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Lay-offs dominate in the sector, but fresh ideas are there as well
British media group set to run local operations of start-up once seen as future of the industry
Broadcast defies slide in TV audiences to draw record 123mn viewers
Founder teams up with investment firms as share price languishes
But legacy television remains vital for content producers
Plan to aggregate games offered by groups’ TV networks comes amid cord-cutting and soaring costs
Groups behind Adele and Phoebe Bridgers among those against songs recorded in higher-quality audio receiving more money
Broadcaster set to talk in coming weeks to staff in teams that could be affected
UK broadcaster blames need for cost reductions on steep falls in traditional advertising market
Netflix’s victory may still only be a partial one, as streaming remains an expensive business with low revenue per subscriber
Streaming pioneer says it is starting 2024 with ‘momentum’ as legacy Hollywood studios struggle to catch up
Streaming service will screen flagship programme as part of a 10-year agreement
The streaming giant has avoided pricey live programming but is betting fans will migrate to the pay-platform
Spotify plans to cull millions of barely listened-to tracks come as the big labels focus on artists with superfans
Universal Music creates a new royalties model for streaming
UK regulator hires executives from Meta, Microsoft and Google as it gains powers from Online Safety Act
Industry boosted by growth in streaming platforms and continued resurgence of vinyl
Tie-ups and cuts on menu as Disney, Warner, Comcast and Paramount seek new ways to keep up
A deal could combine CNN and CBS while letting the indebted media groups cut streaming costs
Publishers want to avoid repeat of early internet era when US giants built ad-based empires using freely available content
Century-old studio has held discussions to sell itself to Skydance and Redbird Capital
Sharp change in tone from CEO Daniel Ek shows the platform’s need to turn popularity into profit
The resulting content may be low quality and unoriginal, but it is cheap
German publisher will allow content to be used to train artificial intelligence in ‘first of its kind’ agreement
Co-CEO Ted Sarandos said the move is aimed at ending an ‘environment of mistrust’
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