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Dec 2019
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Rocking in Riyadh and the TikTok takeove...

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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 artMDL Beast represents a 'paradigm shift' in the kingdomFacebook owns top four most downloaded apps of the decadeThere's an app for that. How technology has transformed every life
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