subscription fatigue is already threatening the Covid-driven entertainment boom as post-pandemic behaviours compete for time, money, and attention with the digital subscriptions that thrived under lockdown measures.

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More M&A activity could shift power from games companies closer to big tech

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Richard Broadhurst

22 Jul 2022

attention recession

The first half of 2022 revealed how fragile the digital economy can be. The gaming industry, after a bullish run over the course of the pandemic, was not exempt from the blend of economic uncertainty, attention recession, and behavioural shifts.

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The attention recession meets the economic recession

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Mark Mulligan

22 Jul 2022

attention recession

cost-of-living crisis

We are living in uncertain times. The cost-of-living crisis is hitting consumers’ pockets, driven by rising fuel and food prices. The effects of the pandemic are still present, the global economy may be entering a recession, and the geo-political landscape is being increasingly shaped by conflict.

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Netflix loses but does streaming gain?

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Tim Mulligan

21 Jul 2022

Netflix password sharing

Netflix Q2 2022

Netflix’s annus horribilis continued this Tuesday during its Q2 2022 result s as the company continued its 2022 subscriber loss with a further one million global subscriber loses. This comes on the back of the0.

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Are we headed towards subscription fatigue?

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Hanna Kahlert

21 Jul 2022

When streaming first made headway in the entertainment world, it shifted the very dynamic of consumption. Ownership became a status symbol of yester-year; access to everything, at all times , was the new value driver.

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Acast aims to expand the open podcast ecosystem with Podchaser acquisition

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Annie Langston

19 Jul 2022

Earlier this year, when Acast announced the dismantling of its podcast app, it cited the open podcast ecosystem as the motivation behind the decision. Acast CEO, Ross Adams, explained that the open podcast ecosystem allows all creators to share their work on all possible platforms, which differs from other platforms' approach.

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Why Netflix is partnering with Microsoft for video ad dominance

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Tim Mulligan

14 Jul 2022

SVODd advertising

Yesterday Netflix announced that it was partnering with Microsoft as its global advertising technology and sales partner to help it deliver upon its plan (announced in April) to build a new lower priced ad-supported subscription plan for consumers.

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Podcasts amplify the era of digital activism

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Annie Langston

14 Jul 2022

Podcasts are an open mic for anyone looking to share their opinions about essentially anything. As we saw with Joe Rogan , this placed Spotify in the uncomfortable position of having to decide whether, and how, it will moderate podcast content.

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