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Disney to launch streaming services for movies, live sports

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Spotify, Warner set to clinch royalty deal by September

MusicstreamingcompanySpotifyisclosetoagreeingonanewlicensingpactwithWarnerMusic,thelastbigmusicroyaltydealitneedsbeforepushingaheadwithaUSstockmarketlisting,fou

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Malaysia bans ‘Despacito’ on state radio, TV due to lyrics

Malaysiahasbanned“Despacito”onstateradioandtelevision,thoughitmightbehardtoslowthesong’srecord-breakingpopularity.Thebanappliesonlytogovernment-runradioandTVout

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China punishes live streamers for illegal content

Chinese authorities shut dozens of live streaming forums, banning hundreds more for crossing the red line in the last six months.

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China punishes live streamers for illegal content

Chineseauthoritiesshutdozensoflivestreamingforums,banninghundredsmoreforcrossingtheredlineinthelastsixmonths.China'santi-pornographyofficeclosed73illegallivestr

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China clamps down on obscene content on online live streams

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China’s crackdown on internet live-streaming to shake up the industry

Chinese regulators have tightened their oversight of the streaming industry significantly, requiring sites to increase the censorship of content

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Live streaming offers instant fame

What do a child doing homework, a young man eating dinner and a female "anchorwoman" belting out pop songs have in common?

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Chinese police release footage of live-streaming "hosts" damaging squad cars

As China clamps down on the live-streaming industry, police in an inland city have published photos of two young men arrested for filming themselves damaging police cars and uploading the footage online, accoring to mainland media.

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Apple Music attracts 20 million subscribers in 18 months

Apple Music has said it will continue to tie artists to exclusive deals, as its number of paid subscribers passes 20 million for the first time.

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Apple fires back at Spotify over music streaming claims

The Apple Inc. logo is shown outside the company's 2016 Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, California, U.S. June 13, 2016.

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Kanye West makes history with streaming-majority number one album in US

Rapper Kanye West made history on Sunday as the creator of the first album to reach number one in the United States mostly through streaming.