Surprise! ‘Criminal Minds’ Was 2021’s Most-Streamed TV Show in the U.S.

Netflix has pumped billions of dollars into original programming — but overall, its library of older licensed TV shows far outperforms homegrown hits like “Squid Game” or “Bridgerton.” In 2021 on Netflix, “Criminal Minds,” the crime-drama procedural that aired on CBS from 2005-20, scored as the most-viewed TV show among U.S. streaming platforms tracked by Nielsen. Source: Read More …

How the metaverse, blockchain and NFTs are radically changing entertainment

Adapt and reinvent on a massive scale. That’s the 2022 strategic advice for media and entertainment companies looking to use blockchain, NFTs and metaverse experiences to engage consumers and build new products, according to Deloitte’s new report. Analysts said they see these individual trends growing as individual forces and working together to reorganize “the structural Read More …

Copyright directive series: progress in the directive transposition

Even though we are well past the transposition deadline (7 June 2021), and the European Commission initiated infringement proceedings against most European Union Member States, 17 countries have yet to initiate or finalise the transposition process. As of today, the countries who have national laws in place that transpose the CDSM Directive are Austria, Croatia, Estonia, France, Read More …