Games/Entertainment

Universal Music Group Reports Nearly 6% Q1 Revenue Growth After a New Deal With TikTok

The generated revenue of Universal Music Group rose nearly 6% during the first quarter of 2024.


Sony, Apollo Bid $26 Billion in Cash for Paramount Global Amid Company's Potential Skydance Merger

Sony and Apollo bid $26B in cash for Paramount Global amid potential Skydance merger. Competing with Skydance, the deal may reshape the entertainment industry landscape...

Taylor Swift, Drake, and Other UMG Artists Return to TikTok Following New Agreement on Licensing and AI

Universal Music Group (UMG) and TikTok have resolved their recent dispute through a new licensing agreement...

BTS Agency HYBE Posts Lower-Than-Expected Q1 Profit, Blames Artist Hiatus and Rookie Group Expenses

K-pop agency HYBE reported on Thursday a disappointing lower-than-expected profit for the first quarter of 2024...


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SFX Entertainment adds New York ticketing service Flavorus
American media conglomerate SFX Entertaiment added New York-based electronic music events ticketing service Flavorus for an undisclosed amount as part of its goal to build a new ticketing business mod
Shanghai Media acquires South Korean variety show
Chinese multimedia and Internet firm Shanghai Media Group acquired the rights to remake the popular 2013 South Korean variety show 'Grandpas Over Flowers' for an undisclosed amount.
Sony forays into virtual reality space with Project Morpheus for PS4
Sony unveiled a prototype hardware for the virtual reality headset it is working on for the PlayStation 4 which it calls "Project Morpheus," TechCrunch reported.
Microsoft Xbox exec Marc Whitten leaves for Sonos
After 14 years of service in Microsoft, Xbox Chief Product Officer Marc Whitten will be departing and heading over to Sonos to take the same position for an unspecified reason.
GSN Games finally said to close acquisition of India-based Bash Gaming for $165M
GSN Games has finally completed its acquisition of Bingo Bash maker Bash Gaming, a games platform based in India, for about $165 million, sources confirmed to TechCrunch.
San Francisco's Kontangent+PlayHaven rebrand as Upsight to integrate game analytics and monetization
San Francisco, US-based firm Kontangent+PlayHaven, a company that resulted from a merger three months ago, is rebranding as Upsight to create a single platform that integrates both game analytics and
US-based video discovery startup Boxfish bags $7M in Series B funding
Palo Alto, US-based video discovery startup Boxfish bagged $7 million in a Series B funding round led by Atlantic Bridge to beef up its workforce and expand into new markets.
Content Media acquires Chinese media producer Alive Group
Santa Monica, US-based media entertainment firm Content Media Corp acquired Beijing, China-based producer Alive Group for an undisclosed amount to gain access to the booming Chinese market.
YTS revives Argentine movie streaming app Popcorn Time
After gaining popularity last week for its easy-to-use movie streaming interface and being shut down shortly after that, Buenos Aires, Argentina-based app Popcorn is being revived by torrent site YTS.
US game monetization firm Mochi Media to shut down on March 31
San Francisco, US-based Flash game development and monetization platfrom Mochi Media will shut down on March 31, 2013 as it no longer has a solid future with Flash games.
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