'KPop Demon Hunters' Passes 1 Billion Viewing Hours
Netflix’s original film “KPop Demon Hunters” has crossed the 1 billion viewing‑hour threshold, making it the platform’s most‑watched title over any six‑month span. The movie reached peak weekly viewership 11 weeks after launch, defying the typical early‑peak pattern of Netflix releases. Ampere Analysis and Luminate data show that more than 30% of the audience is under 18, and viewership is stronger internationally than in the United States. A sequel is already confirmed, underscoring the franchise’s cross‑demographic pull.
Fox One Streaming Offering $50,000 to Super Fan to Watch All 104 World Cup Soccer Matches Live From New York...
Fox One, Fox Corp.’s standalone streaming platform, is offering $50,000 to a "super fan" who will watch all 104 FIFA Men’s World Cup matches live from a Times Square studio. The tournament runs June 11‑July 19 across 16 North‑American cities and features a...
Dang Ly Joins Operative as Chief Product Officer
Operative, a software provider for media ad management, has hired Dang Ly as chief product officer. Ly, formerly senior vice president and CTO at Universal Destinations & Experiences, will steer product strategy for Operative’s portfolio, including AOS, Operative.One, Adeline AI and STAQ. His mandate covers...
‘You, Me & Tuscany’ Available Digitally May 12, on Disc June 16
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment announced the romantic comedy *You, Me & Tuscany* will be available for premium digital purchase and rental on May 12, 2026. The film, starring Halle Bailey and Regé‑Jean Page, follows a mistaken‑identity romance set against the Tuscan countryside. It...
YouTube TV Keeps Weather Channel in New Deal with Allen Media Group
YouTube TV has signed a new multi‑year carriage agreement with Allen Media Group, preserving The Weather Channel and several AMG‑owned networks—including Local Now, JusticeCentral.TV, Comedy.TV and Recipe.TV—on its streaming lineup. The deal was announced with minimal public wrangling, a stark...
Paramount Is Making Progress in Its Efforts to Close Its Deal to Buy Warner Bros. Discovery This Fall
Paramount Global is moving toward closing its $110 billion all‑cash acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, aiming for a late third‑quarter 2026 finish. The deal follows strong first‑quarter results, with revenue of $7.35 billion and adjusted EBITDA up 59% to $1.16 billion, bolstered by Paramount+ subscriber...
Inside WBD’s New Pitch to Advertisers Amid Paramount Shakeup
Warner Bros. Discovery is staging a May 13 upfront to reassure advertisers as it navigates a pending $110 billion merger with Paramount Skydance. Ad‑sales chiefs Ryan Gould and Bobby Voltaggio highlighted the breadth of WBD’s portfolio—from news and sports to streaming and...
‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Is First Movie to Reach 1 Billion Viewing Hours
Netflix’s children’s film “KPop Demon Hunters” has become the platform’s most‑watched movie, surpassing 1 billion cumulative viewing hours. The title outperformed the 2023 blockbuster “Red Notice” and topped all subscription‑streaming films in 2025. Ampere Analysis notes the movie peaked in its...
Paramount+ Adds 700,000 Subscribers in Q1
Paramount+ added 700,000 new subscribers in Q1 2026, falling short of analysts’ 1 million‑plus forecast despite the recent UFC content rollout. Direct‑to‑consumer revenue rose 11% year‑over‑year to $2.4 billion, underscoring stronger monetization per user. The company announced that Pluto TV will be...
Nielsen: Co-Viewing Pilot Delivers +4% Average Increase in Total Viewers
Nielsen released data from a February co‑viewing pilot that recorded an average 4.19% increase in total viewers across major live events, including the Super Bowl and the State of the Union. The pilot used advanced wearable devices to more precisely...
Paramount Confirms Pluto TV Shift to Unified Streaming Stack
Paramount announced that its free ad‑supported service Pluto TV will migrate onto the same technology platform that powers Paramount+. The transition is targeted for mid‑2026 and will unify infrastructure, data, recommendation engines, and advertising tools across both services. By consolidating...
The Full Agenda for NEM Dubrovnik 2026 Is Now Revealed
The NEM Dubrovnik 2026 conference unveiled a record‑breaking agenda, drawing more than 300 companies, 200 CEE buyers and 150 exhibitors—a 50% market growth over last year. Over 80 speakers will address structural shifts, new business models, AI‑driven discovery, hybrid distribution,...
Netflix Is Losing HBO’s Most Daring Sci-Fi Series Soon
Collider released an exclusive sci‑fi survival quiz that matches participants to one of five iconic universes—The Matrix, Mad Max, Blade Runner, Dune, or Star Wars. The eight‑question format probes how respondents react to systemic threats, scarce resources, and authority, then...
Dacoit: Oka Prema Katha Locks May 8 for Its OTT Premiere; Adivi Sesh, Mrunal Thakur Starrer to Stream on Prime...
Prime Video will debut the Telugu action‑thriller Dacoit: Oka Prema Katha globally on May 8, 2026. The film, directed by Shaneil Deo and starring Adivi Sesh, Mrunal Thakur, Anurag Kashyap and Prakash Raj, will stream in the original Telugu plus...
Why American Family Insurance Made a Reality Competition Series for Hulu
American Family Insurance partnered with Disney Advertising to launch “Designed To Last,” a four‑episode reality competition premiering May 5 on Hulu. The show pits architects, engineers and inventors against design challenges focused on home‑preparedness for threats like wind, fire and ice,...
Eurosport 4K to Air Roland-Garros in UHD on HD+ in Germany
Warner Bros. Discovery will broadcast the 2026 Roland‑Garros French Open in UHD HDR via Eurosport 4K on Germany’s HD+ platform from 24 May to 7 June. All main‑court matches—including semi‑finals and the final—will be shown without commercial breaks, with German commentary, to viewers...
NCIS: Origins Season 3 Renewal Status & Future Revealed
CBS officially renewed NCIS: Origins for a third season on Jan. 22, 2026, adding it to the network’s 16‑show fall lineup. The drama will return to its Tuesday 10/9c slot, likely launching in late September or early October. Season 3 will be trimmed...
Silverpush Brings Broadcast-Quality YouTube Buying to EMEA Advertisers with SilverScreen™
Silverpush has launched SilverScreen, an AI‑driven classification layer that tags YouTube channels as broadcast‑quality for EMEA advertisers. The tool lets media planners treat YouTube inventory like linear TV, using production standards, cadence and co‑viewing signals to curate TV‑grade content. A...
Evan Shapiro to Open World Skills Café at IBC2026 with ‘Skills Gap Reality Check’
The Media Talent Manifesto will host the World Skills Café at IBC2026 in Amsterdam on September 10, 2026. Industry analyst Evan Shapiro will open the session with a data‑driven keynote on the structural shifts reshaping media talent. The three‑hour event...
The 2026 Creative 100: Media, TV & Streaming Innovators Know How to Win
The 2026 Creative 100 Media, TV & Streaming Innovators list spotlights leaders who turned bold ideas into measurable business results. Ali Brown’s teams secured four Super Bowl spots and earned Production Company of the Year, while Bloomberg Media Studios generated double‑digit...
Another Cable TV Network Is Shutting Down Its App on Roku, Fire TV, Google TV, & Apple TV This Month
Fox Corporation will retire its standalone Fox Sports app on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Google TV and Apple TV around May 7, after notifying users on April 7. The move is part of a strategic shift to funnel viewers into the unified...
Landman Season 3 Release Gets Positive Update From Director
Landman, the oil‑drama starring Taylor Sheridan and Billy Bob Thornton, has become Paramount+’s most‑watched original, pulling an average 15.8 million viewers over five weeks since its 2024 debut. Director Stephen Kay confirmed at a Hollywood Reporter event that production on Season 3 is already underway, with...
Terence and Rachel Winter to Develop Adult Animated 'Nouvelle' At Bizaar Studios
Bizaar Studios has teamed with award‑winning husband‑wife duo Terence and Rachel Winter to develop "Nouvelle," an eight‑episode adult‑animated drama set in a luxury New York hotel. Inspired by Jacob Tomsky’s bestseller "Heads in Beds," the series will explore power, scandal...
PSKY’s Streaming Growth
Paramount Skydance (PSKY) reported strong streaming momentum in Q1 2026, adding 700,000 subscribers to Paramount+ and bringing the total close to 80 million. The company highlighted the UFC partnership, which attracted over 10 million households and more than 100 million viewing hours, with audiences...
Comcast, Scripps Make a Deal
Comcast and Scripps reached a retransmission agreement that restores Scripps’ local TV stations to Xfinity after a month‑long blackout. The dispute had erupted over Scripps’ request for additional carriage of stations that broadcast NHL games, which Comcast said would force...
Nexstar Takes DIRECTV’s Fight over TV Fees to Supreme Court
Nexstar Media Group has filed a petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in DIRECTV’s antitrust lawsuit over distribution fees for about three dozen local stations operated through Mission and White Knight. A lower court dismissed the case, but...
Paramount’s Untitled ‘Longlegs’ Movie With Nicolas Cage Lands Early 2028 Release
Paramount has locked in a Jan 14 2028 release for the sequel to Osgood Perkins’ cult hit *Longlegs*, starring Nicolas Cage, positioning the film on the lucrative Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend. The original, released by Neon in July 2024, posted a $22.4 M...
Jessica Sula Joins Fox Drama Series ‘The Interrogator’
Fox Entertainment and Lionsgate Television have greenlit a 12‑episode drama titled "The Interrogator" for the 2026‑27 season, starring Stephen Fry as former MI6 agent Conrad Henry. Welsh‑born actress Jessica Sula joins the cast as Astrid, a criminal psychologist and the...
Paramount Will Keep Licensing Some Content To Third Parties; CEO David Ellison Says Strategy Makes Company “Much More Desirable” To...
Paramount announced it will continue licensing select TV properties to third‑party platforms under new CEO David Ellison. The strategy, which dates back to Bob Bakish’s tenure with deals for Yellowstone and South Park, is framed as a talent‑attraction tool rather than...
How to Watch the San Antonio Spurs Vs. Minnesota Timberwolves 2026 NBA Playoffs Second Round Game 1
The San Antonio Spurs and Minnesota Timberwolves open their Western Conference second‑round series on Monday, May 4, with Game 1 streaming exclusively on Peacock at 9:30 p.m. ET. The Spurs advanced past the Portland Trail Blazers 4‑1, while the Timberwolves eliminated the Denver...
Reality Shows Are Increasingly Shot Abroad, But Networks & Streamers Would Like To Film More In U.S. – Reality TV...
Reality unscripted series are increasingly filmed abroad as tax credits and lower production costs make overseas locations attractive. Fox highlighted that moving 100 Americans to Ireland for The Floor was cheaper than shooting in Los Angeles, and Netflix is following production...
Netflix Is Still Keen On Live Reality Shows & So Are Its Rivals – Reality TV Summit
Netflix is doubling down on live unscripted programming, launching events like BTS: The Comeback that attracted 18.4 million viewers and experimenting with remote‑voting technology on Star Search. While Star Search failed to crack the global top‑10 and won’t return, the platform’s...
Robert Greenblatt Sets First-Look Deal at Universal TV in Return to NBCUniversal Fold
Robert Greenblatt is re‑joining Universal Television under a first‑look agreement that will see his production company, The Green Room, develop series across all UTV platforms. The deal follows his recent success executive‑producing the HBO hit “The Gilded Age,” now entering...
NCIS: Sydney Season Four Scaled Back After Recent Expansion
NCIS: Sydney’s fourth season will be trimmed to 10 episodes, a sharp reduction from the 20‑episode third season that was expanded to meet CBS’s scheduling needs. The series launched with eight episodes in 2023, grew to ten in season two,...
Crave Original ‘Yaga’ Picked up by U.S. Streamer AMC+
Crave’s original series "Yaga" has been licensed to U.S. streaming platform AMC+. The drama will debut on AMC+ this fall, marking Crave’s first major title to cross the border via a direct licensing deal. The move expands Crave’s audience reach...
Pluto TV to Relaunch on Paramount Plus Platform This Summer
Paramount will relaunch its free, ad‑supported Pluto TV service inside the Paramount Plus app this summer, a move described by CEO David Ellison as the most significant update in a decade. The integration aims to improve user experience with personalized...
Fox News Media Leads News Brands on YouTube in April
Fox News Media closed April as the top news brand on YouTube, racking up 605 million video views across its channels. The flagship Fox News YouTube channel alone delivered 471.9 million views, outpacing MS NOW, CNN, ABC, NBC and CBS. The network also...
Allen Media Channels Coming to Lower-Priced YouTube TV Packages
YouTube TV and Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group have renewed a multi‑year carriage agreement that places Allen’s national cable networks, including The Weather Channel and Comedy.TV, in YouTube TV’s base package priced at $83 per month. The deal does not...
Refuge Add Key Hires, Expands to California, New York, and New Jersey
Visual effects studio Refuge announced a strategic expansion into California, New York, and New Jersey, adding three new offices to its existing sites in Portland, Vancouver, and Los Angeles. The company also appointed four senior leaders: Jason Sperling as VFX Supervisor, Matthew...
CANAL+ App to Be Pre-Installed on Sharp TiVo TVs
CANAL+ announced a strategic partnership with Sharp Consumer Electronics to pre‑install its streaming app on Sharp Smart TVs powered by TiVo in Europe. The app will be pre‑loaded on models sold in France, Poland, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Hungary,...
NBC Sports’ NBA Playoff Viewership Up 58%
NBC Sports reported that its NBA playoff coverage on NBC and Peacock averaged 4.9 million viewers during the first 13 games, a 58% increase over the same period last year. The surge created the most‑watched comparable playoff window since 1996 and...
YouTube TV Will Keep The Weather Channel in New Deal
YouTube TV has reached a new long‑term agreement with Allen Media Group that keeps The Weather Channel on its lineup, along with niche channels Comedy.TV, Justice Central and Recipe.TV. The Weather Channel was reportedly at risk of removal before negotiations...
Study: Paramount-WBD Deal Signals New Era of Streaming Scale
Parks Associates' latest research indicates that the proposed Paramount‑Warner Bros. Discovery merger would extend the combined company's reach to 57% of U.S. internet households, putting it on a level with Netflix, Google, Amazon and Disney. The study shows the four current...
MultiChoice’s Multi-Billion-Rand DStv-Replacement Plan Collapsed in Front of Everyone’s Eyes
MultiChoice’s ambitious plan to turn Showmax into an African streaming powerhouse collapsed, culminating in the service’s shutdown in April 2026. The company’s DStv subscriber base fell from 17.3 million in March 2023 to 14.4 million by the end of 2025, while Showmax’s...
AI Brands Are Pumping Ad Dollars Into Linear TV
Leading AI companies are pouring tens of millions of dollars into linear television advertising to shape public perception and drive adoption. By April 20, 2026, OpenAI has spent roughly $64.9 million, Google $81.7 million, Microsoft $34.4 million and Meta $64.2 million, amounts that nearly...
SEX PISTOLS Bassist GLEN MATLOCK's Autobiographical Documentary 'I Was A Teenage Sex Pistol' Set For Digital Release
The punk documentary "I Was A Teenage Sex Pistol" will be available for purchase or rental on U.S. digital platforms starting May 26, with pre‑orders on Apple TV beginning May 12. Based on Glen Matlock’s memoir, the film details his role in the...
The SABC Should Get More Money From Taxpayers, Says Top Diplomat
South Africa’s public broadcaster SABC faces a severe funding shortfall as TV licence compliance plummeted to 14% in 2024, making it the world’s most commercially dependent public broadcaster. Deputy Director‑General Clayson Monyela urged greater taxpayer support, citing the BBC and...
More Eye-Popping Mergers Ahead: Comcast And Charter?
Comcast and Charter are exploring a merger that would unite roughly 26 million video subscribers, representing about 20 percent of U.S. households. The deal is driven by two forces: a 15‑year decline in traditional pay‑TV subscriptions and the need to bolster weakening...
All William Hill SPFL Play-Offs to Be Streamed Live
The Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) will stream every play‑off match live for the first time through the Premier Sports Player platform. Matches not already on Sky Sports, BBC Scotland or BBC ALBA will be available on a pay‑per‑view basis at...
Roku’s New Home Screen Won’t Let You Go Back To The Old Version on Roku TVs & Roku Players, Over...
Roku announced a mandatory redesign of its home screen that will display larger, persistent ads and prioritize subscription apps, aiming to boost ad revenue and user engagement. The company also launched its first cloud DVR‑like features through a partnership with...