Mediagazer: Startups like Royal, which helps musicians create and sell NFTs, could potentially upend predatory record deals and further shift power to artists and fans (Casey Newton/Platformer)

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Casey Newton / Platformer:

Startups like Royal, which helps musicians create and sell NFTs, could potentially upend predatory record deals and further shift power to artists and fans — Royal's Justin Blau and Paradigm's Fred Ehrsam on how selling royalties directly to fans could end predatory record deals

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Outbrain announces a $55M acquisition of Video Intelligence, an ad tech company that matches video with text content, as it aims to differentiate from Taboola — Ad tech's spate of public listings over the last 12 months has helped spur a further round of mergers and acquisitions in the space …

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Todd Spangler / Variety:

Hulu is offering its ad-supported tier for $1/month for one year, an 86% discount, to new and returning customers through November 29 — Hulu is back with another aggressive Black Friday promotion, as the Disney-controlled service aims to boost its base amid the fiercely competitive streaming wars.

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Sara Guaglione / Digiday:

BuzzFeed signed a yearlong deal with TikTok to produce live video series for which TikTok will find sponsors, starting with I Made This from the Tasty vertical — BuzzFeed and TikTok signed a year-long deal in which BuzzFeed will premiere multiple live video series on the social media platform …

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