Blockchain to Disrupt Balance of Power in TV, Music and Film Industry
Our London correspondent Nick Ayton investigates the music, television and film industry where the "fat cats" won’t be quite so happy and content with life in the next few years. Huge profits. The global entertainment industry is worth over a staggering $500 bln globally, but nobody really knows for sure. Roughly broken down: TV & video $300 bln, music $45 bln,film $38 bln and the amount of television being watched, cinemas being visited and music listened to has done well in recent years. With the majority of the money being made ending up in the hands of a few at the top of....
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