"The European Mapping Project on Ownership Concentration in Live Music aims to make visible who owns which stages and to situate this evidence within wider cultural and competition policy debates...

...they invite institutions, professionals, and citizens to ask a simple question: when we buy a ticket for a festival or a concert, who do we really support, and what kind of ecosystem do we want for live music in Europe?"

https://reset-network.eu/mapping-ownership-concentration-in-the-european-live-music-sector/

#Music #LiveMusic #Consolidation #Festivals

"The European Mapping Project on Ownership Concentration in Live Music aims to make visible who owns which stages and to situate this evidence within wider cultural and competition policy debates...

...they invite institutions, professionals, and citizens to ask a simple question: when we buy a ticket for a festival or a concert, who do we really support, and what kind of ecosystem do we want for live music in Europe?"

https://reset-network.eu/mapping-ownership-concentration-in-the-european-live-music-sector/

#Music #LiveMusic #Consolidation #Festivals

The decision about whether to keep #JimmyKimmel on his late-night #ABC show depends on far more than his jokes. The choice is complicated by a web of #business & #regulatory considerations involving ABC’s parent company, other #media companies & the #Trump admin.

It’s the inevitable result of industry #consolidation that over years has built giant #corporations with wide-ranging interests.

#MafiaState #law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #extortion #tyranny
https://apnews.com/article/jimmy-kimmel-suspended-charlie-kirk-business-interests-fcc-f18546e00ba03980c03b4cda4c576aa8

#ABC owner Walt #Disney Co., a massive organization with far-flung operations, frequently seeks #federal #regulatory approval to expand, buy or sell businesses or acquire licenses. And the #Trump admin has not spared the company from *investigations*, opening multiple inquiries in just the past few months to probe possible antitrust, programming & hiring *violations*.

#law #business #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #JimmyKimmel #media #consolidation #corporations #extortion #tyranny #MafiaState

The decision about whether to keep #JimmyKimmel on his late-night #ABC show depends on far more than his jokes. The choice is complicated by a web of #business & #regulatory considerations involving ABC’s parent company, other #media companies & the #Trump admin.

It’s the inevitable result of industry #consolidation that over years has built giant #corporations with wide-ranging interests.

#MafiaState #law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #extortion #tyranny
https://apnews.com/article/jimmy-kimmel-suspended-charlie-kirk-business-interests-fcc-f18546e00ba03980c03b4cda4c576aa8

Almost 10 years ago, I wrote an article about consolidation in movies, and the vertical integration perils of movie studios owning the movie distribution channels.

4 years ago, I republished it, because the trend continued.

Now, the trend keeps going. Not great for the industry or the audience.

https://stuff.davidaugust.com/whats-old-is-new-again-antitrust/

#movies #tv #film #television #consolidation #monopoly #antitrust

Almost 10 years ago, I wrote an article about consolidation in movies, and the vertical integration perils of movie studios owning the movie distribution channels.

4 years ago, I republished it, because the trend continued.

Now, the trend keeps going. Not great for the industry or the audience.

https://stuff.davidaugust.com/whats-old-is-new-again-antitrust/

#movies #tv #film #television #consolidation #monopoly #antitrust