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Ethan Millman / The Hollywood Reporter:
Spotify partners with Live Nation to launch Reserved, a new feature that sets aside tickets for the most dedicated fans, starting with Premium users in the US — The streaming service will use streams and shares to determine an artist's most dedicated fans and set aside pairs of tickets …
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Samantha Subin / CNBC:
Spotify closes up 13% after announcing new features and 2030 guidance, forecasting a compound annual growth rate in the mid-teens and gross margins of 35%-40% — Spotify shares jumped 13% on Thursday after the music streaming platform laid out guidance for 2030 and reached an artificial intelligence deal …
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Jem Aswad / Variety:
Spotify and UMG plan to let Premium users create AI covers and remixes using music from participating UMG artists as a paid add-on, without giving a launch date — Spotify and Universal Music Group have announced a major recorded-music and music-publishing licensing agreements …
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Spotify Labs launches Studio, a NotebookLM-like desktop app to generate private, AI-powered podcasts, in research preview across 20+ markets — One of the common features for companies to build in the age of AI is to connect services like email, calendar, documents, and notes to create a daily brief in text or audio format.
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Felix Gillette / Bloomberg:
As Stephen Colbert hosts the last episode of The Late Show, analysts attribute the ratings collapse of late-night talk shows to the rise of YouTube and podcasts — The network TV talk-and-comedy show faces too much competition from streaming and podcasts. — One day last week …
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Imax is exploring a sale and has approached entertainment companies as potential buyers — High-end movie screen company's search for a buyer comes as premium theatrical experiences are growing faster than overall box office — IMAX is exploring a sale and has approached entertainment companies …
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Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Sources: Penske Media is likely to acquire one or more unsold Vox Media brands, internally called Remain Co., which include The Verge, SB Nation, and Eater — As the portfolio is parceled up, a key revenue leader plots his exit … Following the Wednesday sale of New York Magazine …
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Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
Q&A with Vox CEO Jim Bankoff on the sale of Vox Media's podcast network, why buyers were interested in that network, and how remaining sites are in “good shape”
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Apple plans to broadcast an MLS game on Saturday shot entirely on 15 iPhone 17 Pros, the first major live sports event to be captured using only smartphones — Apple has frequently touted the use of professional-grade iPhones by filmmakers to make shorts, commercials and even feature-length movies.
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Globe and Mail:
Canada's CRTC formalizes rules requiring streamers to contribute 15% of Canadian revenue to support domestic programming, up from a 5% baseline set in 2024 — The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has formalized new rules for streamers that will force …
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Canadian Press, The Logic, Bloomberg, Dow Jones Newswires and CBC News
DPA:
Axel Springer reports consolidated 2025 revenue of €2.2B and adjusted EBITDA up 12.9% YoY to €364M, in its first results since splitting with KKR and CPP — German media giant Axel Springer on Thursday reported increased revenue and operating profit for 2025 as it announced …
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Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal:
Netflix and iHeartMedia say Charlamagne tha God's The Breakfast Club will stream live on Netflix on weekdays from June 1, the service's first daily live show — Charlamagne tha God's morning radio show has been a standout success among the streamer's video podcast efforts
Nieman Lab:
Analysis: 382 news sites, including 342 local outlets, are blocking Internet Archive's crawlers amid AI concerns, an increase from 241 sites in January 2026 — McClatchy, Advance Local, Tribune Publishing and other major newspaper chains are restricting the nonprofit's archiving bots.
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