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Rilla is a decentralized network redesigning content monetization by granting creators equity in protocol revenue. The platform leverages community-driven curation and token incentives to distribute value from audience engagement directly to participants. Built on blockchain, Rilla facilitates ownership stakes for users contributing bandwidth and content discovery, targeting social media influencers and digital artists. Its Web3 infrastructure supports scalable fan economies across global creator communities.

Inkitt is a Berlin-based AI-driven publishing platform discovering bestselling novels through data analytics on 5 million writers. Its Galatea app sells 80+ original stories to 10 million readers, generating $1 million ebooks every four weeks. Ranked 11th globally for bestsellers, Inkitt raised $100 million in Series C from Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, and NEA, expanding into CandyJarTV production.

Pocket FM is an India-based audio entertainment platform, founded in 2018, offering short- and long-form audio series and podcasts in regional languages including Bengali, Tamil, and Hindi. The platform hosts more than 100,000 hours of content and 400,000 episodes across genres such as romance, self-help, and motivation, monetizing through microtransactions and subscriptions on a freemium, pay-as-you-go model. Pocket FM has expanded from India into the United States and other international markets, reaching over 200 million users and processing tens of millions of paid transactions.

Saregama India Ltd is a holding company, which engages in the production and distribution of music, television programs, and movies. It operates through the following segments: Music, Films/TV Serials, and Publication. The Music segment deals with the business of manufacturing and sale of Music storage devices viz. Carvaan, Music Card, etc, and dealing with related music rights. The Films/TV Serials and Event segment engaged in the production and sale/telecast/broadcast of films/TV Serials, pre-recorded programs, organizing live musical events, and dealing in film rights. The Publication segment publishes the weekly current affairs magazine ‘OPEN’ through its publication business. The firm derives a majority of its revenue from the Music segment.

Minute Media is a sports and culture content platform owning brands like The Players' Tribune, FanSided, 90min, and STN Video. Tel Aviv-headquartered with offices in New York, London, São Paulo, and Tokyo, it powers creation and distribution for 1,500 creators across 14 markets in 10 languages.

Meow Wolf is an immersive art collective creating interactive installations in permanent exhibit spaces. Locations include Santa Fe's House of Eternal Return opened in 2016, Denver's Convergence Station in 2021, and Las Vegas' Omega Mart. Founded in 2008 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the company employs hundreds of artists producing multimedia narratives blending sculpture, video, and sound.

Skybound Entertainment is a Culver City-based entertainment company publishing comic series including The Walking Dead, Invincible, Super Dinosaur, Thief of Thieves, and Witch Doctor through Image Comics partnership since 2010. It produces television adaptations, merchandise, video games, and live events.

Cover Corp operates as a platformer for two-dimensional entertainment. It is engaged in developing multifaceted businesses to accelerate 2D entertainment such as distribution system development, VTuber office management, and content development.

SoundCloud is a Berlin-headquartered online audio distribution platform enabling creators to upload, share, and monetize tracks. It hosts content from independent artists and major labels, supporting reposts, comments, and stats analytics. Launched in 2007 with offices in New York and London, SoundCloud connects over 175 million users across web, iOS, and Android.

gamma is a Los Angeles-based media and music company that equips artists with tools for content creation, distribution, and monetization. The platform hosts a creator marketplace connecting musicians with producers, visual artists, and marketers. gamma manages artist brands through social media strategies, NFT drops, and merchandise lines. Notable projects include collaborations with independent hip-hop acts and electronic producers, enabling direct fan engagement via tokenized assets and live streaming events.

PT MNC Digital Entertainment Tbk is a content provider in Indonesia, has its core business in producing, developing, and distributing content and intellectual properties across all existing media platforms. The company's main business is supported by its various business units engaged in media and entertainment activities, such as drama production houses, infotainment, reality shows, game shows, animation, films, original content, music labels, advertising agencies, content & IP licensing, talent management, social media, including multi-channel networks (MCN), OTT superapps, and online portals. The company's operating segments include Digital, Content and IP, Talent, and Subscription. The company generates maximum revenue from the Content and IP, Talent segment.

Soop Co Ltd is engaged in offering Internet-based services around the social media platform AfreecaTV. It offers digital media storage, streaming, downloading, video-on-demand, and advertising services. Through AfreecaTV, it is not only providing fun and emotion but also a new entertainment culture. Anyone from anywhere can easily live stream in real-time without the use of any special equipment aside from PC and mobile devices.

Pocket Gems is a San Francisco-headquartered mobile game studio founded in 2009. The company develops interactive entertainment titles including Episode, a storytelling app with episodic narratives, and War Dragons, a 3D real-time strategy game. Backed by Sequoia Capital and Tencent, Pocket Gems powers titles with its Mantis Engine for cross-platform delivery.

Viu is a Hong Kong-headquartered video-on-demand service owned by PCCW Media, launched in 2015. Available in Southeast Asia markets such as Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Middle East nations including UAE, Saudi Arabia, plus South Africa, it streams Asian dramas, movies, and original series with multilingual subtitles.

VIDAA is a smart TV operating system powering devices from Hisense and Toshiba across Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Launched in 2019, it integrates global apps like Netflix and YouTube with local content, featuring universal search, personalized recommendations, and compliance with GDPR, CCPA, and TÜV certification for privacy.

Viaplay Group AB is a Sweden-based company that offers television channels and radio stations, broadcasting and production services. The company generates revenue from Viaplay, Linear Subscription & others, and Advertising. The company's operating segment includes Core operations and Non-core operations. The Core operations include the Group’s operations related to the Viaplay streaming service available in all Nordic countries and the Netherlands, pay-TV channels in all Nordic countries except Iceland, commercial free-TV channels in Sweden, Denmark and Norway; and commercial radio networks and audio streaming services in Sweden and Norway. The non-core includes the international markets the Group is exiting, ie. Poland, the UK and Baltics.