Rocking in Riyadh and the TikTok takeover
Dec 23, 2019•20 min
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Episode description
Streaming wars. Tiktok. Billie Eilish. EDM concerts in Saudi Arabia. What do these things all have in common?
Business Extra is recapping the year in the business of entertainment and pop culture. Host and The National’s Future Editor Kelsey Warner is joined by colleagues Nyree McFarlane, Head of Arts and Lifestyle and Jason Von Berg, Head of Audience Growth to discuss the biggest business news from the entertainment industry in 2019.
In this episode: Netflix vs. Everybody (0m 35m) Entertainment in Saudi (5m 50s) TikTok and the rise of social media (8m 33s)
Read more on our website: • Movie audiences are in control today – and that's good for both business and art • MDL Beast represents a 'paradigm shift' in the kingdom • Facebook owns top four most downloaded apps of the decade • There's an app for that. How technology has transformed every life
Business Extra is recapping the year in the business of entertainment and pop culture. Host and The National’s Future Editor Kelsey Warner is joined by colleagues Nyree McFarlane, Head of Arts and Lifestyle and Jason Von Berg, Head of Audience Growth to discuss the biggest business news from the entertainment industry in 2019.
In this episode: Netflix vs. Everybody (0m 35m) Entertainment in Saudi (5m 50s) TikTok and the rise of social media (8m 33s)
Read more on our website: • Movie audiences are in control today – and that's good for both business and art • MDL Beast represents a 'paradigm shift' in the kingdom • Facebook owns top four most downloaded apps of the decade • There's an app for that. How technology has transformed every life
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