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Posted: 06-04-2025 | Author: Staff Report

Crunchbase reports: “Media-related startup funding is one of many areas that hasn’t come close to recapturing record levels set a few years ago. Nonetheless, we are seeing some large rounds getting done in the space of late. Confirmation of a fresh funding for one prominent company came this weekend, as MUBI, a streaming platform for […]

Posted: 06-04-2025 | Author: Staff Report

Cord Cutters News reports: “One of the benefits of streaming over cable is not being locked into contracts. Streamers can pause or cancel services, add a new service to their lineup to watch a new show, and rotate in free streaming services any time. All that change means that advertisers need to adjust if they […]

Posted: 06-04-2025 | Author: Staff Report

Broadband TV News reports: “Linear channels operated by Fubo and DAZN will be made available on the streamer’s respective platforms after a multi-year partnership was agreed. The deal for US subscribers means Fubo will become home to DAZN’s exclusive boxing and MMA events through the launch of a new linear channel, DAZN1, featuring DAZN’s premium […]

Posted: 06-04-2025 | Author: Staff Report

GamesBeat reports: “Forge, a platform for community-driven game marketing and engagement, announced Forge GameLink and PayLink today, a new way for game companies to engage directly with consumers. Kun Gao, CEO of Forge, said in an interview with GamesBeat that the new Forge features are a Link-in-Bio product purpose built for game studios and publishers.” […]

Posted: 06-04-2025 | Author: Staff Report

Adweek reports: “TikTok announced a slew of ad products for performance advertisers, ahead of its second potential U.S. ban deadline, at its World Summit on Tuesday. To address growing search behavior on the short-form video platform—one in four users starts searching within 30 seconds of opening the app, per TikTok—the company is launching a new […]

Posted: 06-04-2025 | Author: Staff Report

Games Industry Biz reports: “Just over 205 million people in the US played video games for more than an hour a week in 2024, according to a new report by the Entertainment Software Association. The ESA’s 2025 Essential Facts About the Video Game Industry report was conducted in February 2025 by YouGov, surveying 5,000 respondents. […]

Posted: 06-03-2025 | Author: Staff Report

Music Business Worldwide reports: “The International Confederation of Music Publishers (ICMP) has released its first-ever analysis of global music publishing, surveying 16 major music markets. The headline finding? Music publishing brings in a little over $11 billion annually in those markets. The number includes publishers’ direct revenue, plus distributions to publishers and songwriters from collective […]

Posted: 06-03-2025 | Author: Staff Report

TechCrunch reports: “A platform for chatting and role-playing with AI-generated characters, Character.AI announced in a blog post on Monday that it is rolling out a slate of multimedia features. These features include AvatarFX, Character.AI’s video-generation model, plus Scenes and Streams, which allow users to create videos featuring their characters and then share them on a […]

Posted: 06-03-2025 | Author: Staff Report

Music Week reports: “TikTok is rolling out music insights platform TikTok For Artists. “The new platform provides artists, their labels and their teams with data and insights which can help them better connect with the global TikTok community, promote their music, and drive success both on and off the platform,” according to a statement.” Read […]

Posted: 06-03-2025 | Author: Staff Report

The Hollywood Reporter reports: “The management and production company 3 Arts Entertainment is expanding into sports, acquiring A&A Management in a significant deal for the Lionsgate-controlled company. A&A’s clients include Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce (as well as the New Heights podcast, which he co-hosts with brother Jason Kelce), Cleveland browns star Denzel Ward, […]