Bubble superfan app, concerts, merch are accelerating Tencent Music’s growth… as company expands beyond streaming
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SM Entertainment’s Q2 2025 revenue up 19% to $218M; CEO hints at China expansion after Tencent deal
South Korean entertainment giant SM Entertainment reported a 19.3% YoY jump in consolidated revenue for the second quarter of 2025, ...
HYBE is selling its entire stake in K-Pop rival SM Entertainment to Tencent Music for nearly $180m
South Korean entertainment giant HYBE is selling its entire 9.38% stake in rival K-Pop firm SM Entertainment.The buyer is Tencent ...
Tencent Music close to $2.4 billion deal to acquire podcast firm Ximalaya – with a potential payday for Sony Music
Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) is reportedly in advanced negotiations to acquire Chinese podcasting company Ximalaya Inc. in a deal valued ...
Tencent Music has integrated DeepSeek into its streaming service
China-headquartered DeepSeek caused something of a panic among AI investors when it unveiled its AI chatbot in January, proving that ...
Tencent Music now generates over $2bn from music streaming subscriptions annually
Tencent Music Entertainment, China’s largest music streaming company, reported forecast-beating financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year 2024, with ...
Tencent Music partners with Galaxy Corp. for Korean rapper G-Dragon’s tour
Tencent Music Entertainment, China’s largest operator of music streaming services, is expanding its involvement in live music by partnering with ...
Tencent Music Entertainment owned 2,564 active patents and 4,295 registered copyrights at the end of 2023
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Tencent Music’s ‘Super VIP’ tier costs 5 times as much as a regular subscription. Spotify could learn a lot from it.
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