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Bandzoogle passes $75M in commission-free payouts to musicians
Hypebot reports: "Bandzoogle has paid its users more than $75 million in commission-free sales of music, merch and tickets through their own artist websites."
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Facebook Watch Signs Video Partnerships With News Publishers in Europe
Variety reports: "Facebook Watch has signed video partnerships with France’s Le Monde, Germany’s Axel Springer and Sweden’s Expressen, among other news outlets, to deliver...
Inside Apple’s Long, Bumpy Road to Hollywood
Hollywood Reporter reports: "After a few false starts and a little offscreen drama, AppleTV+ finally makes its big debut with a slate of shows,...
Twitter Likely to Start Testing Ad-Free Subscriptions Later in 2020
Variety reports: "Would you pay for a zero-ads version of Twitter? The social network will “likely” launch a test of a subscription version later...
Niantic files lawsuit against “hacker” group
gamesindustry.biz reports: "Niantic Inc is taking legal action against an "association of hackers" that has created unauthorised apps based on Ingress and Pokémon Go."
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Spotify Matches Apple Music’s 3-Month Trial
TechCrunch reports: "Spotify’s battle with Apple Music is continuing to heat up. On Monday, the company introduced upgrades to its Premium Family plan which...
Report: Amazon’s Twitch Could Face $2.8 Billion Suit From Russian Media...
Forbes reports: "Rambler, a Russian media company, is planning to sue Amazon’s Twitch for allegedly and illegally broadcasting 36,000 Premier League soccer games—and has...
Acorn TV Passes One Million Streaming Subscribers In U.S. And Canada
Deadline reports: "Acorn TV, the eight-year-old streaming service owned by AMC Networks, has surpassed one million subscribers in the U.S. and Canada. Known for...
New Report Finds Snapchat, TikTok Outpace Instagram in Teen Popularity
Social Media Today reports: "While the ship seems to have sailed on Facebook being the top social platform among younger audiences, Facebook, of course,...
Why esports companies are leveraging Snapchat to reach mobile gamers
Digiday reports: "Like other popular social media platforms, Snapchat has boomed during the COVID-19 pandemic. With mobile gaming and esports on the rise, esports...
