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Debating the Apple TV Plus Launch and the Service’s Future (Column)
Variety reports: "With the highly-anticipated launch of Apple TV Plus Nov. 1, Variety television critics Daniel D’Addario and Caroline Framke discuss the service’s present...
Why Blockchain Won’t Be Saving The Music Business (Yet)
Hypebot reports: "Here Bobby Owsinski outlines why the rise of streaming culture has largely nullified the viability of a blockchain-based system for selling music,...
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,...
VR’s Surprising Benefits (& Serious Risks)
Forbes reports: "Much is written about the great power and promise of immersive technologies like virtual reality (VR). VR ultimately takes us places, and...
Indie Music Publisher: ‘We Are Not Blind To The Harsh Economic...
Hypebot reports: "In this anonymous interview, Chris Castle/Music Technology Policy speak with an independent publisher about their role in a streaming-based music economy where...
Apple Arcade Is Exciting – But Terrifying
Forbes reports: "Apple Arcade, the new indie game subscription service on iOS, is an exciting venture meant to clean up the mobile marketplace’s mess...
Instagram Chief Backs Up Mark Zuckerberg’s Leaked Comments About Facebook Fighting...
Variety reports: "Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri unsurprisingly seconded his boss’ internal comments to Facebook staff that a government breakup of the tech colossus wouldn’t...
How Much of a Market Is There for DirecTV?
Hollywood Reporter reports: "AT&T says it's not planning to offload its stagnant satellite video offering, but if it does it may sell for far...
“Streaming Craze” Won’t Dent Box Office, Cinemark CEO Mark Zoradi Insists
Deadline reports: "Cinemark CEO Mark Zoradi said what he called the “streaming craze” won’t hurt theatrical box office and recalls decades of previously perceived...
AMC Networks Is “Comfortable Going It Alone” Amid Consolidation, Vice Chair...
Hollywood Reporter reports: "'In a lot of cases, bigger means better,' but AMC Networks is "very comfortable" with being "a smaller, nimble company that...
