Disney’s Double-Edged Sword: Streaming vs Box Office at the Cost of Franchise Fidelity?

Disney’s strategy of acquiring major franchises and shifting focus to streaming has been a double-edged sword. The acquisitions have brought significant financial returns and expanded Disney’s content portfolio. However, the…

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Three Billion People Worldwide Now Play Video Games, New Report Shows

A new report by DFC Intelligence has revealed that, as of mid-2020, there are nearly 3.1 billion global video game consumers. With nearly 8 billion people around the world, this means that about 40% of of our population plays video games of some form. The fastest growing segment of these consumers are those who only play games on their smartphones. This accounts for almost half of all video game consumers.

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Apple Music vs Spotify

When it comes to the best music streaming services, Apple Music and Spotify immediately come to mind—which isn’t surprising, considering they lead the competition in regards to the number of paid subscribers. Sporting different feature sets that cater to specific users, it can be difficult to choose between the two. Let’s dig a little deeper into Apple Music vs Spotify to see which is the right music streaming service for you.

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AMC and Universal agree to let movies go from theaters to digital rentals much sooner

AMC Theaters and Universal have reached a new agreement that dramatically shortens the theatrical exclusivity window — the amount of time that films have to play in theaters before they’re allowed to be sold or rented in other places, like iTunes, Amazon, or AMC’s own On Demand service — down to just 17 days (ensuring that the films will hit at least three weekends in theaters).

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