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Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party streaming exclusively on Paramount+

Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party is now available to stream exclusively on Paramount+ in the US and Canada and, from March 12th, in the UK, Australia, Latin America, France, Italy and Germany, marking the first time the fully restored version of the classic ‘80s documentary from legendary and Academy Award winning director Cameron Crowe (Almost […]

March 11, 2025

New XITE channels on Samsung TV Plus in US, Canada

XITE, the music video platform, has launched two new channels, XITE Reggae Vibes and XITE Christian Hits, on Samsung TV Plus in the US and Canada. Viewers can experience the uplifting and inspirational power of contemporary Christian music with XITE Christian Hits. This channel provides a collection of spiritually enriching music videos that aim to […]

March 4, 2025

Fifth Descendants movie coming to Disney+

Disney Branded Television has announced that the next chapter of the Descendants movie franchise is officially in the works for Disney+, with production on a fifth installment set to begin soon. The newly greenlit Original Movie will expand the music-and-dance-fueled stories centered around the teenage progeny of Disney’s most iconic characters and villains. Kylie Cantrall […]

February 26, 2025

O’Dessa to stream on Disney+ in March

Disney+ has announced that Searchlight Pictures’ O’Dessa, written and directed by Geremy Jasper, will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+ in the UK and Ireland on March 13th. Set in a post-apocalyptic future, O’Dessa is an original rock opera about a farm girl on an epic quest to recover a cherished family heirloom. Her journey […]

February 14, 2025

How online entertainment is taking over the industry

Online entertainment has become the norm. We do everything online, from working and paying bills to shopping, reading and learning. Why would entertainment be any different? Every aspect of the entertainment industry has shifted to the digital. We can still attend entertainment events in the real world, but increasingly, even live entertainment is offered online. […]

February 4, 2025

WBD ‘sells’ music for $1bn

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) is making $1 billion (€0.98bn) through the creation of a joint venture that will own and manage its 100 years of film and television music. The sale of the library will raise money for WBD as chief executive David Zaslav seeks to boost the company’s share price and cut its debt. […]

February 3, 2025

Research: In-car radio listeners favour solo artists

DTS, a specialist in next-generation audio and a wholly owned subsidiary of Xperi, has released the Top Most Listened-To Songs In-Vehicle for Q4 2024 in the UK, US and globally, based on data gathered by the DTS AutoStage Broadcaster Portal. The stand-out trend for the quarter was the staying power of chart-toppers by Shaboozey, Sabrina […]

January 29, 2025

Snapchat, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra collaborate

An augmented reality (AR) experience between Snapchat and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) showcases how music can be translated into colours and shapes, exploring sound through a visual medium. Developed by Snapchat’s Paris AR Studio, the new Colours Of Music AR lens showcases a 3D AR representation of the notes played live by an instrument, […]

January 22, 2025

Report: Music industry nears 5 trillion streams in 2024

Luminate, the entertainment industry’s data partner, has unveiled its 2024 Year-End Music Report. Drawing on 23 trillion data points from thousands of artists and core data from over 500 authorised partners spanning digital, retail and airplay, it provides a data-driven look at the key trends shaping the global music industry in the past year. Rob […]

January 16, 2025

Spotify launches Partner Programme

Spotify, the audio streaming platform, has launched the Spotify Partner Programme, a new monetisation system for creators in the UK, US, Canada and Australia. “With more than 640 million users and more than 250 million subscribers, Spotify is one of the largest platforms in the world for creators. We’re also continuously building new offerings to […]

January 3, 2025