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YouTube’s Ad Revenue Falls 2% in Q3 – Its First Decline Since 2019
Alphabet/Google executives blame lower gaming and increased money-pinching by advertisers after a disappointing third-quarter results
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Antitrust Law Is Big Tech’s M&A Kryptonite – or Is It? | PRO Insight
The Justice Department has made mergers and acquisitions tricky for large and small players, but it also opens up new doors for creative dealmaking
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Apple Raises Prices for Apple Music, Apple TV+ and Apple One
Apple’s bundle service goes from $14.95 per month to $16.95
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How VR Can Bring the ‘Reality’ Back to Reality Television | PRO Insight
Yes, virtual worlds can promote authenticity in the unscripted TV genre
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Canela Media CEO Says Speed Gives an Edge in Spanish Market: ‘Dinosaurs Cannot Move as Fast’ (Podcast)
“Tech vs. Media” podcast: Isabel Rafferty Zavala says innovation is at the root of the digital and streaming entertainment company
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Why Brad Pitt’s Plan B Is Looking for Buyers – and Who Will Ultimately Snatch It Up | PRO Insight
The prestige production company isn’t a great buy just because the actor is behind it, it happens to make great content too (and the actor’s behind it)
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‘It’s the Technology Behind NFTs We’re Really Interested in,’ Banker Says
TheGrill 2022: “Because right now, the ecosystem is very archaic,” City National Bank VP Attila Csutak says
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Kevin Mayer Predicts TikTok Will Outlast Other Social Media (Video)
TheGrill 2022: “As great as TikTok is, it is much smaller than YouTube,” the Candle Media co-CEO says
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How Hollywood Is Making Sure the Metaverse Goes Beyond ‘This Moment in Time’ (Video)
TheGrill 2022: “If you don’t play the game, you’re almost guaranteed to lose the game,” Paramount futurist Ted Schilowitz says
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Take-Two Interactive CEO Says Acquiring Zynga Created a Broad-Appeal IP ‘Powerhouse’ (Video)
TheGrill 2022: The gaming company’s catalog “speaks to every part of the interactive interface,” Strauss Zelnick said
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Big Tech Acquisitions of Media Companies Are on the Horizon – Who’s Next? | PRO Insight
In this down market, major entertainment businesses have become affordable merger and acquisition targets
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Neil deGrasse Tyson’s ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Theory Debunked by Astronaut Scott Kelly: ‘Ejection Would Be Very Survivable’
The fall back to Earth? Sorry Maverick, the astrophysicist was correct: “He be dead”
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Innovators List 2022: 12 of Hollywood and Media’s Most Exciting Disrupters, From José Andrés to Michelle Yeoh
Bad Bunny, Ryan Condal and Beyoncé producers Nova Wav also make our annual list of influencers
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How Hyperreal CEO Remington Scott Is Giving the Metaverse a Soul
Innovators 2022: The “Lord of the Rings” FX maestro is writing a new textbook for creating digital humans, from a young Paul McCartney to a new AI pop star
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Why NFTs Aren’t Dead – and How the Right Ones Will Transform Entertainment | PRO Insight
While the non-fungible token trading market has been in freefall, Hollywood and music companies are continuing to make deals based on the technology
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