Social•Feb 17, 2026
Hearst's B2B Drives Record $13.5B Revenue
New: @Hearst says it had record revenues ($13.5B) & profits last year, thanks to the continued growth of its B2B arm, which now makes up 60% of its entire biz https://t.co/Uofy5iRA8A
By Sara Fischer
Social•Feb 17, 2026
Spent $1M on Compliance to Guarantee Beast Games Fairness
Fun fact, I’ve spent over $1,000,000 recently on 3rd party compliance teams to be on set and verify Beast Games/MrBeast videos arnt rigged. They verify EVERY elimination to ensure my team didn’t interfered, make sure we don’t change rules to...
By MrBeast
Social•Feb 16, 2026
Data Guides Positioning, Yet Quality Creativity Wins
Working in entertainment analytics I am often asked how best to position a title for success. But data can help you aim more accurately and efficiently. What it can’t do is provide the single most important element to success: a...
By Brandon Katz
Social•Feb 16, 2026
RAM Shortage Could Postpone PS6 Launch Until 2028
this RAM crisis feels like it’s going to ruin consumer electronics over the next decade. Bloomberg reports that Sony is considering pushing the PS6 release to 2028 or even 2029 https://t.co/vyvkDH8iPy https://t.co/g0ENxQkMW8
By Tom Warren
Social•Feb 16, 2026
Investors Fear Unstable Pricing for Switch 2,
Why investors are concerned about price stability this year for Switch 2 and PS5 this year (+ why Steam's upcoming devices still have no price):
By Serkan Toto
Social•Feb 15, 2026
Amazon's Hemsworth Thriller Beats Pratt, Relies on Streaming
At #AmazonMGM at least, #ChrisHemsworth is the best Chris over #ChrisPratt as R-rated crime thriller #Crime101 with #HalleBerry grossed 12M on its 5-day Opening overseas (vs #MERCY’s 11.6M) over 60 intl. markets. Allied to 15.1M debut at US #BoxOffice, the actioner...
By Luiz Fernando
Social•Feb 15, 2026
Warner Bros Eyes Paramount Deal Despite Netflix Matching Right
New: Warner Bros. is considering re-engaging with Paramount following its latest offer + pressure from some shareholders. WB still has a binding deal with Netflix, which would have the right to match any offer. Scoop with @MichelleF_Davis https://t.co/WLdpdeS0gc
By Lucas Shaw
Social•Feb 15, 2026
2026 US Box Office Hits $800M, Distributors Surge
2026 distributors race at US #BoxOffice crosses 800M mark, Post-Covid record at same point thanks to strong #ValentinesDay,+7.9% over 2023, +8.2% over 2025! Distributors Top 5 YTD #20thCenturyStudios 193.8M (owned by $DIS) #Lionsgate 93.9M #Sony 86.2M #Disney 81.5M #A24 60.1M https://t.co/YEp2JgOXBq
By Luiz Fernando
Social•Feb 15, 2026
Cheburashka2 Leads 2026 Global Box Office Top Ten
Global #BoxOffice Top10 2026 releases ONLY #Cheburashka2 🇷🇺$78.4M #WutheringHeights 🇺🇸 76.8M #SendHelp 🇺🇸 72.1M #28YearsLaterTheBoneTemple 🇬🇧 56.6M #BackToThePast🇭🇰$53.8M #Mercy 🇺🇸 52.7M #IronLung 🇺🇸 46.5M #ReturntoSilentHill 🇺🇸 41.8M #GOAT 🇺🇸 41.6M #Primate 🇺🇸$40.7M https://t.co/LoyCWKHTUQ
By Luiz Fernando
Social•Feb 15, 2026
Zootopia2 Leads China’s Top‑10 Hollywood Box Office
Top10 Highest Grossing Hollywood Films OF ALL TIME in #China’s #BoxOffice: #Zootopia2 654.1M #Endgame 632.1M #TheFateOfTheFurious 392.8M #Furious7 390.9M #InfinityWar 359.5M #TransformersAgeOfExtinction 301M #Aquaman 298M #Venom 269.2M #Avatar 262.1M #JurassicWorldFallenKingdom 261.2M
By Luiz Fernando
Social•Feb 15, 2026
YouTube Views Vs. Nielsen Ratings: Incomparable Metrics
Comparing YouTube views to Nielsen ratings is a mistake. YouTube’s views aren’t unique and only needs to be seen good a few seconds to count as a view. Nielsen measures unique concurrent viewers in an average minute. Apples and oranges.
By Dan Runcie
Social•Feb 15, 2026
Wuthering Heights Falls Short of $50M Expectations
WUTHERING HEIGHTS is coming in well below pre-release tracking, now projecting mid to high $30m domestic (WB spinning $40m) for the 4-day weekend. Most services projected it at about $50m, some thought it would blow past that.
By Matthew Belloni
Social•Feb 15, 2026
Markiplier's IronLung R‑Rated Game Nets $3.5
Even YouTuber @markiplier had a nice #ValentinesDay at US #BoxOffice, after his own #MarkiplierStudios’ R-rated game adaptation #IronLung grosses STRONG 3.5M on 3rd 3-day weekend, just a -49.4% drop from last weekend (vs #ReturntoSilentHill’s 116k, -88.2%, #UntilDawn’s 2M, -49%, #ResidentEvil’s...
By Luiz Fernando
Social•Feb 15, 2026
Submit Sync Licenses Free—No Payment Required
❌ Don't pay to submit for sync licensing opportunities. There are plenty of music libraries, music publishers and sync agents that'll listen to/audition music for free. They get paid when they get you paid. Here’s a list of sync libraries you can...
By Graham Cochrane (DIY Music Biz)
Social•Feb 15, 2026
Paramount Issues Cease‑and‑Desist to ByteDance Over AI Video Infringement
Paramount Sends ByteDance Cease-and-Desist Letter Over Seedance AI Videos, Alleging Intellectual Property Infringement https://t.co/GkVqyddoc8 via @variety
By Todd Spangler
Social•Feb 14, 2026
Sony's GOAT Pulls $7M, Defying Non‑Disney Expectations
Sony’s GOAT scored a solid (especially for a non-Disney original toon) $7 million on Friday, as Amazon’s Crime 101 continued the curse of the Chris Hemsworth movie, and Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die opened pretty well by Briarcliff standards....
By Scott Mendelson
Social•Feb 14, 2026
Overseas Audiences Expected to Offset Soft NA Opening
A softer-than-hoped opening day in North America will hopefully be of less consequence for ‘Wuthering Heights’ as overseas audiences, who consistently embrace big-deal erotic thrillers and dramas, pick up the slack in the coming weeks. Plus, a quick history on...
By Scott Mendelson
Social•Feb 14, 2026
Briarcliff’s R‑Rated Sci‑Fi Flops Opening, Profit Uncertain
Small distributor #BriarcliffEntertainment’s sees muted reception to its R-rated comedic sci-fi #GoodLuckHaveFunDontDie, which debuted out of Top5 at US #BoxOffice after grossing 1.4M on FRI Opening Day over 1.610 theatres, including 450k THU Previews. With a 20M production price tag not even...
By Luiz Fernando
Social•Feb 14, 2026
A24's PILLION Sees 6‑fold Theater Expansion, $
On the other hand, #A24 is also surfing the #Valentines bonanza at US #BoxOffice, as #HarryLighton’s astonishing steamy romance #PILLION, starring #AlexanderSkarsgård & #HarryMelling expanded from 4 to 24 theatres and grossing SEXY 119k on 2nd limited FRI, STRONG $4.9k...
By Luiz Fernando
Social•Feb 14, 2026
Charli XCX’s Expanded Release Crashes Amid Competition
#CharliXCX suffered friendly fire from… #CharliXCX? Despite expanding from 581 theatres to 1.119 going nationwide yesterday, the #BRAT singer was hit hard by #WutheringHeights’s arrival at US #BoxOffice, as festival darling mockumentary #TheMoment grossed just 126k on 3rd FRI,...
By Luiz Fernando
Social•Feb 13, 2026
Disney Sues ByteDance over Seedance 2.0 Copyright Breach
Scoop: @Disney today sent a cease and desist letter to @ByteDance over Seedance 2.0 for copyright infringement - Follows swift condemnation from Hollywood advocacy groups such as @motionpictures and Human Artistry Campaign - More on @axios https://t.co/0lpdhJs0GP
By Sara Fischer
Social•Feb 13, 2026
Paramount Skydance Appoints Ex‑Trump Lawyer to Lead Global Policy
Paramount Skydance Hires Former Trump White House Lawyer as Head of Global Public Policy https://t.co/lJBzlAmvzA via @variety
By Todd Spangler
Social•Feb 13, 2026
Creators Must Vet Brands: Brand Safety Is Mutual
"Brand safety goes both ways" is something I've said a lot lately It used to be brands worried about creators as potential liabilities (what if they go rogue or get canceled?!) But with everything that's happening lately, it's just as important for...
By Lia Haberman
Social•Feb 13, 2026
Sega's Modest Impairment Validates 2013 $140M Atlus Deal
I have been waiting for when Sega would do this and surprised the impairment loss is not higher. Reminder that in 2013, Sega bought Atlus parent Index Corp. for what was US$140M back then - a fantastic M&A.
By Serkan Toto
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights Sets Record Opening
That’s it. #EmeraldFennell’s book adaptation romance #WutheringHeights has 3.682 theatres locked in to play it this FRI at US #BoxOffice, beating #ItEndsWithUs’s 3.611 locations as the widest opening day for a female-leaning romance adaptation Post-Covid. https://t.co/DzfYZJNbnz
By Luiz Fernando
Social•Feb 12, 2026
YouTube TV Sports Plan Beats Fubo and DirecTV
You have questions. @JacobFeldman4 has answers 👇 How YouTube TV’s Sports Plan Compares to Fubo, DirecTV Offers https://t.co/YIvOepQPGV via @sportico
By Scott Soshnick
Social•Feb 12, 2026
NFL Appoints Tiger Woods' TMRW Sports to Run Flag Football
EXCLUSIVE: NFL Picks Tiger Woods’ TMRW Sports to Lead Flag Football Ops 👇https://t.co/7SPgnxBth1 via @sportico @novy_williams
By Scott Soshnick
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Amazon's $93M Thriller Projects $15‑17M Weekend Gross
Amazon's Chris Hemsworth thriller CRIME 101 cost $93 million to make ($108.8m gross, minus $15.8m incentive). It's projected to gross around $15m-$17m over the long weekend.... https://t.co/XUFU680JLW
By Matthew Belloni
Social•Feb 12, 2026
ARC Raiders Shatters Records, Validates Nexon's Global Strategy
Junghun Lee, CEO of Nexon, said in an earnings release, “ARC Raiders, the biggest new game launch in Nexon’s history, is still growing and sustaining engagement 15 weeks after the October launch. The game has exceeded our most optimistic projections,...
By Dean Takahashi
Social•Feb 12, 2026
DOJ Removes Antitrust Chief Over Netflix‑Warner Review
DOJ Ousts Antitrust Chief Gail Slater, Who Was Reviewing Netflix-Warner Bros. Merger https://t.co/l7b5hTZGvH via @variety
By Todd Spangler
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Fathom Announces 2026 Classic Film Reissue Lineup
With increasing popularity of rereleases, re-release focused distributor #Fathom unveils batch of all time classic reissues slated for 2026 at US #BoxOffice: #ABeautifulMind #BenHur #CitizenKane #FriedGreenTomatoes #GoneWiththeWind #ItsaWonderfulLife #OceansEleven #SilenceoftheLambs #TheBirdcage #TheFifthElement #TheMalteseFalcon #WillyWonkaAndtheChocolateFactory
By Luiz Fernando
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Ubisoft Beats Forecast, Rainbow Six Mobile Hits 18M Pre‑Regs
Ubisoft in Paris just reported its Q3 + sounded pretty happy, beating their forecast. No Assassin's Creed Black Flag remake announcement yet, but they did confirm Rainbow Six Mobile has 18M pre-registrations and is due out worldwide on Feb 23. Call with...
By Serkan Toto
Social•Feb 12, 2026
CinemaUnited Adds Diverse Studio Panel to CinemaCon 2026
In order to celebrate the importance of diversity of theatrical offerings, exhibitors union #CinemaUnited formerly known as #NATO has just announced that, for the first time, #CinemaCon will have #AngelStudios, #RowKEntertainment & #StudioCanal with a panel on the main stage...
By Luiz Fernando
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Jay Shetty's Perfect Strangers Signs Netflix Deals for Two Series
.@jayshetty Launches Perfect Strangers Production Shingle, Which Has Inked Netflix Deals for Two TV Series (EXCLUSIVE) https://t.co/XXud6rhNPc via @variety
By Todd Spangler
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Get Your First Sync Placement as a Music Producer
1 of my goals is to help more music producers land their 1st sync placements Skool.com/sync-made-simple ↴
By Graham Cochrane (DIY Music Biz)
Social•Feb 11, 2026
Ellen Kuras: Underrated Oscar‑worthy Cinematography on Eternal Sunshine
Ellen Kuras, who SHOULD have won the Oscar for Best Cinematography in 2005, reflects on one of her crowning achievements: ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/movie-people-interviews-more-from-the-southampton/id1831290822?i=1000749321530
By Eric Kohn
Social•Feb 11, 2026
Amazon’s “Melania” Prioritizes Prestige Over Profit
‘Melania’ Could Lose Tens of Millions in Theaters, but Amazon’s Goal Wasn’t to Make Money https://t.co/G7ph9eb0tg
By Todd Spangler
Social•Feb 11, 2026
Raimi's SendHelp Keeps Box Office Lead, Targets $70M
#SamRaimi held tight the #1 for another day at US #BoxOffice, after #20thCenturyStudios new original R-rated horror #SendHelp starring #RachelMcAdams & #DylanOBrien grossed 1.5M on 2nd TUE Discount Day, just a -41.8% drop from last TUE (vs #Old’s 1.1M, -50.2%,...
By Luiz Fernando
Social•Feb 11, 2026
Scripps Plans AI-Driven Cuts, Looming Layoffs Ahead
Scripps Layoffs Loom as Company Sets Major Cost-Cutting and Revenue Growth Plan That Will Include Use of AI and Automation https://t.co/0iOsHrJ4ve via @variety
By Todd Spangler
Social•Feb 11, 2026
Disney Revives Super Bowl Broadcast with 2027 ManningCast
Disney plans a Super Bowl 'ManningCast' in 2027 and is readying a suite of content tie-ins across the company to boost its first Big Game telecast since 2006 https://t.co/SeOEIMWDUR
By Brian Steinberg
Social•Feb 11, 2026
TV Q&A
TV Q&A: What happened to “Fan N’Ation” on @KDKA ? Why did @disney fumble #TheMuppets so bad? What ages are needed for #MayorofKingstown extras? Via @TribLIVE - https://t.co/5vc1w9CAms https://t.co/WZsQabAOQj
By Rob Owen
Social•Feb 11, 2026
Paris Hilton's 11:11 Media Co-Produces '21 Questions' Podcast
Paris Hilton’s 11:11 Media Inks Co-Production Deal for Madison Tevlin’s ‘21 Questions’ Podcast https://t.co/3nXJ8qkOiP via @variety
By Todd Spangler
Social•Feb 11, 2026
Shareholder Rejects Netflix Deal, Backs Paramount Bid
Small Warner Bros. Discovery Shareholder Blasts ‘Flawed, Inferior’ Netflix Offer and Backs Paramount’s Hostile Bid — but Will It Matter? https://t.co/NGSPvAdqOW via @variety
By Todd Spangler
Social•Feb 11, 2026
Britney Spears Sells Music Rights, Deal Likely Low Nine Figures
Britney Spears sold her share of music rights to Primary Wave. Most of her masters are likely owned by major labels (via Jive). Max Martin wrote and produced many of her biggest hits. A low nine-figure deal is possible (as implied from...
By Dan Runcie
Social•Feb 10, 2026
Join Me Live Discussing Milano 2026 Olympics on Y100
🚨🆕 I'll be on 📻 @Y100FM with @ScottNSports 𝐍𝐎𝐖 for 📺#TVTuesday to discuss #MilanoCorina2026 #MilanoCortinaOlympics2026 #Olympics #WinterOlympics on NBC, its cable networks and @peacock 🎧 𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐍 𝐍𝐎𝐖 🔊 🗣“Play KUYY” or "Play Y100" 📲 💻 https://t.co/nlxHQ15c7o https://t.co/agCsKrIowD
By Douglas Pucci
Social•Feb 10, 2026
Watch Hulu’s Revealing Documentary on Wexner and Epstein
If you haven't already, watch the great Hulu documentary about Les Wexner and #Epstein, with commentary by @sarahellison https://t.co/miIVHogYeQ
By Claire Atkinson
Social•Feb 10, 2026
Candle Media Sells ATTN Back to Founders, Retains Minority Stake
Exclusive: @candlemedia sells ATTN: back to founders Matthew Segal & Jarrett Moreno —Candle will maintain a minority stake —Segal and Moreno acquiring majority stake alongside a new investor group that includes Shari Redstone, Paul Wachter & more @axios https://t.co/MvQQNtTm26
By Sara Fischer
Social•Feb 10, 2026
Paramount Raises WBD Bid, Adds $2.8 B Fee
NEW: #Paramount updates hostile takeover bid for @WBD —Will pay the $2.8 billion termination fee WBD would owe Netflix if deal collapsed —Will pay a $0.25 per share "ticking fee," to WBD shareholders for each Q transaction has not closed after...
By Sara Fischer
Social•Feb 10, 2026
Sports Could Be Peacock's Lifeline, Says NBC Executive
🎙️ TODAY on the Grill Room: “Can Sports Save Peacock?” Between Super Bowl in Santa Clara and Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, NBC Sports chief Rick Cordella outlines the network’s investment thesis… Apple: https://t.co/mfxV8eRQCf Spotify: https://t.co/vxFcvMOFUx @PuckNews https://t.co/6ev26b2z10
By Dylan Byers
Social•Feb 9, 2026
Prediction Market Saw Gaga's Super Bowl Surprise Coming
At Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show, Lady Gaga made a surprise performance. But was it a surprise? Because the day before the Super Bowl, Polymarket had Lady Gaga at 85% likely to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show. That’s...
By Dan Runcie