A TRICKLE OF PENNIES HAS FINALLY TURNED INTO A GUSHER OF DOLLARS FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY. NOW THE MEMBERS OF THE CELEBRITY 100 ARE CASHING IN BY THE BARREL.
Five years ago, Spotify was a fledgling music-streaming service only months removed from its U.S. launch and YouTube had just started its push into original programming; Netflix was a year away from doing the same, starting with House of Cards. For the members of the Celebrity 100—our annual accounting of the top-earning entertainers on the planet—meaning ful streaming income was a distant dream.
This story is from the June 29, 2017 edition of Forbes.
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