The screen industry is expected to see revenues reach $196 billion in Asia-Pacific by 2030, growing at a 2.8% compound annual growth rate between 2025 and 2030, according to Singapore-based research company's Media Partners Asia‘s recent 'Asia-Pacific Video & Broadband 2026 report'. The report provides data about streaming, user-generated and social video, free-to-air TV, pay-TV, connectivity (mobile and fixed broadband) and theatrical exhibition across 14 Asia-Pacific markets. The boost in ...

Label services platform for artists FreshTunes is rolling out a new option for royalty payments worldwide, allowing artists anywhere in the world to receive royalty payouts directly to their Visa or Mastercard bank cards. The service will be operational in Q1 2026 and will be available worldwide at rollout. FreshTunes artists will be able to turn on direct-to-bank-card payments from their FreshTunes account. "This will mean faster, easier payments for music makers in North and South America, Afr...

Universal Music Group and tech company NVIDIA are collaborating "to pioneer responsible AI for music discovery, creation, and engagement." The new partnership will leverage NVIDIA's AI infrastructure and UMG’s music catalogue "to enrich and enhance the music experience" of music consumers worldwide. NVIDIA and UMG will engage in collaborative research and development "to promote shared objectives of advancing human music creation and rights holder compensation." The ambition of this partnership...