Media & Distribution

Rihanna Turned a TikTok Live Into a Storefront. That Changes the Economics of Celebrity Attention.

Fenty Beauty says its first 12-hour TikTok Shop Mega Live generated more than 53 million impressions and 1 million unique…

2 days ago

Black-Founded Vurt Is Taking Vertical Video to TV. The Bigger Question Is Who Controls Distribution.

The streaming company is expanding from smartphones to connected TVs while offering independent filmmakers nonexclusive licensing and a reported 50/50…

4 days ago

MACRO Bought ALLBLK. The Bigger Prize Is the Direct Relationship With Black Viewers.

Charles D. King's media company is moving deeper into the value chain—adding streaming distribution, subscriber relationships and audience access to…

4 weeks ago

Don Lemon Built the Audience First. Now He Is Taking It to Television.

The Don Lemon Channel turns a familiar television model around: instead of a network supplying the audience to the talent,…

1 month ago

Jay-Z’s HBO Series Shows How Old Music Creates New Value

“JAŸ-Z in 8” arrives after a summer of stadium shows, anniversary activations and renewed attention around Jay-Z’s catalog. But the…

1 month ago

Black Culture Builds the Crowd. The Bigger Money May Be in Who Controls Access to It

Live Nation Urban is expanding beyond live events into audience data, sponsorship, creators and IP. Live Nation’s financials reveal why…

1 month ago

Swiss Museums Return 18 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria After 1897 Looting

Switzerland’s return of 18 looted Benin objects to Nigeria is a cultural milestone. The deeper question is whether the value…

3 months ago

JAŸ-Z’s Yankee Stadium Record Shows the Business Power of Owned Legacy

With 44,916 fans reported for night one, JAŸ-Z’s anniversary concert was not just a hip-hop milestone. It was a case…

3 months ago

The World Cup Wants Black Creator Reach. Who Protects Black Creators?

FIFA is investigating alleged racist abuse directed at IShowSpeed during a World Cup match. The bigger issue is who protects…

3 months ago

Who Controls Black Public History? ATAC Says the Philadelphia Memorial Fight Is Not Over

The Third Circuit limited Philadelphia’s authority over the President’s House exhibit, but ATAC says the fight to protect the full…

4 months ago

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