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Hollywood in the Metaverse: 5 Considerations for Content Creators

The Hollywood Reporter reports: "In the most fundamental of terms, the metaverse will likely leverage web 3.0 technology to support real-time 3-D rendered simulations...

The State of Media Diversity

Digiday reports: "In 2020 and 2021, the advertising industry renewed its focus on the need for better representation regarding diversity in ad creative and...

Despite Bumps, Crypto Investment Starts 2022 With a Roar

TechCrunch reports: "Regardless of your perspective on blockchain-centered projects, venture capitalists appear to have made up their minds about the sector: Investments into crypto-themed...

Rethinking the Longevity of Cryptocurrency’s Pay-for-Processing Model

TechCrunch reports: "The pay-for-processing business model has always been a largely unquestioned mainstay within the cryptocurrency landscape. Since the inception of digital assets, investors,...

‘Misinformation On TikTok Is A Whole Different Beast’: How Publishers Are...

Digiday reports: "Misinformation ricochets around the internet during any world event or political conflict - that's nothing new - but TikTok poses new challenges,...

How One Company Took Over the NFT Trade

The Verge reports: "A year into the NFT boom, it’s hard to mint a collection or list a token for sale without somehow interacting...

How Publishers Experimented with NFTs in 2021

Digiday reports: "Many publishers closed out 2020 in a better financial position than they expected early on in the pandemic, giving them the flexibility...

The Industrial Metaverse: Where Simulation and Reality Meet

VentureBeat reports: "Much of the attention around the metaverse to date has centered on social experiences where people can meet up, but I’m most...

Will Hollywood’s Streaming Ambition Lead to Big Gaming Buys?

The Hollywood Reporter reports: "As Microsoft snaps up Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion to shore up its streaming platform, and Netflix also enters the...

2021 Major Label Revenue Surged, But What Does it Mean?

Hypebot reports: "2021 was an anomalous year for the recorded music market. Two of the majors did an IPO, the pandemic continued to disrupt...