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Top Music Business Analysts Share Trends To Watch
Hypebot reports: "With 2019 now solidly in the rear view mirror, we’re checking in with some of the sharpest minds in the music biz...
Support Grows for Unionizing Video Game Industry, Survey Finds
Hollywood Reporter reports: "The Game Developer's Conference report indicates that the PC remains the most popular platform among game makers, while next-generation consoles are...
‘Starting to See Change’: USC Annenberg Study Finds Small Shift Toward...
Billboard reports: "Efforts are having a small but encouraging impact, according to the latest data from the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative."
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Universal Music Group’s $3 Billion Tencent Deal Ushers In A Golden...
Forbes reports: "The world’s largest music publisher Universal Music Group (UMG) has revived the record label and its valuation thanks to Chinese owned Tencent’s...
Instagram’s Growth Is Slowing, Which Is Bad News For Artists
Hypebot reports: "Up to now, Instagram has been a valuable platform for bands and artists, but news that growth of the platform’s music-focused user...
Why the Music Industry Should Be Watching Liberty Media CEO Greg...
Billboard reports: "He may be a relative newcomer to the music business — but with significant stakes in a portfolio of its biggest companies,...
Change or Die: 50% of Media and Entertainment Execs Say They...
Variety reports: "With media and entertainment sectors continuing to be whipped by winds of digital disruption, many industry execs believe they need to change...
Streaming Services Reckon with Password-Sharing “Havoc”
Hollywood Reporter reports: "On Dec. 9, Charter Communications CEO Tom Rutledge took aim at the "content companies" entering the direct-to-consumer streaming business. The cable...
Is Physical Media Experiencing A Rebirth?
Hypebot reports: "While many thought the streaming age would bring about the end of physical media as we know it, the opposite seems to...
TV Networks Put Harder Sell Behind Hard News as 2020 Election...
Variety reports: "There’s likely little common ground between MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow and Fox News Channel’s Sean Hannity, but the executives who run their respective...
