China’s theatrical box office overtakes North America to become the biggest in the world between January and March.

Source: China Box Office Overtakes North America in First Quarter of 2018

Falsehoods almost always beat out the truth on Twitter, penetrating further, faster, and deeper into the social network than accurate information.

Source: The Grim Conclusions of the Largest-Ever Study of Fake News

While Spotify’s monthly content hours per MAU increased from 19 to 25 in 2017, Netflix’s average monthly hours per subscriber decreased from 50 to 39.8 in the same period.

Source: Spotify and Netflix Are Experiencing Opposite User Engagement Trends | MIDiA Research

The company is making deals with Steven Spielberg and other big names. But can it avoid the fate of other tech giants who entered the entertainment business?

Source: Apple Goes to Hollywood. Will Its Story Have a Happy Ending?

The month’s last hope at the U.S. box office is Steven Spielberg’s ‘Ready Player One,’ which opens Thursday, the eve of Easter weekend.

Source: Box Office: Hollywood Suffers Worst March Downturn in Recent Memory

The new Bleacher Report Live service, slated to debut in April, will carry thousands of live sporting events.

Source: Turner Sports Unveils ‘Bleacher Report Live’ Pay-Streaming Service

Hollywood has effectively told streaming giant Netflix, “You can’t sit with us”, blocking it from film festivals and claiming it is undeserving awards.

Source: Netflix is making great movies and Hollywood is getting nevous

Everyone can agree, at this point, that most corners of the music industry are dominated by a small number of companies.

Source: Taking The Music Industry Monopoly Seriously

A lobby group that represents AT&T, Verizon, and other telcos plans to sue states and cities that try to enforce net neutrality rules.

Source: AT&T/Verizon lobbyists to “aggressively” sue states that enact net neutrality

How can MoviePass make a profit while charging $6.95 a month for unlimited movies? CEO Mitch Lowe tells TheWrap it’s about data.

Source: How MoviePass Plans to Profit While Selling Unlimited Movies for $6.95 a Month

UBS analyst John Hodulik is predicting that Comcast will lose about 400,000 subscribers this year, upping his earlier forecast of about 320,000.

Source: Comcast will lose 400K video subscribers this year, UBS analyst predicts

An often heard motivation for people to illegally download or stream content is the long gap between a movie’s theatrical release and its debut through other channels. New research shows that for digital downloads this gap is shrinking rapidly.

Source: Release Windows of Digital Movie Downloads Are Shrinking – TorrentFreak

Antitrust economist Carl Shapiro, an expert for the Justice Department, has estimated that Americans’ cable bills could go up as much as $436 million a year, or about 45 cents per month per subscriber.

Source: Justice Department: AT&T’s merger is a ‘frontal attack’ on the law

According to the RIAA’s 2017 revenue report, the music industry’s “fragile recovery” continues as revenues rose 16.5% and streaming soared.

Source: RIAA 2017 Report: ‘Fragile Recovery’ Continues as Revenues Rise 16.5% and Streaming Soars