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​​Why Some Companies are Bringing Virtual Items Into Physical Space Via...

Digiday reports: "The advertising industry at large, and its stakeholders, don't have a problem coming up with a new term (or, God forbid, acronym)...

Why Are (Some) Record Labels and Music Publishers Still Only Reporting...

Music Business Worldwide reports: "The following MBW op/ed comes from Tom Allen, Managing Director of UK-headquartered Curve Royalty Systems. Curve has worked with music...

With Nielsen Under Scrutiny, NBCU Wants to Build New Measurement System

Variety reports: "The TV industry has for decades relied on a single yardstick: Nielsen ratings. Now NBCUniversal has suggested it may have to accept...

The metaverse will not look the way Facebook imagines it

VentureBeat reports: "Much has been said about the metaverse recently, thanks to Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement that Facebook would be evolving into a “metaverse” company....

‘The Olympics needs esports’: Why that’s a tough landing to stick

CNET reports: "Two days before the Olympics opening ceremony in Tokyo, other elite competitors gathered virtually for the closing match of their own event." Read...

Unlocking The Transformational Potential Of The Cloud

Forbes reports: "Together with other technologies, the cloud creates dramatically scalable possibilities for business growth and delivers on data-driven outcomes that speed time to...

Damming the Stream: Global Governments Try to Set Boundaries for Streaming...

Variety reports: "In little more than a decade, streamers have shaken the TV industry to its core, laid waste to cinema sector windows, blurred...

Disney+ and Netflix’s Next Challenge: Shaking Off Slower Streaming Growth

The Hollywood Reporter reports: "A funny thing happened in the first half of 2021: The insatiable appetite of consumers for streaming video content began...

Music Discovery Is Entering New Age, With Streaming at the Helm

Billboard reports: "MusicWatch's latest project on music discovery surveyed 1000 music listeners in the US, covering their music listening habits and topics around the...

What Can Music Learn From the Rise and Rise of the...

Music Business Worldwide reports: "The following MBW op/ed comes from Kim Bayley (pictured inset), CEO of the UK’s Entertainment Retailers Association, whose members include...