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It Pays to Play the Sphere, the Vegas Venue Boosting Artist Streams

By Grant Gregory

September 22, 2026

— 4 min read

How YA Content Is Powering Prime Video’s Success

By Tyler Aquilina

September 18, 2026

— 3 min read

How Album Rollouts Can Transform an Artist’s Career

By Robert Steiner

September 8, 2026

— 3 min read

Music

It Pays to Play the Sphere, the Vegas Venue Boosting Artist Streams

How Album Rollouts Can Transform an Artist’s Career

How Streaming Consumption Impacted the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Catalog Deals

How Overseas Rappers Become Hometown Heroes Stateside

Dance/Electronic Grooves to the Top in 2026

How Gen Z Is Shaping Live Music’s Future

Film & TV

Luminate Film & TV Adds France and Germany to Global Coverage

How YA Content Is Powering Prime Video’s Success

The Binge Release Is Alive and Well, and Not Just on Netflix

Why Did Disney ‘Un-Renew’ Wonder Man? Data Offers Clues

The ‘Love Island’ Audience Won’t Stop Growing

How U.S. Audiences Feel About Gen AI in Entertainment Content

Intelligence

Sizing Up ‘ParaMax’ Streaming Strength in an Antitrust Context

Consumers Prefer to Know When Gen AI Is Used to Create Media Content

Why Video Game IP Volume Is Declining on TV

Netflix’s YouTube Strategy Isn’t Likely to Solve Its Problems

‘Michael’ Sets the King of Pop’s Streaming Growth on a Queen-like Path

Instagram’s TV Takeover Could Boost Reels’ Momentum

FTV Alerts

Film Festival Pick-Ups

The following films were acquired and announced for U.S. theatrical and digital distribution during this year’s Toronto International Film Festival (Sept. 10-20, 2026) and TIFF: The…

2026 Hispanic Heritage Month

Luminate Film & TV is honoring National Hispanic Heritage Month with a curated collection of talent and upcoming projects. This selection powerfully highlights the diverse Latin/Hispanic…

Luminate Film & TV Greenlit Films | September 2026

Luminate Film & TV continuously monitors entertainment industry news to track when projects move from development into official production. When a studio or production company greenlights…

Luminate News

Luminate to Track Smart Media Album Sales in CONNECT

Luminate is expanding its product categories to track Smart Media Albums in the U.S. and Canada, marking the first time we’re adding a new physical music…

Luminate Unveils Global Framework to Identify and Measure AI-Generated Music

Luminate today introduced a new framework to address one of the industry’s most pressing challenges: tracking and distinguishing AI-generated content from human-made music….

Luminate 2026 Midyear Report: Trends in Music, Television & Film

LOS ANGELES, CA – JULY 15, 2026 – Luminate, the entertainment industry’s most trusted data partner, unveiled its 2026 Midyear Report today covering trends in music,…

Luminate and TME Chart Enter New Partnership, Bringing Chinese Music Data to Luminate’s Industry-Leading Global Data Set for the First Time

Luminate, Billboard’s longtime official Charts partner, will track streaming and sales metrics from TME platforms, including QQ Music, Kugou Music, Kuwo Music, and JOOX, through the…

Luminate and Epic Games Enter New Partnership As More Artists Look Towards Gaming Activations to Connect with Fans

New Agreement Adds Music Streaming Metrics from Fortnite Jam Tracks to Luminate’s Industry-Leading Music Data Platform CONNECT…

Global Entertainment Data Company Luminate and Korea’s KreatorsNetwork Sign New Partnership Agreement

KreatorsNetwork has acquired exclusive licensing rights to Luminate’s global music streaming data in Korea…