What Is The Streaming War All About?

 

Media companies have launched direct-to-consumer video services to compete with Netflix. All of them have been following category leader Netflix with global expansion and investing billions of dollars in content.

To be competitive, industry analysts expect an increase in mergers, such as Discovery and Time Warner or partnerships, such as the recently announced SkyShowtime between ComcastCMCSA and ViacomCBS.

Television’s “streaming wars”—a term that’s been used for nearly a decade to characterize competition in the music and entertainment industries—will reach a critical juncture in the next few months. Apple TV+ and Disney+ will debut. NBCUniversal’s Peacock and HBO Max will likely announce monthly price points. Netflix will continue to premiere new projects from creative heavyweights like Ryan Murphy and Shonda Rhimes.

Gawker Media Group Files Chapter 11

(The Wrap-Up Magazine) This is sad to say, but one of the biggest blog sites in American history has filed for bankruptcy due to the lawsuit filed from former champ Hulk Hogan. Gawker Media Group, Inc filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Friday. The move was made to protect assets from seizure by Hulk Hogan, who sued and won a $140.1 million judgment in March. Ziff Davis, owner of PC Mag, opened the bidding at $90-$100 million.

Gawker Media is an online media company and blog network, founded and owned by Nick Denton and based in New York City. It is considered to be one of the most visible and successful blog-oriented media companies.

Internet Advertising vs Street Promotion

What is the distinction between digital marketing and internet marketing, what is the most recent trend in the industry and how does big and multi-national companies allocate their marketing budgets?

Basically digital marketing is a broader term that portrays an arrangement of showcasing procedures that use all accessible advanced channels to advance an item or administration or build up a digital brand. Digital and internet marketing has come to succeed conventional marketing and the transition from paper and banner advertisements to social media marketing and pay per click campaigns.

Is Nas The Next Billionaire?

 

We now know that Nas is a smart guy. We always knew he was gonna do, but traditional standards suggested maybe he isn’t the smartest guy, because he didn’t finish traditional school institutions. We also know about “they” schools. We have been able to ascertain that NAS is about to be the next billionaire!

It’s been made public for quite some time now that Nas is an investor in many tech companies and has a vast portfolio. That portfolio has resulted in numerous deals, which have lined the rapper’s pockets. So, Nas will invest in a company and the company gets sold, kind of like Tidal or Verzuz, and then those that helped that company get a higher valuation get paid in full.

Byron Allen Buys Black News Channel for $11 Million

 

According to reports, billionaire Byron Allen's Allen Media Group is buying the bankrupt Black News Channel for $11 million. 

The Hollywood Reporter notes Allen Media Group has acquired “substantially all” of the Black News Channel assets with the purchase to revive the recently defunct media outlet. 

3 Investing Lessons From Jay-Z

In 2019, Shawn Corey Carter became hip-hop's first billionaire. Better known as Jay-Z, Mr. Carter didn't just make his money by rapping, although he's one of the industry's best-selling artists. Instead, he built a sprawling empire, including a music label, a sports management company, a streaming service, and a high-end sports bar.

With the Brooklyn-born rapper continuing to grow his net worth, there are certainly many investing lessons to learn, both from his business ventures as well as from his lyrics. Here are three of them.

Top 5 Hottest Photos Of Valerie Kay

 

Valerie Kay was born on June 9, 1988 in Havana, Cuba. Valerie first began performing in explicit hardcore fare in 2011. Among the notable companies and adult websites that Kay has worked for are Brazzers, BangBros, Mofos, Cum Louder, Babes Network, Lethal Hardcore, Reality Kings, Naughty America, and Jules Jordan Video.

Walt Disney And 21st Century Fox Merges Together

Shareholders from Fox and Disney met up separately to vote on the merger involving both companies. Reports noted that 99% percent of the Disney shareholders voted to approve the acquisition of 21st Century Fox.

According to Variety, only one voter protested Disney purchasing Fox, saying the company was “overpaying for Fox.” In a blockbuster deal, Walt Disney Co. has finalized their plans to purchase a huge chunk of 21st Century Fox for a whopping $52.4 Billion deal.

The company will be purchasing the Murdoch family’s longtime corporation in stock as well as its film and television divisions and its international and cable networks. Their objective is to, reportedly, “meet competition from the technology companies in the entertainment business”, according to the Chicago Tribune.

Before the buyout is complete, 21st Century Fox intends to divide Fox Broadcasting Network, Fox Business Network, and its sports divisions FS1, FS2, and Big Ten Network into a brand-new media company that will be sold to various shareholders. The news became a shock to the entertainment industry as many did not expect that Rupert Murdoch or his sons would ever sell off such a huge amount of their decades old company.

The deal will reportedly be good news to Marvel fans as the deal will give Disney Twentieth Century Fox, Fox Searchlight Pictures, and Fox 2000 which are the longtime homes of the rights to X-Men, Deadpool, and Fantastic Four. The new acquisitions are also not limited Twentieth Century Fox Television, FX Productions, and Fox 21. This means that Disney will also have television shows such as The Simpsons and Modern Family.

Julie Cash Top 5 Hottest Photos

Dallas, Texas porn star Julie Cash is one The Wrap-Up Magazine enjoyed looking up! Plump, buxom, and sexy blonde bombshell Julie Cash was born on May 23, 1989.

Meek Mill and Roc Nation Part Ways

 

According to a report from VLadTV, Meek Mill and Roc Nation management have parted ways. 

The Philadelphia rapper and the management part of the company signed a deal in 2012. However, the rapper is no longer featured on their website and has been removed from their social media platforms. 

#NowPlayingOnTWUM Moses Efret – Great I Am @efretmoses

Nollywood Actor/Gospel recording artist, Moses Efret is in Africa for a 1 month tour of major cities in both Nigeria & South Africa. Moses Efret Takes Tour Of African Cities With his new album “Unlimited Grace”.

Dreamwire Entertainment seeking Artist To Manage

Dreamwire is a multi-media company focusing on management, artist development, production, and publishing. We acquire new artists and producers while creating a brand, developing talent, placing songs within the music and tv/film industries, and landing recording contracts through the brand.

After years of signing several writers and producers to various publishing companies, Dreamwire Ent. is it's own publishing entity with an initial focus as an administration company. Please submit your best track(s) for consideration.

Branding opportunities with some of the industries top brands; potential candidate for international tour. Bobby Springsteen started as a recording artist then went on to become an A&R for several labels. He's now Founder/CEO of Dreamwire Entertainment Inc.

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Veromuse Coming Soon

The Wrap-Up Magazine is now connecting with +Veromuse as the new and coming digital media source for artist. Veromuse enables artists to build and expand their fan bases and users to discover new artists and music. Everything is in one place and easily connecting friends through music is what it’s all about.

The founding team has brought together Walter Yetnikoff, the artist-centric music executive who ran Columbia and Epic Records' parent companies, CBS Records and Sony Music Entertainment for over 15 years, Billy Joel as head of our advisory board and the creative force of a team that is filling a void for artists and fans to truly interact easily for both discovering and promoting music.

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Jay Z Talks Tidal, Jimmy Iovine, And Rewriting The Music Rulebook

Jay Z doesn’t give many interviews. In conversation, he often pauses mid-sentence, considers, rewinds, slices and reshapes his answer, choosing a more appropriate word or analogy that draws a finer point before revealing it to the interviewer. What’s commonly assumed is a mistrust of the press may just be that unlike his work in the studio or onstage, Jay Z doesn’t ultimately control the final result of an interview, and therefore treads more carefully while giving one.