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...


Latest News

Canal Plus takes majority interest in YouTube French comedy channel group Studio Bagel
France-based premium pay television channel Canal Plus took a majority interest in YouTube French comedy channel group Studio Bagel for an undisclosed amount to beef up its Over the Top Technology (OT
Israel-based XLMedia seeks to raise $40M in gaming float
XLMedia, the digital media firm that brings traffic for online gaming sites, intends to secure $40 million in a London stock market flotation, the Financial Times reported.
Danish game developer Interceptor acquires 3D Realms
Aalborg, Denmark-based game developer Interceptor Entertainment acquired Texas, US-based video game publisher 3D Realms (Apogee Software Ltd), the creator of Duke Nukem, for an undisclosed amount.
UK's Acoustic Stream launches $50K crowdfunding campaign for guitarist's wireless recording gadget
Penzance, UK-based firm Acoustic Stream launched a $50,000 crowdfunding campaign via Kickstarter to develop a 4-in-1 device that allows guitarists to tune their guitar, and record, stream, and share t
Netflix-Fitbit hack auto-pauses movie when watcher falls asleep
Engineers of California, US-based on-demand Internet streaming service Netflix hacked a Fitbit activity tracking device and activated a feature that auto-pauses the video when the watcher falls asleep
Chinese photo app Camera360 releases update with new features
Chengdu, China-based photo editing mobile app Camera360 released its updated version which now has streamlined design and packed features, including one that lets users store photo data in the app's c
Biglari buys New York-based men's magazine MAXIM
San Antonio, Texas-based diversified holding firm Biglari Holdings Inc, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, bought New York, US-based men's magazine brand MAXIM for an undisclosed sum.
Warner Bros to make Minecraft-based movie with Swiss game developer Mojang
Burbank, US-based movie giant Warner Bros Studios is in talks with Stockholm, Switzerland-based indie game developer Mojang to make a movie based on the popular video game Minecraft, according to a Tw
French event planning app WePopp pairs with OpenTable to add restaurant booking
Paris, France-based event planning mobile app WePopp paired up with San Francisco, US-based restaurant booking app OpenTable to integrate restaurant booking service into the steps required to plan for
Red Arrow picks up majority stake in US entertainment firm Half Yard for over $40M
Unterfoehring, Germany-based production and distribution firm Red Arrow Entertainment Group picked up a majority stake in Bethesda, US-based entertainment firm Half Yard Productions in a deal estimate
Real Time Analytics