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Spotify is on course for $3.3B annual operating profit in 2026 – after adding 6M subscribers in Q3 - Music Business Worldwide musicbusinessworldwide.com/s…

Spotify is on course for $3.3B annual operating profit in 2026 – after adding 6M subscribers in Q3

Spotify published its financial results for Q3 2026 (the three months to the end of September) earlier today (October 22).

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Entertainment Industry Layoffs Are a Symptom of Larger Market Changes lamag.com/arts-and-entertain…

Why Entertainment Industry Layoffs Are Accelerating

Hollywood layoffs are mounting as streaming competition, overseas production and shifting audience habits reshape the entertainment industry.

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Netflix posts slower growth as it loses audience, overhauls leadership

Netflix’s once lightning fast growth is slowing down — with the streaming giant posting its weakest revenue gains in years Tuesday as it scrambles to keep viewers glued to their screens while...

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Ellie Goulding Sues Former Managers Over Live Nation Deal (EXCLUSIVE) variety.com/2026/music/news/… via @variety

Ellie Goulding Sues Former Managers Over Live Nation Deal (EXCLUSIVE)

Ellie Goulding has sued former managers Ben Mawson and Ed Millett, claiming they failed to disclose their company is owned by Live Nation.

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Spotify has pulled more than 50m ‘AI slop and spam’ tracks out of its recommendations this year - Music Business Worldwide musicbusinessworldwide.com/s…

Spotify has pulled more than 50m ‘AI slop and spam’ tracks out of its recommendations this year

‘AI-generated slop and spam don’t belong in your recommendations, and we’ve made changes to keep them out and protect the listening experience,’ Spotify said in a blog post.

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Netflix to lay off roughly 1,000 employees, or 6% of workforce cnb.cx/4dDnhDC

Netflix to lay off roughly 1,000 employees, or 6% of workforce

Netflix will lay off roughly 6% of its workforce, according to a memo obtained by CNBC.

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Multiple layoffs at Universal Music Group, as $270M cost-cutting program continues - Music Business Worldwide musicbusinessworldwide.com/m…

Multiple layoffs at Universal Music Group, as $270M cost-cutting program continues

Execs such as Tunji Balogun, Ben Mortimer, Nicole Wyskoarko, and Sam Riback are leaving UMG…

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Sony Music has now asked platforms to remove more than 260,000 AI deepfakes imitating artists like Harry Styles, Adele, and Michael Jackson - Music Business Worldwide musicbusinessworldwide.com/s…

Sony Music has now asked platforms to remove more than 260,000 AI deepfakes imitating artists like...

Sony told the Financial Times that the fight against AI tracks impersonating artists such as Harry Styles and Adele is “becoming an uphill struggle.”

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Judge allows Paramount to close $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery nbcnews.com/business/media/j… via @nbcnews

Judge allows Paramount to close $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery

The deal brings together the likes of CBS News and CNN, HBO Max and Paramount+, and storied film studios Warner Bros. and Paramount Pictures.

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Disney Cuts Hundreds More Jobs in New Round of Layoffs as Corporate Streamlining Casualties Mount hollywoodreporter.com/busine… via @thr

Disney Cuts Hundreds More Jobs in New Round of Layoffs as Corporate Streamlining Casualties Mount

Human resources and tech were hit particularly hard by the layoffs.

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Disney Hit By Layoffs, A Couple Hundred Workers Cut deadline.com/2026/09/disney-…

Disney Hit By Layoffs In Multiple Areas, Hundreds Impacted

Disney has initiated layoffs under CEO Josh D'Amaro. The cuts impact a couple of hundred employees, largely in areas such as tech and HR.

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HBO Max & Paramount+ Phasing Out Old Streaming Structure With 240M Subscribers cbr.com/hbo-max-paramount-st…

HBO Max & Paramount+ Phasing Out Old Streaming Structure With 240M Subscribers

With the mega-merger still encountering setbacks, the two joined streaming platforms will thrive.

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How the Ellisons pulled off Paramount-WBD settlement talks and cleared major hurdle to forging...

The deciding factor in California Attorney General Rob Bonta's decision to settle with Paramount and allow its purchase of WBD with minor concessions was political pressure.

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Spotify to label AI artists – and keep their music out of recommendations by default musicbusinessworldwide.com/s…

Spotify to label AI artists with new ‘AI Persona’ badge – and keep their music out of recommendat...

The badge is designed to tell listeners that an artist’s identity “may be AI-generated and does not represent a real person”…

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A California federal court has dismissed a case from consumers looking to undo Paramount's completed merger with Skydance and block its planned purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery, finding they failed to show any concrete harm from the deals. law360.com/articles/2510415
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Spotify hits 300 million Premium subscribers in Q2 2026 – operating profit climbs to $762m musicbusinessworldwide.com/s…

Spotify hits 300m Premium subscribers in Q2, adding 7m, as streamer posts $762m operating profit

Spotify’s total Monthly Active Users, which combine paying users and ad-supported users…

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Anyone Looking for Some Swanky Office Space In Music City? TikTok Guts Its Entire Nashville Office After Just Two Years, Lays Off 250 Employees digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08…

TikTok Guts Entire Nashville Office, Lays Off 250 Employees

After announcing a massive expansion in the heart of Nashville, TikTok shutters its office in Music City, laying off 250 people.

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BuzzFeed is laying off 35% of its employees after selling its ownership stake to Byron Allen. "The reduction in workforce plan is intended to advance the Company’s path towards profitability and positive cash flow generation by streamlining its organizational structure, optimizing operating expenses, and preserving cash,” BuzzFeed said in an SEC filing Monday. variety.com/2026/digital/new…
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YouTube’s Ad Revenue Soars Past $11 Billion in Q2; Early Data Shows Continued YouTube Music Subscriber Surges digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07…

YouTube’s Ad Revenue Soars Past $11B in Q2 2026

Google releases its Q2 financials, featuring major gains for its cloud services and a spike in ad revenue for YouTube, thanks to FIFA.

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Disney Cutting Hundreds More Jobs in New Round of Corporate Streamlining hollywoodreporter.com/busine… via @thr

Disney Cutting Hundreds More Jobs in New Round of Corporate Streamlining

Pixar and Nat Geo are said to be hit particularly hard in the latest round of cuts, with some high-profile talent also being let go at ESPN.

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