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Netflix Earnings Preview: Subscriber Momentum in Focus Amid Somber Investor Mood
The Hollywood Reporter reports: "The company’s fourth-quarter earnings report after the market close on Thursday will show how the actual figure compared with management’s...
2022 is Shaping Up To Be One of Video Games Biggest...
Gamesindustry.biz reports: "2021 was the year we felt the effects of the pandemic. Big games were delayed as some developers struggled to adapt to...
Euro Cinema Group Predicts 75 Percent Box Office Growth in 2022
The Hollywood Reporter reports: "European cinema group UNIC is predicting a major box office bounce back this year, forecasting ticket revenue across Europe, the...
A Hospitable Metaverse Requires the Basic Building Blocks of Virtual Life
TechCrunch reports: "Meta’s stated mission is to seamlessly connect disparate environments like work, social media and gaming so it can allow people to effectively...
Nasdaq Ends First Week of 2022 Down More Than 4% as...
Variety reports: "The Nasdaq closed Friday down more than 4% from where it opened Monday and almost 1% for the day, marking a rough...
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...
Streaming Into 2022: Key Battle Lines
Variety reports: "The COVID-19 pandemic helped lift all boats in the streaming seas. But now the tide isn’t rising nearly as fast: Subscriber numbers...
2022 Spells More Podcast Partnerships for Publishers as the Audio Field...
Digiday reports: "In an effort to up their audio games in 2022, a growing number of publishers plan to produce podcasts in partnership with...
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...
User-Generated Content Represents 39% of Time Spent With Media: Study
Variety reports: "Americans now spend nearly as much time streaming user-generated videos on YouTube, TikTok and other online platforms as they do watching traditional...
