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Netflix to Pull Oscar‑Nominated ‘Hell or High Water’ in 2026
Netflix will remove Taylor Sheridan’s Oscar‑nominated neo‑Western *Hell or High Water* from its catalog on May 1, 2026. The 2016 film earned roughly $37 million worldwide against a $12 million budget and holds a 97% Rotten Tomatoes rating.
Xilam Animation announced a ninth season of *Oggy and the Cockroaches*, comprising 78 seven‑minute episodes slated for delivery between Q3 2027 and Q2 2028. The new season coincides with the franchise’s 30th anniversary in 2028 and is produced in partnership with France Télévisions. Directors Julien Daubas and Lucas Pinatel will helm the series, preserving its dialogue‑free comedy while accelerating the comedic pace. The show remains a global staple, airing in over 190 territories and boasting a massive online following.
The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) welcomed the FCC’s Media Bureau public notice seeking comment on the state of sports television, with a comment deadline of March 27, 2026. The inquiry, supported by FCC Chair Brandon Carr and Senator Mike Lee, aims...
Lifetime announced two new true‑crime movies for its spring lineup, expanding its "Ripped from the Headlines" brand. "Rescued By Faith: The Connie and Larry Van Oosten Story" will debut on April 4, featuring Nancy Travis, Mike Pniewski and Jake Allyn....
FOX Entertainment Studios has entered a development commitment with comedian Frankie Quiñones to create an untitled scripted comedy series, where he will co‑write and star. The deal underscores FOX’s push for bold, creator‑driven voices across its scripted and unscripted platforms....
TikTok announced a partnership with Apple Music that lets Apple Music subscribers play full tracks directly within the TikTok app via a new “Play Full Song” button. The integration uses Apple’s MusicKit, so playback occurs in Apple Music and streams are counted as...
New pod: Former Turner chief David Levy gives his view of the sports media business--from the streaming rights arms race to the sports implications of the Paramount –WBD deal to the continued growth of women's sports. https://t.co/tMMRVrLN2f
Charles Barkley’s Round Mound Media is teaming with Justin Hartley’s ChangeUp Productions to launch a new sports‑comedy podcast, "So U Think U Can Sports?" The show, hosted by comedian Eliot Glazer, will feature interviews with players, coaches and owners, while...
Peer39’s latest research reveals that roughly 60% of open‑market CTV programmatic bid requests contain no program‑level metadata, while about one‑quarter are classified as fake content, primarily originating from concealed mobile‑app inventory. The remaining bids often feature shallow or inaccurate genre...
Israeli pay‑TV operator YES, part of the Bezeq Group, has chosen Synamedia Iris to power advanced advertising across its linear TV and streaming services. The Iris platform will enable addressable, server‑side ad insertion that unifies delivery on set‑top boxes and...
Pluto TV has renewed its partnership with the Modus Super Series to broadcast the third edition of the International Pairs darts tournament. The event streams live and free on Pluto TV’s dedicated MODUS Super Series Darts channel from April 20‑25, reaching...
TAM Sports, the sports intelligence arm of TAM Media Research, has expanded its monitoring suite to track advertising on linear live broadcast as well as live streaming via Connected TV and mobile devices. The move broadens its cross‑platform analytics, which...
FX announced it will not move forward with the “Witness Protection” pilot, a dark drama starring Alison Brie and an ensemble cast. The series was created by Hannah Fidell and Gina Welch, known for FX’s “Clipped”, and directed by Fidell. Despite the talent...
Netflix’s 2016 series *The Get Down* dazzled with Baz Luhrmann’s lavish 1970s hip‑hop aesthetic but was halted after one season due to its staggering $120 million budget. Production hurdles, including a showrunner departure and a reduced episode order, compounded low viewership, making the project...
Disney+ announced it will stream the NCAA Division I men’s and women’s basketball tournaments, known as March Madness, across Europe and South Africa. The service will carry all 134 games live from March 17 to April 7 as part of the standard...
Gracenote, the Nielsen‑owned entertainment metadata giant, has launched a CTV advertising business that layers its extensive content data onto programmatic buys. Research cited by the company indicates that about 70 % of bid requests lack basic genre signals, prompting a push...
Canal+ has entered a multi‑year partnership with Google Cloud to roll out the latter’s generative AI suite across its European and African app markets starting in June. The AI tools will automate video indexing, create a multimodal content database and...
EE announced that the DAZN sports streaming app is now available on its EE TV Box Pro and Box Edge devices, accessible via the Apps rail. The partnership brings live boxing, MMA, football, golf and more to UK households, with over 185...
In this episode of Channels with Peter Kafka, Puck journalist Matt Belloni breaks down the 2026 Oscars, highlighting Warner Bros.’s final big‑budget campaign with films like “Sinners” and “One Battle After Another” and the shifting power dynamics after the studio’s...
Primary research from Omdia shows that 52% of U.S. adults aged 45‑54 watched video clips on their mobile phones while viewing television in November 2025, up from 39% in 2022. The trend also accelerated among 55‑64‑year‑olds, rising to 35% from...
Sony Pictures' comedic remake of Anaconda topped the Digital Entertainment Group's weekly digital sales and rentals chart for the week ending March 1, according to GfK Entertainment data. The film rose five spots to claim the No. 1 position, displacing Disney's Zootopia 2,...
Netflix’s "Bridgerton" Season 4 Part 2 topped Samba TV’s weekly US streaming chart for Feb 23‑Mar 1, reclaiming the #1 spot. HBO Max’s pre‑Game of Thrones series "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" fell to second place, while its drama "The Pitt" secured third. Netflix’s...
Sky and Canal+ have entered a three‑year co‑commissioning partnership to develop English‑language scripted series, committing to at least two new projects each year. The deal pools StudioCanal’s resources with independent producers, allowing both companies to co‑finance green‑lit titles. By targeting...
Sunny Nights, the Australian comedy‑drama starring Will Forte and D’Arcy Carden, premiered on Stan in December 2025 and arrived on Hulu on March 11, 2026. As of now the series has not received a renewal order for a second season,...
Free TV Australia launched PacificAus TV in Timor‑Leste, delivering free Australian programming to RTTL as part of the Indo‑Pacific Broadcasting Strategy. The service arrives alongside the broadcast of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup, highlighting women’s football across the region. Officials...
College basketball rivalry matchups delivered strong ratings in the final weekend of the regular season. The UNC‑Duke game on ESPN attracted 3.43 million viewers, a 14 % increase and the third‑largest audience for the series since 2019. Michigan’s win over Michigan State...
Tomorrow Studios is quietly developing a live‑action adaptation of Shinichirō Watanabe’s 2004 anime *Samurai Champloo*. After the mixed reception of Netflix’s *Cowboy Bebop* and the more favorable response to *One Piece*, the studio is leveraging lessons learned by securing Watanabe’s direct involvement. Producer Marty...
The FCC’s Media Bureau has opened a docket to examine the fragmented sports‑broadcasting ecosystem, inviting comments through March 27. Early filers include One Ministries, which urges the commission to extend must‑carry rules to virtual MVPDs so independent stations like KQSL...
Snapchat released a study with Omnicom Media and Ipsos showing social platforms heavily influence TV viewership. Two‑thirds of viewers say ads on social make them more likely to watch, while 65% are driven to watch trailers after online discussions. The...
Fox is embroiled in a cross‑border trademark dispute in Mexico after a football broadcast blackout, leading to injunctions and mounting contempt fines. The Ninth Circuit is hearing an appeal that could restore the NFL’s $4.7 billion Sunday Ticket penalty. Disney is...
Broadpeak will unveil a suite of live‑streaming and monetisation tools at NAB Show 2026, highlighting premium‑performance delivery, advanced ad insertion, and anti‑piracy safeguards. New offerings include Multiview for simultaneous event viewing, Media over QUIC (MoQ) for lower latency, and AI‑powered...
Neutral Wireless, Haivision and ITN delivered the United Kingdom’s first live broadcast using the newly‑available n40 private 5G spectrum (2320‑2340 MHz) for the London New Year’s Eve Fireworks 2025/26. A portable pop‑up 5G Pro system created a single cell covering the...
UFC made its CBS debut with UFC 326, drawing an average of 2.47 million viewers across a two‑hour window that included prelims and portions of the main card. The one‑hour segment featuring the main card (excluding the main event) averaged 2.81 million...
Globo and Paraguay’s leading free‑to‑air channel Telefuturo have signed a new five‑year agreement (2026‑2030) to broadcast Globo’s flagship drama slate, beginning with the telenovela “Anything Goes,” which amassed over 150 million viewers and is Globo’s highest‑grossing prime‑time production. The renewal builds...
Amazon MGM Studios and Alliance Home Entertainment announced that the sci‑fi thriller Mercy will hit physical shelves on April 7, 2026, in 4K Ultra HD, Blu‑ray, and DVD formats. The film, directed by Timur Bekmambetov, earned $54.3 million worldwide at the box...
CBS is moving forward with "The Tillbrooks," a multi‑camera family sitcom pilot starring Kate Walsh as the ambitious matriarch. NBC is developing an untitled private‑investigator comedy pilot featuring Emmy‑winner Keith David as the agency head. Hulu is developing "Double or...
Netflix reported that the Lionsgate‑produced sci‑fi action film *War Machine* topped its global weekly streaming chart through March 8, amassing 39.3 million views and leading both the overall and English‑language movie rankings. The platform’s English‑language TV chart was led by *Bridgerton* season four...
JustWatch’s weekly streaming report for March 2‑8 shows Oscar‑nominated movies dominating the U.S. market, capturing 70 % of the top‑10 titles. Hulu leads the movie segment with Brazilian drama *The Secret Agent* at No. 1 and sci‑fi drama *In the Blink of an...
My latest, on hiring Jeff Shell, John Lasseter and Max Landis… also Bari Weiss and a pair of young producers who are running a new genre label. They have credits on Weapons, Woman of the Hour and Friendship even though...
CBS Sports and TNT Sports announced that ad demand for the 2026 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is "tremendous," though they withheld specific pricing or inventory numbers. Executives emphasized that live sports continue to cut through the clutter, driving revenue across...
Bell Media’s streaming platform Crave has commissioned a second season of the fashion competition *Project Runway Canada*. Produced with Fremantle and Toronto Metropolitan University’s School of Fashion, the series will return with host and judge Coco Rocha, alongside judges Jeanne...
Mario Rodríguez has been appointed president of Mediaset España, the leading free‑to‑air broadcaster in Spain. The veteran executive joins the role after nearly three decades with the group, most recently serving as Corporate General Manager and Director of Institutional Relations....
A historic merger- I sat down with Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison for an exclusive interview about his company’s acquisition of Warner Brothers Discovery. Check it all out on CNBC and cnbc.com
David Ellison is out prove he can succeed where others have failed $PSKY $WBD The LightShed Podcast, Ep. 304. With @BrandoLightShed and @WaltLightShed https://t.co/Bs2ZMjBSA8
Paramount’s David Ellison Addresses Warner Bros. Execs at Town Hall: CEO Says ‘Turbulent’ Deal Process Is ‘Now Behind Us,’ Praises HBO as ‘Gold Standard’ in TV https://t.co/lNtW2mfuLg via @variety
Ratings for the #Oscars are gonna be horrifically low Their relevance has taken a colossal slide over the past few years ANORA sweeping everything last year was the final nail in the proverbial coffin No wonder the ceremony’s moving to streaming
Only two months after some @barstoolsports podcasts went to Netflix, their YouTube growth has seriously slowed. Audiences also aren’t happy with the change. This is the trade-off shows have to consider — little growth on YouTube vs. reach on Hollywood’s biggest streamer...
⚡️ Roku to Breakout Platform Revenue for the 1st Time Ever ⚡️ Investors have been asking @Roku to breakout the components of platform revenue for as long as we can remember. Earlier today, at an investor conference, $ROKU CFO, Dan Jedda,...
Scoop: Nielsen's Gracenote sues OpenAI for copyright infringement —Lawsuit is unique because it alleges not just that OpenAI stole its metadata, but that it also stole the proprietary sequence/structure that organizes that data & makes it useful @axios https://t.co/eeupqVybEE
In a recent video, I asked if Philo pushed it too far with its $33/month price. Now, the service has brought back a $25/month plan + free trial. The cheaper plan has no additional apps. Smart move. Here is my...
‘Bachelor in Paradise’ Couple Serena Pitt and Joe Amabile Team With Alex Cooper’s Unwell Network for Video Podcast About Their Relationship (and Age Difference), Reality TV and Pop Culture, and More https://t.co/Xwsr104A0l via @variety
