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The live music sector has experienced rapid growth and change over the past several years, and perhaps nothing better encapsulates that evolution than MSG Entertainment's Sphere in Las Vegas. Boasting a state-of-the-art wraparound 155-degree screen and st

Prime Video has quietly been having a very good 2026. The Amazon-owned SVOD has solidified its position as the clear leader of the non-Netflix streaming pack: With 154 billion U.S. minutes streamed for its original content year to date through the end of

2026 HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH Luminate Film & TV is honoring National Hispanic Heritage Month with a curated collection of talent and upcoming projects. This selection powerfully highlights the diverse Latin/Hispanic experience through captivating storytel

The entirety of Luminate's latest report, Release Strategies for Music & TV, hinges on a simple truth: Making art is hard, but getting people to care about, let alone notice your art, is even harder. In a streaming-centric, post-monoculture world, the way

Luminate is expanding its product categories to track Smart Media Albums in the U.S. and Canada, marking the first time we're adding a new physical music format since CDs. Beginning October 2, Smart Media Album Sales will be available in CONNECT, API and

Billboard is expanding chart eligibility to include qualifying Smart Media Albums in their album consumption and sales charts, beginning in October.

For all the criticism lobbed against the all-episodes-at-once, or "binge," release cadence, it remains a prevalent strategy - even outside of Netflix.Of course, the service that pioneered the binge release is still its foremost practitioner. More than 80%

Luminate Film & TV continuously monitors entertainment industry news to track when projects move from development into official production. When a studio or production company greenlights a film, financing is locked, key talent is attached and the project

The Red Hot Chili Peppers sold its publishing catalog to Hipgnosis Songs Fund back in 2021 for an estimated $140 million-$150 million, making the Southern California icons one of several artists that year to land nine-figure deals amid a music catalog gol

New Approach Will Give Artists, Labels, Publishers, Managers and Brands Greater Visibility Into the AI Music Landscape LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 25, 2026 - Luminate today introduced a new framework to address one of the industry's most pressing challenges: