Griffin Gaming, Warner Music Group Invest in UGC Game Platform Overwolf

EXCLUSIVE: The stock markets are closed today in observance of Good Friday, but a new “decentralized finance” venture is heating up the digital investment community heading into Easter Weekend.

American Gods creator Neil Gaiman has said the show is “definitely not dead” despite being cancelled.News broke yesterday (March 30) that network Starz had axed the series just a week after the season three finale had aired.Responding to a fan’s tweet, Gaiman said: “It’s definitely not dead.

American Gods EP Neil Gaiman responded to Starz’s cancellation of the series, assuring fans that there is more to the story that can, and will be explored.

Naman Ramachandran Objective Fiction, producer of Netflix/Channel 4 show “Feel Good,” is setting up a permanent U.S.-based operation.Hannah Mackay, previously the outfit’s head of scripted, will be relocating to Los Angeles to take up the role of senior VP, Objective Fiction America, with immediate effect.Mackay’s focus will be on North American original commissions, alongside U.S./U.K. co-productions.

Lovecraft Country.The actress was nominated at the US Critics’ Choice Television Awards for her performance as blues singer Ruby Baptiste, in the HBO horror series.In the episode, Strange Case, Ruby wakes up after being dosed with a magical potion to find herself in the body of a white woman.Later, towards the end of the episode we see a shocking scene when Ruby rapes her white department store boss with a stiletto heel as vengeance for his attempted sexual assault of her only Black

Dua Lipa, Madonna and Ed Sheeran, made available across Tencent’s platforms as well as connected devices such as in-car audio systems.In a statement, the two companies said the deal will “[leverage] Warner Music’s global resources and experience in supporting artists’ careers, as well as [Tencent’s] massive influence in mainland China’s music and entertainment market”.Warner and Tencent have worked together previously, signing a licensing deal for recorded music in 2014.

Warner Music and Tencent Music Entertainment Group said Tuesday that they have expanded their long-running licensing relationship while also partnering on a new joint venture record label targeting the China market. A dominant player in digital music in China, Tencent Music has been licensing songs from Warner Music for over a decade.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefChina’s dominant online music platform Tencent Music Entertainment has renewed and expanded its licensing deal with Warner Music.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorTencent Music Entertainment Group, part of the massive China-based Tencent media company, and Warner Music have announced an expanded multi-year strategic licensing agreement that will also see the companies collaborating on a new joint venture record label.While Tencent became a 20% owner of Warner competitor Universal Music Group late last year, it and Warner have been working together since their original agreement more than a decade ago. As part of the expanded

New Music Friday! It's every audiophile's favorite day of the week, and some of our favorite artists from all different genres have blessed us with new tunes.Gwen Stefani dropped another danceworthy single off her upcoming album, Selena Gomez released her first Spanish language EP, and Joshua Bassett finally dropped his buzzed-about debut album — minus one notable track.Plus, Best New Artist nominee CHIKA prepped for the GRAMMYs with a new EP and a cover of a former winner in her category, and

Disney CEO Bob Chapek has responded over the firing of The Mandalorian actor Gina Carano.Carano played bounty hunter Cara Dune in the first two seasons of the hit Disney+ show before being axed.She was ousted after reportedly posting an Instagram Story in which she compared being Republican in the current US political climate to being Jewish during the Holocaust.Chapek was questioned about the move at the entertainment giant’s annual shareholders meeting today (March 9), according to

WME has signed documentary filmmaker Kareem Tabsch, best known for co-directing the Netflix documentary, Mucho Mucho Amor, about the life of Walter Mercado.

The “American Idol” judges were won over by a young singer who hopes to become the next Gabby Barrett during Sunday night’s instalment of the show. 

direct to your inboxA community football club already hit by the pandemic is now counting the cost of vandalism. Three men broke into Tameside Stadium, the home of Curzon Ashton, on Wednesday evening.

1970s soul singer Lenny Williams is having another go at getting his royalty dispute with Warner Music approved as a class action that could also benefit other artists signed to the major.Williams, who fronted R&B group Tower Of Power, sued Warner in 2018 over a common royalty gripe among artists, which is what happens to streaming income as it passes through a major’s international subsidiaries.He claims that Warner allows its different divisions around the world to deduct fees from his

Following the releases of Big Time Adolescence, The Binge, and The Ultimate Playlist of Noise, American High is once again teaming with Hulu for its next feature, Sex Appeal, a team comedy which is being toplined by actors Mika Abdalla (Project Mc2) and Jake Short (All Night).