The Walt Disney Co. and YouTube have signed a multi-year distribution agreement that will bring back Disney-owned channels to YouTube TV. The new deal, the terms of which were not disclosed, puts an end to a dispute about per-subscriber rates, which resulted in Disney pulling out its content from Google's video streaming platform early November 2024.
“This new agreement reflects our continued commitment to delivering exceptional entertainment and evolving with how audiences choose to watch,’’ s...

Montreal-based music and video content distribution company Stingray Group has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire TuneIn Holdings, an online radio and audio content platform with a global footprint. Following the acquisition, the TuneIn platform will continue to operate under its existing brand.
Stingray will pay $150 million at closing and up to $25 million 12 months following the closing, based on TuneIn’s forecasted sales of $110 million and adjusted EBITDA of $30 million for the...

The volume of AI-generated tracks uploaded to music streaming platforms has accelerated over the past two months, with over 50,000 fully AI-generated tracks uploaded each day to Paris-listed music streaming service Deezer, accounting for 34% of daily uploads. In September, Deezer estimated that 30,000 AI-generated tracks we uploaded each day, or 28% of the total.
The figure was disclosed by Deezer CEO Alexis Lanternier as the streaming service unveiled the findings of what it described as the wo...