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The U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a 2023 ruling that granted BMI a 138% increase in live‑concert licensing fees, deeming the 0.5% of gross revenue rate unreasonable. The court found BMI’s inclusion of secondary‑ticket sales, VIP packages, and service fees outside industry precedent. The case returns to the Southern District of New York for a recalculated, “reasonable” rate. While BMI expects a 50‑80% uplift over historic fees, the final figure will likely sit below the 0.5% target but above previous levels.
Tickets for the PGL Major Singapore 2026, scheduled Dec 10‑13 at Singapore Indoor Stadium, were released on Feb 25 and have drawn sharp criticism for steep pricing. Single‑day tickets start at $144 and rise to $369 for the final day,...
Netflix confirmed that the complete series of *Mike & Molly* will debut in the United States on March 26, 2026, pushing back the original February 20 launch. All six seasons, totaling 127 episodes, are arriving after a brief hiatus following their removal from...
Questex now derives roughly 30% of its earnings from digital media extensions such as product catalogs, RFID lead tools and post‑show webinars. Industry leaders are split: some, like Events Venture Group’s Marco Giberti, argue digital revenue must climb to 10‑25%...
Paramount has renewed its pursuit of Warner Bros. Discovery with a $31‑per‑share bid, reigniting a high‑stakes acquisition battle. Netflix, led by co‑CEO Ted Sarandos, is simultaneously courting investors and studios, arguing its own offer—already accepted in December—outperforms Paramount’s. The two...
HBO and BBC have confirmed that the financial‑thriller series Industry will return for a fifth and final season, wrapping up the story that began in 2020. Season 4 concludes this Sunday, delivering the series’ penultimate arc before the planned ending. The...
ABC News’ true‑crime special “20/20: The Au Pair, The Affair and Murder” delivered 3.383 million total viewers on Feb 20, 2026. The broadcast posted a 2 % rise in adults 25‑54 and a 6 % increase in adults 18‑49, marking its best performance in...
ABC News topped all broadcast networks in live‑plus‑same‑day viewership for the 2026 State of the Union, drawing 4.912 million total viewers. The coverage outperformed NBC by 1.43 million viewers and CBS by 1.65 million, while also beating Fox and the combined cable audience...
Extreme Reach (XR) operates as a full‑stack ad‑operations hub, handling everything from payroll and asset management to multi‑platform delivery. The company recently announced a digital integration with Nielsen One, allowing advertisers to attach audience measurement data directly to each ad....
Saudi‑based Geekay Esports announced its return to the Rainbow Six Siege Europe MENA League as a BLAST affiliate for the 2026 season, after a dominant 2025 campaign in the Tier‑2 European circuit. The organization captured three Tier‑2 titles – Saudi eLeague...
Choi “Lucid” Yong‑hyeok has re‑signed with Dplus KIA, extending his contract through the 2027 season. The renewal follows Dplus KIA’s dramatic reverse sweep of T1 in the LCK Cup playoffs, where Lucid earned series MVP honors. Lucid, a main‑roster jungler...
Volume announced it live‑streamed 2,000 concerts in 2025, adding the iconic Troubadour to its network of camera‑equipped venues and averaging 50 live productions weekly across partners such as Red Rocks and 3rd & Lindsley. In Tennessee, legislators are advancing SB2456/HB2135,...
The Live Music Society convened more than 50 small‑venue owners in Boulder, Colorado for its Music In Action Summit, showcasing the organization’s $5 million grant program that supports both nonprofit and for‑profit spaces. Attendees highlighted escalating operating costs, competition from major...
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman urged a later start time for the next Olympic men’s hockey final after the 2026 gold‑medal game aired at 8 AM ET, the earliest since Sochi 2014. The match drew 18.6 million viewers, far below the 28 million who...
The Michigan‑Duke men’s basketball game delivered an average 2.0 rating and 4.32 million viewers on ESPN, peaking at 5.4 million. This made it the largest ESPN‑network audience for a men’s game since the 2019 Duke‑North Carolina showdown and the seventh‑most‑watched ever on...
The Saturday, February 21 2025 ratings report shows CBS’s true‑crime series 48 Hours airing new episodes alongside a heavy lineup of live sports, including coverage of the upcoming Milan‑Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, NCAA basketball, WWE Legends featuring Stone Cold Steve Austin, and...
The article argues that broadcasters should embed traditional TV formats within creator channels rather than merely licensing talent. By leveraging creators’ repeatable engagement formulas, formats like Family Fortunes can be re‑imagined for social‑first audiences, as demonstrated by the Sidemen partnership...
Netflix announced a limited theatrical release of the first two episodes of One Piece Season 2, titled “Into the Grand Line,” in the United States, Canada, and Japan on March 10, 2026. The screenings coincide with the series’ global streaming debut on Netflix...
ESPN senior vice president Meg Aronowitz announced at the NCAA women’s Final Four preview that *The Bird & Taurasi Show* will end after six years on ESPN2. The alt‑cast, anchored by Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi, drew 1.4 million viewers for the...
Automotive infotainment is becoming a decisive factor, with 60% of buyers rating it as make‑or‑break and the market projected to exceed $42 billion by 2030. The industry clings to outdated myths—believing native systems are dead, that more apps equal better experiences,...
Ziff Davis reported Q4 2025 revenue of $406.7 million, a modest 1.5% decline, as affiliate commerce commissions fell $25 million, half of which occurred in the quarter. Tech and shopping segments saw revenues drop 18‑19% year‑over‑year, driving a 14% share plunge....
Disney and ESPN have sealed a 25‑game exclusive Banana Ball agreement for the 2026 season, more than doubling the 2022‑23 package. Every contest will stream live on the ESPN App and Disney+, with select matchups broadcast on ESPN networks and ABC,...
DreamWorks’ sequel *The Bad Guys 2* will debut on Netflix US on March 21, 2026 after a brief exclusive run on Peacock. The film will enjoy a ten‑month exclusive streaming window before reverting to Peacock in early 2027. This release is part of Universal’s...
Sony Pictures Animation’s “KPop: Demon Hunters,” released on Netflix in June 2025, became the streaming platform’s most‑watched original title, pulling in hundreds of millions of views. Although critics called the sale a financial misstep because Sony gave up theatrical, franchise,...
Gaming journalism is pivoting from large, ad‑driven operations to lean, subscription‑focused models. Mothership reached 2,000 paying subscribers within a week of launch, while worker‑owned sites like Jank and Aftermath are gaining traction with modest fees. The contraction of legacy outlets...
The Hypebot guide walks musicians through Facebook advertising, outlining seven best‑practice tactics and a step‑by‑step setup for a first campaign. It emphasizes audience profiling, authentic short‑form video, minimal text overlays, and clear calls‑to‑action while leveraging Meta’s AI‑driven placement and budgeting...
Soundcheck Live, an Austin‑based startup founded by Ben Ikwuagwu and Steven Tran, launches a dedicated operations hub for live‑performance teams. The platform consolidates gig documentation, real‑time scheduling, roster coordination, and show‑specific communication into a single dashboard. By replacing spreadsheets, email...
Arts Alliance Media, the software backbone for over 42,000 cinema screens, entered administration in November 2025, prompting industry concern over service continuity. Qube Cinema, an Indian‑origin digital‑cinema technology group, acquired AAM’s theatre‑management system (Screenwriter), contracts and a small UK/US staff....
The Blair Witch Project’s 1999 launch hinged on a guerrilla marketing campaign that presented the fictional disappearance of three student filmmakers as a real event. Directors Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez built a faux‑documentary narrative, complete with missing‑person posters, a...
Meta’s new Facebook creator monetization program has exploded to 12 million participants, yet the platform still distributes only about $2 billion to creators each year. By contrast, YouTube shares more than $30 billion, and Instagram Reels generate $50 billion in revenue with minimal payouts....
CBS has renewed the flagship FBI series for a ninth season while cancelling its two spin‑offs, FBI: Most Wanted and FBI: International. Season 8 posted a 0.38 rating in the 18‑49 demographic and attracted 6.14 million live‑plus‑same‑day viewers, a solid performance by...
The Music Artist Coalition’s open letter denounces AI music startup Suno for mass‑producing unlicensed tracks that dilute artist royalties and enable streaming fraud. It highlights Suno’s output of roughly 7 million tracks per day and Deezer’s finding that 85 % of AI‑generated...
Mario Gabelli highlighted at the Barron’s Roundtable 2026 that value investors should target mispriced experiential assets such as media, sports franchises, and entertainment companies. He cited Madison Square Garden Sports as trading at roughly half its calculated intrinsic value and...
Team Vitality announced it will exit the RENNSPORT R1 series and shift its sim‑racing focus to the upcoming ERL VCO championship while building a dedicated division. The French esports group retained R8G Esports as manager and added three drivers—Kaj de Bruin,...
National Student Esports (NSE) has named student‑accommodation provider Vita Student its headline partner for 2026. The partnership will back the British University Esports Championship and enable NSE to deliver more content, competitive events and enhanced player experiences throughout the academic...
TiVo has pivoted from its legacy DVR brand to a data‑infrastructure player, leveraging its deep content metadata and household viewership signals. The company emphasizes independent, comprehensive data that uniquely combines the "what" (metadata) and the "who" (audience behavior) across linear...
A new Duetti Music Economics Report examined over 6 million tracks from 2025 and found that only about 1.1% of songs achieve a viral spike, defined as a five‑fold stream increase in a month. Sustaining that momentum is even rarer, with...
Tidal has expanded its Spotlight program to Canada, the UK and several European markets, adding eleven countries in total. The initiative ties directly to Tidal Upload, allowing any publicly posted track to enter an editorial review queue without a separate...
Professional Apex Legends player Miron "Effect" Novikov has transferred from Alliance to Aurora Gaming. He will compete in ALGS Year 6 events alongside former world champion Hiarka and returning player ojrein. Effect spent four years with Alliance, winning the 2024 Esports...
ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) has named VALORANT 2025 Champions MVP Brock “brawk” Somerhalder as its newest brand ambassador, positioning him to promote the ROG Ace esports hardware line. The move follows ROG’s earlier partnership with CS2 star ZywOo and...
CBS’s fall lineup captured eight of the ten most‑watched broadcast series and nine of the top‑20 titles across broadcast and streaming, according to Nielsen’s live + 35‑day multiplatform data through January 4, 2026. The drama Tracker led the pack with 16.7 million viewers, while new...
HBO Documentary Films announced acquisition of worldwide TV and streaming rights to the documentary "The Slightest Touch." The film, directed by Rachel Fleit, chronicles Emma Fogarty, a 40‑year‑old living with Epidermolysis Bullosa, as she trains for the Dublin Marathon with...
Wall Street analysts are circulating a theory that Netflix’s primary goal in the Warner Bros. deal is not to acquire the studio but to block Paramount Skydance from obtaining it. The speculation hinges on Netflix’s willingness to spend billions, potentially triggering...
The episode breaks down the latest domestic weekend box office, noting a modest dip for *Wuthering Heights* and a strong second‑week hold for *GOAT*. It highlights Disney’s *Zootopia 2* soaring to $423.9 million in the U.S., just shy of the top...
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Box office analysts predict that the comedy‑drama GOAT will edge out competition for the post‑Valentine’s weekend, while the romance Wuthering Heights is expected to lose the holiday boost. I Can Only Imagine 2 earned $1.8 million in previews, but only $475 k on...
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Weekend box office saw "Wuthering Heights" debut at $32.8 M, leading the domestic chart. Sony’s "GOAT" held second place with $27.2 M, expanding to its widest release of 3,863 theaters. New wide releases include "I Can Only Imagine 2" (3,105 theaters) and...
Producer Zainab Azizi recounts her rise from a WME mailroom clerk to president of Raimi Productions, detailing how she shepherded the original comedy Send Help from a 2019 logline to a theatrical release. She explains moving the project from Columbia...
Embark Studios announced a temporary halt to its outbound esports activities for The Finals after community concerns about player conduct surfaced. The studio said it consulted external legal counsel and concluded its actions were appropriate, but chose to pause to...
In this episode of Follow The Money, host discusses how two music‑tech companies—EVEN, a direct‑to‑consumer platform for artists, and Duetti, a music‑rights investment platform—have built scalable infrastructure by first serving the long‑tail of independent musicians before moving upmarket to major...
Tubular Labs’ analysis of U.S. YouTube activity shows a clear “primetime” window from 7 a.m. to noon ET, with the highest average daily views (6.1%) occurring at 8 a.m. ET. Early‑morning uploads also generate the most views per video, suggesting untapped potential...
