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Hollywood’s NFT Gold Rush: Behind the Hope and Hype

Variety reports: "The craze for the technology, which verifies ownership of unique digital assets, has swept across content industries in 2021. But will NFTs...

US Game Spending Grows 16% to $4.6bn in October

Gamesindustry.biz reports: "During October US consumer spending on games reached $4.6 billion, a 16% increase year-over-year according to the latest NPD data. Year to...

Lionsgate Draws in 18M Global Starz Streaming Subscribers as Revenue Drops...

The Hollywood Reporter reports: “Lionsgate brought in 18 million global subscribers through its Starz streaming service as revenue for the quarter dropped to $887.8...

Live Nation Revenues Soar to $2.7BN in Q3, As Boss Michael...

Music Business Worldwide reports: “Rapino noted in his letter to shareholders that summer concerts season “rebounded quickly” in 2021, with 17 million fans attending...

Facebook Gaming Surpasses Youtube Gaming in Views During Q3

Gamesindustry.biz reports: "According to the Streamlabs and Stream Hatchet Q3 2021 Live Streaming Industry Report, Twitch saw a viewership of 5.79 billion hours, Facebook...

Disney+ Subscriber Forecast Loses Some Magic on Wall Street

The Hollywood Reporter reports: "How high can Disney+ soar in the next couple of years? The streamer, with 116 million paying global subscribers, has...

Twitter Gains 5 Million Users in Q3, Grows Revenue 37% Despite...

Variety reports: "Twitter touted user gains in the third quarter of 2021 and reported healthy revenue growth but it dramatically missed Wall Street earnings...

Spotify Hits 172 Million Users As Quarterly Revenue Climbs 27%

Billboard reports: "Spotify grew its customer base to 172 million paid subscribers and 381 million total active monthly users in the three months ending...

The Evolving TV Landscape: UCLA Study Finds Audiences Prefer Shows With...

Forbes reports: "One of the strongest trends over the course of this report series is the steady increase in overall cast diversity across all...

HBO Max, HBO Gain 1.9 Million Subscribers in Q3 as International...

Variety reports: "The overseas growth for HBO/HBO Max and subscriber gains for the price-reduced HBO Max ad-supported tier partially offset the estimated loss of...