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fromConsequence
5 days ago
Music production

Thom Yorke Tells Music Executives to "Pull Your Finger Out" and Invest in New Artists: "Without Us, You Ain't Shit!"

The music industry is failing new artists by prioritizing upward money flows, back catalogues, and non-sustainable revenue over development and risk-taking.
fromTechCrunch
8 months ago
Music

The music industry is broken. OpenWav's new app aims to change that | TechCrunch

The music industry financially disadvantages artists; OpenWav aims to restore artist control and revenue through direct-to-fan tools and future AI assistance.
Music production
fromConsequence
5 days ago

Thom Yorke Tells Music Executives to "Pull Your Finger Out" and Invest in New Artists: "Without Us, You Ain't Shit!"

The music industry is failing new artists by prioritizing upward money flows, back catalogues, and non-sustainable revenue over development and risk-taking.
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Media industry
fromFortune
2 months ago

What Netflix's acquisition of Ben Affleck's AI filmmaking company really shows | Fortune

Media companies must shift from competing on content volume to building genuine audience connections through personalized experiences and creator relationships to retain viewers in an infinite content landscape.
from24/7 Wall St.
3 months ago

The Spotify Turnaround: From Cash Burner to $2.78 Billion Free Cash Flow

Spotify Technology (NYSE:SPOT) surged 14% after delivering Q4 2025 earnings that validated its transformation from cash-burning disruptor to profitable streaming giant, as investors rewarded the company's ability to expand margins while growing users, a combination that eluded the platform for years as it battled music licensing costs and competition from Apple and Amazon. Even skeptical Reddit traders shifted sentiment from 58.4 to 62.0 as the company demonstrated it can grow users while expanding margins.
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Music
fromThe Atlantic
3 months ago

Is AI Ruining Music?

Streaming economics, algorithmic recommendations, and generative AI commodify music, reduce artist revenue, and threaten creative control and discovery.
Film
fromIndieWire
3 months ago

IndieWire's 101 Guide to Working with Hollywood Unions - What Do Indie Filmmakers Need to Know?

Entertainment unions shape working conditions, preserve institutional knowledge, and explain production delays and shifting economics across film, television, and digital content.
Television
fromBusiness Insider
5 months ago

Netflix's Christmas NFL games are part of a trend. This chart shows how much streamers are spending on sports.

NFL Christmas games moved to Netflix and Amazon as streamers dominate US sports-rights spending, potentially reducing studio budgets for film and TV output.
Music
fromConsequence
5 months ago

Los Campesinos! Reveal How Much They Earned from Each Streaming Service

Los Campesinos! earned £31,940.29 from 9,300,864 streams, averaging 0.34p per stream (£1 per 294 plays).
Television
fromArs Technica
7 months ago

HBO Max prices increase by up to $20 today

HBO Max raised subscription prices up to 10 percent for monthly and annual plans; new subscribers pay immediately, existing subscribers see hikes from November 20.
SF music
fromwww.theguardian.com
7 months ago

Death to Spotify': the DIY movement to get artists and fans to quit the music app

San Francisco indie musicians organized Death to Spotify events to decentralize music discovery, production, and listening away from capitalist streaming models.
Music
fromThe Atlantic
7 months ago

Buy This Album. Now Buy It in Green.

Taylor Swift's The Life of a Showgirl sold over 3.5 million units in seven days, using aggressive sales tactics to set the all-time single-week record.
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