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  • Thursday, 29 October, 2020
    Spotify Technology SA
    Spotify chief defends Joe Rogan hosting Alex Jones on podcast

    Streaming site came under fire for airing interview with conspiracy theorist

  • Thursday, 29 October, 2020
    AnalysisUS presidential election 2020
    US media companies prepare for messy election night

    Surge of mail-in ballots and predicted counting delays could mean result is not called for weeks

  • Thursday, 22 October, 2020
    AT&T Inc
    AT&T’s media assets weighed down by pandemic

    WarnerMedia revenue hit by production and cinema shutdowns although HBO Max was a bright spot

  • Wednesday, 21 October, 2020
    Streaming services
    Quibi short-form video group calls it quits after six months

    Jeffrey Katzenberg blames failure of his $1.8bn bet on streaming service on the coronavirus

  • Tuesday, 20 October, 2020
    Netflix Inc
    Netflix subscriber growth slows as lockdown boost fades

    Streaming service’s shares drop 6% in after-hours trade as it also warns of a sluggish 2021

  • Wednesday, 14 October, 2020
    US presidential election 2020
    Trump plays defence in closing weeks of campaign

    President plans visits to states he won handily in 2016, underscoring his polling disadvantage

  • Monday, 12 October, 2020
    Walt Disney Co
    Disney reorganises business to emphasise streaming

    One distribution arm will decide where to put film, entertainment and sports content

  • Thursday, 8 October, 2020
    AnalysisTravel & leisure industry
    Why Hollywood studios pulled the plug on cinemas

    Pandemic cements a lost year for the movie industry and upends its business model

  • Wednesday, 7 October, 2020
    Walt Disney Co
    Daniel Loeb pushes Disney to axe dividend and double streaming budget

    Activist investor calls for radical shift of focus from box office to Disney+ arm

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    AnalysisDigital Media
    How podcasting became a new front in the streaming wars

    The likes of Spotify see a chance to differentiate in a world where all music services offer access to roughly the same product

  • Sunday, 4 October, 2020
    Coronavirus economic impact
    Cineworld set to shut all UK and US screens

    More than 30,000 jobs affected as pandemic and film delays devastate cinema business

  • Friday, 2 October, 2020
    Media
    Further blow to Hollywood as Bond movie delayed again

    Postponement of ‘No Time To Die’ leaves US cinemas with no blockbusters until at least Christmas

  • Friday, 2 October, 2020
    Streaming services
    Amazon remasters streaming tracks in effort to woo subscribers

    Ecommerce group works with Universal and Warner Music as high-quality audio becomes industry’s front line

  • Tuesday, 29 September, 2020
    Walt Disney Co
    Disney to lay off 28,000 workers as pandemic takes toll

    Theme park boss criticises California officials’ decision to keep Disneyland closed

  • Thursday, 24 September, 2020
    Daniel Ek
    Spotify founder Daniel Ek to invest €1bn in European tech

    Streaming group’s chief to channel funding into early-stage start-ups

  • Monday, 21 September, 2020
    Media
    HBO dominates Emmys despite Netflix streaming challenge

    Network wins 30 awards to nab more trophies than any other for second year in a row

  • Friday, 18 September, 2020
    US presidential election 2020
    Trump retreats from TV ads amid campaign cash crunch

    President shifts to digital marketing as rival Biden dominates the airwaves

  • Tuesday, 15 September, 2020
    Spotify Technology SA
    Spotify to push live streaming concerts in response to Covid-19

    Artists will be able to list upcoming events as interest in online alternatives during pandemic grows

  • Friday, 11 September, 2020
    National Football League
    American football is back and billions of dollars are riding on it

    Between coronavirus and social justice protests, the most lucrative of US sports faces an uncertain period

  • Friday, 11 September, 2020
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    Xinjiang: where Disney’s Chinese fiction clashes with harsh facts  

    Entertainment giant has been criticised for filming ‘Mulan’ in the region where Uighurs have been detained in camps

  • Tuesday, 8 September, 2020
    Walt Disney Co
    Disney under fire for filming in Chinese region where Uighurs detained

    Credits thanked Communist party departments in Xinjiang where more than 1m held

  • Sunday, 6 September, 2020
    Coronavirus economic impact
    Blockbusters are back as ‘Tenet’ makes $20m US debut

    Hollywood hangs hopes of post-pandemic cinema revival on Christopher Nolan epic

  • Friday, 28 August, 2020
    US presidential election 2020
    Trump loses television ratings battle to Biden

    President draws fewer viewers for his convention speech than Democratic challenger

  • Thursday, 27 August, 2020
    US race relations
    NBA considers resuming playoffs after player walkout

    Multiple sports leagues had suspended play after police shooting of black man in Wisconsin

  • Thursday, 27 August, 2020
    TikTok Inc
    TikTok chief Kevin Mayer quits after Trump threatens to ban app

    Former Disney executive resigns just months after appointment by Chinese video platform

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