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‘Stranger Things’ Viewership Is Huge — But Beware the Decay Curve

By Tyler Aquilina

January 16, 2026

— 4 min read

Why The Weeknd’s Catalog Is a Safe Billion-Dollar Bet

By Robert Steiner

January 6, 2026

— 3 min read

Why ‘Percy Jackson’ Won’t Ease Disney+ Engagement Woes

By Tyler Aquilina

January 2, 2026

— 3 min read

Music

Why The Weeknd’s Catalog Is a Safe Billion-Dollar Bet

Using Consumer Data to Match Brands With Music Talent

U.S. Music Streaming Growth Usually Softens in Q3 — Why This Year Was Different

This year, Q3 year-over-year domestic streaming growth has outpaced both Q1 and Q2, providing a welcome late-year boost amid an overall slower 2025….

Udio 2.0 Could Face Consumers Reluctant to Embrace AI Music

How Data Can Unlock Music Catalog Valuations

How can a $120 million price tag be assigned to the catalog of a band that isn’t exactly a household name outside of its rabid fan…

One Year After ‘Brat’ Summer, Charli XCX Is Never Out of Season

Film & TV

‘Stranger Things’ Viewership Is Huge — But Beware the Decay Curve

Why ‘Percy Jackson’ Won’t Ease Disney+ Engagement Woes

How ‘Stranger Things’ and ‘Landman’ Affect the Release Cadence Debate

How Film Franchise Power Shifted in 2025

The Real Value of Taylor Sheridan’s Expensive Hits

Luminate Streaming Watch // A data dive into what could be behind the TV creator’s move from Paramount to NBCUniversal…

Why Hulu Could Be the Answer to Shrinking Disney+ Engagement

As Disney prepares to fully knit Hulu into the Disney+ streaming app, the Mouse House’s leadership has made clear that they’re hoping the move will help…

Intelligence

What Disney-OpenAI Means for AI User-Generated Content

‘Fallout’ Series Return Highlights Tricky Cross-Media Truth

What’s Driving New SVOD Subscriptions in 2025

Protege Media Is Licensing Video to Train AI — What It Means for Film & TV

Why Gen AI in Content Production Poses Legal Risks to Studios

Netflix Gaming Pivot Is Really About Catching Up to YouTube

Luminate News

Luminate and TME Chart Enter New Partnership, Bringing Chinese Music Data to Luminate’s Industry-Leading Global Data Set for the First Time

Luminate, Billboard’s longtime official Charts partner, will track streaming and sales metrics from TME platforms, including QQ Music, Kugou Music, Kuwo Music, and JOOX, through the…

Luminate and Epic Games Enter New Partnership As More Artists Look Towards Gaming Activations to Connect with Fans

New Agreement Adds Music Streaming Metrics from Fortnite Jam Tracks to Luminate’s Industry-Leading Music Data Platform CONNECT…

Global Entertainment Data Company Luminate and Korea’s KreatorsNetwork Sign New Partnership Agreement

KreatorsNetwork has acquired exclusive licensing rights to Luminate’s global music streaming data in Korea…

Entertainment Data Leader Luminate Launches New ‘Luminate Index’ to Evaluate the Cultural Influence of Music Artists

Luminate Announces New Deal with Sony Audio as Strategic Data Partner for Aligning Deeper Cultural Connections between the Brand and Relevant Audiences…

Global Entertainment Data Provider Luminate and Hanshin Contents Link Sign New Partnership Agreement

Hanshin Contents Link has acquired exclusive licensing rights to Luminate’s global music streaming data in Japan…

Luminate Named to Fast Company’s Annual List of the World’s Most Innovative Companies of 2024

Luminate, the global entertainment data and insights provider, has been named to Fast Company’s prestigious list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies of 2024….