Variety reports: “Toronto-based Mogul Productions, a new decentralized film financing platform, has partnered with blockchain-based content delivery network AIOZ Network to provide content distribution and streaming via the blockchain.”
Hypebot reports: “A new US-based Coalition of Festivals has formed to promote a more equitable, diverse, and sustainable music festival industry.”
Variety reports: “Starlight Media, a Chinese-owned film financier, will leverage its growing Hollywood connections and partner with a group of leading Chinese entertainment firms to launch global streaming service SYSM.”
Variety reports: “Marc Pritchard wants the media industry to help him find more of the people who are likely to be his best customers.”
TechCrunch reports: “Advertising giant Facebook announced Wednesday that they’re going to begin testing advertising inside virtual reality titles on its Oculus platform soon.”
Music Business Worldwide reports: “Hipgnosis Songs Fund is raising more cash, via the placing of a new tranche of shares on the London Stock Exchange.”
CNET reports: “Facebook has been studying a way to figure out if deepfake images come from the same source, research that could help the social media giant crack down on disinformation campaigns.”
The Hollywood Reporter reports: “A funny thing happened in the first half of 2021: The insatiable appetite of consumers for streaming video content began to slow down.”
Variety reports: “Sony Music Entertainment has acquired Somethin’ Else, which touts itself as the U.K.’s largest independent podcast and audio producer, and one of the BBC’s biggest independent producers of programs.”
The Hollywood Reporter reports: “Spotify on Wednesday launched its Clubhouse competitor, the Spotify Greenroom, and opened up applications for a creator fund for live audio creators on the platform.”
