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Super Mario Galaxy film targets $200M+ opening weekend
Nintendo and Illumination are positioning the upcoming "Super Mario Galaxy" movie to open with more than $200 million domestically over the Easter holiday weekend. The strategy leans on the franchise’s multigenerational appeal and a family‑focused release window, with analysts citing the 2015 "Avengers: Age of Ultron" $191 million opening as a benchmark.
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The UK Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) and the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) have issued an Enforcement Notice demanding clear loot‑box disclosure on Google Play and Apple App Store listings. Developers, publishers and advertisers have three months to amend descriptions, after which the regulators will begin monitoring and may impose investigations or advertising bans. The notice builds on updated 2025 guidance that requires prominent wording rather than hidden text. Enforcement starts on 26 May 2026, targeting the final decision point before a game is downloaded.
Xperi Corp. reported fourth‑quarter results that topped Wall Street revenue forecasts, marking a notable beat against consensus estimates. CEO Jon Kirchner highlighted that 2025 saw the company hit key milestones across its core franchises, including DTS AutoStage, TiVo, and HD...
Armando Azarloza, chief strategist at Axis Agency, appeared on PR Week’s weekly podcast to dissect Bad Bunny’s high‑profile Super Bowl performance and its ripple effects across the U.S. Hispanic market. He highlighted how the artist’s crossover appeal is reshaping brand activation strategies...
Creator marketing is exploding, with U.S. ad spend projected at $37 billion in 2025 and the broader creator economy expected to hit $480 billion by 2027. Traditional publishers are scrambling to partner with influencers to stay relevant, as creator‑driven content outperforms editorial...
Altman Solon’s seventh Annual Global Sports Survey warns that linear TV can no longer anchor sports consumption. Executives are urged to shift toward multi‑format, multi‑channel offerings that blend live games, highlights, and interactive content. The report highlights a 6 percent rise in...
Samsung announced a partnership with Gracenote, Nielsen’s metadata specialist, to embed AI‑driven discovery tools into its smart‑TV platform. The deal gives Samsung access to Gracenote’s curated content IDs and structured data, enabling natural‑language search, personalized carousels, and recommendation engines. While...
India’s Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw urged social media platforms to adopt a fair‑revenue‑share model that compensates journalists, newsrooms, independent creators, influencers and academics. He framed the demand as a correction needed as synthetic media and misinformation proliferate online....
Veritone has renewed its multi‑year licensing agreement with the U.S. Soccer Federation, extending access to the league’s archive through the Veritone Digital Media Hub. The AI‑driven platform will index full matches, highlights, interviews and multi‑camera angles, making footage searchable and...
Symphonic has released a free “Ultimate Royalties Checklist” for independent musicians, outlining the full spectrum of royalty streams—from performance and mechanical to neighboring rights and YouTube Content ID. The guide provides a step‑by‑step “before you release” roadmap, registration checklists, and...
beIN Asia Pacific has extended its exclusive Formula 1 broadcast partnership through the 2030 season, covering ten Asian territories. The agreement secures live transmission of every Grand Prix, practice, qualifying, Sprint and related feeder series such as Formula 2, Formula 3, F1 Academy...
Sky Media’s Addressable Advantage study of 2,400 campaigns shows addressable TV generates a 121% lift in aided ad recall and delivers three times more incremental web traffic than linear TV. The analysis, based on household‑level data from a five‑million‑home panel,...
Climate change is driving higher temperatures and erratic rain in Singapore, pressuring outdoor attractions to adapt. Sentosa Development Corporation responded with the "Cooling Sentosa" roadmap, a suite of climate‑responsive technologies and nature‑integrated design solutions. The initiative targets improved visitor comfort,...
JioStar has appointed Sagar Kadam as Senior Director of Ecosystem & Subscription Partnerships, placing him in charge of partnership strategy for its flagship streaming service, JioHotstar. Kadam joins from SonyLIV, where he drove subscription‑revenue growth through telecom, fintech, and device...
The 22nd Video Broadcast and Broadband Tech Summit (VBS 2026) will convene India’s media and technology leaders on 27 February in Mumbai under the theme “Managing the Great Tech‑celeration.” The event is co‑powered by JioStar and ZEE, with Amagi as...
The BBFC’s 37‑year analysis shows a widening split between UK box‑office hits and BAFTA Best Film nominees. Over the last decade, top‑grossing titles are dominated by U, PG and 12A ratings, while 74% of BAFTA nominees carry 15 or 18...
CBS launched *Beyond the Gates* in February 2025, marking the first new network‑daytime soap in over 25 years. The series follows the affluent Dupree family in Maryland and features a large ensemble cast. While it has not become a breakout hit, the...
CBS renewed The Young and the Restless in February 2024 for four additional seasons, extending the series through the 2027‑28 broadcast year and its 55th anniversary. The show continues to dominate daytime television, posting a 0.26 rating in the key...
General Hospital’s 2024‑25 season posted a 0.20 rating in the 18‑49 female demographic and averaged 1.87 million total viewers, the latest data point for the long‑running ABC soap. The show remains ABC’s sole daytime drama after years of cancellations, but the...
NBC’s "Sunday Night Basketball" returned alongside the Winter Olympics and posted a multi‑year high audience. The Celtics‑Lakers matchup earned a 2.5 Nielsen rating, 4.52 million viewers on NBC and 5.6 million when Telemundo and streaming data are added. This marks the largest...
Magnite reported Q4 revenue of $205 million, a 6% year‑over‑year increase, driven largely by its fast‑growing connected‑TV (CTV) segment. While the DV+ platform’s display revenue grew modestly 4% to $101.5 million, CTV revenue surged 32% to $93.6 million, representing 48% of the quarter’s...
AMC Theatres CEO Adam Aron highlighted the growing partnership with Netflix, noting that exclusive theatrical events such as the KPop Demon Hunters premiere and the Stranger Things series finale drove 35% of the film's total audience and generated $15 million in...
Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner announced his support for an eleventh‑hour bid to acquire the UK broadsheet The Telegraph. He and a small group of conservative transatlantic investors are mobilizing financing for Dovid Efune, the publisher of the New York Sun, to...
Netflix’s unscripted live events division is undergoing a leadership change as Sahara Bushue, the director of unscripted series, has left the company. Bushue was responsible for recent projects such as the Star Search reboot, Rhythm & Flow, and Building the...
AMC Theaters announced it will reserve its preferred premium seating for A‑List and Stubs Premiere members later this year. The move follows an earnings‑call statement that the chain wants to guarantee the best seats for its top customers. Non‑subscribers will...
Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos will say he looks long term, but if Netflix ups its bid for WBD, investors who clearly are skeptical about the deal — even as is — may get even more concerned: why does Netflix want...
I see the collision of these worlds, and have long believed @cyberpunk is the man to marry them. Genuinely think the Duel Arena alone will generate $100M+ in revenue.
South‑California entertainment firm Transparent Arts has signed a strategic partnership with Jay Park’s More Vision label to drive international expansion. The deal brings More Vision’s roster—including K‑pop star Chung Ha and breakout boy band LNGSHOT—under Transparent Arts’ global business platform, which...
Nvidia's gaming graphics chip production will be tight for a couple of more quarters, CFO says. https://t.co/V7qkJlyb5l
TKO Expects $60M Bill, No Profit From UFC Event at White House https://t.co/IhMeLJMbSC via @sportico @LuisaRBeltran
Broadcasters are buoyed by FCC Chair Brendan Carr’s hints of relaxed ownership rules and a Trump endorsement of Nexstar’s $6 billion Tegna acquisition. Nexstar, Scripps and Sinclair all highlighted this regulatory optimism in recent earnings calls, stressing strategic M&A and operational...
Why the game industry can grow but the benefits don't go to Western game developers and publishers: A last, telling slide from Matthew Ball. https://t.co/0LX4lphKZL
Charter Communications reported its first quarterly video subscriber increase since 2020, adding roughly 44,000 net video customers in Q4 2025. The gain sparked optimism on earnings calls at Nexstar, Sinclair and AMC Networks, which highlighted the role of bundled over‑the‑top...
Comcast is now granting eligible Xfinity TV customers free access to ESPN Unlimited, the sports network’s direct‑to‑consumer app, once they authenticate their subscription. The offering unlocks the full suite of live sports, original shows, and on‑demand content without an additional...
Cable One reported a Q4 2025 decline of 10,700 residential data subscriptions and revenue falling to $363.7 million, down from $387.2 million a year earlier. CFO Todd Koetje noted modest improvements in disconnect rates but said they remain unsatisfactory. The...
SeaWorld Entertainment reported Q3 2021 revenue of $521.2 million, a 10% increase year‑over‑year, driven by a 23.7% rise in revenue per capita despite a 1% attendance dip excluding international and group guests. Adjusted EBITDA hit a record $265.3 million, up 28%, while...
News Corp reported Q4 2025 revenue of $2.4 billion, a 6% year‑over‑year increase, and total segment EBITDA of $521 million, up 9% despite a $16 million one‑time charge at HarperCollins. Adjusted earnings per share rose to $0.40 and profitability margin improved to 22.1%,...
Paramount Skydance argues that the Discovery Global spinoff would not add value for Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders, positioning itself as the stronger bidder against Netflix. CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels, also CEO of Discovery Global, highlighted the global reach of DG's linear...
iQIYI reported total revenue of RMB 6.7 billion for Q4 2025, a modest 1% sequential increase driven primarily by premium long‑form dramas and a 48% jump in distribution revenue from theatrical investments. Membership services rose 3% sequentially, while online advertising slipped 2% as...
Marcus Corp reported a 9.7% drop in consolidated revenue to $210 million for fiscal Q3 2025, driven primarily by a 16% decline in theater revenue and an 18.7% fall in attendance that left box‑office performance 3.8 percentage points below the national average....
Tony Dungy is likely to exit NBC’s ‘Football Night in America’ after 17 years as the network prepares a major revamp of its NFL pre‑game show. The Athletic reports that NBC may drop Dungy’s regular analyst slot amid criticism of...
PMK Entertainment announced two senior hires: Leah Sparkes as Vice President of Television, Film and Premium Content, and Ulisses Rivera as Senior Account Director in its Strategic Communications Group. Sparkes arrives with more than two decades of high‑profile publicity experience...
As of now, #DunePartThree and #TheOdyssey are expected to have exclusive IMAX access in most major markets across the globe. #AvengersDoomsday according to IMAX themselves currently is expected to be available in IMAX only in select international markets, and even on...
TikTok unveiled its 2026 Discover List, highlighting 50 creators across five categories—Educators, Foodies, Icons, Innovators, and Originators. Selections were based on video volume, account growth, engagement, and social impact. The program adds extra training and direct TikTok support for the...
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr used a Semafor media summit to defend his leadership, labeling mainstream news outlets as "drastically out of touch" with the American public. He rejected comparisons to Ronald Reagan’s FCC, insisting his approach is a...
The episode dives into ByteDance's new AI video generator, SeedDance 2.0, highlighting its impressive quality, lack of copyright filters, and the backlash from Hollywood over potential trademark and deep‑fake violations. Hosts discuss practical uses—from filmmakers and advertisers to YouTubers and...
"The best days of @TheTradeDesk are ahead of us. I want to thank our employees, our clients, and our Partners for their trust and support throughout 2025. I am as confident as I have ever been in the opportunity in...
Washington Post executive editor Matt Murray acknowledged the "human cost" of this month’s layoffs, which saw more than 300 staffers cut, but framed the reductions as essential to stabilize finances and return the paper to break‑even. He emphasized owner Jeff...
Netflix chief Ted Sarandos is urged to abandon his $27.75‑per‑share cash offer for Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming and studio assets and let Paramount Skydance’s $31‑per‑share bid win. The author argues that Netflix would face intense regulatory scrutiny, higher financing costs, and...
Twitch announced it will no longer issue penalties solely for displaying combined chat overlays during simulcasts. CEO Dan Clancy clarified that the platform’s enforcement guidelines are being revised after creator backlash, citing the Gigguk warning as a catalyst. While the new...
Paramount's David Ellison was at POTUS State of the Union address. Netflix's Ted Sarandos headed to the White House as politics takes center stage as Paramount submits new offer for Warner Bros. Discovery. @latimes https://t.co/KSrhSdUCjY
