Hollywood agencies are betting big on TikTok talent as they seek to woo Gen Z audiences

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Description: When TikTok creator Boman Martinez-Reid first got an email from Creative Artists Agency he ignored it. As an Ontario native, he saw the acronym CAA and assumed it was CAA Insurance, a major car insurance company in Canada. It was only after a TikTok representative contacted him that he realized he was being courted by one of Hollywood’s top talent agencies.

Source: CNBC.com

Date: Jan 30, 2022

Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/30/hollywood-is-betting-big-on-tiktok-talent-in-bid-to-woo-gen-z-.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.Mail

Questions for discussion:

  • What role is TikTok playing in this marketplace?
  • Do you think any artist can participate in this sort of promotion program?
  • What are the issues related to participation?

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