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Microsoft to Acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 Billion
The Verge reports: "Microsoft is acquiring Activision, the troubled publisher of Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, and Diablo. The deal will value Activision...
The Deal That Will Change the Industry Forever: Analysts on Microsoft’s...
Gamesindustry.biz reports: "The number of mergers and acquisitions taking place across the games industry has dramatically risen in recent years, but every now and...
Tom Brady’s Buzzy Celebrity NFT Startup Autograph Banks $170M From Silicon...
TechCrunch reports: "The startup tells TechCrunch it has closed a $170 million Series B round led by Andreessen Horowitz and Kleiner Perkins with participation...
NFT Platform Blockparty Strikes First Major Label Partnership with Warner Music...
Music Business Worldwide reports: "New York-headquartered digital collectibles platform Blockparty has struck its first major label partnership with Warner Music Group (WMG). The news...
Regard Music Joins Independent Licensing Agency IMPEL
Music Business Worldwide reports: "US-based music publishing administrator Regard Music has joined IMPEL for pan-European licensing of its represented works. Regard Music is a...
DNEG, VFX Studio for ‘Dune,’ to Go Public in $1.7 Billion...
Variety reports: "DNEG, the visual effects and animation company whose credits include work on films “Dune,” “No Time to Die” and “Tenet,” plans to...
TikTok Partners with Zefr to Offer Increased Assurance on Safe Ad...
SocialMediaToday reports: "TikTok has partnered with brand suitability platform Zefr on a new brand safety post-bid measurement solution for in-feed ads, which will enable...
Tencent Expands U.K. Presence With Approval on $1.25 Billion Acquisition of...
Variety reports: "Tencent, the Chinese entertainment and tech group, was given approval last week to move ahead with its planned $1.27 billion (£900 million)...
Will Hollywood’s Streaming Ambition Lead to Big Gaming Buys?
The Hollywood Reporter reports: "As Microsoft snaps up Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion to shore up its streaming platform, and Netflix also enters the...
Universal Music Expands Relationship with Twitch and Amazon Music
Variety reports: "According to the announcement, the agreements will provide customers with enhanced access to some of the world’s most popular music content on...
