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Maestro nets $15 million for its interactive commerce, community and engagement tools for livestreams

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As video commerce becomes the norm and entertainers, brands, businesses, and franchises of all sizes and stripes look to cut out the middle man, the array of services on offer from Maestro may be the scissors these entities need to cut the cord. . Sales, Sony Music Entertainment, in a statement. .

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Consolidation is coming to gaming, and Jam City raises $145 million to capitalize on it

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Meanwhile, games are quickly becoming the go-to revenue driver for the entertainment industry. Add that to its own Cookie Jam and Panda Pop properties and it seems like the company is ready to make moves. According to data collected by Newzoo , mobile games revenue reached a record $63.2

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