When I posted my roundup of 2021 predictions on Dec. 31, some news outlets and analysts had yet to publish their predictions. What follows is a look at some of those Johnny-come-lately predictions.
New albums from Adele and Rihanna
Variety magazine predicts that Adele will come out with her long-awaited fourth album this year. The entertainment journal also forecasts that it will be the top-selling album of the year. Her last album, “25”, came out in 2015.
Variety also thinks 2021 will be the year Rihanna blesses the world with new music. Her last album, “Anti,” released in 2016. “Anticipation for a follow-up has grown, not dissipated — a new album will be a major event on a level none of her previous launches were,” Variety said. It will be her ninth studio album.
Comcast’s NBCUniversal buys MGM Studios
Comcast’s NBCUniversal will purchase movie studio MGM Studios to bulk up its direct-to-consumer streaming video offerings, LightShed Ventures predicts.
“In acquiring MGM, NBCU would gain access to the Bond franchise that has been severely underexploited beyond a movie every few years,” LightShed analysts said. “Within NBCUniversal, we could imagine how the Bond franchise could be expanded into its own Bond Character Universe (BCU) leveraging linear TV, streaming and theme parks.”
LightShed also is predicting that Comcast will sell its 33% stake in Hulu to Disney to gain more capital for its own streaming ventures.
Airbnb gets into short-term office space
Recent IPO Airbnb will diversify from short-term residential rentals to short-term office rentals, says Scott Galloway, professor of marketing at New York University’s Stern School of Business. The Covid-19 pandemic cratered the market for office space and Airbnb will take advantage of that as knowledge workers return to shared offices, he said.
Photo: Singer and entrepreneur Rihanna. (Savage X Fenty lingerie by Rihanna)
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