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Superfan Demographic Differences Prove Age Matters
11+ hour, 56+ min ago (277+ words) Given the buying power of these music lovers, industry discussions and strategies around superfandom naturally focus on creating'monetary opportunities. But fandom isn't limited to making financial transactions, as fans will engage with one another online, craft their own merch and…...
How a Paramount-WBD Merger Could Create a Streaming Powerhouse
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (395+ words) But Paramount+ and HBO Max show more strength in a surprising area, one that's been all but written off in the streaming age: linear network originals. When factoring in streaming viewership for 2025 series from flagship channels such as CBS, HBO…...
Meet Angine de Poitrine, 2026s First Breakout Band
2+ week, 8+ hour ago (338+ words) The duo's global weekly On-Demand (Audio+Video) streams surpassed the 1 million mark for the first time the same week the KEXP video went live. (Note the views from that session are not included in the video total.)" What's more fascinating…...
Why Top 2026 Series Prove Streaming Originals Are Going Back to the Future
2+ week, 4+ day ago (490+ words) With a massive swell in viewership around its finale, The Pitt Season 2 is now the most-watched streaming original TV season by viewing time so far this year, according to Luminate Streaming Viewership (M). Much has been made about how the series…...
Artists & Activations on Instagram: Impact on Off-Platform Streaming Growth
3+ week, 11+ hour ago (39+ words) luminatedata. com 11355 W Olympic Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90064 As entertainment's preeminent data and insights company, our services unlock the most trustworthy information across music, film and television....
How BTS Reclaimed Its Throne With the Transmedia Rollout of'ARIRANG"
4+ week, 11+ hour ago (187+ words) Film & TV Coordinator By the end of'ARIRANG's first week, South Korea accounted for 58. 3 million On-Demand streams, making it fourth among countries " behind the U. S. , Brazil and Mexico. It's likely BTS was always going to garner solid streams on their home turf,…...
U. S. Consumers Are Most Uncomfortable With AI Actors and Screenplays
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (138+ words) Media Analyst & Research Editor Sentiment has worsened toward AI-written movies and shows. Net consumer interest is negative on watching movies or TV shows penned with generative AI, with older audiences most anti-AI in screenwriting. Interest has dropped since May 2025 for…...
Taylor Swift Wasn't the Only Winner of Physical Sales in 2025
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (443+ words) Vinyl is typically the focus when discussing physical music sales, but Luminate data shows the CD shouldn't be counted out just yet. While vinyl was the'most purchased'physical music format in 2025 " 47. 8 million vinyl records sold versus 33. 8 million CDs " quarterly data points…...
The Architecture of Affinity: How Instagram Facilitates Music Superfandom
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (37+ words) luminatedata. com 11355 W Olympic Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90064 As entertainment's preeminent data and insights company, our services unlock the most trustworthy information across music, film and television....
How New Franchise Releases Drive Legal and Illegal Streaming
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (281+ words) This mirrors viewership patterns seen in legal streaming as well. The original'Jurassic Park, for instance, saw a nearly 200% increase in U. S. minutes streamed between June and July 2025. (The latest sequel,'Jurassic World Rebirth, released July 2.) Viewing time for 2015s'Jurassic World'grew more…...