This story was co-authored with Amanda Montgomery and Hannah O. Following the onset of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the gaming economy exploded as people searched for new forms of entertainment. According to GamesIndustry.biz, the global gaming market reached a value of $174.9 billion in 2020, representing a 19.6% year-over-year increase. John Vitti, CEO of VersusGame, …
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Listen to Tyler, The Creator’s song for Coca-Cola, ‘Tell Me How’
Tyler, The Creator has officially released ‘Tell Me How’, the song he made for a recent Coca-Cola advert. READ MORE: “I’ll never apologise. They can suck my dick”: Tyler, the Creator’s first UK show since his ban was a defiant, confounding masterwork A snippet of the track played during the latest advert delivered by the fizzy …
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‘Framing Britney Spears’ creators hint at follow-up documentary
The filmmakers behind this year’s widely discussed Framing Britney Spears documentary have said they have plenty of unused and new material to make a follow-up. The film explores the singer’s early career and Spears’ mental health issues as well as the #FreeBritney movement to end her father’s controversial conservatorship. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, director …
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YouTube launches grant program for Black creators – Dancing Astronaut
by: Austria Masim Jan 15, 2021 Last summer, YouTube announced the launch of a $100 million initiative to amplify the voices of Black creators on its platform by developing YouTube Originals programming, focusing on racial justice, and investing in product and policy changes. To strengthen the narratives and content of those voices, the video-streaming platform …
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‘Saved by the Bell’ creators apologise for Selena Gomez kidney jokes
Fans of Selena Gomez have expressed their outrage this weekend, after NBC’s Saved By The Bell reboot joked about the singer’s 2017 kidney transplant. Despite Gomez’s public statement that she had received a transplant from her close friend, actor Francia Raísa – who later suggested that the singer “could have died” from complications surrounding the surgery …
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Twitch to Creators: “Don’t Play Recorded Music In Your Stream”
In a new letter to creators, Twitch has instructed users not to play recorded music in their streams, unless they own the rights and permissions themselves. Given the ongoing wave of DMCA takedown notices that have continued to bombard the platform, the company is also encouraging creators to review and delete any of their footage that …
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