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Hollywood’s Microdrama Boom Rewrites Production Economics
Phone-first episodes are drawing established talent, new apps and a dedicated SAG-AFTRA agreement into a fast-growing entertainment format.
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Film, music, culture and the intelligence reshaping them.
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Apple TV’s Fourth Price Hike Tests Streaming Loyalty
The service is raising monthly, annual and Apple One pricing as premium streaming shifts from land-grab economics to retention discipline.
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Radar Turns Podcasts Into Searchable Data for AI Agents
The search engine says it covers more than 130,000 podcasts and processes about 20,000 new episodes a day through web, API and MCP access.
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Spotify’s Playlist Notes Put Human Taste Back in Discovery
Playlist Notes give curators room to describe songs, podcasts and audiobooks as Spotify tests whether explanation can deepen discovery.
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DIY, Not AI: How Artificial Intelligence Is Creating Tension Within Florida’s Punk Rock Community
There has always been something special about a punk rock flyer. Before social media feeds, digital advertising, and online ticket links became the primary way bands promoted shows, […]
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Becky G Reclaims Her Pop-Rap Roots With ‘Baraja Bendita’
The 17-track release moves between English, Spanish and Spanglish, reconnecting the artist’s early pop-rap identity with her Mexican American perspective.
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Carly Simon Returns With First Original Album in Nearly 20 Years
The new release brings one of pop’s most distinctive singer-songwriters back with a collection centered on love, loss and creative endurance.
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Twitch Defaults Creator Content Into Amazon AI Training
Twitch added an account setting that allows streamers to opt out of Amazon’s generative AI training, leaving creator content eligible by default.
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SoundCloud Buys Nina Protocol and Preserves Its Archive
SoundCloud acquired Nina Protocol’s archive and genre map after the independent music platform shut down, while offering artists a migration path.
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YouTube Is Raising the Price of Admission to the Creator Economy
New creators will need twice today’s watch time or Shorts views to qualify for YouTube ad and subscription revenue.