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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Cygames invests $680K in Japanese indie game Airship Q
Japan-based games developer Cygames, the creator of top-grossing mobile game Rage of Bahamut, invested around $680,000 (JPY70 million) in Miracle Positive, the developer of Japanese indie game Airship
Pinterest launches new page that guesses what users love
San Francisco, US-based photo sharing website Pinterest launched its "Interests" page today to help users find exactly what they like, as part of its goal to expand the website and search capability.
Swedish software firm Hansoft pockets $8.4M in first venture round
Uppsala, Sweden-based program development tool Hansoft pocketed $8.4 million in its first round of funding led by Stockholm-based venture capitalist Spotify Creandum to support its sales and expansion
New York's Peleton Entertainment buys Creative Media
New York-based television agency Peleton Entertainment bought Todd Berger's consulting firm Creative Media for an undisclosed amount to expand into animation, branded entertainment, and feature film.
California-based virtual gaming startup Cloud Party to close down after being acquired by Yahoo
After two years of operation, California, US-based virtual gaming startup Cloud Party has been acquired by Yahoo for an undisclosed amount and will shut down on February 21, 2014.
Chicago startup WebCurfew creates device to help parents control kids' Internet usage
Chicago, US-based startup WebCurfew created a device that helps parents monitor and control their children's online usage through an on/off switch for individual devices from their home's router.
UK's Channel 4 gears up for $33M indie growth fund
UK-based media firm Channel 4 (C4) is getting ready to launch a $33 million (£20 million) growth fund that will be invested in various indie production companies in the country.
Two Las Vegas casinos will start accepting Bitcoin
The D and the Golden Gate casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada will be accepting Bitcoins to pay for goods and services beginning on Wednesday, January 22, RT reported.
San Francisco's HiddenRadio takes crowdfunding path for second model of Bluetooth speaker
San Francisco, California-based firm HiddenRadio launched another crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to add new features to HiddenRadio 2, its second model of impressively-designed $119 Bluetooth sp
Gambling revenue at heart of Detroit's bankruptcy plan
For Detroit, the road in and out of U.S. bankruptcy court is paved with casino money.
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