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Michael Huppe of SoundExchange: ‘All players in the industry, creators or...

Hypebot reports: "SoundExchange CEO Michael Huppe weighs in on what a post-pandemic music industry is shaping up to look like, and why creators and...

Sony Pictures Poised to Benefit as Independent Studio in Streaming Era,...

Variety reports: "Sony Pictures Entertainment intends to play the film and TV industry’s new era as an independent studio, committed to theatrical releasing, and...

Comcast CFO: “We Like the Hand We Have Without M&A”

The Hollywood Reporter reports: "NBCUniversal owner Comcast is happy with its collection of businesses, including NBCUniversal and European pay TV arm Sky, at a...

As WarnerMedia-Discovery Plan Merger, Who Will Be Next?

The Hollywood Reporter reports: "Will more media dominos start falling in a new media M&A merry-go-round? That is a question Wall Street is asking...

Facebook will spend $5 million paying reporters to join its local...

The Verge reports: "Facebook says it will spend $5 million paying local journalists on a new publishing platform. Reuters reported the news on Thursday,...

Hollywood Studios Don’t Have Enough Scale to Survive the Upcoming Streaming...

Variety reports: "In a dystopian view of the coming media wars, financial analyst and investor Richard Greenfield says Hollywood studios don’t have the heft...

15 Years of Spotify: How the Streaming Giant Has Changed and...

Variety reports: "Ask any executive what the music business was like in the ’00s and their face may take on an expression more commonly...

The secret to publishing games overseas: Be more local than locals

Gamesindustry.biz reports: "For game developers and publishers, the current global games market is full of opportunities, with huge strides still to be made." Read more  

‘Communicate quickly and effectively’: Why agencies are hiring Clubhouse managers

Digiday reports: "Managing Clubhouse is becoming a full-time job — and some public relations, communications and branding agencies are bringing efforts in-house by hiring...

Film Distribution Chiefs Talk Pandemic Takeaways: “The Old System Was Creaky”

The Hollywood Reporter reports: "Four top studio executives discuss the past year and the near future, including the slow march to a box office...