Entertainment
Las Vegas’ Sphere is already bringing in eyeballs
Las Vegas’ new 4D venue
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Fashion
Old clothes take center stage at New York Fashion Week
Sustainability hits the runway
Culture
College-educated workers have a “fear of becoming obsolete”
The Future. The rise of AI is generating a lot of anxiety among college-educated workers, with a new survey finding more and more people are starting to believe they could one day be replaced by the tech… which could make regulating it one of the big topics of the upcoming election cycle. Struck by FOBOGallup […]
Entertainment
Disney and Charter make cable a streaming hub
The Future. Disney and Charter settled their cable dispute that resulted in the blackouts of Disney-backed channels for nearly two weeks. While Charter was able to get ESPN and ABC back on the air, the transformative aspect of the deal is how much focus was put on giving Charter subscribers access to Disney’s streaming services. […]
Music
Warner Music Group signs AI
The Future. While virtual musicians have been around for years, Warner Music Group recently signed its first AI-generated act: a CGI model and influencer named Noonoouri. The venture could set the stage for someone like Ghostwriter (the mysterious artist who faced the wrath of WMG after posting a song with deepfaked Drake and The Weeknd) […]
Music
NPR’s “Tiny Desk Concerts” bring pop stars down to Earth
The Future. The Tiny Desk Concert has evolved from a launch pad for quiet singer-songwriters to a place where pop stars try to prove they’re the real deal — taking up the torch of MTV’s highly influential Unplugged series. While the Tiny Desk Concerts are still a great place to discover new artists, their role […]
Entertainment
Parrot Analytics puts a number on content’s cultural value
The Future. In the absence of streamers providing hard viewership data, Parrot Analytics has filled the gap by measuring everything from social media engagement to piracy rates to find out how much demand people have for a movie or show. While critics argue Parrot’s products may favor titles that appeal to the very online Twitter […]
Music
Music streamers turn to TikTok-style feeds to fuel discovery
The Future. To continue attracting the youths, music streaming services are rolling out their versions of TikTok’s “For You” page, hoping a mix of music discovery and social features can boost engagement. While it feels like a race to see whose copycat feature will reign supreme, it’s the race toward sociability that could be groundbreaking. […]
Entertainment
Kering wraps up CAA
CAA has a new work daddy
Entertainment
Rotten Tomatoes allowed some stinky score manipulation
Rotten Tomatoes manipulates Hollywood