Illustrative streaming television photograph: Nicolas J Leclercq / Unsplash. Standard Unsplash License.BUSINESS REPORTINGThe company reported nearly doubling US upfront commitments in August. The metric matters as much as the growth claim.
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Illustrative streaming television photograph: Nicolas J Leclercq / Unsplash. Standard Unsplash License.BUSINESS REPORTINGThe announced Disney+ and ESPN footprints describe different routes to audiences for the February 2027 event.
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Illustrative studio microphone photograph: Jonathan Velasquez / Unsplash. Standard Unsplash License.BUSINESS REPORTINGThe September 2026 announcement provides a planning date for reviewing unresolved catalogue questions through official processes.
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Read the story ↗: Music publishing services: prepare catalogue records for The MLC’s April 2027 process
Illustrative studio microphone photograph: Jonathan Velasquez / Unsplash. Standard Unsplash License.BUSINESS REPORTINGThe March 2026 release reports a lifetime milestone alongside a lower unaudited annual distribution. They answer different business questions.
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Read the story ↗: SoundExchange’s distribution milestone: keep lifetime scale separate from annual performance
Illustrative streaming television photograph: Nicolas J Leclercq / Unsplash. Standard Unsplash License.BUSINESS REPORTINGA worldwide entertainment brand can sell a narrowly defined territorial package. Keep those boundaries visible through distribution planning.
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Illustrative cinema photograph: Andrej Lišakov / Unsplash+.BUSINESS REPORTINGNielsen’s Q1 2026 release measures viewing, not advertising revenue. Preserving that distinction makes market evidence more useful.
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Illustrative photograph: Getty Images / Unsplash+.BUSINESS REPORTINGThe US digital-video forecast includes connected TV, online video and social video. A publisher still needs to define its own sellable inventory.
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