Analysis: Amazon is projected to spend ~$15B on programming including sports in 2022, ahead of Netflix's $13.6B, Disney+'s $9.5B, and Apple's $6B
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Netflix, Amazon, Warner Bros., and others are cutting costs and scrapping TV shows at record rates; 559 scripted shows were released in 2021, up by 200+ on 2013
The sudden decline in Netflix's share price and the growing fear of a recession have forced Hollywood into a new period of fiscal austerity. Tweets: @ampressman , @trengriffin , @lucas_shaw , @carnage...
With Spotify on pace to cross $1B in ad sales this year, a look at its growing ambitions in advertising and its plans to become the YouTube of podcasting
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Splice, which makes tools for musicians and offers royalty-free samples, raises $55M at a ~$500M valuation, bringing its total raised to $150M
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A look at Spotify's push into podcasting as it seeks profitability: ~2M podcasts are available, up from 2,500 in 2017, and 20% of its users listen to podcasts
When Spotify went public in April 2018, Daniel Ek had been struggling with this question for more than a decade: How would the company make money? Tweets: @abbieruzicka , @lucas_shaw , and @juliastmi ...
Sources: TikTok has recently traded at valuations of between $105B and $110B on private markets and, one source says, even as high as $140B
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Sources: Luminary Media raised $30M+ at a level below last year's $200M valuation, bringing its total raised to $160M, and is seeking more funding
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