A vast majority of French consumers admit not knowing how streaming remunerates artists, according to a survey conducted by YouGov on behalf of Paris-based music streaming service Qobuz. The purpose of the survey was to understand the criteria that French people use when choosing a music streaming service. Only 15% of the people surveyed consider compensation a key factor when choosing their music platform; and 78% said they were not sufficiently informed about how artists are paid. "In a rapid...

Netflix posted revenue of $45.2 billion in 2025, up 16% year over year, boosted by fourth quarter revenue of $12.1bn, up 17.6% over the same quarter a year prior, thanks to membership gain. Net income for the year was of $10.98bn. The video streaming platform reported ​325 million paid subscribers at the end of the year, up from 300 million for the same period of 2024, up 8.3% year-over-year. Cost of revenue for the 12 months reached $23.27bn, up from $21.3bn in 2024. In a call with analysts, Te...

US video game sales rose 1.3% for the full year 2025 to $60.67 billion, a modest growth rate linked to a 7% drop in accessory sales to $2.95bn, while hardware sales rose 9% to $5.44bn and game content sales grew 1% at $52.30bn, according to a report from Circana. December sales were flat at $7.77bn compared with $7.57bn in 2024, whereas the end of the year usually see a peak in consumption. On the positive side, subscription spending grew by 24% in December, and game content grew by 3% to $5.93b...