Forbes reports: “The much beloved animated films by the Japanese Studio Ghibli, including Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, and My Neighbor Tortoro, which have all now become animated classics, will soon become available to stream on Netflix.”
VentureBeat reports: “Esports has become a billion-dollar industry, but if it is going to get much bigger, then brands have to buy into it in a much bigger way when it comes to sponsorships.”
Hypebot reports: “Bandsintown is reporting another year of strong growth. The top global concert discovery and marketing platform begins 2020 with 55 million registered users and 530,000 artists that sent their fans to 2.5 million shows last year.”
Variety reports: “The mouse has officially killed the fox. In a move at once unsurprising and highly symbolic, the Walt Disney Company is dropping the “Fox” brand from the 21st Century Fox assets it acquired last March, Variety has learned.”
Hollywood Reporter reports: “Wall Street and entertainment industry analysts have started sharing their reviews of a Comcast/NBCUniversal investor day at which top executives unveiled pricing, content and other details of its upcoming streaming service Peacock, and many were duly impressed.”
The Verge reports: “Facebook is facing a Class Action Complaint from mobile app developers that allege the company revoked access to data in an attempt to stifle competition.”
Hypebot reports: “New UK filings show Soundcloud revenue increasing from $102 million in 2017 to $127 million in 2018. But that’s just the start of the good news for Soundcloud, a platform that came within weeks of running out of money in 2017.”
The Verge reports: “The big news yesterday is that NBC finally made its streaming service, Peacock, official. It’s coming on July 15th with a handful of pricing tiers ranging from free (with limited content) to $9.99 a month for all the Parks & Rec you can inject into your eye sockets. Of course there will also be some exclusive shows at some point.”
Billboard reports: “Music publications Spin and Stereogum will no longer be a part of Billboard-The Hollywood Reporter Media Group, parent company Valence Media announced today (Jan. 16).”
VentureBeat reports: “Vimeo has debuted a new AI-powered platform designed to help creatives produce shareable, short-form videos in minutes. This is part of a broader pivot by the New York-based video-streaming company, which is a subsidiary of IAC.”
