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The streaming wars aren’t over, but they might already have a winner….

Locking Down the “Up-For-Grabs” Streaming Audience

As the slow march toward streaming saturation continues in developed markets like the U.S., music streaming services are shifting their focus to bolstering profitability and identifying…

Paramount’s Powerful Content

Skydance and Paramount became a dynamic duo long before their M&A tango made trade headlines this year….

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2024 Film Industry Hurdles

The 2023 strikes left an indelible mark on the film industry. The resulting ripple effects include major release delays, a reshaped industry strategy, fewer studio titles,…

Which Subgenre Is Driving the U.S. Latin Music Growth?

Luminate’s 2024 Midyear Music Report, released last week, revealed Latin music as the fastest-growing genre in the U.S. when ranking by share point change, comparing the…

Skydance’s New Powerhouse

When Paramount rebranded its “CBS All Access” service to “Paramount+” in 2021, its intentions were clear: Like other media conglomerates, it was chasing the runaway streaming…

Luminate Releases 2024 Midyear Music Report

2.29 TRILLION – that’s the number of Global On-Demand Audio music streams so far this year, according to Luminate’s 2024 Midyear Music Report….

Star Wars Struggles

The Star Wars franchise has been central to the success of Disney+, which launched in 2019 with The Mandalorian as its flagship program….

Global Music Midyear Metrics Through a Financial Lens

2024 Midyear Preview

There’s never a dull moment in the Global music industry as platforms, engagement and the ways in which audiences consume music continue to evolve….

How Many Units are Needed to Rank on the Billboard 200?

U.S. music consumption in 2023 showed strong growth as metrics like On-Demand Audio (+12.7%) and Albums w/ TEA w/SEA On-Demand (+12.6%) equivalents grew year-over-year compared to…

Out Of Prime’s League

Prime Video had been eying a series adaptation of the feminist baseball classic A League of Their Own since Spring 2018….

2024 Midyear Music Webinar

The New Wave of Christian and Gospel Music

The K-Love Fan Awards were held in May and broadcast earlier this month as the Christian and Gospel music community came together to recognize Christian artists,…

Global Music Mid-Year Metrics Through a Financial Lens

The Netflix Effect

The second season of Meredith Scardino’s music satire, Girls5Eva, dropped on Peacock in May 2022. The series had become a highlight of Peacock’s spring comedy slate,…

Black Music’s Role in Redefining Musical Boundaries

As we celebrate Juneteenth, we also salute Black Music Month — a period to recognize and highlight the influence of Black Music and artists in the…

Global Music Mid-Year Update

Halo’s Second Season Slump

In recent years, video game IPs have become a reliable and bankable juggernaut for streamers as they build out original programming slates….

Luminate Releases 2024 Entertainment Diversity Progress Report

This annual report for 2024 reveals Luminate’s latest findings on filmed entertainment’s progress in inclusion, diversity, equity and ability (IDEA) for actors, film directors and TV…

Unpacking the Variants Strategy

Billie Eilish made headlines this Spring when she commented on the practice of manufacturing and marketing multiple vinyl variants by top artists in an interview with…

Pride Month 2024

This week, as we kick off the celebration of Pride Month, Luminate joyfully honors the LGBTQ+ music makers whose unwavering dedication to their craft continues to…